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Best of 2002
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December 2002
Compiled by Stacy Alesi,
of Southwest County Regional Library, Boca Raton, Fl, 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.)
Aalborg, Gordon Cat Tracks
Abel, Kenneth Cold Steel Rain
Abel, Kenneth The Burying Field
Adams, Douglas The Salmon Of Doubt
Allende, Isabel City of the Beasts
Anderson, Joan An Unfinished Marriage
Anderson, M. T. Feed
Andrews, Donna You've Got Murder
Andrews, Mary Kay Savannah Blues
Anonymous Epic of Gilgamesh
Armstrong, Kelley Bitten
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia Midnight Predator
Auster, Paul The Book of Illusions
Baker, Kage Black Projects, White Knights
Baker, Megan Sybil Accidental Goddess
Baker, Megan Sybil Gabriel's Ghost
Ball, David China Run
Bartolomeo, Christina The Side of the Angels
Bass, Diana Butler Strength for the Journey
Bauer, Marion Dane Runt
Berg, Elizabeth True to Form
Beverley, Jo Hazard
Bird, Sarah The Yokota Officers Club
Blunt, Judy Breaking Clean
Bohjalian, Chris The Buffalo Soldier
Boswell, Robert Century's Son
Boyle, T. Coraghessan Tortilla Curtain
Bradbury, Ray From the Dust Returned
Bradshaw, Gillian Cleopatra's Heir
Brenner, Leslie Fourth Star
Brin, David Kiln People
Brooks, Geraldine Year of Wonders
Brown, Sandra The Crush
Browning, Dominique Around the House and in the Garden
Bujold, Lois McMaster Diplomatic Immunity
Burke, James Lee White Doves at Morning
Burke, Jan Nine
Butcher, Jim Summer Knight
Butler, Robert Olen Fair Warning
Carey, Jacqueline Kushiel's Chosen
Chabon, Michael Summerland
Chavarria, Daniel The Eye of Cybele
Child, Lee Without Fail
Coben, Harlan Gone for Good
Coben, Harlan Tell No One
Cohen, Paula Gramercy Park
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl: the Arctic Incident
Connelly, Michael Chasing the Dime
Connelly, Michael City of Bones
Connor, Beverly Dressed to Die
Conroy, Pat My Losing Season
Cook, Claire Must Love Dogs
Cook, Elizabeth Achilles
Cornwell, Bernard Gallows Thief
Cornwell, Bernard Vagabond
Corriveau, Art Housewrights
Craig, Charmaine The Good Men: A Novel of Heresy
Crais, Robert L.A. Requiem
Crichton, Michael Prey
Crombie, Deborah And Justice There is None
Crowley, John The Translator
Cunningham, Michael Land's End
Dai, Sijie Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
DeBernieres, Louis Corelli's Mandolin
DeMille, Nelson Up Country
Doster, Stephen Lord Baltimore
Douglass, Sara Starman
Dunmore, Helen The Siege
Dunn, Mark Ella Minnow Pea
Dyja, Thomas Meet John Trow
Ehrenreich, Barbara Nickel and Dimed: on (Not) Getting By in America
Eliot, George Middlemarch
Ellis, Virginia Renfro The Wedding Dress
Emerson, Earl Vertical Burn
Eriksen, Thomas Hylland Tyranny of the Moment : Fast and Slow Time in the Information Age
Eskridge, Kelley Solitaire
Eugenides, Jeffery Middlesex
Evanovich, Janet Hard Eight
Evaristo, Bernardine The Emperor's Babe
Everett, Pericval Erasure
Faber, Michel The Crimson Petal and the White
Farrington, Tim The Monk Downstairs
Faulks, Sebastian Birdsong
Faulks, Sebastian On Green Dolphin Street
Ferguson, Will Happiness
Fforde, Jasper The Eyre Affair
Finnamore, Suzanne The Zygote Chronicles
Foer, Jonathan Safran Everything Is Illuminated
Follett, Ken Jackdaws
Ford, Michael Curtis Gods and Legions
Fox, Michael J. Lucky Man
Freeman, Judith Red Water
Fuller, Alexandra Don't Let's Go the the Dogs Tonight
Funke, Cornelia The Thief Lord
Fusilli, Jim A Well-Known Secret
Gabriele, Lisa Tempting Faith DiNapoli
Gaiman, Neil American Gods
Gaiman, Neil Coraline
Gawande, Atul Complications: Surgeon's Notes
Gelman, Goldena Golden Tales of a Female Nomad
Giles, Gail Shattering Glass
Glass, Julia The Three Junes
Goodman, Carol Lake of Dead Languages
Goonan, Kathleen The Bones of Time
Gordon, Alan Death in the Venetian Quarter
Grafton, Sue Q Is For Quarry
Graham. Laurie The Future Homemakers of America
Grant, Tracy Daughter of the Game
Greenwood, T. Undressing the Moon
Gregory, Philippa The Other Boleyn Girl
Griffith, Nicola Stay
Grimes, Martha The Grave Maurice
Hall, James W. Hot Damn!
Hambly, Barbara Wet Grave
Hamilton, Laurell K. Caress of Twilight
Harris, Charlaine Dead Until Dark
Harris, Charlaine Living Dead in Dallas
Hayder, Mo The Treatment
Hearn, Lian Across the Nightingale Floor
Heffernan, Deborah Daw An Arrow Through the Heart
Henley, Patricia In the River Sweet
Henry, April Learning to Fly
Herbert, Brian & Anderson, Kevin J. Dune: the Butlerian Jihad
Hiaasen, Carl Basket Case
Hillenbrand, Laura Seabiscuit
Hillerman, Tony The Wailing Wind
Hitchcock, Jane Stanton Social Crimes
Hoag, Tami Dark Horse
Hobb, Robin Fool's Errand
Hoffman, Alice Blue Diary
Horn, Stephen Law of Gravity
House, Silas A Parchment of Leaves
House, Silas Clay's Quilt
Howard, Linda Dying to Please
Howells, William Dean; James, Henry et al The Whole Family
Huff, Tanya The Better Part of Valor
Hughes, Mary-Beth Wavemaker 2
Humphreys, Helen The Lost Garden
Inness-Brown, Elizabeth Burning Marguerite
Jackson, Jeremy Life at These Speeds
James, Dean Posted to Death
Jance, J.A. Partners in Crime
Jiles, Pauline Enemy Women
Johansen, Iris Body of Lies
Johansen, Iris No One to Trust
Joseph, Sheri Bear Me Safely Over
Kalpakian, Laura Educating Waverly
Kaplan, Cynthia Why I'm Like This
Karon, Jan In This Mountain
Katz, Jon A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs and Me
Kava, Alex A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex The Soul Catcher
Kerr, Philip Dark Matter
Kerrey, Bob When I was a Young Man
Kidd, Chip The Cheese Monkeys
Kidd, Sue Monk The Secret Life of Bees
Kimmel, Haven A Girl Named Zippy
Kimmel, Haven The Solace of Leaving Early
Kincaid, Nanci Verbena
King, Jonathon Blue Edge of Midnight
King, Laurie R. Folly
King, Laurie R. Justice Hall
King, Laurie R. A Darker Place
Kingsolver, Barbara Small Wonder
Koontz, Dean From the Corner of His Eye
Koul, Sudha The Tiger Ladies
Krentz, Jayne Anne Smoke in Mirrors
Kundera, Milan Ignorance
Kunzru, Hari The Impressionist
Kurland, Geoffrey My Own Medicine
Kurzweil, Allen The Grand Complication
Lanchester, John Fragrant Harbor
Lansdale, Joe R. Zeppelins West
Lawson, Mary Crow Lake
Lehane, Dennis A Drink Before the War
Lileks, James Gallery of Regrettable Food
Livesey, Margot Eva Moves the Furniture
Love, Edmund The Situation in Flushing
Lovell, Mary The Sisters: the Saga of the Mitford Family
Lupica, Mike Full Court Press
MacDonald, Ann-Marie Fall on Your Knees
MacGregor, Elizabeth Ice Child
Maitland, Barry The Chalon Heads
Makine, Andrei The Music of Life
Malloy, Brian Year of Ice
Malone, Michael The Last Noel
Mankell, Henning One Step Behind
Mansbach, Adam Shackling Water
Markoe, Merrill It's My F...ing Birthday
Marks, Laurie J. Fire Logic
Marlette, Doug The Bridge
Martel, Yann Life of Pi
Mason, Daniel The Piano Tuner
Matthiessen, Peter Birds of Heaven: Travels with Cranes
Mazur, Grace Dane Trespass
McClendon, Lise Sweet and Lowdown
McCullough, Colleen The October Horse
McDermid, Val A Place of Execution
McDermott, Alice Child of My Heart
McEwan, Ian Atonement
McEwan, Ian Enduring Love
McEwan, Ian The Comfort of Strangers
McGirr, Michael Things You Get for Free
McKean, James Quattrocento
McLaughlin, Emma Nanny Diaries
McPhee, John The Founding Fish
Merullo, Roland In Revere, In Those Days
Merwin, W. S. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (newly translated)
Mezrich, Ben Bringing Down the House
Miles, Rosalind Isolde
Mistry, Rohinton A Fine Balance
Mistry, Rohinton Family Matters
Monroe, Mary Alice The Beach House
Moody, Greg Dead Roll
Moody, Greg Derailleur
Moody, Greg Perfect Circles
Moody, Greg Two Wheels
Moore, Christopher Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Morris, J.M. The Lonely Places
Morrissey, Donna Kit's Law
Moyer, Marcia The Second Coming of Lucy Hatch
Muller, Marcia Dead Midnight
Murakami, Haruki Sputnik Sweetheart
Norman, Howard The Haunting of L
Oates, Joyce Carol Big Mouth & Ugly Girl
O'Carroll, Brendan Mammy
O'Nan, Stewart Wish You Were Here
Osborn, Karen The River Road
Otsuka, Julie When the Emperor Was Divine
Packer, Ann The Dive from Clausen's Pier
Parry, Owen Our Simple Gifts
Passaro, Vince Violence, Nudity, Adult Content
Patchett, Ann Bel Canto
Pattison, Eliot Bone Mountain
Pattison, Eliot Water Touching Stone
Pearson, Allison I Don't Know How She Does It
Perez-Reverte, Arturo The Nautical Chart
Perrottet, Tony Route 66 A.D.: on the Trail of Ancient Roman Tourists
Phillips, Scott The Walkaway
Pierce, Tamora Lady Knight
Powers, Richard Plowing the Dark
Pratchett, Terry Night Watch
Prevas, John Xenophon's March
Price, Susan Starkarm Handshake
Pronzini, Bill Step to the Graveyard Easy
Pullman, Philip His Dark Materials Trilogy
Putney, Mary Jo The Spiral Path
Quindlen, Anna Blessings
Quinn, Julia Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
Reichs, Kathy Grave Secrets
Rice, Christopher Snow Garden
Richards, Emilie Prospect Street
Riddle, Dean Out in the Garden: Growing a Beautiful Life
Ridley, John The Drift
Riordan, Rick The Devil Went Down to Austin
Robinson, Kim Stanley The Years of Rice and Salt
Robinson, Peter Aftermath
Robinson, Spider Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
Rodda, Emily The Deltora Quest series
Rollins, James Deep Fathom
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter (combined titles)
Rozan, S. J. Winter and Night
Salzman, Mark Lying Awake
Samuel, Barbara No Place Like Home
Santlofer, Jonathan The Death Artist
Saulnier, Beth The Fourth Wall
Schulze, Dallas Lovers and Other Strangers
Schwarz, Christina All is Vanity
Sebold, Alice The Lovely Bones
Shaara, Jeff The Glorious Cause
Shaw, David W. The Sea Shall Embrace Them
Shay, Kathryn Promises to Keep
Shepherd, Mike Lifetime in Another World
Sherwood, Frances The Book of Splendor
Shields, Carol Unless
Shreve, Anita Sea Glass
Sides, Hampton Ghost Soldiers
Smith, Alexander McCall No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Smith, Martin Cruz December 6
Smith, Sherri L Lucy the Giant
Spencer-Fleming, Julia In the Bleak Midwinter
Spragg, Mark The Fruit of Stone
Spragg, Mark Where Rivers Change Direction
Stabenow, Dana A Fine and Bitter Snow
Stacy, Judith Minthorn Betty Sweet Tells All
Stansbury, Nicole Places to Look for a Mother
Stanton, Doug In Harm's Way
Stirling, S.M. Peshawar Lancers
Swerling, Beverley City of Dreams
Tartt, Donna The Little Friend
Tatlock, Ann All the Way Home
Taylor, Timothy Stanley Park
Tepper, Sherri S. The Visitor
Thayer, Nancy Custody
Tickle, Phyllis The Divine Hours
Towler, Katherine Snow Island
Trevor, William The Story of Lucy Gault
Trillin, Calvin Tepper Isn't Going Out
Trollope, Joanna Girl from the South
Troop, Alan F. Dragon DelaSangre
Tsukiyama, Gail Dreaming Water
Updike, John Seek My Face
Urquhart, Jane The Stone Carvers
Ursu, Anne Spilling Clarence
VanderMeer, Jeff City of Saints and Madmen
Vicker, Salley Instances of the Number 3
Vinge, Vernor A Deepness in the Sky
Vreeland, Susan Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Walters, Minette Acid Row
Walters, Minette Fox Evil
Webb, Charles New Cardiff
Weber, David & Flint, Eric 1633
Weiner, Jennifer In Her Shoes
Weis, Margaret Dragons of a Vanished Moon
Wells, Rebecca Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
White, E. B. One Man's Meat
White, Kate If Looks Could Kill
Wilson, Susan Fortune Teller's Daughter
Wright, Richard Clara Callan
Wurts , Janny Peril's Gate
Wynn, Patricia The Spider's Touch
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