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Books set in New Jersey:


One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (1st book in series set in NJ)
Monster by A. Lee Martinez
Tithe by Holly Black (1st book in series)
Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips (1st book in series)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman (1st book in series)
The Sportswriter by Richard Ford (1st book in series)
American Pastoral by Philip Roth
Stay Close by Harlan Coben
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
White Cat by Holly Black (1st book in series)
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma
The Woods by Harlan Coben
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty (1st book in series)
Caught by Harlan Coben
Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt (1st book in series)
Gone For Good by Harlan Coben
Nemesis by Philip Roth
Heart of a Killer by David Rosenfelt
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
The Pine Barrens by John McPhee
Faces of the Gone by Brad Parks (1st book in series)
Garden State by Rick Moody
So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother by Micol Ostow
The Lost Legends of New Jersey by Frederick Reiken
Fear and Yoga in New Jersey by Debra Galant
I Shudder and Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey by Paul Rudnick
Last Exit In New Jersey by C.E. Grundler
Table 21 by T. Rafael Cimino
Blind Faith by Joe McGinniss Jr.
Everyman by Philip Roth
Terrorist by John Updike
Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories by Philip Roth
Election by Tom Perrotta
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City
Some Like It Hot-Buttered by Jeffrey Cohen (1st book in series)
The Innocent by Harlan Coben
Confession Is Murder by Peg Cochran
I Survived The Shark Attacks Of 19169567763] by Lauren Tarshis
Boardwalk Bust by Franklin W. Dixon
Boardwalk of Dreams by Bryant Simon
Dead Man's Float by Beth Sherman (1st book in series)

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Murder Down the Shore by Beth Sherman

Quite a good cozy mystery. I didn't see the ending at all.

by Matthew Quick. Debut novel and unusual comedic take on recovery from depression, obsessive behaviour and therapy. Sounds a tough read but it's a really light page turner and if your partner's moods are governed by his team's results on the weekend, then definitely worth a read.

by Cynthia Lamb

This is a novel about the legendary Leed's Point Devil aka The Jersey Devil of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The author - Cynthia Lamb, is a descendent of the Leeds Family from whom the 17th Century legend originated. A must read for anyone with an interest in local Pine Barrens folklore.

by Richard G. Fernicola

by Michael Capuzzo

Two excellent books on the 1916 fatal shark attacks along the New Jersey Coast, both books are excellent. Shark attacks are quite rare in New Jersey waters, especially fatal attacks. In fact, there has only been one other fatal attack since the four in 1916, and that was in 1926, when a young boy was killed in the same county as the 1916 attacks.

More books set in New Jersey:


150 Pounds: A Novel of Waists and Measures by Kate Rockland
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
In the Beauty of the Lilies by John Updike
Joe Café by J.D. Mader
The Sari Shop Widow by Shobhan Bantwal
All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark
This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green by Joshua Braff
Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi
Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth