Manly Fiction
These books featuring compelling male characters are sure to engage both guys and gals. All of these titles are located in the Adult Fiction section of the Library unless otherwise noted.
Adams, Will. The Alexander Cipher. 2009.
Also available: CD
Allende, Isabel. Zorro. 2005.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Amis, Martin. Night Train. 1997.
Also available: Large Type
Bailey, Tom. The Grace That Keeps This World: A Novel. 2005.
Barker, Pat. Regeneration. 1991.
Barnes, Julian. The Sense of an Ending. 2011.
Barry, Sebastian. A Long, Long Way. 2005.
Bayard, Louis. The Black Tower.
2008.
Also available: CD
Begley, Louis. About Schmidt. 1996.
Benioff, David. City of Thieves.
2008.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eAudiobook
Bigsby, C.W.E. Beautiful Dreamer: A Novel. 2006.
Booth, Martin. The Industry of Souls. 1998.
Boyden, Joseph. Three-Day Road. 2005.
Brooks, Geraldine. Caleb’s Crossing.
2011.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Busch, Frederick. Rescue Missions: Stories. 2006.
Carr, Caleb. The Alienist. 1994.
Clancy, Tom. The Teeth of the Tiger. 2003.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Conroy, Pat. The Great Santini. 1976.
Also available: CD, eBook
DeWitt, Helen. The Last Samurai. 2000.
deWitt, Patrick. The Sisters Brothers.
2011. (Adult Western deW).
Also available: CD
Dickey, Eric Jerome. Milk in My Coffee. 1998.
Also available: CD
Doctorow, E .L. Homer and Langley.
2009.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Doyle, Brian. Mink River. 2010.
Edgerton, Clyde. Night Train. 2011.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Everything is Illuminated. 2002.
Also available: CD, Digital Player
Frazier, Charles. Cold Mountain. 1997.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eAudiobook
Gilstrap, John. Nathan’s Run. 1996.
Greeley, Andrew. An Occasion of Sin. 1991.
Greene, Graham. Our Man in Havana. 1958.
Also available: CD
Guterson, David. Snow Falling on Cedars. 1994.
Also available: Large Type
Hall, James W. Blackwater Sound. 2002.
Also available: eAudiobook
Hamill, Pete. Snow in August. 1997.
Also available: Large Type
Harbach, Chad. The Art of Fielding. 2011.
Also available: Large Type
Hart, John. Iron House. 2011.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Henry, Joe. Lime Creek. 2011.
Haruf, Kent. Plainsong. 1999.
Also available: Large Type
Hawkes, G.W. Surveyor. 1998.
Hornby, Nick. About a Boy. 1998.
Also available: Large Type, eBook
Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. 2003.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eBook, Digital Player
Jennings, Gary. Raptor. 1992.
Jin, Ha. A Good Fall. 2009.
Johnson, Denis. Train Dreams. 2011.
Joseph, Manu. Serious Men. 2010.
Just, Ward. A Dangerous Friend. 1999.
Kaplan, James. Two Guys from Verona. 1998.
Kaufman, Alan. Matches. 2005.
King, Dave. The Ha-Ha: A Novel. 2005.
Also available: CD
Koontz, Dean. The Face. 2003.
Also available: CD
Laird, Nick. Utterly Monkey. 2005.
Lansdale, Joe R. Mucho Mojo. 1994. (Adult Mystery LAN).
LeCarré, John. Absolute Friends. 2003.
Also available: CD, eBook
Lee, Chang-rae. Aloft.
2004.
Also available: CD
Lehane, Dennis. Mystic River. 2001. (Adult Mystery LEH).
Also available: Large Type, CD, eBook
Leonard, Elmore. Mr. Paradise. 2004. (Adult Mystery LEO).
Also available: Large Type, CD
Lethem, Jonathan. The Fortress of Solitude. 2003.
Also available: CD
Ludlum, Robert. The Tristan Betrayal. 2003.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Magnuson, Mike. The Right Man for the Job. 1997.
Mallon, Thomas. Dewey Defeats Truman. 1997.
Marchart, Bruce. The Wake of Forgiveness. 2010.
Mason, A.E.W. The Four Feathers. 1902.
McCann, Colum. Let the Great World Spin. 2009.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eBook
McCarthy, Cormac. All the Pretty Horses. 1992.
Also available: CD, eAudiobook
McEwan, Ian. Saturday. 2005.
Also available: Large Type, CD
McMurtry, Larry. Duane’s Depressed. 1999.
Also available: Large Type
Milhauser, Steven. Martin Dressler. 1996.
Morris, Mary McGarry. A Hole in the Universe. 2004.
Mosley, Walter. The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey. 2010.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Nicoll, Ruaridh. White Male Heart. 2001.
O’Brian, Patrick. Master and Commander. 1970.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eAudiobook
Olaffson, Olaf. Walking into the Night. 2003.
O’Nan, Stewart. Last Night at the Lobster. 2007.
Also available: CD, eAudiobook
Ondaatje, Michael. The Cat’s Table. 2011.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Petterson, Per. In the Wake. 2006.
Pickett, Rex. Sideways. 2004.
Also available: CD
Pilcher, Robin. An Ocean Apart. 1999.
Proulx, Annie. That Old Ace in the Hole. 2002.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Pye, Michael. The Pieces from Berlin. 2003.
Raymond, Jonathan. The Half-Life. 2004.
Reed, Barry. The Indictment. 1994.
Remarque, Erich Maria. All Quiet on the Western Front. 1928.
Also available: CD
Robinson, C. Kelly. Between Brothers. 1999.
Rollins, James. The Doomsday Key. 2009.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eBook
Roth, Philip. Nemesis. 2010.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eAudiobook
Russell, Mary Doria. Doc. 2011.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Russo, Richard. That Old Cape Magic. 2009.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eAudiobook
Scofield, Sandra Jean. Walking Dunes. 1992.
Shaara, Michael. Killer Angels. 1974.
Also available: eAudiobook
Shafak, Elif. The Saint of Incipient Insanities. 2004.
Shames, Laurence. The Naked Detective. 2000.
Smith, Martin Cruz. December 6. 2002.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Stegner, Wallace. Crossing to Safety. 1987.
Also available: Large Type, CD
Stein, Garth. The Art of Racing in the Rain.
2008.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eBook
Swift, Graham. Last Orders.
1996.
Also available: Digital Player
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings. 1955.
Also available: CD
In the series:
The Fellowship of the
Ring. 1954.
Also available: CD, eAudiobook
The
Two Towers. 1954.
Also available: CD, eAudiobook
The
Return of the King. 1955.
Also available: CD, eAudiobook
Uris, Leon. A God in Ruins. 1999.
Verghese, Abraham. Cutting for Stone.
2009.
Also available: Large Type, CD, eBook, eAudiobook, eReader
Verissimo, Luis Fernando. The Club of Angels. 2001.
Vlautin, Willy. Lean on Pete. 2010.
Watkins, Paul. The Ice Soldier. 2006.
Watson, Larry. Montana 1948. 1993.
Also available: CD
Waugh, Evelyn. Brideshead Revisited. 1945.
Also available: Large Type
Wetherell, W.D. The Wisest Man in America. 1995.
Whyte, Jack. The Skystone. 1996.
Wodehouse, P.G. Thank You, Jeeves. 1934.