Boston-Based Fiction at the Boston Athenaeum

1.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,368 ratings
2.
Make Way for Ducklings
Make Way for Ducklings 4.25 avg rating — 90,421 ratings
3.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,515 ratings
4.
The Namesake
The Namesake 4.02 avg rating — 280,162 ratings
5.
Love Story (Love Story, #1)
Love Story (Love Story, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 63,446 ratings
6.
The Pursuit of Alice Thrift
The Pursuit of Alice Thrift 3.47 avg rating — 2,601 ratings
7.
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1)
The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 15,981 ratings
7.
The Druid of Boston Common
The Druid of Boston Common 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
9.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,073 ratings
10.
The Bone Garden
The Bone Garden 4.07 avg rating — 33,162 ratings
11.
The Bostonians
The Bostonians 3.58 avg rating — 7,843 ratings
11.
It Happened in Boston? (20th Century Rediscoveries)
It Happened in Boston? (20th Century Rediscoveries) 4.14 avg rating — 576 ratings
13.
The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1)
The Dante Club (The Dante Club, #1) 3.42 avg rating — 42,428 ratings
14.
Boston Noir
Boston Noir 3.41 avg rating — 1,974 ratings
15.
Boston Noir 2: The Classics (Akashic Noir)
Boston Noir 2: The Classics (Akashic Noir) 3.37 avg rating — 273 ratings
16.
Mystic River
Mystic River 4.17 avg rating — 159,019 ratings
17.
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4)
Gone, Baby, Gone (Kenzie & Gennaro, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 41,503 ratings
18.
Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2)
Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 32,255 ratings
19.
The Given Day (Coughlin #1)
The Given Day (Coughlin #1) 4.07 avg rating — 28,126 ratings
20.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle 4.05 avg rating — 10,371 ratings
21.
Cogan's Trade
Cogan's Trade 3.64 avg rating — 2,316 ratings
22.
Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest 4.25 avg rating — 98,669 ratings
23.
An Imperative Duty
An Imperative Duty 2.82 avg rating — 72 ratings
24.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,452 ratings
25.
The Late George Apley
The Late George Apley 3.67 avg rating — 2,369 ratings
26.
Little Children
Little Children 3.64 avg rating — 32,807 ratings
27.
Live by Night (Coughlin, #2)
Live by Night (Coughlin, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 26,125 ratings
28.
A Modern Instance
A Modern Instance 3.61 avg rating — 423 ratings
29.
The Holder of the World
The Holder of the World 3.51 avg rating — 681 ratings
30.
On Beauty
On Beauty 3.78 avg rating — 89,029 ratings
31.
Pastime (Spenser, #18)
Pastime (Spenser, #18) 4.03 avg rating — 6,376 ratings
32.
Predator (Kay Scarpetta, #14)
Predator (Kay Scarpetta, #14) 3.73 avg rating — 34,990 ratings
33.
The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham 3.43 avg rating — 4,279 ratings
34.
Run
Run 3.67 avg rating — 54,867 ratings
35.
Small Vices (Spenser, #24)
Small Vices (Spenser, #24) 4.10 avg rating — 6,775 ratings
36.
True North
True North 3.86 avg rating — 301 ratings
37.
Back Bay (Peter Fallon, #1)
Back Bay (Peter Fallon, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 2,379 ratings
38.
Caucasia
Caucasia 4.08 avg rating — 10,081 ratings
39.
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase 3.54 avg rating — 930 ratings
40.
Naughty Astronautess: Glamour Galore
Naughty Astronautess: Glamour Galore 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
41.
Fear in Fenway (Duffy House Mystery, #4)
Fear in Fenway (Duffy House Mystery, #4) 3.32 avg rating — 41 ratings
42.
A Cinderella Affidavit
A Cinderella Affidavit 3.16 avg rating — 73 ratings
43.
Love You More (Tessa Leoni, #1; Detective D.D. Warren, #5)
Love You More (Tessa Leoni, #1; Detective D.D. Warren, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 55,945 ratings