If you are among the many who read and enjoyed one of these titles and are looking to repeat that headlong rush to the end or feeling of falling in love with a character, here are a few read alikes to keep you going. Enjoy!
#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Grey by E.L. James, more novels about sexual dominance and submission:
The Lover by Marguerite Duras
Henry and June by Anais Nin
The Key by Junʼichirō Tanizaki
#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, more suspense novels told from multiple perspectives:
And Then There Was One by Patricia Gussin
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The Son by Jo Nesbø
#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Nemesis by Catherine Coulter, more FBI suspense thrillers:
Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson
Prayerby Philip Kerr
The True American by Anand Giridharadas
#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Code of Conduct by Brad Thor, some enduring American political thrillers (all made into great films):
All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren
The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon
All the President’s Men by by Carl Bernstein
#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Earth Bound by Christine Feehan, more romantic suspense:
Apostlesby Shelley Coriell
In Death by J.D. Robb
Black Ops, Inc. by Cindy Gerard
Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your picks! Tell us what you'd recommend: Leave a comment or email us.