Off The Shelf at the Swampscott Library

Library Director  submitted this article.

The following are the top twenty books requested throughout the NOBLE network.

Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan — Very popular family saga

Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett — A researcher at a pharmaceutical company, Marina Singh, journeys into the heart of the Amazonian delta to check on a field team that has been silent for two years.

The Litigators by John Grisham- Not at the libraries yet.

Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner — The plans of four women--including a college student egg donor, a working-class surrogate mother, a wealthy woman, and her stepdaughter--are thrown into turmoil when the wealthy woman's husband suddenly dies and names the stepdaughter the unborn baby's guardian.

Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson

Now You See Her by James Patterson

The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson

Can You See a Pattern Developing?? Patterson is extremely popular- Patterson being Patterson.

Bossypants by Tina Fey — Followers of 30 Rock will love it

Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand — Facing homelessness and a loss of social standing after her husband cheats rich investors out of billions of dollars, Meredith and her best friend, Connie, who has troubles of her own, escape to Nantucket to heal.

The Help by Kathry Stockett — The movie has brought this book back to the list.

A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard — Sad tale of this abducted girl

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson — Larson is a Swampscott favorite, especially his Devil in White City

Zero Day by David Badacci — Another title that hasn’t arrived yet.

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich-Ditto

The Drop by Michael Connolly — Ditto

V  is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton — Ditto “again”

Before I go to Sleep by S.J. Watson — An amnesiac attempts to reconstruct her past by keeping a journal and discovers the dangerous inconsistencies in the stories of her husband and her secret doctor

Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva — Readers of the Gabriel Allon series will enjoy this.

The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen — Another Swampscott favorite.