Be Charmed by These Bewitching Books from 2025

Some highly recommended reading on Goodreads’ reader popularity lists

All three books in our conspiracy thriller series, The Orphan Trilogy (The Ninth Orphan / The Orphan Factory / The Orphan Uprising), figure prominently – alongside  the works of such greats as Dan Brown, Stieg Larsson, Robert Ludlum and John Le Carre - in readers’ popularity lists on the huge Amazon-owned literary site Goodreads.com


Our historical adventure-romance Fiji: A Novel also comes in at #3 in the Best Action-Adventure Novels category. (The Orphan Uprising is #1 in that category).


Here’s the top performers (as at 6 August, 2013) in Goodreads “Intrigue Book Lists”. Hope you agree there sure are some great books in this list…


The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson Angels & Demons by Dan Brown The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris


Thrillers    1,187 books    —    1,677 voters


The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré Nonofficial Asset by William Sewell


Best Spy Novels    489 books    —    513 voters


The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Angels & Demons by Dan Brown The Ninth Orphan by James Morcan The Orphan Trilogy by James Morcan The Orphan Factory by James Morcan


Conspiracy Fiction   667 books    —    286 voters


The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Harry Potter Boxset by J.K. Rowling Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen


Best Gripping Books   354 books    —    281 voters


Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton The Ninth Orphan by James Morcan The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy Sphere by Michael Crichton


Best Technothrillers Ever   344 books    —    251 voters


The Orphan Uprising by James Morcan Against The Tide by John F. Hanley Fiji by Lance Morcan Ice Station by Matthew Reilly Patriot Games by Tom Clancy


Best Action-Adventure Novels   254 books    —    231 voters


For Nothing by Nicholas Denmon Remembrance by Michelle Madow Entwined by Heather Dixon Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen


Intriguing book covers   322 books


Wild Hearted by Lea Bronsen The Orphan Uprising by James Morcan Burden of Sisyphus by Jon Messenger Storm Front by Jim Butcher Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia


Best violent action novels   63 books    —    120 voters


The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Harry Potter Boxset by J.K. Rowling


my Favorite Fantasy books   161 books    —    114 voters


The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman


Medieval and Renaissance historical fiction   42 books    —    54 voters


Front Page Fatality by LynDee Walker Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer Brides of the Storm by Amanda Albright Still Echoes of the Storm by Amanda Albright Still To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee


Best Southern Mysteries   26 books    —    33 voters


The Ninth Orphan by James Morcan Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin False Impressions by Sandra Nikolai The Zombie Room by R.D. Ronald


Tight Plot Novels   22 books    —    25 voters


The Man She Married by Dani Sinclair A Woman of Mystery by Charlotte Douglas Unforgettable by Cassie Miles Lover, Stranger by Amanda Stevens One Night Standoff by Delores Fossen


A Memory Away… – Harlequin Intrigue


For the full list go to: http://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/intrigue


Happy reading! -Lance & James


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