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Best Fiction of 1999
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January 2000
Compiled by Karen Keller
of Brighton (MI) District Library, from contributions by the members of Fiction_L.
(To use this list in your library, book club, etc., please include the following credit line: "Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list." This list may not be used for commercial purposes.)
Allende, Isabel Daughter of Fortune
California History--1846-1850
Andrews, Donna Murder, with Peacocks
Weddings
Andrews, Russell Gideon
Authors, American
Ansay, A. Manette Midnight Champagne
Family violence
Auster, Paul Timbuktu
Dogs
Baker, Larry Flamingo Rising
Family--Florida
Bank, Melissa The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
US--Social life & customs--20th cent
Barnes, Julian England, England
Tourist trade--England
Belfer, Lauren City of Light
1901 Pan-Am Expo-Buffalo
Benson, Ann The burning Road
Disease (sequel to Plague Tales)
Berger, John King: A Street Story
Dogs
Blake, Michelle The Tentmaker
Mystery
Blanchard, Alice Darkness Peering
Police--Maine
Breznik, Melitta Night Duty
Fathers and daughters
Brown, Carrie Lamb in Love
Middle aged persons--England
Burke, James Lee Heartwood Texas
Burke, Jan Bones
Mystery
Card, Orson Scott Enchantment
Sci Fi/Fantasy
Coben, Harlan The Final Detail
Sports agents--United States
Cornwell, Patricia Black Notice
Mystery
Crichton, Michael Timeline
Time; Adventure stories
Crombie, Deborah Kissed a Sad Goodbye
Mystery
Crusie, Jennifer Crazy for You
Man-woman relationships
DeMott, Wes Vapors
Aerospace engineers
Dickinson, Peter Some Deaths before Dying
Mystery
Doig, Ivan Mountain Time
Aged--family relationships
Doyle, Roddy A Star Called Henry
Young men, Ireland
Draper, Robert Hadrian's Walls
Prisons--Texas
Dubois, Brendan The Shattered Shell
Mystery
Dubus, Andre House of Sand and Fog
Iranian Americans
Fesperman, Dan Lie in the Dark
Murder--Bosnia & Hercegonia
Gaiman, Neil Stardust
Fantasy
Gellis, Roberta A Mortal Bane
Mystery--12th century England
George, Elizabeth In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
Police--England
George, Sara The Journal of Mrs. Pepys
London (England) History--17th cent
Gerritsen, Tess Gravity
NASA (U.S.)
Goddard, Robert Caught in the Light
Mystery
Godwin, Gail Evensong
Episcopal church--clergy
Gordon, Alan Thirteenth Night: A Medieval Mystery
Fools and jesters
Guterson, David East of the Mountains
Suicidal behavior surgeons
Hambly, Barbara Dragonshadow
Sci Fi/Fantasy
Hannah, Kristin On Mystic Lake
Malibu
Harris, Joanne Chocolat
Lent
Haruf, Kent Plainsong
High school teachers--Colorado
Henderson, Lauren Black Rubber Dress
Mystery
Hendrie, Laura Remember me
Indian women--New Mexico
Hill, Reginald Arms and the Women: An Elliad
Mystery
Hoffman, Alice Local Girls
US--Social life & customs--20th cent
Johnston, Wayne The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
Newfoundland--history
Katzenbach, John Hart's War
WW 1939-45, Prisoners
Kennedy, A.L. Original Bliss
Man-woman relationships
King, Laurie O Jerusalem: A Mary Russell novel
Mystery
King, Lily The Pleasing Hour
Au pairs--France, Paris
Kowalski, William Eddie's Bastard
Grandparents as parents
Lehane, Dennis Prayers for Rain
Mystery
Leonard, Elmore Be Cool
Gangsters--California
Lipman, Elinor The Ladies' Man
Single women
Maguire, Gregory Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Stepchildren--Holland--17th century
Melnyk, Eugenie My Darling Elia
Treblinka concentration camp
Miller, Sue While I was Gone
Marriage
Mina, Denise Garnethill
Mystery
Mosely, Walter Walkin' the Dog
Afro-American men--Los Angeles
Mount, Ferdinand Jem (and Sam)
Britain--History, Stuarts 1603-1714
Naslund, Sena Jeter Ahab's Wife, or, The Star-gazer
Captain Ahab
Nye, Robert The Late Mr. Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
O'Carroll, Brendan The Mammy
Fatherless family--Ireland
O'Nan, Stewart A Prayer for the Dying
Diphtheria--Wisconsin
Paretsky, Sara Hard time
Mystery
Patterson, James Pop Goes the Weasel
Detectives
Picoult, Jodi Keeping Faith
Mother and child
Porter, Connie Rose Imani all Mine
Afro-Americans--New York--Buffalo
Reichert, Mickey Z. Spirit Fox
Sci Fi/Fantasy
Reichs, Kathleen Death du Jour
Mystery
Rice, Luanne Cloud Nine
Air pilots--Maine
Riley, Judith Merkle The Master of all Desires
Catherine de Medici, Queen
Robinson, Peter In a Dry Season
Police-England-Yorkshire-Murder
Ross, Ann B. Miss Julia Speaks her Mind
Widows
See, Carolyn The Handyman
Artists--California
Seth, Vikram An Equal Music
Musicians
Siler, Jenny Easy Money
Vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975
Smith, Martin Cruz Havana Bay
Havana, Cuba
Stephenson, Neal Cryptonomicon
WW 1939-45, Cryptography
Strout, Elizabeth Amy and Isabelle
Mothers and daughters
Trollope, Joanna Other People's Children
Modern family life
Vreeland, Susan Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Vermeer, Johannes--1632-1675
Warner, Alan The Sopranos
Sex, drugs
Williams, Niall As it is in Heaven
Women musicians
Woods, Stuart Worst Fears Realized
Detective and mystery
Yarbrough, Steve The Oxygen Man
Broken homes--Mississippi
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