Best Books Set in New York City

1.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,211 ratings
2.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,730,816 ratings
3.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,155 ratings
4.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,894 ratings
5.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,582 ratings
6.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories 3.83 avg rating — 286,551 ratings
7.
Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility 4.09 avg rating — 262,554 ratings
8.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 4.16 avg rating — 217,096 ratings
9.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,866 ratings
10.
American Psycho
American Psycho 3.80 avg rating — 349,137 ratings
11.
A Little Life
A Little Life 4.29 avg rating — 858,697 ratings
12.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,471 ratings
13.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,423 ratings
14.
Just Kids
Just Kids 4.21 avg rating — 333,613 ratings
15.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,861 ratings
16.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn 3.74 avg rating — 151,281 ratings
17.
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth 3.97 avg rating — 103,527 ratings
18.
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 85,394 ratings
19.
Let the Great World Spin
Let the Great World Spin 3.96 avg rating — 108,622 ratings
20.
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 2,128,477 ratings
21.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,692 ratings
22.
New York
New York 4.19 avg rating — 43,169 ratings
22.
Come to the Edge
Come to the Edge 3.93 avg rating — 3,319 ratings
24.
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1)
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 101,044 ratings
25.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 4.17 avg rating — 1,390,579 ratings
26.
The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 66,658 ratings
27.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,719 ratings
28.
Unanimity (Spiral Worlds, #1)
Unanimity (Spiral Worlds, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 143 ratings
29.
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk 3.85 avg rating — 32,381 ratings
30.
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything 3.83 avg rating — 7,605 ratings
31.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 3.97 avg rating — 431,577 ratings
32.
The Nanny Diaries (Nanny, #1)
The Nanny Diaries (Nanny, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 387,672 ratings
33.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
The Museum of Extraordinary Things 3.77 avg rating — 56,221 ratings
34.
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
Rosemary’s Baby (Rosemary's Baby, #1)
by: Ira Levin
4.05 avg rating — 153,651 ratings
35.
Fear of Flying
Fear of Flying 3.47 avg rating — 22,979 ratings
36.
Jezebel
Jezebel 3.63 avg rating — 155 ratings
37.
The New York Trilogy
The New York Trilogy 3.86 avg rating — 84,252 ratings
38.
Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1)
Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 604,696 ratings
38.
The Gods of Gotham (Timothy Wilde, #1)
The Gods of Gotham (Timothy Wilde, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 16,517 ratings
40.
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Shopaholic, #2)
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Shopaholic, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 126,435 ratings
41.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,276 ratings
42.
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City 3.80 avg rating — 36,183 ratings
43.
Behold the Dreamers
Behold the Dreamers 3.95 avg rating — 84,449 ratings
44.
Olga Dies Dreaming
Olga Dies Dreaming 3.97 avg rating — 73,406 ratings
45.
An Anonymous Girl
An Anonymous Girl 3.80 avg rating — 178,082 ratings
46.
Sex and the City
Sex and the City 3.39 avg rating — 57,828 ratings
47.
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn 3.86 avg rating — 42,129 ratings
48.
You (You, #1)
You (You, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 281,124 ratings
49.
Time and Again (Time, #1)
Time and Again (Time, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 24,608 ratings
49.
A Fall of Marigolds
A Fall of Marigolds 4.09 avg rating — 73,056 ratings
51.
The Chaperone
The Chaperone 3.88 avg rating — 63,776 ratings
51.
The Wife Between Us
The Wife Between Us 3.83 avg rating — 433,097 ratings
53.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,388 ratings
54.
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
by: A.J. Finn
3.94 avg rating — 862,197 ratings
55.
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie 3.77 avg rating — 41,366 ratings
56.
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao
The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao 3.89 avg rating — 274,943 ratings
57.
Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade (Auntie Mame, #1)
Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade (Auntie Mame, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 16,911 ratings
58.
Grace's Pictures (Ellis Island #1)
Grace's Pictures (Ellis Island #1) 3.68 avg rating — 541 ratings
58.
Happiness Ltd.
Happiness Ltd. 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
58.
Dividers
Dividers 3.69 avg rating — 109 ratings
58.
Negative Space
Negative Space 4.23 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
58.
MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time
MY DAUGHTER NATASHA: Discovering Life’s Hard Truths One Street At A Time 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
63.
Call It Sleep
Call It Sleep 3.81 avg rating — 8,878 ratings
64.
Astor Place Vintage
Astor Place Vintage 3.69 avg rating — 3,666 ratings
65.
City of Dreams (Old New York, #1)
City of Dreams (Old New York, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 4,081 ratings
65.
At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice
At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice 4.15 avg rating — 1,294 ratings
67.
The Price of Salt
The Price of Salt 4.02 avg rating — 80,951 ratings
68.
Heroic Measures
Heroic Measures 3.69 avg rating — 2,088 ratings
69.
Forever
Forever 3.96 avg rating — 13,643 ratings
70.
Torture to Her Soul (Monster in His Eyes, #2)
Torture to Her Soul (Monster in His Eyes, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 22,028 ratings
71.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,064 ratings
71.
The Sun Is Also a Star
The Sun Is Also a Star 3.95 avg rating — 353,148 ratings
73.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
74.
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44,756 ratings
75.
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour 3.08 avg rating — 15,490 ratings
76.
The Whiskey Rebels
The Whiskey Rebels 3.90 avg rating — 7,826 ratings
77.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,787 ratings
77.
The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1)
The Devil Wears Prada (The Devil Wears Prada, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 923,888 ratings
79.
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,604 ratings
80.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness 4.09 avg rating — 233,252 ratings
81.
This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise 3.64 avg rating — 78,636 ratings
82.
Fingerless Gloves
Fingerless Gloves 3.72 avg rating — 47 ratings
82.
Mad Dog House
Mad Dog House 3.72 avg rating — 203 ratings
82.
Split Thirty
Split Thirty 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
82.
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You 3.70 avg rating — 32,195 ratings
82.
& Sons
& Sons 3.35 avg rating — 5,975 ratings
82.
The Virgin Cure
The Virgin Cure
by: Ami McKay
3.79 avg rating — 16,000 ratings
82.
Near The Hope
Near The Hope 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings
82.
The Brooklyn Follies
The Brooklyn Follies 3.88 avg rating — 31,590 ratings
82.
Détour par First Avenue
Détour par First Avenue 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
82.
The Next
The Next 3.23 avg rating — 866 ratings
82.
#Nikki Come Home
#Nikki Come Home 4.03 avg rating — 31 ratings
82.
Unseen City
Unseen City 3.90 avg rating — 342 ratings
82.
Wild Pets
Wild Pets 3.24 avg rating — 227 ratings
82.
Magic Dark, Magic Divine (Warrior of the Divine Sword, #1)
Magic Dark, Magic Divine (Warrior of the Divine Sword, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 216 ratings
82.
Messenger
Messenger 4.16 avg rating — 43 ratings
82.
Blood at the Root
Blood at the Root 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings
98.
Ivan and Misha: A Novel in Stories
Ivan and Misha: A Novel in Stories 3.99 avg rating — 77 ratings
98.
Everybody Rise
Everybody Rise 2.94 avg rating — 6,421 ratings
98.
Lush Life
Lush Life 3.73 avg rating — 14,847 ratings
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