Best Fiction Books featuring Libraries, Archives and Museums

1.
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
2.
People of the Book
People of the Book 4.04 avg rating — 153,717 ratings
3.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 214,013 ratings
4.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,370 ratings
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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 3.87 avg rating — 62,005 ratings
6.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,842,980 ratings
7.
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,713 ratings
8.
Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)
Lirael (Abhorsen, #2)
by: Garth Nix
4.29 avg rating — 122,787 ratings
9.
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 60,489 ratings
10.
Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2)
Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 55,639 ratings
11.
The Bookshop on the Corner (Kirrinfief #1)
The Bookshop on the Corner (Kirrinfief #1) 3.84 avg rating — 98,642 ratings
12.
The Borrower
The Borrower 3.54 avg rating — 16,106 ratings
13.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,245 ratings
14.
My Name Is Rachel
My Name Is Rachel 3.92 avg rating — 50 ratings
15.
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 616,808 ratings
15.
Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's Mystery, #1)
Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's Mystery, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 12,361 ratings
15.
The Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians
The Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians 4.15 avg rating — 2,465 ratings
18.
Goin' Someplace Special
Goin' Someplace Special 4.36 avg rating — 2,443 ratings
18.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 696,646 ratings
20.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch 3.96 avg rating — 1,010,423 ratings
21.
The Archivist
The Archivist 3.43 avg rating — 2,523 ratings
22.
It
It 4.24 avg rating — 1,227,318 ratings
22.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,677,112 ratings
24.
The Uncommon Reader
The Uncommon Reader 3.73 avg rating — 58,249 ratings
24.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 4,069,114 ratings
26.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 3,690,711 ratings
27.
Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1 (Library Wars: Love & War, #1)
Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1 (Library Wars: Love & War, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 7,485 ratings
28.
Awake
Awake 3.37 avg rating — 27 ratings
28.
Sorcery of Thorns (Sorcery of Thorns, #1)
Sorcery of Thorns (Sorcery of Thorns, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 155,677 ratings
30.
The Book of Illumination (Ghost Files, #1)
The Book of Illumination (Ghost Files, #1) 3.37 avg rating — 223 ratings
31.
Miss Zukas and the Library Murders (Miss Zukas, #1)
Miss Zukas and the Library Murders (Miss Zukas, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,596 ratings
32.
The Camel Bookmobile
The Camel Bookmobile 3.38 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
32.
Impossible Views of the World
Impossible Views of the World
by: Lucy Ives
2.65 avg rating — 948 ratings
34.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,195 ratings
35.
That Book Woman
That Book Woman 4.24 avg rating — 2,524 ratings
35.
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession 3.44 avg rating — 13,713 ratings
35.
All the Names
All the Names 3.91 avg rating — 23,509 ratings
38.
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 34,727 ratings
39.
The Book of Speculation
The Book of Speculation 3.61 avg rating — 38,580 ratings
40.
The Strange Library
The Strange Library 3.55 avg rating — 67,708 ratings
41.
The Deserted Library Mystery (The Boxcar Children, #21)
The Deserted Library Mystery (The Boxcar Children, #21) 3.89 avg rating — 1,776 ratings
42.
The Case of the Missing Books (Mobile Library Mystery, #1)
The Case of the Missing Books (Mobile Library Mystery, #1) 3.01 avg rating — 3,787 ratings
43.
The Scream Museum (P.C. Hawke Mysteries, #1)
The Scream Museum (P.C. Hawke Mysteries, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 130 ratings
44.
Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1)
Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 36,832 ratings
45.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,119 ratings
46.
Fundraising the Dead (Museum, #1)
Fundraising the Dead (Museum, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 3,010 ratings
47.
The Museum at Purgatory
The Museum at Purgatory 4.05 avg rating — 1,308 ratings
48.
The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth
The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth 4.13 avg rating — 1,623 ratings
48.
The Translation of Dr Apelles: A Love Story
The Translation of Dr Apelles: A Love Story 3.66 avg rating — 396 ratings
48.
Codex Born (Magic Ex Libris, #2)
Codex Born (Magic Ex Libris, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 5,787 ratings
48.
DarkFever / BloodFever / Faefever / Dreamfever / Shadowfever (Fever #1-5)
DarkFever / BloodFever / Faefever / Dreamfever / Shadowfever (Fever #1-5) 4.63 avg rating — 6,891 ratings
48.
Dark Museum
Dark Museum 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
48.
Cats of the Louvre (Musée du Louvre #14 & 15)
Cats of the Louvre (Musée du Louvre #14 & 15) 3.89 avg rating — 2,264 ratings
48.
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 3.96 avg rating — 17,590 ratings
48.
The Poe Estate (The Grimm Legacy, #3)
The Poe Estate (The Grimm Legacy, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
48.
The Archivist: A Thriller
The Archivist: A Thriller 3.09 avg rating — 321 ratings
48.
The Midnight Library
The Midnight Library
by: Matt Haig
3.98 avg rating — 2,276,598 ratings
48.
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
The Lions of Fifth Avenue 3.90 avg rating — 77,864 ratings
59.
Alphabet of Thorn
Alphabet of Thorn 4.09 avg rating — 6,141 ratings
59.
The Librarian
The Librarian 3.41 avg rating — 500 ratings
59.
Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris, #1)
Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 13,008 ratings
59.
The Night Bookmobile
The Night Bookmobile 3.49 avg rating — 6,551 ratings
59.
The Curioseum: Collected Stories of the Odd and Marvellous
The Curioseum: Collected Stories of the Odd and Marvellous 3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings
59.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,564 ratings
59.
The Wells Bequest (The Grimm Legacy, #2)
The Wells Bequest (The Grimm Legacy, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 3,266 ratings
59.
The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1)
The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 63,946 ratings
67.
So Far Away
So Far Away 3.63 avg rating — 1,735 ratings
67.
Cybele's Secret (Wildwood, #2)
Cybele's Secret (Wildwood, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 13,385 ratings
67.
By Its Cover (Commissario Brunetti, #23)
By Its Cover (Commissario Brunetti, #23) 3.85 avg rating — 9,633 ratings
67.
Rainbows End: A Novel With One Foot In The Future
Rainbows End: A Novel With One Foot In The Future 3.77 avg rating — 18,764 ratings
71.
Miss Smith and the Haunted Library
Miss Smith and the Haunted Library 3.78 avg rating — 504 ratings
71.
The Creator's Map
The Creator's Map 2.94 avg rating — 371 ratings
71.
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)
Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8) 4.01 avg rating — 57,908 ratings
74.
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Garden of Evening Mists 4.15 avg rating — 28,992 ratings
74.
The Ice Queen
The Ice Queen 3.58 avg rating — 21,508 ratings
74.
Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks
Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks 3.76 avg rating — 11,056 ratings
74.
Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #3)
Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 161,155 ratings
78.
Mr. Dixon Disappears (Mobile Library Mystery, #2)
Mr. Dixon Disappears (Mobile Library Mystery, #2) 3.23 avg rating — 1,062 ratings
78.
The Moffat Museum (The Moffats, #4)
The Moffat Museum (The Moffats, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 883 ratings
78.
Beatrice Doesn't Want To
Beatrice Doesn't Want To 3.89 avg rating — 843 ratings
78.
Watermark: The truth beneath the surface
Watermark: The truth beneath the surface 3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings
78.
Unhinged: Joy for Darkness
Unhinged: Joy for Darkness 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings
78.
The Reading List
The Reading List 4.07 avg rating — 123,827 ratings
78.
Relic (Pendergast, #1)
Relic (Pendergast, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 113,837 ratings
78.
Funny Story
Funny Story 4.20 avg rating — 1,118,607 ratings
86.
The Book Stops Here (Mobile Library Mystery, #3)
The Book Stops Here (Mobile Library Mystery, #3) 3.39 avg rating — 710 ratings
86.
Rattle His Bones (Daisy Dalrymple, #8)
Rattle His Bones (Daisy Dalrymple, #8) 3.69 avg rating — 3,440 ratings
86.
Meet Me at the Museum
Meet Me at the Museum 3.92 avg rating — 15,004 ratings
86.
The Next Best Fling (Librarians in Love, #1)
The Next Best Fling (Librarians in Love, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 10,335 ratings
90.
The Bad Book Affair (Mobile Library Mystery, #4)
The Bad Book Affair (Mobile Library Mystery, #4) 3.38 avg rating — 711 ratings
90.
Mary Anne and the Library Mystery (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #13)
Mary Anne and the Library Mystery (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #13) 3.85 avg rating — 511 ratings
90.
The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)
The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 12,411 ratings
90.
The Library at the Edge of the World
The Library at the Edge of the World 3.50 avg rating — 10,126 ratings
90.
The Spellshop
The Spellshop 4.04 avg rating — 99,324 ratings
95.
The Darkling Bride
The Darkling Bride 3.90 avg rating — 4,751 ratings
96.
Rex Libris #1
Rex Libris #1 3.08 avg rating — 124 ratings
97.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,040 ratings
97.
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #3)
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #3) 4.48 avg rating — 27,163 ratings
99.
The Paris Librarian (Hugo Marston #6)
The Paris Librarian (Hugo Marston #6) 3.74 avg rating — 3,138 ratings
100.
The Inner Circle (Culper Ring, #1)
The Inner Circle (Culper Ring, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 26,172 ratings
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