PLDL Most Popular Titles October 2025

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Titles September 2025

Updated November 4, 2025
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PLDL Most Popular Titles October 2025

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Titles September 2025

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1

Circle of days : a novel
Follett, Ken
Paper Book
'Monumentally epic . . . a superb novel' LEE CHILD 'A tour de force' PETER JAMES From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge. A FLINT MINER WITH A...

2

107 days
Harris, Kamala

3

1984
Orwell, George
Paper Book

4

A slowly dying cause
George, Elizabeth
In Cornwall, a man suffers a violent death - and the killer may lurk within the community . . .Featuring Detectives Barbara Havers and Thomas Lynley, A Slowly Dying Cause is an atmospheric, gripping crime thriller from bestselling author Elizabeth George.Amid the beauty of Cornwall's coastline, the...

5

An inside job : a novel
Silva, Daniel
Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon must solve the perfect crime in the dazzling new tale of murder, greed, and corruption from #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Daniel Silva. Sometimes the only way to recover a stolen masterpiece is to steal it back ... ...

6

Billion-dollar ransom : a thriller
Patterson, James
It would take a perfect plan to collect a billion-dollar ransom. So here's the plan. Five innocent people. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment in time. Two children taken from a private school bus. A film producer and a movie star...

7

Gone girl : a novel
Flynn, Gillian
Paper Book
THE ADDICTIVE No.1 BESTSELLER AND INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON OVER 20 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE THE BOOK THAT DEFINES PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER Who are you? What have we done to each other? These are the questions Nick Dunne finds...

8

House of Two Pharaohs
Smith, Wilbur
The next action-packed novel in Wilbur Smith's new Egyptian series

9

My friends : a novel
Backman, Fredrik
#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger's life twenty-five years later. Most...

10

Spent : a comic novel
Bechdel, Alison
'The funniest, most satirical cartoon she has ever written - as well as, perhaps, the most prescient' OBSERVER \"Very funny and self-hating in a good way\" ZADIE SMITH From her pygmy goat farm in Vermont, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel wonders- Can she pull humanity...

11

The Academy
Hilderbrand, Elin
'Discovering the secret world of American boarding schools for both teaching staff and pupils was endlessly entertaining. I absolutely loved this book and can't wait to read the sequel!' JILL MANSELL NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ...

12

The Austen affair
Bell, Madeline
Tess Bright is a C-list actress who just scored her dream role starring in a film adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. It's not just the role of a lifetime, but it's also her last chance to prove herself as a serious actress (no easy feat after being fired from her last TV gig) and more...

13

The book club for troublesome women : a novel
Bostwick, Marie
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER · SOUTHERN INDIE BESTSELLER · A BRENDA NOVAK BOOK GROUP PICK · GLOSS BOOK CLUB PICK · THE GIRLFRIEND BOOK CLUB PICK · A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 (SheReads) · Margaret never really meant to start a book club . . . or a feminist revolution, for that matter in...

14

The mysterious case of the missing crime writer
Ragnar Jónasson
THE GRIPPING MYSTERY FROM 'NEXT-GEN NORDIC STAR' (LA TIMES) AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, RAGNAR JONASSON 'ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY' DAILY MAIL 'Jónasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best Scandi...

15

The night we lost him : a novel
Dave, Laura
Paper Book
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Reese's Book Club Pick The Last Thing He Told Me comes a riveting mystery wrapped in an epic love story . . . 'An engrossing mystery and a story with emotional heft' Shari Lapena, bestselling author...

16

The things we cannot say
Rimmer, Kelly
Paper Book

17

A crochet world of creepy creatures and cryptids : 40 amigurumi patterns for adorable monsters, mythical beings and more
Gustafson, Rikki
Paper Book
Create the Monster Menagerie of Your Dreams Who says creepy can't be cute? With this impressive amigurumi collection, you can unlock a whole new world of creatures and legendary monsters in all their scary, adorable glory. With thoughtful guidance, you can bring a myriad of...

18

A marriage at sea : a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck
Elmhirst, Sophie

19

Amity
Harris, Nathan

20

Banned books
Heyworth-Dunne, Victoria
Paper Book
Discover the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published. Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while definitions of what is "acceptable" in published works have shifted over the centuries, and from culture to...

21

Beartown : a novel
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
"You'll love this engrossing novel." --People From the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People, Fredrik Backman captivates readers with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream--and the price required to make it come...

22

Beautiful ugly
Feeney, Alice
'I was consumed by this book, it's her best ever, a work of genius' - Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True 'Her best book yet' - Harlan Coben, author of Fool Me Once The million-copy bestselling author of His and Hers, Alice Feeney, returns...

23

Before Dorothy
Gaynor, Hazel
Now a USA Today Bestseller! The greatest journey is the one you least expect... 'Swept me off my feet! A jewel of a novel - it simply sparkles' Evie Woods 'A treat of a book, utterly transporting' Eve Chase ______________________________________________ ...

24

Better off dead
Child, Lee
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Don't miss the hit streaming series Reacher!  Digging graves had not been part of my plans when I woke up that morning.  Reacher goes where he wants, when he wants. That morning he was heading west,...

25

Beware the woman : a novel
Abbott, Megan
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, a chilling and compulsive novel about a family holiday that takes a terrifying turn. CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, NPR AND THE TABLET'Splendidly tense and...

26

Broken country : a novel
Hall, Clare Leslie

27

Denied access
Bentley, Don

28

Don't let him in
Jewell, Lisa
PREPARE TO BE HOOKED BY THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM LISA JEWELL. 'Gripping. Shocking. Masterful.' FREIDA McFADDEN 'Lisa Jewell is a stone-cold genius and Don't Let Him In deserves to win mainstream literary prizes. Her best book yet. A...

29

Dragon teeth : a novel
Crichton, Michael
Ebook

30

Ink ribbon red : a novel
Pavesi, Alex
Paper Book
A group of friends gather in a country house for a birthday party. At their host's request, they each write a short mystery. They draw names from a hat- in each story, one of the group is the killer, and another the victim. Of course, when given such a task, it's only...

31

One golden summer
Fortune, Carley

32

Sense and sensibility
Austen, Jane
Paper Book
After moving to a cottage in Devonshire, the women of the Dashwood family begin adjusting to a new life and a new social circle. Soon, Elinor is being courted by the gentlemanly Edward Ferrars and Marianne finds herself torn between two suitors, the brooding Colonel Brandon and social-climbing...

33

Sharp force
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels

34

Summers at the Saint
Andrews, Mary Kay
Paper Book
Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as "the Saint." If you grew up coming here, you were "a Saint." If you came from the wrong side of the river, you were "an Ain't." Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders whose family wasn't rich enough or connected enough to vacation here. But she could work here...

35

The bewitching
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
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