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I have a trip to Boston planned and would like to read a novel set in Boston. Does any one have any recommendations? |
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The Carlotta Carlyle mystery series by Linda Barnes is set in Boston. |
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Robert Parker books are set in Boston. |
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The Delehane series (Kensey-Gennaro) is set in Boston (but, as someone from Boston told me, it's the seamier side of Boston. |
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Sorry--my fingers got ahead of my brain. That was the Dennis Lehane series! |
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The Wendi Lee series with Angela Matelli
all on my bookshelf BTW |
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The Dante Club which is on my Bookshelf... |
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Check out Dennis Lehane. He wrote Mystic River. |
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Here are a few mystery books http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/LocationCats/USA/Massachusetts.html |
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I second the Dennis Lehane recommendations. I've read Mystic River and Gone, Baby, Gone from him and both were good, the former was particularly excellent. |
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Another vote for the Robert Parker books - Spenser series (what the show Spenser for Hire was based on) If you're into something a little more supernatural/fantasy, Marc Del Franco's unshapely things looked interesting.
Actually, I found a list of works of fiction on Wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_in_fiction#Literature
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Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn. Not a very romantic view of Boston, but includes a bit of history as he flashes back on his father growing up. |
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John Adams by David McCullough. The book was wonderful.
Oops. He lived in Quincey outside of Boston but did practice law in and around Boston. The book however, is not set in Boston. Sorry. Last Edited on: 4/11/08 3:47 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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The Bostonians - Edith Wharton
Love story - Segal
The Host Family - mameve medwed
The friends of Eddie Coyle - Higgins
Enjoy your visit!
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William Martin wrote 2 historical novels of Boston. Back Bay and Harvard Yard. Both are excellent and switch back and forth from present day to the past. Both are available here on PBS |
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Third vote for Robert Parker (Spenser) books. |
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Wickett's Remedy by Myla Goldberg. It's about South Boston around the time of the great flu epidemic.
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What about Love Story by Erich Segal, anyone remember that one? It think it was set at Harvard, which is in Camrbidge, of course, but only a couple miles from Boston..... |
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Tess Gerritsen novels are set in Boston. Gritty crime dramas. |
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Another vote for Dennis Lehane. He describes the city better than any other author I've read -- it's not the nice, pretty Beacon Hill part of the city, but the grittier sections. Great stories, and beautifully written. |
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