PLDL Most Popular Adult Titles Dec 2024

Portage Lake District Library Most Popular Adult Titles Dec 2024

Updated January 10, 2025
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1

Bad liar : a novel
Hoag, Tami
Paper Book
Masterful #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag is back with a riveting, emotionally powerful new thriller! Small-town labels are hard to shake. Hometown hero. Fallen angel. Can anyone ever escape their past? A murder victim dumped at...

2

Funny story
Henry, Emily
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- Petra's ex,...

3

The blue hour : a novel
Hawkins, Paula
Paper Book
' A bloody good read.' LIZ NUGENT ''A gripping, ambitious, big-skied novel about women who refuse to surrender to the tide.' ERIN KELLY THE CHILLING AND ADDICTIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR. ...

4

Bellevue : a novel
Cook, Robin
Paper Book
A young doctor must come to terms with the dark truth behind some of the greatest medical advances in history made at Bellevue in this the gripping suspense-horror from New York Times bestselling author Robin CookTwenty-four-year-old Michael "Mitt" Fuller starts his surgical residency at the iconic...

5

The demon of unrest : a saga of hubris, heartbreak, and heroism at the dawn of the Civil War
Larson, Erik
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this 'riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult' (Los Angeles Times). On November 6,...

6

Now or never : thirty-one on the run
Evanovich, Janet
Paper Book
Stephanie Plum's life is ready to explode in the pulse-pounding new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich! She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no plan. But the way things are going, she...

7

She's not sorry
Kubica, Mary
Paper Book
'Wow what a thriller, Mary Kubica had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish ... The plot is well paced and full of twists and turns, I will definitely be reading more from this author' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'She's Not Sorry is an unpredictable,...

8

Small things like these
Keegan, Claire
Paper Book
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHY A SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER A TOP 5 IRISH TIMES 100 BEST IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY A NEW YORK TIMES 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

9

Skipping Christmas
Grisham, John.
Paper Book
Imagine a year without the chaos and frenzy that has become part of our holiday tradition - this is just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they plan to skip Christmas and embark on a Caribbean cruise instead. But as this weary couple is about to discover - it's not as easy as that.

10

Sonny boy : a memoir
Pacino, Al
Paper Book
From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic in Needle Park, in 1971, and by...

11

Counting miracles : a novel
Sparks, Nicholas
Paper Book
'Find where you belong and make that place your own...' Tanner has spent his whole life moving from place to place, belonging nowhere. So when his dying grandmother reveals the name and location of the father he never knew, he plans to visit Asheboro to lay the...

12

Here one moment : a novel
Moriarty, Liane
Paper Book
**DISCOVER THE THRILLING NOVEL FROM THE WORLDWIDE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR** 'Liane Moriarty is a genuine GENIUS. Here One Moment is off the scale brilliant' Marian Keyes 'A master story teller . . . brilliant and...

13

Nexus : a brief history of information networks from the Stone Age to AI
Harari, Yuval N.
Paper Book
From renowned historian and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari comes the story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries,...

14

The Christmas spirit : a novel
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
The brand new festive romance from Debbie Macomber, the #1 New York Times bestselling author and the queen of Christmas fiction! Will they find their happy-ever-after this Christmas? Peter and Hank are lifelong friends, but when it comes to their jobs they...

15

The drowned : a novel
Banville, John
Paper Book
The richly atmospheric new Strafford and Quirke mystery, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow.

16

The elements of Marie Curie : how the glow of radium lit a path for women in science
Sobel, Dava
Paper Book
Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science - and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory. 'A fresh and feminist study of the pioneering Nobel laureate...

17

Atlas of paranormal places
Hollow, Evelyn
Paper Book
Uncover fascinating paranormal activity on this chilling, nerve-wracking global tour of 100 haunted locations. Set out on a uniquely dark armchair journey, and witness the shocking supernatural events, ghosts and unexplained phenomena that have captivated humankind for as long...

18

Before we were yours : a novel
Wingate, Lisa
Paper Book
A heartbreaking story of love and loss, based on a true story OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS 2017 BEST HISTORICAL FICTION AWARD ***********************...

19

Darling girls
Hepworth, Sally
Paper Book
A thrilling page-turner about sisterhood, secrets, love and murder by Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The Mother-in-Law. It's not just secrets buried at Wild Meadows. For as long as they can remember,...

20

Death at the sign of the rook
Atkinson, Kate
Paper Book
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER DISCOVER THE NEW JACKSON BRODIE NOVEL, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SHRINES OF GAIETY 'How delicious to have Jackson Brodie back, this time in a story that starts off in Agatha Christie's world but soon...

21

Fatal intrusion : a novel
Deaver, Jeffery
Paper Book
As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado. ...

22

Flint Kill Creek : stories of mystery and suspense
Oates, Joyce Carol
From Joyce Carol Oates, one of America's most feted and critically acclaimed authors, a collection of mysterious, suspenseful and macabre tales. In her inimitable style, Oates takes the reader on unsettling journeys through the modern American psyche. Here you will find tales...

23

Henry V : the astonishing triumph of England's greatest warrior king
Jones, Dan
Paper Book
The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times, BBC History Magazine and Daily Mail Book of the Year The UK's bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V, who survived rebellion, a...

24

Home
Morrison, Toni
Paper Book
A stirring exploration of war, race and belonging from the Nobel-prize winning author of Beloved. An angry and self-loathing veteran of the Korean War, Frank Money finds himself back in racist America after enduring trauma on the front lines that left him with more than...

25

How to be both
Smith, Ali
Paper Book
Passionate, compassionate, vitally inventive and scrupulously playful, Ali Smith's novels are like nothing else. How to be both is a novel all about art's versatility. Borrowing from painting's fresco technique to make an original literary double-take, it's a fast-moving genre...

26

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.

27

Never never
Hoover, Colleen
Paper Book
Read the sensational romantic suspense novel from the author of the #1 film It Ends With Us 'A beautiful read of soulmates split apart trying to find their way back. A wonderful story' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A tribute to love and soulmates and to...

28

Our wives under the sea
Armfield, Julia
Paper Book
'Part bruisingly tender love story, part nerve-clanging submarine thriller . . . heart-slicing, cinematic.' - The Times Miri thinks she has got her wife back, when Leah finally returns after a deep sea mission that ended in catastrophe. It soon becomes clear, though, that Leah may have come back...

29

Paper boat : new and selected poems, 1961-2023
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
*A Times Literary Supplement and Financial Times Book of the Year 2024* An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age Tracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood - a writer who has fundamentally...

30

Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen Collection)
Austen, Jane
Paper Book
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister...

31

Public library and other stories
Smith, Ali
Paper Book
Why are books, in all their forms, so very powerful? What do the books we've read over our lives - our own personal libraries - make of us? What does the unravelling of our tradition of public libraries, so hard-won but now in jeopardy, say about us? The stories in Ali Smith's new collection are...

32

Raised by wolves
Patterson, James,

33

Rebecca
Du Maurier, Daphne
Paper Book
Now a Netflix film starring Lily James and Kristin Scott Thomas "Last Night I Dreamt I went to Manderley Again..." With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter recalls the...

34

Reminders of him : a novel
Hoover, Colleen
Paper Book
A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover. After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping...

35

Run : a novel
Crouch, Blake
Paper Book
When a man's name is read out to be killed, he must do everything to survive. Run is a relentless thriller from Blake Crouch, the New York Times bestselling author of Upgrade and Dark Matter.You only have time to . . . run.FIVE DAYS AGO: a rash of bizarre murders swept the country.FOUR DAYS AGO: the...

36

Safe enough : and other stories
Child, Lee
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for the first time in one edition, complete with an introduction from the author. 'It's Lee Child. Why would you not...

37

Safe haven
Sparks, Nicholas.
Paper Book
When a mysterious and beautiful young woman named Katie appears in the small American town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Despite her determination to avoid forming personal ties, she becomes drawn into two reluctant relationships.

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