PLDL Most Popular Titles December 2025

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Titles December 2025

Updated January 2, 2026
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Coyote Hills
Kellerman, Jonathan

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Evil Bones
Reichs, Kathy

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Tom Clancy Executive Power
Andrews, Brian

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Exit strategy
Child, Lee
Paper Book
'If there is a more iconic character in modern fiction than Jack Reacher, I'd like to meet them.' DAILY MIRROR THE 2025 JACK REACHER THRILLER Jack Reacher will make three stops today. Not all of them were planned for. First - a Baltimore coffee...

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Forget me not : a novel
Willingham, Stacy
Don't miss the gripping new thriller from the author of A FLICKER IN THE DARK about a woman searching for answers to her sister's disappearance decades ago 'Absolutely riveting. Simmering tension and genuine shocks make Forget Me Not a thriller I'll remember for a long, long time' RILEY...

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Free ride : heartbreak, courage, and the 20,000-mile motorcycle journey that changed my life
Schoenmaker, Noraly
The first book from YouTube motorbike touring sensation with over 2 million followers, Itchy Boots.

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Nash falls
Baldacci, David

8

Queen Esther
Irving, John

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Return of the spider
Patterson, James
'Alex Cross is a legend' HARLAN COBEN Discover the next book in the globally bestselling Alex Cross series... now the inspiration for the original series CROSS on Prime Video starring Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross. ________________ Alex Cross thought...

10

Silver elite
Francis, Dani

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The eleventh hour : a quintet of stories
Rushdie, Salman
Dazzling new short stories from Salman Rushdie that transport us around the world from Bombay neighbourhoods to elite English universities If old age was thought of as an evening, ending in midnight oblivion, they were well into the eleventh hour. 'Salman...

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The Irish goodbye : a novel
O'Neill, Heather Aimee
Three adult sisters reunited at their childhood home must confront a shared tragedy in The Irish Goodbye - the devastatingly beautiful debut novel from Heather Aimee O'Neill.It's been years since the three Ryan sisters were all home together at their family's beloved house on Long...

13

The King's Ransom
Evanovich, Janet
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Thriller master" (Mystery and Suspense Magazine) Janet Evanovich takes you on a global hunt to track down missing masterpieces in this action-packed and steamy follow up to the instant New York Times...

14

The lost bookshop
Woods, Evie
Paper Book
Pre-order Evie Woods' new book The Violin Maker's Secret now, out in February 2026! The Echo of Old Books meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets. 'The thing about books,' she said 'is that they help you to imagine a...

15

The proving ground
Connelly, Michael
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, the Lincoln Lawyer is back with a case against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl.

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The Wasp Trap
Edwards, Mark
A stingingly brilliant new psychological thriller from the 5 million copy-bestselling author of Here to Stay and The Magpies "Mark Edwards really is in a league of his own." Lisa Jewell ****** A hot summer that ended in tragedy....

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What Sheep Think about the Weather: How to Listen to What Animals Are Trying to Say
Thomas, Amelia

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15 minute Indian : one-pan recipes using minimal steps and ingredients
Devi, Anjula
Paper Book
15-Minute Indian teaches you the game-changing way to eat fresh and flavoursome Indian food. Each recipe takes under 15 minutes to make and is cooked in one pan using minimal steps and ingredients.  With over 90 fuss-free recipes you'll be amazed at what you...

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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...

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Boleyn traitor
Gregory, Philippa
Sister. Liar. Witness. Spy. Traitor? Her secrets shaped a kingdom. The truth will change history. Sunday Times bestseller Jane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court. Where nothing is more powerful than a secret. And power rests on the edge of a...

21

Cinder House
Marske, Freya.
Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske - a queer Gothic romance novella perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher. You think you know Cinderella's story: the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince.You're...

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Cry havoc : a thriller
Carr, Jack
Forged in blood, this is how legends begin. . . From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr brings the worlds of special operations and CIA paramilitary units into direct collision in the jungles of Vietnam with his explosive new thriller introducing young...

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Denied access
Bentley, Don

24

Everything is tuberculosis : the history and persistence of our deadliest infection
Green, John

25

Great big beautiful life
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
The dazzling new love story and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from the TikTok sensation and Sunday Times bestselling author of Beach Read and Funny Story. AN INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! 'Emily knows how...

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Heart the lover : a novel
King, Lily

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Hot flash holidays : a novel
Thayer, Nancy
Ebook
The intrepid women of The Hot Flash Club are back for the holidays, soothing jingled nerves and stressed shoppers in their exclusive spa and celebrating the joys of the season. In her witty and delightfully wisecracking prose, Nancy Thayer tells a heartwarming tale packed with fun, secrets, romance...

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James : a novel
Everett, Percival
Paper Book
'Truly extraordinary books are rare, and this is one of them' - Roddy Doyle James is a profound and ferociously funny novel from one of our greatest living writers, Percival Everett. The Sunday Times Bestseller Winner of the...

29

Kairos
Erpenbeck, Jenny
Paper Book
From an internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning author: this is a story of love and betrayal set in Berlin during the years before and after the fall of the Wall.

30

Kiss her goodbye
Gardner, Lisa
Frankie Elkin usually prefers her cases cold. Until she finds herself in the broiling streets of Tucson, Arizona, where an Afghan refugee has been missing for three weeks. 'Tense, timely and totally gripping. Lisa Gardner at her very best' Ruth Ware ...

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The antidote
Russell, Karen
***Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction*** 'Powerful' Financial Times 'A pure dust storm of utter genius' DAISY JOHNSON 'As profound as it is wonderfully strange' LAUREN GROFF What do we choose to remember and...

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The Austen affair
Bell, Madeline
Two feuding co-stars in a Jane Austen film adaptation accidentally travel back in time to the Regency Era in this delightfully clever and riotously funny debut Tess Bright just scored her dream role starring in an adaptation of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. It's not...

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