PLDL Most Popular Books May 2025

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Books May 2025

Updated May 29, 2025
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1

The Thursday Murder Club
Osman, Richard
Paper Book
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce,...

2

Great big beautiful life
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
When Margaret Ives, the famously reclusive heiress, invites eternal optimist Alice Scott to the balmy Little Crescent Island, Alice knows this is it- her big break. And even more rare- a chance to impress her family with a Serious Publication. The catch? Pulitzer-prize winning human...

3

How to find love in a book shop
Henry, Veronica
Paper Book
Nightingale Books, nestled on the high street in the idyllic Cotswold town of Peasebrook, is a dream come true for booklovers. But owner Emilia Nightingale is struggling to keep the shop open. The temptation to sell up is proving enormous - but what about the promise she made to her...

4

The Staircase In The Woods
Wendig, Chuck.
Paper Book
A group of friends investigate the mystery of a strange staircase in the woods in this mesmerizing horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents Five high school friends, bonded by an oath to protect each other no matter what.

5

2 sisters murder investigations
Patterson, James.
Paper Book
Patterson's greatest crime-solving team since the Women's Murder Club is the Bird Sisters. Rhonda and Barbara "Baby" Bird are half-sisters-and full partners in their Los Angeles detective agency. They agree on nothing. Rhonda, a former attorney, takes a by-the-book...

6

25 alive
Patterson, James.
Paper Book
Sergeant Lindsay Boxer's friend and former partner is brutally murdered in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. SFPD homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene. But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition- the victim is Warren...

7

Adventures in the Louvre : how to fall in love with the world's greatest museum
Sciolino, Elaine
Paper Book
The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress. Exploring galleries,...

8

All the colors of the dark a novel
Whitaker, Chris
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD * From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that "hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel" (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl). Read...

9

Careless people : a story of where I used to work
Wynn-Williams, Sarah
Paper Book
The instant Sunday Times bestseller No. 1 New York Times bestseller 'How else to put this? Bloody hell' The Guardian 'Devastating . . . Funny . . . Highly enjoyable' The Times 'Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome' Financial Times...

10

First Time Caller
Borison, B K.
Paper Book
'Sharp, swoon-worthy, and profoundly romantic - First Time Caller is brimming with heart' - LYLA SAGEA hopeless romantic meets a demoralized radio host in this cosy, Sleepless in Seattle inspired love story from fan-favourite author of the LOVELIGHT series, B.K. Borison.Aiden Valentine has a secret:...

11

How to seal your own fate
Perrin, Kristen.
Paper Book

12

Kills well with others
Raybourn, Deanna
Paper Book
" Four women assassins, senior in status--and in age--sharpen their knives for another bloody good adventure in this riotous follow-up to the New York Times bestselling sensation Killers of a Certain Age. After more than a year of laying low...

13

My Name Is Emilia Del Valle
Allende, Isabel.
Paper Book
'A spellbinding masterpiece' SANTA MONTEFIORE'Isabel Allende is a literary treasure' KRISTIN HANNAH 'A captivating novel of love and war from one of our most revered storytellers' KATE MORTON The new historical novel from literary legend Isabel...

14

November 9
Hoover, Colleen
Paper Book
A gripping tale of love, secrets, and betrayal perfect "for fans of Gillian Flynn" (Library Journal, starred review) from the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of Verity and It Ends with Us. When Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, their...

15

Say You'll Remember Me
Jimenez, Abby.
Paper Book
'No one does funny, emotional, life-affirming love stories quite like Abby Jimenez. She just keeps outdoing herself' EMILY HENRY 'I absolutely love Abby Jimenez . . . Say You'll Remember Me is warm, uplifting, relatable and sweet' MARIAN KEYES 'The...

16

Secrets of adulthood: simple truths for our complex lives
Rubin, Gretchen.
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before distills her key insights into simple truths for living with greater satisfaction, clarity and happiness. The right idea, invoked at the right time, can change your life....

17

Strangers in time
Baldacci, David
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes David Baldacci's newest novel, set in London in 1944, about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War, and the healing and hope they find in one...

18

The frozen river
Lawhon, Ariel
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GMA BOOK CLUB PICK * AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha...

19

The Month : 7 Habits, 7 Days a Week: A Step-By-Step Guide to a Happier, More Confident You
Robbins, Mel
Paper Book
New York Times Bestselling Author. Millions of books sold worldwide! A Life-Changing Tool Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About What if the key to happiness, success, and love was as simple as two words? If you've ever felt stuck,...

20

The Wolf Tree
McCluskey, Laura.
Paper Book
A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island ... where outsiders are not welcome. 'There's always someone whispering about something.' On a small island off the coast of Scotland, an isolated community is grieving. Eighteen-year...

21

This is not a game : a novel
Mullen, Kelly
Paper Book
Golden Girls meets Only Murders in the Building MURDER MARTINIS A GRANDMOTHER-GRANDDAUGHTER SLEUTHING DUO DACHSHUNDS (x2) A GLAMOROUS ISLAND MANOR Widow Mimi lives on idyllic Mackinac Island, where...

22

We all live here
Moyes, Jojo
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family "Nobody writes women the way Jojo Moyes does." --Jodi Picoult Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken...

23

What's Her Name : A History of the World in 80 Lost Women
Meikle, Olivia
Paper Book
Journey through thousands of years of human history (now with the women put back in). From the earliest human civilizations through to the present day, the stories of countless influential women - leaders, artists, warriors, scientists and more - have been ignored...

24

A killing cold
Marshall, kate Alice.
Paper Book
'A Killing Cold is a gripping tale, full of dizzying twists and turns! It is packed with suspense and kept me frantically turning pages until the very end!'Freida McFadden A whirlwind romance. When Theodora Scott met Connor - wealthy, charming, and a member of the powerful Dalton family - she fell...

25

All or nothing : how Trump recaptured America
Wolff, Michael
Paper Book

26

Beach read
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FUNNY STORY! A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. As...

27

Broken country
Hall, clare Leslie.
Paper Book

28

Carbon: ; the book of life
Hawken, Paul.
Paper Book
Carbon animates the entirety of the living world. Though it comprises only a tiny fraction of Earth's composition, our planet would be lifeless without it. From the intricate microscopic networks of fungi in the Earth's soils to the tallest trees of the forests to every cell in every animal, the...

29

Close Your Eyes and Count to 10
Unger, Lisa.
Paper Book
When the real game begins, who will make it to the count of 10? Charismatic daredevil and extreme adventurer Maverick Dillan invites you to the ultimate game of hide-and-seek. But as the players gather on Falcao Island, the event quickly spirals into something far more...

30

Conclave
Harris, Robert
Paper Book
THE POWER OF GOD. THE AMBITION OF MEN. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's...

31

Deep end
Hazelwood, Ali.
Paper Book
A competitive diver and an ace swimmer jump into forbidden waters in this steamy college romance from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A junior at Stanford and a...

32

Everything Is Tuberculosis
Green, John.
Paper Book
Tuberculosis has been entwined with hu-manity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis...

33

Far from home : a novel
Steel, Danielle
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Danielle Steel delivers an exciting and moving historical novel about a courageous wife and mother hiding in occupied France. In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half French, half German, she...

34

Life
Szalay, David
Paper Book
'A revelatory novel' Sunday Times 'Brilliance on every page' Samantha Harvey, author of Orbital A propulsive, hypnotic novel about a man who is unravelled by a series of events beyond his grasp. Fifteen-year-old Istvan lives...

35

Funny story
Henry, Emily.
Paper Book
Daphne always loved the way Peter told their story. That is until it became the prologue to his actual love story with his childhood bestie, Petra. Which is how Daphne ends up rooming with her total opposite and the only person who could possibly understand her predicament-...

36

Happy place
Henry, Emily
Paper Book

37

Heart bones : a novel
Hoover, Colleen
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us and It Starts with Us! Moving, passionate, and unforgettable, Colleen Hoover's novel follows two young adults from completely different backgrounds embarking on a tentative romance, unaware of what...

38

Hell's corner
Baldacci, David.
Paper Book
Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in #1 bestselling author David Baldacci's most stunning adventure yet. An attack on the heart of power . . . In sight of the White House . . . At a place known as . . . HELL'S CORNER<...

39

Holmes is missing
Patterson, James.
Paper Book
It's their toughest case yet. And their best detective is missing. Holmes, Margaret and Poe's Brooklyn-based detective agency solves the crimes no one else can. Or they did - until Holmes decided to leave the business. There is no time to waste as the team are called...

40

How to solve your own murder
Perrin, Kristen
Paper Book
*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* 'VERY funny' Jennie Godfrey 'Smart, twisty, and original' Heat 'Terrific' J. M. Hall 'Superb' Glamour 'Wildly original' Elly Griffiths

41

How to win friends and influence people
Carnegie, Dale
Paper Book
The most famous confidence-boosting book ever published; with sales of over 16 million copies worldwide Millions of people around the world have improved their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. In How to Win Friends and Influence People, he offers practical...

42

Isola : a novel
Goodman, Allegra
Paper Book
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history."--Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name "A new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a...

43

James : a novel
Everett, Percival
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view NATIONAL BOOK...

44

Karla's choice : a John le Carré novel
Harkaway, Nick
Paper Book
It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West's spy war with the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only on a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage more secure than ever, there is a rumour in Whitehall - unconfirmed and a little...

45

Last twilight in Paris
Jenoff, Pam
Paper Book
" A Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace and a woman's quest to unlock a decade-old mystery are at the center of this riveting novel of love and survival, from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff London, 1953. Louise is...

46

Leonardo da Vinci
Isaacson, Walter
Paper Book
Now a docuseries from Ken Burns on PBS! The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is "a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it...Most important, it is a powerful story of an...

47

Lethal prey
Sandford, John
Paper Book
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces to track down a ruthless killer who will do whatever it takes to keep the past buried, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Doris Grandfelt, an employee at an accounting firm, was...

48

Maisie Dobbs : a novel
Winspear, Jacqueline
Paper Book
"A female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air, on Maisie Dobbs Maisie Dobbs got her start as a maid in an aristocratic London household when she was thirteen. Her employer, suffragette Lady Rowan...

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