Michigan City Public Library
Michigan City, Indiana
Reader's Advisory

Jean Auel  
Maeve Binchy
Dan Brown ~ Da Vinci Code
Sandra Brown
Bill Bryson
Tom Clancy
Mary Higgins Clark
Catherine Cookson
Patricia Cornwell
Janet Evanovich
Sue Grafton
John Grisham
Jack Higgins

Jean M. Auel
(Prehistoric)

Try:
Margaret Allan ~ Mammoth Stone series
Piers Anthony ~ Geodyssey series
Joseph Bruchac
Amanda Cockrell ~ Deer Dancers Trilogy
John R. Dann ~ Song of the Axe
Kathleen O'Neal & W. Michael Gear ~ First North American series
Sue Harrison ~ Ivory Carver trilogy / Storyteller trilogy
Cecelia Holland
Bjorn Kurten ~ Dance of the Tiger / Singletusk
Mary Mackey
Ardath Mayhar ~ Mesa series
William Sarabande ~ The First Americans series
Linda Lay Shuler
Judith Tarr ~ The Epona Sequence series
James Alexander Thom
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas ~ Animal Wife / Reindeer Moon
Joan Wolf ~ Red Deer series

Links:
Prehistoric Fiction


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Maeve Binchy
(Family Relationships)

Try:
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Jacqueline Briskin
Catherine Cookson
Susan Crandall ~ Back Roads / The Road Home
Barbara Delinsky
Kathleen Eagle
Eileen Goudge
Debbie Macomber
Jo Ann Mapson
Judith Michael
Joyce Carol Oates
Rosamunde Pilcher
Belva Plain
Barbara Samuel
Kathleen Gilles Seidel
Anne Rivers Siddons
Deborah Smith
Penelope J. Stokes
Joanna Trollope
Anne Tyler

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Dan Brown

Try:
Wilton Barnhardt ~ Gospel
Matt Bondurant ~ The Third Translation
Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason ~ The Rule of Four
John Case ~ The Genesis Code
Deborah Crombie ~ A Finer End
Umberto Eco ~ Foucault's Pendulum / The Name of the Rose
Charles Epping ~ Trust
Thomas Gifford ~ The Assasini
Laurie R. King ~ A Letter of Mary
Glen Kleier ~ The Last Day
John S. Marr ~ The Eleventh Plague
Paul D. Meier ~ The Secret Code
Thomas F. Monteleone ~ Night of the Broken Souls / The Blood of the Lamb / Eyes of the Virgin / The Reckoning
Lewis Perdue ~ Daughter of God
Daniel Quinn
Jonathan Rabb ~ The Book of Q / Overseer
James Rollins ~ Map of Bones
Richard Sapir ~ The Body
Daniel Silva ~ Gabriel Allon series
Morris L. West
Barbara Wood ~ The Magdalene Scrolls / The Prophetess

Sandra Brown
(Romantic Suspense)

Try:
Elizabeth Adler
Beverly Barton
Suzanne Brockmann
Catherine Coulter
Justine Dare
Dee Davis
Mignon Eberhart
Julie Garwood
Tami Hoag
Kay Hooper
Iris Johansen
Jayne Ann Krentz
Patricia Lewin ~ Blind Run / Out of Reach
Elizabeth Lowell
Judith McNaught
Judy Mercer
Doris Mortman
Patricia Potter ~ Cold Target / Twisted Shadows
Karen Robards
Nora Roberts
Karin Slaughter
Katherine Stone

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Bill Bryson
(Travel)

Try:
Tim Cahill
Bruce Chatwin (South America)
William Dalrymple
Christina Dodwell (Africa)
Tony Hawks ~ Playing the Moldovans at Tennis / Round Ireland with a Fridge
William Least Heat-Moon
Robert D. Kaplan
Sarah MacDonald ~ Holy Cow (India)
Frances Mayes (Tuscany)
Peter Mayle (Provence)
Jan Morris
Dervla Murphy
V.S. Naipaul (India)
Michael Palin
Paul Theroux
Ann Vanderhoof ~ An Embarrassment of Mangoes (Caribbean)

Located at 910-919 on the non-fiction shelves


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Tom Clancy
(Techno/Military Thrillers)

Try:
Ted Bell ~ Alex Hawke series
Larry Bond
Dale Brown
Larry Collins
Stephen Coonts ~ Jake Grafton series
Harold Coyle
Clive Cussler
David Hagberg
Payne Harrison
Richard Herman
Stephen Hunter
Dean Ing
David Poyer
Patrick Robinson
Joel C. Rosenberg
Jeff Rovin ~ Tempest Down
Todd A. Stone ~ The Best Defense / Kriegspiel
Craig Thomas
Joe Weber
Robin A. White

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Mary Higgins Clark
(Psychological Suspense)

Try:
Simon Brett
Patricia Carlon
Mary Jane Clark
Stephen Dobyns
Joy Fielding
Frances Fyfield
Elizabeth George
Patricia Highsmith
Iris Johansen
Jonathan Kellerman
Judith Kelman
Patricia J. MacDonald
Phillip Margolin
Judy Mercer
Barbara Michaels
Bill Pronzini
Ruth Rendell
Wendy Corsi Staub
Barbara Vine
Marilyn Wallace
Minette Walters
Kate Wilhelm

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Catherine Cookson
(Gentle Reads)

Try:
Louisa May Alcott
Jane Austen
Eileen Goudge
Grace Livingston Hill
Audrey Howard
Rosalind Laker
Emilie Loring
Janette Oke
Pamela Oldfield
Rosamunde Pilcher
Eugenia Price
Jessica Stirling
Gene Stratton-Porter
Booth Tarkington
Jessamyn West
P.G. Wodehouse

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Patricia Cornwell
(Medical/Forensic Thrillers)

Try:
Ann Benson
Caleb Carr
Peter Clement
Beverly Connor
Robin Cook
Michael Cordy
Jeffrey Deaver
G.H. Ephron ~ Peter Zak series
Leonard Goldberg
Robert Greer ~ Heat Shock
Echo Heron
Gwen Hunter ~ Rhea Lynch series
Patrick Lynch
Ben Mezrich
Michael Palmer
Kathy Reichs
Leah Ruth Robinson
Anna Salter
David Shobin
Karin Slaughter ~ Grant County Series
Steven Spruill

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Janet Evanovich
(Humorous Mysteries with a wise-cracking Heroine)

Try:
Donna Andrews ~ Meg Lanslow Series
Jennifer Apodaca ~ Samantha Shaw Series
Nancy Bartholomew ~ Sierra Lavotini Series
Stephanie Bond
Nancy J. Cohen ~ Bad Hair Day Series
Liz Evans ~ Grace Smith Series
Jacqueline Girdner ~ Kate Jasper Series
Sparkle Hayter ~ Robin Hudson Series
Lauren Henderson ~ Sam Jones Series
Marne Davis Kellogg ~ Lilly Bennett Series
Harley Jane Kozak ~ Dating Dead Men / Dating is Murder
Katy Munger ~ Casey Jones Series
Lynne Murray ~ Josephine Fuller Series
Gillian Roberts ~ Amanda Pepper Series
Chris Rogers ~ Dixie Flannigan Series
Sarah Shankman ~ Samantha Adams Series
Sarah Strohmeyer ~ Bubbles Series
Nancy Tesler ~ Carrie Carlin Series
Elaine Viets ~ Heather Hawthorne Series


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Sue Grafton
(Private Investigators-female)

Try:
Linda Barnes ~ Carlotta Carlyle series
K.K. Beck ~ Jan Da Silva series
Carol Higgins Clark ~ Regan Reilly series
Liza Cody ~ Anna Lee series
Janet Dawson ~ Jeri Howard series
P.D. James ~ Cordelia Gray series
Linda Hall ~ Teri Blake-Addison series
Karen Kijewski ~ Kat Colorado series
Laura Lippman ~ Tess Monaghan Series
Charlotte Macleod ~ Sarah Kelling series
Marcia Muller ~ Sharon McCone series
Katy Munger ~ Casey Jones series
Sara Paretsky ~ V.I. Warshawsky series
Valerie Wilson Wesley ~ Tamara Hayle series



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John Grisham
(Legal Thriller)

Try:
David Baldacci
William Bernhardt ~ Ben Kincaid Series
Jay Brandon
D.W. Buffa ~ Joseph Antonelli series
James Grippando
Greg Iles
John T. Lescroart
Phillip Margolin
Steve Martini ~ Paul Madriani seriesi
Brad Meltzer
Perri O'Shaughnessy ~ Nina Reilly series
Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
Lisa Scottoline
Robert Tanenbaum ~ Butch Karp series
Scott Turow
M.Diane Vogt ~ Wilhelmina Carson series
Sol Wachtler ~ Blood Brothers
Kate Wilhelm ~ Barbara Holloway series

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Jack Higgins
(Military)

Try:
Edward L. Beach
Tom Clancy
Jon Cleary
Clive Cussler
Len Deighton
Frederick Forsyth
W.E.B Griffin
Alistair MacLean
Julian Jay Savarin
Craig Thomas
David Westheimer
Herman Wouk


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Jan Karon
(Small Town Life)

Try:
E.F.Benson
Carrie Brown
Elizabeth Cadell
Jennifer Chiaverini ~ Elm Creek series
Mark Dunn ~ Welcome to Higby
Clyde Edgerton
Fannie Flagg
Eileen Goudge ~ Carson Springs Series
Philip Gulley ~ Harmony series
Jon Hassler ~ Staggerford series
Elizabeth Jane Howard ~ Cazalet series
Garrison Keillor
Curtiss Ann Matlock ~ Valentine Sisters Series
L.M. Montgomery
Miss Read ~ Thrush Green series
Gladys Taber
Angela Thirkell
Adriana Trigiani
Katherine Valentine ~ Dorsetville Series


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Stephen King
(Horror)

Try:
V.C. Andrews
Clive Barker
Robert Bloch
Ramsey Campbell
Douglas Clegg
John Coyne
Charles L. Grant
Thomas Harris
Dean R. Koontz
Bentley Little
H.P. Lovecraft
Robert R. McCammon
John Saul
Peter Straub
Thomas Tessier
Thomas Tryon
F. Paul Wilson
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Links:
Dark Echo Horror


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Louis L'Amour
(Westerns)

Try:
Max Brand
Don Coldsmith
Zane Grey
Will Henry
Ray Hogan
Elmer Kelton
Jake Logan
Theodore V. Olsen
Frank Roderus
Jack Schaefer
Brock Thoene ~ Saga of the Sierras
Richard S. Wheeler

Links:
Archive of Western Fiction
Classic Westerns
ReadWest.com


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Tim Lahaye
(Apocalyptic Fiction)

Try:
Jack Anderson ~ Millennium
James Beauseigneur ~ Christ Clone Series
Irving Benig ~ Messiah Stones
T. Davis Bunn ~ The Warning
Deepak Chopra ~ Lords of Light
Paul Crouch ~ The Omega Code
Daniel Easterman
Lewis Ganett ~ Magazine Beach
Charles L. Grant ~ Millennium Quartet Series
Jane Jensen ~ Millennium Rising
Hal Lindsey ~ Blood Moon
Paul D. Meier
Thomas F. Monteleone ~ Peter Carenza Series
Bill Myers ~ Fire of Heaven Series
Frank Peretti
Michael Phillips ~ Rift in Time
P.J. Piniero ~ 01-01-00:A Novel
Pat Robertson ~ End of the Age
Jay Zinn ~ The Unveiling


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Robert Ludlum
(Espionage / Political Intrigue)

Try:
Jeffrey Archer
Ted Bell ~ Alex Hawke series
Larry Bond
Dale Brown
Stephen Coonts
Clive Cussler
Len Deighton
Nelson DeMille
Vince Flynn
Ken Follett
Allan Folsom
Frederick Forsyth
Helen MacInnes
Richard North Patterson
Ralph Peters
Phillip Shelby
James Thayer
Ross Thomas
Christopher Whitcomb ~ Black
David Wiltse (booklist at bottom of web site)

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Terry McMillan
(African-American)

Try:
Rochelle Alers
Venise T. Berry
Connie Briscoe
Tajuana Butler
Bebe Moore Campbell
Pearl Cleage
J. California Cooper
Sheila Copeland
Eric Jerome Dickey
E. Lynn Harris
Sheneska Jackson
Bernice McFadden
Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Kimberla Lawson Roby
April Sinclair
Trisha Thomas
Omar Tyree
Valerie Wilson Wesley
Shay Youngblood


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Robert B. Parker
(Private Investigators-male)

Try:
Neil Albert ~ Dave Garrett series
Lawrence Block ~ Matt Scudder series
Raymond Chandler ~ Philip Marlowe series
George C. Chesbro
Harlan Coben ~ Myron Bolitar series
Philip R. Craig ~ Jefferson "JW" Jackson series
Robert Crais ~ Elvis Cole & Joe Pike series
Earl Emerson
Loren D. Estleman
Dick Francis
Steve Hamilton ~ Alex McKnight series
Dashiell Hammett
Hugh Holton
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Jon Katz
John D. MacDonald ~ Travis McGee series
Ross MacDonald ~ Lew Archer series
Lawrence Sanders ~ Arch McNally series
Jonathan Valin ~ Harry Stoner series

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James Patterson
(Killer Thrillers)

Try:

Richard Barre ~ Wil Hardesty series
Lee Child ~ Jack Reacher series
Michael Connelly
Robert Crais ~ Elvis Cole series
G.M. Ford ~ Frank Corso series
Steve Hamilton ~ Alex McKnight series
Stephen Hunter
Jonathan Kellerman ~ Alex Deleware series
Ridley Pearson
J.D. Robb ~ In Death series
John Sandford ~ Lucas Davenport series
P.J. Tracy ~ Monkeewrench series

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Anne Rice
(Vampires)

Try:

Elaine Bergstrom ~ The Dracula Story Series
Poppy Z. Brite
Jim Butcher ~ The Dresden Files
P.N. Elrod ~ The Vampire Files
Christine Feehan ~ The Dark Series
Laurell K. Hamilton ~ The Anita Blake Series
Tanya Huff ~ The Victory Nelson Series
Jeanne Kalogridis ~ The Family Dracul Series
Sherrilyn Kenyon ~ Dark Hunter Series
Tanith Lee ~ The Secret Book of Paradys Series
Linda Lael Miller ~ Valerian Series
Billie Sue Mosiman ~ The Vampire Nations Series
Kim Newman ~ The Anno Dracula Series
Fred Saberhagen ~ The Dracula Series
Susan Sizemore ~ The Laws of the Blood Series
Karen E. Taylor ~ The Vampire Legacy Series
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro ~ The Saint-Germain Chronicles


Links:
The Vampire Library



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Nora Roberts
(Romance)

Try:
Jennifer Blake
Suzanne Brockmann
Jennifer Crusie
Jude Deveraux
Linda Howard
Jayne Ann Krentz
Judith McNaught
Kasey Michaels ~ Maggie series
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Karen Robards
Barbara Samuel
Christina Skye
Deborah Smith
Katherine Stone

Click here for Historical Romance


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Danielle Steel
(Sagas)

Try:
Elizabeth Adler
Charlotte Vale Allen
Lois Battle
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Jacqueline Briskin
Jackie Collins
Janet Dailey
Dominick Dunne
Judith Gould
Judith Krantz
Fern Michaels
Sidney Sheldon
Cathy Cash Spellman
Helen Van Slyke


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J.R.R. Tolkien

Try:
Terry Brooks ~ The Shanarra Series
David Eddings
Terry Goodkind ~ The Sword of Truth
Robert Jordan ~ The Wheel of Time
Guy Gavriel Kay ~ The Fionavar Tapestry
Katherine Kerr ~ The Deverry
Dennis McKiernan ~ The Iron Tower Trilogy
C.S. Lewis - Chronicles of Narnia
Elizabeth Moon ~ The Deeds of the Paksenarrion
Mel Odom ~ Rover series
Tad Williams
Gene Wolfe ~ The Knight/ The Wizard

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