PLDL Most Popular Titles May 2026

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Titles May 2026

Updated June 2, 2026
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PLDL Most Popular Titles May 2026

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Titles May 2026

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1

Cold victory : a novel
Marlantes, Karl
Ebook

2

Judge Stone : a novel
Davis, Viola
Viola Davis and James Patterson have written an incredible courtroom drama and created the most unforgettable character in years. All rise...for Judge Stone. The most respected citizen in Union Springs, Alabama (population 3,314), is Judge Mary...

3

Last One Out
Harper, Jane
Paper Book
THE NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN BESTSELLER FROM THE MASTER OF CRIME He had been here, that was clear from the marks in the dust. And he had been alone. In a dying town, Ro Crowley waits for her son on the evening of his 21st birthday. But Sam never comes home. His footprints in the dust of three...

4

Someone we know
Lapena, Shari
Paper Book
The latest unputdownable thriller from queen of the one-sit read Shari Lapena, the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR. 'A masterful whodunnit, perfectly paced and expertly plotted, that had me guessing all the way through. I loved it and couldn't put it...

5

The 30-Day Inflammatory Reset: A Complete Guide to Healing Your Immune System
Redd, Josh
Paper Book
TOP 10 USA TODAY BESTSELLER A practical, science-based road map to identify and eliminate hidden inflammation--the root cause of chronic health issues--through diet, lifestyle changes, and environmental modifications that will help you reclaim your energy, clarity, and...

6

The keeper
French, Tana
On a cold night in a remote Irish village, a girl goes missing. Sweet, loving Rachel Holohan was about to be engaged to the son of the local big shot. Instead, she's dead in the river. In a place like this, her death isn't simple. It comes wrapped in generations-old grudges and power...

7

The News from Dublin: Stories
Toibin, Colm
A woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in Barcelona, haunted by crimes he has committed. A man goes to Dublin from Enniscorthy to implore the Minister for Health for a special favour. A young woman is pregnant during the Spanish Civil War....

8

This Weekend Doesn't End Well for Anyone
Mack, Catherine
Eleanor Dash can never catch a break. Not only has she had to solve two real-life murder plots in the past year, but both times it was when she was meant to be on vacation. Now she's finally got a ticket to a relaxing weekend - an all-inclusive resort at the Bahamas where she's speaking at a...

9

26 beauties
Patterson, James
The twenty-sixth thrilling novel in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series. ______________________________________________________ Beautiful young women are disappearing by the dozen. A celebration is cut short when a concerned...

10

A walk in the woods
Bryson, Bill
Paper Book
In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world. Ahead lay almost 2,200 miles of remote mountain wilderness filled with bears, moose, bobcats,...

11

All your perfects : a novel
Hoover, Colleen
Ebook
Can a love story with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people? From the bestselling author of It Ends With Us. THEN: The last thing Quinn expected was to meet the love of her life just outside her fiancé''s front door. A year...

12

American fantasy
Straub, Emma
Annie is- On a cruise with her one-time favourite boyband and a thousand female super-fans Still reeling from her divorce Being replaced at work by her intern Keith is- Fifty years old and in a band that performs dance...

13

Are you mad at me? : how to stop focusing on what others think and start living for you
Josephson, Meg

14

Camino ghosts
Grisham, John
Paper Book
In this new thriller set on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last...

15

Cold zero : a thriller
Thor, Brad
Paper Book
From #1New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor and USA TODAY bestselling author Ward Larsen, comes a heart-pounding thriller of survival, espionage, and global brinkmanship, where the frozen Arctic becomes the deadliest battlefield on Earth. A vanished...

16

Daughter of mine : a novel
Miranda, Megan
Paper Book
When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake's longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she's warily drawn back to the town - and people - she left behind almost a decade earlier. But Hazel's not the only relic of the past to return: a drought has descended on the region, and...

17

Famesick: A Memoir
Dunham, Lena
Paper Book
Famesick is a frank, deeply personal reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, from the mind behind the hit series Girls and Too Much, and the bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl.

18

Go gentle : a novel
Semple, Maria

19

Good people : a novel
Sabit, Patmeena

20

Heart the lover : a novel
King, Lily
Ebook
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026 AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Touching, thoughtful, a deeply affecting love story about time and regret' DAVID NICHOLLS 'Steeped in yearning, melancholy and the reckoning with mortality...

21

Hope rises
Baldacci, David
'BALDACCI IS STILL PEERLESS' - THE SUNDAY TIMESREVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD . . .Walter Nash, working under the alias of Dillon Hope, is on the road to revenge after becoming an informant for the FBI against a global criminal operation headed up by Victoria Steers. Steers has...

22

Into the Midnight Wood
McCollum, Alexandra
There are at least 100 things wrong with Meredith Schwarzwelder. In fact, keeping track of these things is the only way David Carew has managed to remain living with him for as long as he has. Meredith is an irredeemable eccentric who flirts with everyone in his path (#3 on the list), cries...

23

It's not her
Kubica, Mary
'Cancel your plans, you won't be able to put this one down' - CHRIS WHITAKER 'Tantalizing, terrifying and all too real' - SHARI LAPENA 'A gripping thrill ride' - JENEVA ROSE THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Two families at a secluded lake...

24

Jigsaw
Kellerman, Jonathan
The gripping new crime novel featuring Alex Delaware from the bestselling master of suspense. When a young woman is found dead at her kitchen table - with DNA belonging to her ex-boyfriend at the scene - psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis assume it's an open...

25

John of John
Stuart, Douglas
The stunning new novel from the Booker Prize-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo. Oprah's Book Club Book of the Month.'John of John has the emotional range and sense of sympathy of his earlier books, but this book is special, it...

26

Just for the summer
Jimenez, Abby
Paper Book
'No one does funny, emotional, life-affirming love stories quite like Abby Jimenez. She just keeps outdoing herself' EMILY HENRY 'Funny and poignant, relatable and aspirational, heart-tugging and satisfying. It is, in a word, perfect' CHRISTINA LAUREN 'Abby...

27

Kin
Jones, Tayari
Kin is the kind of all-encompassing reading experience I'm always hoping to find- smart and funny. ANN PATCHETT A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage-a novel that sparkles with wit, intelligence...

28

Lady Tremaine
Hochhauser, Rachel

29

Lieutenant Hornblower
Forester, C. S.
Ebook

30

Listen for the lie
Tintera, Amy
Audiobook

31

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
Keefe, Patrick Radden
'From the Baillie Gifford Prize-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing comes a stunning story of wealth, violence and deceit at the heart of a glittering city.'A new book by Keefe means...

32

Lonesome dove
McMurtry, Larry.

33

Lord of the flies : a novel
Golding, William
Paper Book
From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated...

34

Mad Mabel
Hepworth, Sally
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and Darling Girls comes the story of Mad Mabel. They called it murder. She called it justice.In 1959, at just fifteen years of age, Mabel Waller became the youngest Australian in history to be convicted of...

35

Meet me at the lake
Fortune, Carley
Paper Book
'Radiant' EMILY HENRY 'Beautiful, emotional love stories set in breathtaking places' PAIGE TOON 'A perfect summery blend of sexy romance and second chances' ASHLEY POSTON 'Gripped me from page one' ELENA ARMAS 'A quintessential summer...

36

Moonlight express : around the world by night train.
Rajesh, Monisha
Ebook

37

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
Forester, C. S.
Audiobook

38

No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done
Hannah, Sophie
Paper Book
'No one writes twisted, suspenseful novels quite like Sophie Hannah'. Liane Moriarty 'The twist is perfection. I think it's just about the cleverest thing I've ever read' Gillian McAllister 'If you think there's nothing new in crime, this is the book to read. Truly...
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