SA Cosby's Suggested Reads

1.
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress 3.87 avg rating — 29,362 ratings
2.
'Salem's Lot
'Salem's Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,784 ratings
3.
The Devil All the Time
The Devil All the Time 4.14 avg rating — 39,431 ratings
4.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 159,041 ratings
5.
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1)
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 363,028 ratings
6.
A Drink Before the War
A Drink Before the War 3.93 avg rating — 45,265 ratings
7.
Darkness, Take My Hand: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Series, 2)
Darkness, Take My Hand: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Series, 2) 4.17 avg rating — 32,258 ratings
8.
Sacred: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Series, 3)
Sacred: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Series, 3) 3.96 avg rating — 23,376 ratings
9.
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4)
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 41,508 ratings
10.
Prayers for Rain: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Series, 5)
Prayers for Rain: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Series, 5) 4.09 avg rating — 23,475 ratings
11.
Moonlight Mile: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Series, 6)
Moonlight Mile: A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Series, 6) 3.75 avg rating — 24,817 ratings
12.
Small Mercies
Small Mercies 4.28 avg rating — 68,352 ratings
13.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,502 ratings
14.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,504 ratings
15.
Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows 3.71 avg rating — 11,285 ratings
16.
The Last King of California
The Last King of California 3.95 avg rating — 1,406 ratings
17.
A Lesson in Violence
A Lesson in Violence 4.03 avg rating — 8,588 ratings
18.
American Death Songs
American Death Songs 4.35 avg rating — 109 ratings
19.
Love and Other Wounds
Love and Other Wounds 4.08 avg rating — 798 ratings
20.
The Hunter (Parker, #1)
The Hunter (Parker, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 13,931 ratings
21.
Three-Fifths
Three-Fifths 3.99 avg rating — 1,233 ratings
22.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,476 ratings
23.
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions 4.01 avg rating — 73,253 ratings
24.
The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery #0.5, 1.5, 5.5)
The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery #0.5, 1.5, 5.5) 3.92 avg rating — 285 ratings
25.
They All Fall Down: A Thriller
They All Fall Down: A Thriller 2.90 avg rating — 5,943 ratings
26.
Broken Places (Cass Raines, #1)
Broken Places (Cass Raines, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 3,311 ratings
27.
Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day #1)
Hollywood Homicide (Detective by Day #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,828 ratings
28.
What We Reckon
What We Reckon 3.64 avg rating — 132 ratings
29.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,170 ratings
30.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,880 ratings
31.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) 4.52 avg rating — 1,051,375 ratings
32.
Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale
Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale 4.26 avg rating — 200 ratings
33.
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1)
A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 7,429 ratings
34.
The Real Cool Killers (Harlem Cycle, #2)
The Real Cool Killers (Harlem Cycle, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 2,546 ratings
35.
The Crazy Kill (Harlem Cycle, #3)
The Crazy Kill (Harlem Cycle, #3) 3.83 avg rating — 779 ratings
36.
The Big Gold Dream (Harlem Cycle, #4)
The Big Gold Dream (Harlem Cycle, #4) 3.70 avg rating — 472 ratings
37.
All Shot Up (Harlem Cycle, #5)
All Shot Up (Harlem Cycle, #5) 3.86 avg rating — 771 ratings
38.
The Heat's On (Harlem Cycle, #6)
The Heat's On (Harlem Cycle, #6) 3.88 avg rating — 775 ratings
39.
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7) 3.81 avg rating — 2,453 ratings
40.
Blind Man with a Pistol (Harlem Cycle, #8)
Blind Man with a Pistol (Harlem Cycle, #8) 3.58 avg rating — 1,017 ratings
41.
Plan B (Harlem Cycle, #9)
Plan B (Harlem Cycle, #9) 3.83 avg rating — 182 ratings
42.
The Collected Stories of Chester Himes
The Collected Stories of Chester Himes 4.25 avg rating — 189 ratings
43.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,270 ratings
44.
A Little Life
A Little Life 4.29 avg rating — 859,388 ratings
45.
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop 3.79 avg rating — 23,383 ratings
46.
Don't Know Tough
Don't Know Tough 3.66 avg rating — 3,639 ratings
47.
Little Secrets
Little Secrets 4.21 avg rating — 189,310 ratings
48.
The Devil Takes You Home
The Devil Takes You Home 3.67 avg rating — 12,392 ratings
49.
Ghost Story
Ghost Story 3.92 avg rating — 81,724 ratings
50.
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me 3.85 avg rating — 24,519 ratings
51.
The Getaway
The Getaway 3.71 avg rating — 4,658 ratings
52.
Carrie
Carrie 3.99 avg rating — 813,863 ratings
53.
Look for Me and I'll Be Gone: Stories
Look for Me and I'll Be Gone: Stories 3.61 avg rating — 143 ratings
54.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,159 ratings
55.
A Rose for Emily and Other Stories
A Rose for Emily and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 26,126 ratings
56.
The Dead Are Gods: A Memoir
The Dead Are Gods: A Memoir 4.17 avg rating — 272 ratings
57.
Things We Do in the Dark
Things We Do in the Dark 3.94 avg rating — 125,739 ratings
58.
Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew 3.97 avg rating — 134,458 ratings
59.
The Turnout
The Turnout 3.11 avg rating — 22,370 ratings
60.
Exquisite Corpse
Exquisite Corpse 3.79 avg rating — 24,135 ratings
61.
Real Bad Things
Real Bad Things 3.55 avg rating — 8,559 ratings
62.
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting 4.27 avg rating — 17,108 ratings
63.
The (Other) You
The (Other) You 3.44 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
64.
Southern Fiction
Southern Fiction 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
65.
After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet 3.90 avg rating — 4,660 ratings
66.
Ozark Dogs
Ozark Dogs 3.70 avg rating — 3,043 ratings
67.
The Night in Question
The Night in Question 4.16 avg rating — 5,919 ratings
68.
A Good Man is Hard to Find: Adam, Where Are You? A Guide to Biblical Manhood in the 21st Century
A Good Man is Hard to Find: Adam, Where Are You? A Guide to Biblical Manhood in the 21st Century 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
69.
Shoot the Moonlight Out
Shoot the Moonlight Out 4.01 avg rating — 615 ratings
70.
Stolen: Nightshade / Night Smoke (Night Tales #3-4)
Stolen: Nightshade / Night Smoke (Night Tales #3-4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,275 ratings
71.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,510 ratings
72.
Gangsterland (Gangsterland #1)
Gangsterland (Gangsterland #1) 3.89 avg rating — 2,016 ratings
73.
Gangster Nation: A Novel
Gangster Nation: A Novel 4.12 avg rating — 824 ratings
74.
The Low Desert
The Low Desert 4.11 avg rating — 621 ratings
75.
Gangsters Don't Die (Gangsterland #4)
Gangsters Don't Die (Gangsterland #4) 4.32 avg rating — 444 ratings
76.
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Nightmares and Dreamscapes 3.95 avg rating — 86,674 ratings
77.
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart 4.08 avg rating — 65,200 ratings
78.
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying 3.98 avg rating — 63,062 ratings
79.
Born to Run
Born to Run 4.19 avg rating — 53,088 ratings
80.
Fall Down Seven Times Get Up Eight
Fall Down Seven Times Get Up Eight 4.17 avg rating — 3,098 ratings
81.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,252 ratings
82.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,993 ratings
83.
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 578,215 ratings
84.
Secret Identity (Secret Identity #1)
Secret Identity (Secret Identity #1) 3.63 avg rating — 2,394 ratings
85.
Afterparties: Stories
Afterparties: Stories 3.93 avg rating — 14,486 ratings
86.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,290 ratings
87.
The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart
The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart 3.91 avg rating — 1,670 ratings
88.
Something Bad Wrong
Something Bad Wrong 3.90 avg rating — 4,182 ratings
89.
Like a Sister
Like a Sister 3.25 avg rating — 13,866 ratings
90.
New Yorked (Ash McKenna, #1)
New Yorked (Ash McKenna, #1)
by: Rob Hart
3.62 avg rating — 535 ratings
91.
Crossroads
Crossroads 4.06 avg rating — 64,681 ratings
92.
Koko
Koko 3.60 avg rating — 10,050 ratings
93.
Cottonmouths
Cottonmouths 3.75 avg rating — 812 ratings
94.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,200 ratings
95.
November Road
November Road 3.87 avg rating — 13,806 ratings
96.
The Cannibal Owl
The Cannibal Owl 4.09 avg rating — 131 ratings
97.
Daredevil: Born Again
Daredevil: Born Again 4.35 avg rating — 20,055 ratings
98.
King Lear
King Lear 3.91 avg rating — 232,715 ratings
99.
Henry V
Henry V 3.85 avg rating — 52,298 ratings
100.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating — 40,393 ratings