Books set in the Tropical Regions of the World

1.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,820 ratings
2.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating β€” 103,285 ratings
3.
Fruit of the Drunken Tree
Fruit of the Drunken Tree 3.95 avg rating β€” 19,350 ratings
4.
Euphoria
Euphoria
by: Lily King
3.86 avg rating β€” 97,946 ratings
5.
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 32,496 ratings
6.
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon 3.90 avg rating β€” 106,831 ratings
7.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 403,104 ratings
8.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating β€” 176,477 ratings
9.
A House for Mr Biswas
A House for Mr Biswas 3.81 avg rating β€” 21,972 ratings
10.
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Garden of Evening Mists 4.15 avg rating β€” 29,003 ratings
11.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating β€” 77,529 ratings
12.
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Girl with the Louding Voice 4.42 avg rating β€” 167,346 ratings
13.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating β€” 386,314 ratings
14.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating β€” 60,769 ratings
15.
The Night Tiger
The Night Tiger 3.86 avg rating β€” 65,367 ratings
16.
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Sharks in the Time of Saviors 3.83 avg rating β€” 20,868 ratings
17.
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, #1)
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 87,072 ratings
18.
Black Water Sister
Black Water Sister
by: Zen Cho
3.84 avg rating β€” 10,845 ratings
19.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating β€” 80,875 ratings
20.
Tropic of Violence
Tropic of Violence 4.01 avg rating β€” 1,566 ratings
21.
Small Country
Small Country 4.25 avg rating β€” 26,679 ratings
22.
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 536,434 ratings
22.
Leaves of the Banyan Tree
Leaves of the Banyan Tree 3.97 avg rating β€” 267 ratings
24.
State of Wonder
State of Wonder 3.90 avg rating β€” 197,566 ratings
25.
A Girl Is a Body of Water
A Girl Is a Body of Water 4.15 avg rating β€” 8,335 ratings
26.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,070,120 ratings
27.
Into the Jungle
Into the Jungle 3.72 avg rating β€” 4,110 ratings
28.
The Ghost Bride
The Ghost Bride 3.81 avg rating β€” 36,620 ratings
28.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating β€” 317,173 ratings
30.
A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul (Inspector Singh Investigates #2)
A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul (Inspector Singh Investigates #2) 3.85 avg rating β€” 1,728 ratings
31.
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1)
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 15,046 ratings
32.
Purple Hibiscus
Purple Hibiscus 4.18 avg rating β€” 137,141 ratings
33.
The Lost City of the Monkey God
The Lost City of the Monkey God 3.93 avg rating β€” 61,222 ratings
34.
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey 4.21 avg rating β€” 74,678 ratings
35.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating β€” 68,169 ratings
36.
A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1)
A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Inspector Singh Investigates #1) 3.63 avg rating β€” 3,677 ratings
37.
A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Brief History of Seven Killings 3.89 avg rating β€” 37,304 ratings
38.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating β€” 200,098 ratings
39.
Claire of the Sea Light
Claire of the Sea Light 3.67 avg rating β€” 11,189 ratings
40.
The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat 4.34 avg rating β€” 40,759 ratings
41.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating β€” 387,487 ratings
42.
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 138,229 ratings
43.
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Breath, Eyes, Memory 3.90 avg rating β€” 30,928 ratings
43.
The Mermaid of Black Conch
The Mermaid of Black Conch 3.87 avg rating β€” 19,129 ratings
45.
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,508 ratings
45.
Do Not Become Alarmed: A Novel
Do Not Become Alarmed: A Novel 3.44 avg rating β€” 19,346 ratings
47.
Saving Fish from Drowning
Saving Fish from Drowning
by: Amy Tan
3.47 avg rating β€” 32,828 ratings
47.
Trouble in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries #1)
Trouble in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries #1) 3.69 avg rating β€” 2,415 ratings
49.
Island Beneath the Sea
Island Beneath the Sea 4.11 avg rating β€” 45,452 ratings
49.
The Cuban Affair
The Cuban Affair 3.79 avg rating β€” 35,935 ratings
51.
In the Shadow of the Banyan
In the Shadow of the Banyan 4.07 avg rating β€” 21,739 ratings
52.
Anil's Ghost
Anil's Ghost 3.58 avg rating β€” 18,629 ratings
53.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating β€” 337,491 ratings
54.
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts #1) 4.03 avg rating β€” 37,836 ratings
55.
The Gift of Rain
The Gift of Rain 4.28 avg rating β€” 17,828 ratings
56.
When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2)
When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 45,282 ratings
57.
Children of the Street (Darko Dawson #2)
Children of the Street (Darko Dawson #2) 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,074 ratings
58.
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana 3.94 avg rating β€” 39,691 ratings
58.
Island Affair (Keys to Love, #1)
Island Affair (Keys to Love, #1) 3.47 avg rating β€” 8,576 ratings
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Gods of Jade and Shadow
Gods of Jade and Shadow 3.88 avg rating β€” 74,730 ratings
61.
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (Mrs. Pollifax, #5)
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (Mrs. Pollifax, #5) 4.18 avg rating β€” 8,113 ratings
62.
The Last Train to Key West
The Last Train to Key West 4.10 avg rating β€” 39,889 ratings
63.
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9)
A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) 3.85 avg rating β€” 50,047 ratings
63.
Murder in Old Bombay (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #1)
Murder in Old Bombay (Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries, #1)
by: Nev March
3.75 avg rating β€” 6,443 ratings
65.
Mycroft Holmes (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock, #1)
Mycroft Holmes (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 9,670 ratings
65.
Next Year in Havana
Next Year in Havana 3.93 avg rating β€” 144,895 ratings
67.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera 3.94 avg rating β€” 535,618 ratings
68.
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time 4.17 avg rating β€” 9,808 ratings
69.
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House 3.68 avg rating β€” 16,158 ratings
70.
Island Queen
Island Queen 3.92 avg rating β€” 4,382 ratings
71.
The Deep
The Deep 3.77 avg rating β€” 38,708 ratings
72.
The Glass Palace
The Glass Palace really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 27,580 ratings
73.
The Memory of Love
The Memory of Love 3.93 avg rating β€” 5,143 ratings
74.
A Meditation on Murder (Death in Paradise, #1)
A Meditation on Murder (Death in Paradise, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 5,721 ratings
75.
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands 4.03 avg rating β€” 9,153 ratings
76.
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 3.88 avg rating β€” 21,503 ratings
77.
Family Matters
Family Matters 4.03 avg rating β€” 24,364 ratings
78.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating β€” 156,862 ratings
79.
GalΓ‘pagos
GalΓ‘pagos 3.87 avg rating β€” 86,771 ratings
80.
Spirits Abroad
Spirits Abroad
by: Zen Cho
4.17 avg rating β€” 1,965 ratings
80.
Back to the Congo
Back to the Congo 3.74 avg rating β€” 296 ratings
80.
Breadfruit: A Novel
Breadfruit: A Novel 3.67 avg rating β€” 787 ratings
80.
Murder on Mustique
Murder on Mustique 3.50 avg rating β€” 1,986 ratings
80.
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon 4.15 avg rating β€” 9,317 ratings
80.
The Orchid House
The Orchid House 3.32 avg rating β€” 133 ratings
80.
Through Gates of Splendor
Through Gates of Splendor 4.37 avg rating β€” 31,511 ratings
80.
The Castaways
The Castaways 3.96 avg rating β€” 22,875 ratings
80.
Something in the Water
Something in the Water 3.55 avg rating β€” 223,422 ratings
80.
Aloha Rose (Quilts of Love, #12)
Aloha Rose (Quilts of Love, #12) 3.93 avg rating β€” 196 ratings
90.
A Lot of Croc : An Urban Bush Legend
A Lot of Croc : An Urban Bush Legend 3.46 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
90.
Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees: A Travelogue of Vietnam
Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees: A Travelogue of Vietnam 3.87 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
90.
Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2) 4.13 avg rating β€” 19,257 ratings
90.
The Farming of Bones
The Farming of Bones 4.07 avg rating β€” 9,774 ratings
90.
Pynter Bender
Pynter Bender 3.73 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
90.
This Earth of Mankind (Buru #1)
This Earth of Mankind (Buru #1) 4.43 avg rating β€” 21,804 ratings
90.
Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign
Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign 3.87 avg rating β€” 3,811 ratings
90.
We Were the Lucky Ones
We Were the Lucky Ones 4.42 avg rating β€” 189,210 ratings
90.
Ready to Burst
Ready to Burst 4.25 avg rating β€” 79 ratings
90.
Healing Tides (Pennies from Heaven, #1)
Healing Tides (Pennies from Heaven, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 67 ratings
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American Spy
American Spy 3.49 avg rating β€” 30,290 ratings
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