General Fiction

General Fiction, sometimes called contemporary fiction, focuses on the everyday experiences and conflicts of a protagonist, usually an adult, with detailed characterization and background. General Fiction is intended for older readers and has more mature themes.

Popular authors

Philippa Gregory 11 James Patterson 11 Lee Child 10 Jane Green 8 Freya North 8 David Baldacci 8 Bernard Cornwell 7 Michael Connelly 7 Joanna Trollope 6 Anne Tyler 6

Featured books

Before I Go To Sleep

Forgotten Garden, The

Fort, The

Help, The

History of Love, The

Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, The

Middlesex

Ordinary Thunderstorms

Paying Guests, The

Reluctant Fundamentalist, The

Rotters' Club, The

Search, The

Secret Life of Bees, The

Popular General fiction series

Jack Reacher (9)

Crime

Mystery

Suspense

Thriller

Action

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The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels (8)

Historical Romance

Historical Fiction

Adapted To Screen

Romance

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Bernie Gunther (5)

Thriller

Historical Mystery

Crime

Mystery

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Roma Sub Rosa (4)

Historical Mystery

Crime

Mystery

Historical Fiction

Short Stories

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Mrs Bradley (4)

Crime

Mystery

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Will Trent (4)

Crime

Mystery

Suspense

Thriller

Police Procedural

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Alex Cross (4)

Adapted To Screen

Crime

Mystery

Suspense

Thriller

Psychological Fiction

Police Procedural

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Kay Scarpetta (3)

Crime

Mystery

Suspense

Thriller

Legal Story

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Mickey Haller (3)

Adapted To Screen

Crime

Mystery

Suspense

Thriller

Police Procedural

Legal Story

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Oregon Files (3)

Thriller

Suspense

Action

Adventure

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