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Who Writes Like...?

Find out who else writes like your favourite author and borrow their books for free. From Cecilia Ahern and Marian Keyes to James Patterson and Stephen King, find something new to read and borrow it for free from our libraries.

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What is Who Else Writes Like...?

Who Else Writes Like is is designed to help readers who have read all the books by their favourite authors and are looking for new names to try, by providing a selection of alternatives which should help to narrow the choices down.

You can use this website in a library or at home. All you need is your library card number.   Once you have logged in you can start searching for authors by using the options on the left.

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Chick Lit

Contemporary

Crime

Family Saga

Fantasy

Cecelia Ahern

Jenny Colgan

Jane Lovering

Marian Keyes

Sophie Kinsella

Julian Fellowes

Mike Gayle

Kazuo Ishiguro

Rachel Joyce

Jojo Moyes

Jodi Picoult

Linwood Barclay

Michael Connelly

Clive Cussler

Reginald Hill

Conn Iggulden

Val McDermid

Josephine Cox

Anna Jacobs

Lesley Pearse

George R. R. Martin

Terry Pratchett

Historical Fiction

Horror

Romance books

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Thriller

Clive Cussler

Elizabeth Chadwick

Philippa Gregory

Conn Iggulden

Andrea Levy

Hilary Mantel

Stephen King

Charlaine Harris

James Herbert

Susan Hill

Maeve Binchy

Elizabeth Chadwick

Katie Fforde

Victoria Hislop

E L James

Nora Roberts

Iain M. Banks

Ray Bradbury

Peter F. Hamilton

Jeffrey Archer

Ian Fleming

Robert Goddard

John Grisham

Andy McNab

James Patterson

 

Marion Husband

Say You Love Me

Marion Husband writes general fiction like...

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Alan Hollinghurst		 Click here to find books by Rose Tremain in the library catalogue
Rose Tremain		 Click here to find books by Colm Toibin in the library catalogue
Colm Toibin		 Click here to find books by Helen Dunmore in the library catalogue
Helen Dunmore		 Click here to find books by Sarah Waters in the library catalogue
Sarah Waters

 

Val McDermid

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Val McDermid writes psychological crime like...

Click here to find books by Tom Bale in the library catalogue
Tom Bale		 Click here to find books by Sophie Hannah in the library catalogue
Sophie Hannah		 Click here to find books by Tana French in the library catalogue
Tana French		 Click here to find books by Mandasue Heller in the library catalogue
Mandasue Heller		 Click here to find books by Zoe Sharp in the library catalogue
Zoe Sharp

 

Ian Fleming

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Ian Fleming writes adventure/thriller like...

Click here to find books by Boris Akunin in the library catalogue
Boris Akunin

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Brett Battles

Click here to find books by Alex Berenson in the library catalogue
Alex Berenson

 Click here to find books by Stella Rimington in the library catalogue
Stella Rimington		 Click here to find books by Daniel Silva in the library catalogue
Daniel Silva

 

Kazuo Ishiguro

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Kazuo Ishiguro writes contemporary fiction like...

Click here to find books by Jules Hardy in the library catalogue
Jules Hardy		 Click here to find books by Adam Thorpe in the library catalogue
Adam Thorpe		 Click here to find books by Elisabeth Hyde in the library catalogue
Elisabeth Hyde		 Click here to find books by Andrew Sean Greer in the library catalogue
Andrew Sean Greer		 Click here to find books by Michael Ondaatje in the library catalogue
Michael Ondaatje

 

Jeffrey Archer

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Jeffrey Archer writes adventure/thriller like...

Click here to find books by Harry Bingham in the library catalogue
Harry Bingham		 Click here to find books by Stephen Coonts in the library catalogue
Stephen Coonts		 Click here to find books by Tom Cain in the library catalogue
Tom Cain		 Click here to find books by Joseph Finder in the library catalogue
Joseph Finder		 Clikc here to find books by Frederick Forsyth in the library catalogue
Frederick Forsyth

 

Jane Lovering

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Jane Lovering writes romance like...

Click here to find books by Sue Moorcroft in the library catalogue
Sue Moorcroft		 Click here to find books by Carole Matthews in the library catalogue
Carole Matthews		 Click here to find books by Claudia Carroll in the library catalogue
Claudia Carroll		 Click here to find books by Miranda Dickinson in the library catalogue
Miranda Dickinson		 Click here to find books by Julie Cohen in the library catalogue
Julie Cohen

 

Julian Fellowes

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Julian Fellowes is an actor, writer, novelist, director and producer.  He is the creator of Downton Abbey.

Julian Fellowes writes humorous novels like...

Click here to find books by Wendy Holden in the library catalogue
Wendy Holden		 Click here to find books by Veronica Henry in the library catalogue
Veronica Henry		 Click here to find books by Alan Titchmarsh in the library catalogue
Alan Titchmarsh		 Click here to find books by D J Taylor in the library catalogue
D J Taylor		 Click here to find books by Jill Dawson in the library catalogue
Jill Dawson

 

Hilary Mantel

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Hilary Mantel writes historical fiction like...

Click here to find books by Rose Tremain in the library catalogue
Rose Tremain		 Click here to find books by C J Sansom in the library catalogue
C J Sansom		 Click here to find books by Vanora Bennett in the library catalogue
Vanora Bennett		 Click here to find books by Alison Weir in the library catalogue
Alison Weir		 Click here to find books by Nicola Barker in the library catalogue
Nicola Barker

 

E L James

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E L James writes adult romance like...

Click here to find books by Sylvia Day in the library catalogue
Sylvia Day		 Click here to find books by Marina Anderson in the library catalogue
Marina Anderson		 Click here to find books by Vina Jackson in the library catalogue
Vina Jackson		 Click here to find books by Portia da Costa in the library catalogue
Portia da Costa		 Click here to find books by Nikki Gemmell in the library catalogue
Nikki Gemmell

 

Robert Goddard

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Robert Goddard writes thrillers like...

Click here to find books by Peter James in the library catalogue
Peter James		 Click here to find books by Peter Robinson in the library catalogue
Peter Robinson		 Click here to find books by Ian Rankin in the library catalogue
Ian Rankin		 Click here to find books by David Baldacci in the library catalogue
David Baldacci		 Click here to find books by Linwood Barclay in the library catalogue
Linwood Barclay

 

Jenny Colgan

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Jenny Colgan writes contemporary chick-lit like...

Click here to find books by Jill Mansell in the library catalogue
Jill Mansell		 Click here to find books by Elizabeth Noble in the library catalogue
Elizabeth Noble		 Click here to find books by Carole Matthews in the library catalogue
Carole Matthews		 Click here to find books by Lucy Diamond in the library catalogue
Lucy Diamond		 Click here to find books by Cecelia Ahern in the library catalogue
Cecelia Ahern

 

Mike Gayle

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Mike Gayle writes contemporary mood-boosting fiction like...

Click here to find books by Matt Dunn in the library catalogue
Matt Dunn		 Click here to find books by Lisa Jewell in the library catalogue
Lisa Jewell		 Click here to find books by Nick Hornby in the library catalogue
Nick Hornby		 Click here to find books by Greg Williams in the library catalogue
Greg Williams		 Click here to find books by Tony Parsons in the library catalogue
Tony Parsons

 

James Herbert

Click here to find books by James Herbert in the library catalogueJames Herbert writes horror like...

Click here to find books by Stephen King in the library catalogue
Stephen King		 Click here to find books by Dean Koontz in the library catalogue
Dean Koontz

Click here to find books by Adam Nevill in the library catalogue
Adam Nevill

 Click here to find books by Peter Straub in the library catalogue
Peter Straub		 Click here to find books by Graham Masterton in the library catalogue
Graham Masterton

 

Peter F. Hamilton

Click here to find books by Peter F Hamilton in the library cataloguePeter F. Hamilton writes science fiction set in space like...

Click here to find books by Gary Gibson in the library catalogue
Gary Gibson		 Click here to find books by Neal Stephenson in the library catalogue
Neal Stephenson		 Click here to find books by Jack Campbell in the library catalogue
Jack Campbell		 Click here to find books by John Meaney in the library catalogue
John Meaney		 Click here to find books by Neal Asher in the library catalogue
Neal Asher

 

Iain M. Banks

Click here to find Iain M Banks books in the library catalogueIain M. Banks writes science fiction like...

Click here to find books by Kevin J Anderson in the library catalogue
Kevin J Anderson		 Click here to find books by Ken MacLeod in the library catalogue
Ken MacLeod		 Click here to find books by Greg Bear in the library catalogue
Greg Bear		 Click here to find books by David Zindell in the library catalogue
David Zindell		 Click here to find books by Alastair Reynolds in the library catalogue
Alastair Reynolds

 

Rachel Joyce

Click here to find books by Rachel Joyce in the library catalogueRachel Joyce writes contemporary fiction like...

Click here to find books by Mark Haddon in the library catalogue
Mark Haddon		 Click here to find books by Patrick Gale in the library catalogue
Patrick Gale		 Click here to find books by Anne Tyler in the library catalogue
Anne Tyler		 Click here to find books by Ian McEwan in the library catalogue
Ian McEwan		 Click here to find books by Julian Barnes in the library catalogue
Julian Barnes

 

Click here to find books by Maeve Binchy in the library catalogueMaeve Binchy writes family saga like...

 Click here to find books by Emma Blair in the library catalogue

Emma Blair

 Click here to find books by Sarah Challis in the library catalogue

Sarah Challis

Click here to find books by Cathy Kelly in the library catalogue

Cathy Kelly

Click here to find books by Sheila O'Flanagan in the library catalogue

Sheila O'Flanagan

Click here to find books by Joanna Trollope in the library catalogue

Joanna Trollope

 

Click here to find books by Sophie Kinsella in the library catalogueSophie Kinsella writes chick-lit like...

Catherine Alliott

Click here to find books by Catherine Alliott in the library catalogue

Jane Green

Click here to find books by Jane Green in the library catalogue

Wendy Holden

Click here to find books by Marrying Up in the library catalogue

Lisa Jewell

Click here to find The Making of Us in the library catalogue

Fiona Walker

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Click here to find books by Victoria Hislop in the library catalogueVictoria Hislop writes historical romance like...

Ian McEwan
Click here to find books by Ian McEwan in the library catalogue		 Tracy Chevalier
Click here to find books by Tracy Chevalier in the library catalogue		 Belinda Alexandra
Click here to find books by Belinda Alexandra in the library catalogue		 Anita Shreve
Click here to find books by Anita Shreve in the library catalogue		 Jojo Moyes
Click here to find books by Jojo Moyes in the library catalogue

 

Click here to find books by Ray Bradbury in the library catalogueRay Bradbury writes science-fiction like...

Kevin J Anderson

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Arthur C Clarke

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Philip K Dick

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Charles Stross

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H G Wells

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Click here to find books by Charlaine Harris in the library catalogueCharlaine Harris writes vampire fiction like...

Laurell K. Hamilton

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Keri Arthur

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Lynsay Sands

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Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Tate Hallaway

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Click here to find books by Andrea Levy in the library catalogueAndrea Levy writes historical fiction like...

Aminatta Forna

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Zadie Smith

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Maggie O'Farrell

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Rose Tremain

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Sarah Waters

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Click here to find books by Terry Pratchett in the library catalogueTerry Pratchett writes fantasy like...

Douglas Adams

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Jasper Fforde

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Neil Gaiman

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Tom Holt

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Robert Rankin

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Click here to find books by Susan Hill in the library catalogue Susan Hill writes crime/thriller like...

Michelle Paver Click here to find books by Michelle Paver in the library catalogue
 Elizabeth George Click here to find books by Elizabeth George in the library catalogue
 Joanna Trollope Click here to find books by Joanna Trollope in the library catalogue
 Ruth Rendell Click here to find books by Ruth Rendell in the library catalogue
 Sophie Hannah Click here to find books by Sophie Hannah in the library catalogue

Click here to find books by Elizabeth Chadwick in the library catalogueElizabeth Chadwick writes historical fiction like...

Aileen Armitage
Click here to find books by Aileen Armitage in the library catalogue		 Anne O'Brien
Click here to find books by Anne O'Brien in the library catalogue		 Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Click here to find books by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles in the library catalogue		 Anya Seton
Click here to find books by Anya Seton in the library catalogue		 Gillian Bradshaw
Click here to find books by Gillian Bradshaw in the library catalogue

Click here to find books by George R. R. Martin in the library catalogueGeorge R. R. Martin writes epic fantasy like...

Brandon Sanderson

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Robin Hobb

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Joe Abercrombie

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Steven Erikson

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Raymond Feist

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Click here to find books by Jojo Moyes in the library catalogueJojo Moyes writes romance like...

Lucy Dillon

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Harriet Evans

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David Nicholls

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Nicholas Sparks

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Paige Toon

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Click here to find books by Marian Keyes in the library catalogueMarian Keyes writes chick-lit fiction like...

Catherine Alliott

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Meg Cabot

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Jenny Colgan

Click here to find Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe in the library catalogue

Sophie Kinsella

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Sheila O'Flanagan

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Click here to find books by Reginald Hill in the library catalogueReginald Hill writes crime fiction like...

Peter James

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P D James

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Lynda La Plante

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Stuart MacBride

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Ian Rankin

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Click here to find Josephine Cox in the library catalogueJosephine Cox writes family saga fiction like...

Dilly Court

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Lilian Harry

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Anna Jacobs

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Maureen Lee

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Janet MacLeod Trotter

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Click here to find books by Linwood Barclay in the library catalogueLinwood Barclay writes thriller fiction like...

C. J. Box

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Harlan Coben

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James Ellroy

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David Hewson

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Dennnis Lehane

Click here to find books by Dennis Lehane in the library catalogue

Click here to find books by Cecelia Ahern in the library catalogueCecelia Ahern writes romantic chick-lit fiction like...

Catherine Alliott

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Sophie Kinsella

Click here to find books by Sophie Kinsella in the library catalogue

Marian Keyes

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Cathy Kelly

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Jill Mansell

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Click here to find books by Andy McNab in the library catalogueAndy McNab writes action and adventure fiction like...

Duncan Falconer

Click here to find Duncan Falconer in the library catalogue

John Fullerton

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Alan Judd

Click here to find Alan Judd in the library catalogue

Alistair Maclean

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Chris Ryan

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Click here to search for Michael Connelly in library catalogue Michael Connelly writes crime thriller fiction like...

 

 

  G M Ford
Click here to find books by G. M. Ford in the library catalogue		 Scott Frost
Click here to find books by Scott Frost in the library catalogue		 James Lee Burke
Click here to find books by James Lee Burke in the library catalogue		 John Sandford
Click here to find books by John Sandford in the library catalogue
 Scott Turow
Click here to find books by Scott Turow in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for Clive Cussler in library catalogueClive Cussler writes historical adventure fiction like...

Duncan Falconer
Click here to find books by Duncan Falconer in the library catalogue

Andy McDermott
Click here to find books by Andy McDermott in the library catalogue

Julian Jay Savarin
Click here to find books by Julian Jay Savarin in the library catalogue

Brad Thor
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James Pattinson
Click here to find books by James Pattinson in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for Nora Roberts in the library catalogueNora Roberts writes romance fiction like...

Virginia Andrews
Click here to find books by Virginia Andrews in the library catalogue		 Janet Dailey
Click here to find books by Janet Dailey in the library catalogue		 Linda Howard
Click here to find books by Linda Howard in the library catalogue		 Karen Robards
Click here to find books by Karen Robards in the library catalogue		 Sharon Sala
Click here to find books by Sharon Sala in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for Katie Fforde in library catalogueKatie Fforde writes romantic chick-lit fiction like...

Sarah Duncan
Click here to find books by Sarah Duncan in the library catalogue		 Holly McQueen
Click here to find books by Holly McQueen in the library catalogue		 Sharon Owens
Click here to find books by Sharon Owens in the library catalogue		 Tasmina Perry
Click here to find books by Tasmina Perry in the library catalogue		 Lou Wakefield
Click here to find books by Lou Wakefield in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for Philippa Gregory in the library cataloguePhilippa Gregory writes historical fiction like...

Christie Dickason
Click here to find books by Christie Dickason in the library catalogue		 Sarah Dunant
Click here to find books by Sarah Dunant in the library catalogue		 Suzannah Dunn
Click here to find books by Suzannah Dunn in the library catalogue		 Joanna Hines
Click here to find books by Joanna Hines in the library catalogue		 Alison Weir
Click here to find books by Alison Weir in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for John Grisham in the library catalogueJohn Grisham writes crime fiction like...

Patricia Cornwell
Click here to find books by Patricia Cornwell in the library catalogue		 Jeffery Deaver
Click here to find books by Jeffery Deaver in the library catalogue		 Mark Gimenez
Click here to find books by Mark Gimenez in the library catalogue		 Steve Martini
Click here to find books by Steve Martini in the library catalogue		 Lisa Scottoline
Click here to find books by Lisa Scottoline in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for Jodi Picoult in the library catalogueJodi Picoult writes contemporary fiction like...

Diane Chamberlain
Click here to find books by Diane Chamberlain in the library catalogue		 Giselle Green
Click here to find books by Giselle Green in the library catalogue		 Catherine Ryan Hyde
Click here to find Don't Let Me Go in the library catalogue		 Margaret Leroy
Click here to find books by Margaret Leroy in the library catalogue		 Jacquelyn Mitchard
Click here to find books by Jacquelyn Mitchard in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for Conn Iggulden in the library catalogueConn Iggulden writes historical adventure fiction like...

Stephen Baxter
Click here to find books by Stephen Baxter in the library catalogue		 Douglas Jackson
Clcik here to find books by Douglas Jackson in the library catalogue		 Robert Low
Click here to find books by Robert Low in the library catalogue		 Scott Oden
Click here to find books by Scott Oden in the library catalogue		 Jules Watson
Click here to find books by Jules Watson in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for Anna Jacobs in the library catalogueAnna Jacobs writes family saga fiction like...

Catrin Collier
Click here to find books by Catrin Collier in the library catalogue		 Dilly Court
Click here to find books by Dilly Court in the library catalogue		 Katie Flynn
Click here to find books by Katie Flynn in the library catalogue		 Maureen Lee
Click here to find books by Maureen Lee in the library catalogue		 Tamara McKinley
Click here to find books by Tamara McKinley in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for Stephen King in the library catalogueStephen King writes horror thriller fiction like...

James Herbert
Click here to find books by James Herbert in the library catalogue		 Peter James
Click here to find books by Peter James in the library catalogue

Tim Lebbon

Click here to find books by Tim Lebbon in the library catalogue

 John Ajvide Lindqvist
Click here to find books by John Ajvide Lindqvist in the library catalogue		 John Saul
Click here to find books by John Saul in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for Lesley Pearse in the library catalogueLesley Pearse writes family saga fiction like...

Emma Blair
Click here to find books by Emma Blair in the library catalogue		 Leah Fleming
Clcik here to find books by Leah Fleming in the library catalogue		 Margaret Kaine
Click here to find books by Margaret Kaine in the library catalogue		 Sheila O'Flanagan
Click here to find books by Sheila O'Flanagan in the library catalogue		 Polly Williams
Click here to find Polly Williams in the library catalogue

 

Click here to search for James atterson in the library catalogueJames Patterson writes thriller fiction like...

Jeffery Deaver
Click here to find books by Jeffery Deaver in the library catalogue		 Brian Freemantle
Click here to find books by Brian Freemantle in the library catalogue		 Jonathan Kellerman
Click here to find books by Jonathan Kellerman in the library catalogue		 Dennis Lehane
Click here to find books by Dennis Lehane in the library catalogue		 James Siegel
Click here to find books by James Siegel in the library catalogue

 

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