The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Baltimore

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1001 Red Dragon Thomas Harris 1981 American English
1155 Three Lives Gertrude Stein 1909 American English
1209 Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates 2015 American English
1817 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot 2010 American English
1830 Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant Anne Tyler 1982 American English
2274 The Accidental Tourist Anne Tyler 1985 American English
2389 Breathing Lessons Anne Tyler 1988 American English
2611 What It Takes Richard Ben Cramer 1992 American English
3311 Growing Up Russell Baker 1982 American English
5422 What The Dead Know Laura Lippman 2007 American English
5492 Along Came A Spider James Patterson 1993 American English
5837 Miss Susie Slagle's Augusta Tucker 1939 American English
7169 The Man In Lower Ten Mary Roberts Rinehart 1909 American English
8637 Patient Zero Jonathan Maberry 2009 American English
8927 The End Of Men Hanna Rosin 2012 American English
9326 The Hacker Crackdown Bruce Sterling 1992 American English
10008 Edgar Allan Poe Arthur Hobson Quinn 1941 American English
10564 The Rigor Of Angels William Egginton 2023 American English
10906 Liveblog Megan Boyle 2015 American English
11042 First Time Caller B.K. Borison 2025 Unknown English
11231 The Real Lolita Sarah Weinman 2018 Unknown English
11662 Lake Success Gary Shteyngart 2018 American English
11889 Whittaker Chambers Sam Tanenhaus 1997 American English
11940 Benjamin Henry Latrobe Talbot Faulkner Hamlin 1955 American English
12449 Three Days In June Anne Tyler 2025 Unknown English
12470 The Last Boy Jane Leavy 2010 American English
12657 War Of The Whales Joshua Horwitz 2014 American English
13567 The Poe Shadow Matthew Pearl 2006 American English
14451 A Spool Of Blue Thread Anne Tyler 2015 American English
14589 Couple Found Slain Mikita Brottman 2021 Unknown English
14650 Searching for Caleb Anne Tyler 1975 American English
15616 Zelda Nancy Milford 1970 American English
16764 The Collected Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1908 American English
17161 A Patchwork Planet Anne Tyler 1998 American English
17161 If Morning Ever Comes Anne Tyler 1964 American English
17161 Moonglow Michael Chabon 2016 American English
17161 Without Remorse Tom Clancy 1993 American English
17161 Hannibal Thomas Harris 1999 American English
17161 The Glorious Cause Jeff Shaara 2002 American English
17161 An Unquiet Mind Kay Redfield Jamison 1995 American English
17161 Assassination Vacation Sarah Vowell 2005 American English
17161 The Last Black Unicorn Tiffany Haddish 2017 American English
17161 The Demon Crown James Rollins 2017 American English
17161 Half Blood Blues Esi Edugyan 2011 Canadian English
17161 Relatos Edgar Allan Poe 1996 American English
17161 Behind You Is The Sea Susan Muaddi Darraj 2024 Unknown English
17161 The Summer Game Roger Angell 1972 American English
17161 Babe Robert Creamer 1974 American English
17161 Joe Di Maggio Richard Ben Cramer 2000 American English
17161 Veeck As In Wreck Bill Veeck, Ed Linn 1962 American English
17161 The Glory Of Their Times Lawrence Ritter 1966 American English
17161 Road Swing Steve Rushin 1998 American English
17161 The Penguin Complete Tales And Poems Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe American English
17161 The Beautiful Struggle Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008 American English
16797 The Complete Works Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1902 American English
17161 Code Red Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills 2023 American English
17161 Samuel Barber Howard Pollack 2023 Unknown English
17161 Benjamin Banneker And Us Rachel Jamison Webster 2023 Unknown English
17161 Vinegar Girl Anne Tyler 2016 American English
17148 Narrative Of The Life Of Fredrick Douglass Frederick Douglass 1845 American English
17161 The Other Wes Moore Wes Moore 2010 American English
17161 The Silence Of The Lambs And Red Dragon Thomas Harris 1991 American Unknown