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Books set in California:


The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (1st book of series)
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (1 of 2 books in series)
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror by Christopher Moore
The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver
Evermore by Alyson Noel (1st book of series)
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (1st book in series)
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz (1st book in series)

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East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
1st to Die by James Patterson (1st book of Women's Murder Club)
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy (1st book of L.A. Quartet)
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
Velocity by Dean Koontz
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly (1st book of Harry Bosch series)
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore (1st book of A Love Story series)
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (1st book in series)
Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson
The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Seize The Night by Dean Koontz
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore
Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles by Mike Davis
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion
When the Killing's Done by T.C. Boyle
Where I Was From by Joan Didion
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (1st book of Mickey Haller series)
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
The Taking by Dean Koontz
Private by James Patterson
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman
The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
Rising Sun by Michael Crichton
Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag (1st book of Oak Knoll series)
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
Ask the Dust by John Fante
Zorro by Isabel Allende
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (also NY)
The White Album by Joan Didion
McTeague by Frank Norris
Virtual Light by William Gibson (1st book of Bridge series)
Midnight by Dean Koontz
Clandestine by James Ellroy
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck
A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester
Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner
Winter Moon by Dean Koontz
House Of Sand And Fog by Andre Dubus III
All Good Things Die in L.A. by Anhoni Patel
Confetti Covered Quicksand by Amy Asbury
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
Shopgirl by Steve Martin
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
Already Dead: A California Gothic by Denis Johnson
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
Oil! by Upton Sinclair
Alice Waters and Chez Panisse by Thomas McNamee
Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
The Barbarian Nurseries by Héctor Tobar
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey
The Watchman by Robert Crais (1st book of Joe Pike series)
To a God Unknown by John Steinbeck
Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje
The Trench by Steve Alten
Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster by Mike Davis
Assembling California by John McPhee
In the Shadow of the Cypress by Thomas Steinbeck
The Mountains of California by John Muir
If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer by O.J. Simpson
Love Finds You in Calico, California by Elizabeth Ludwig
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Torment by Lauren Kate (2nd book of Fallen series)
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers
Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (1st book of Benny Imura series)
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Virgin River by Robyn Carr (1st book of series)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist
Samson's Lovely Mortal by Tina Folsom (1st book of Scanguards Vampires series)
Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay (1st book of series)
Just Like Heaven by Marc Levy (AKA If Only It Were True)
Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery (1st book of Fool's Gold series)
Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman
Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green

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I am Legend: And Other Stories by Richard Matheson
The Renegades by T. Jefferson Parker
Racing Against Time by Marie Ferrarella (1st book of Cavanaugh Justice series)
Secrets of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd (1st book of series)
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K. Dick
Potential by Ariel Schrag
Jack Wakes Up by Seth Harwood (1st book of Jack Palms series)
Rising Shadow by Jacquelyn Wheeler (1st book of The Soterians)
Karma: A Jill Smith Mystery by Susan Dunlap (1st book of Jill Smith series)
Eight Of Swords by David Skibbins (1st Tarot Card Mystery)
Bel-Air Dead by Stuart Woods (Stone Barrington #20)
Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
Shadowland by Meg Cabot (1st book of The Mediator series)
Disenchanted by Sherry Soule
The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike by Philip K. Dick
To Kill A Warlock by H.P. Mallory
In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz (1st book in the Looking Glass Trilogy)
A Step from Heaven by An Na
Fool's Puzzle by Earlene Fowler (1st Benni Harper Mystery)
Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun by Victoria Laurie (3rd Ghost Hunter Mystery)
Fatal Shadows by Josh Lanyon (1st Adrien English Mystery)
Don't Die, Dragonfly by Linda Joy Singleton (1st book in The Seer series)
Someone Like You by Susan Mallery (1st book in Los Lobos series)
Working Stiff by Rachel Caine (1st book in Revivalist series)
Sullivan's Woman by Nora Roberts
The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner
The Rook by Steven James (2nd book in Patrick Bowers Files series)
The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan
Deep in the Valley by Robyn Carr (1st book in Grace Valley Trilogy)
Ryan's Return by Barbara Freethy
My Double Life by Janette Rallison
Aftertime by Sophie Littlefield (1st book in Aftertime series)
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta (1st book in Casa Dracula series)
The Pace by Shelena Shorts (1st book in The Pace series)
The Writing Class by Jincy Willett
The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow (1st book in Boone Daniels series)
Crush on You by Christie Ridgway (1st book in Three Kisses series)
Hollywood Scandals by Gemma Halliday (1st Hollywood Headlines Mystery)
The New Centurions by Joseph Wambaugh
A Touch of Crimson by Sylvia Day (1st book in Renegade Angels series)
Ghost a la Mode by Sue Ann Jaffarian (1st Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery)
Songs For A Teenage Nomad by Kim Culbertson
Daniel's Gift by Barbara Freethy
The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business by Robert Mondavi
Overload by Arthur Hailey
The Valley of the Moon by Jack London
I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason by Susan Kandel (1st Cece Caruso Mystery)
Hunted Past Reason by Richard Matheson

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley

Swallow the Ocean by Laura M. Flynn

Firestorm by Nevada Barr

High Country by Nevada Barr

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle

The Wonder Bread Summer: A Novel by Jessica Anya Blau

Another book to the impressive list that is set in California is this Crime Mystery.

Double Indemnity by James M. Cain

The Circle by Dave Eggers

Suspect by Robert Crais

Starters by Lissa Price
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters

She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper

“High octane action… A super charged plot that grabs interest tightly and does not let go.” — Midwest Book Review

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Khaled wrote: "“High octane action… A super charged plot that grabs interest tightly and does not let go.” — Midwest Book Review

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Good for you, Khaled!

Robin wrote: "Khaled wrote: "“High octane action… A super charged plot that grabs interest tightly and does not let go.” — Midwest Book Review

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Good for y..." Thank you, Robin!

Diane wrote: "Post any books set in California here."


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The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman by Robin Gregory

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