Baltimore Books

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.13 — 814,724 ratings — published 2010
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Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1) Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.55 — 15,771 ratings — published 1997
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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.87 — 60,484 ratings — published 2010
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A Spool of Blue Thread A Spool of Blue Thread (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.45 — 103,093 ratings — published 2015
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Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,105 ratings — published 2010
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.35 — 20,536 ratings — published 1991
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Charm City (Tess Monaghan, #2) Charm City (Tess Monaghan, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.65 — 8,055 ratings — published 1997
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Lady in the Lake Lady in the Lake (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.49 — 35,373 ratings — published 2019
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.40 — 371,036 ratings — published 2015
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What the Dead Know What the Dead Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.57 — 25,071 ratings — published 2007
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The Accidental Tourist The Accidental Tourist (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.89 — 109,465 ratings — published 1985
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Mary Jane Mary Jane (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.12 — 115,517 ratings — published 2021
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I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,649 ratings — published 2020
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The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.46 — 6,943 ratings — published 1997
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We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption in an American City We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption in an American City (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.25 — 5,060 ratings — published 2021
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.80 — 35,126 ratings — published 1982
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Butchers Hill (Tess Monaghan, #3) Butchers Hill (Tess Monaghan, #3)
by (shelved 24 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.77 — 6,349 ratings — published 1998
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The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons and an Unlikely Road to Manhood The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons and an Unlikely Road to Manhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,236 ratings — published 2008
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French Braid French Braid (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.63 — 56,693 ratings — published 2022
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The Beginner's Goodbye The Beginner's Goodbye (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.63 — 20,982 ratings — published 2012
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The Sugar House (Tess Monaghan, #5) The Sugar House (Tess Monaghan, #5)
by (shelved 21 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.81 — 5,450 ratings — published 2000
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Redhead by the Side of the Road Redhead by the Side of the Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.61 — 51,546 ratings — published 2020
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Noah's Compass Noah's Compass (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.40 — 14,834 ratings — published 2009
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In a Strange City (Tess Monaghan, #6) In a Strange City (Tess Monaghan, #6)
by (shelved 20 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.68 — 4,459 ratings — published 2001
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Vinegar Girl Vinegar Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.38 — 41,702 ratings — published 2016
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Every Secret Thing Every Secret Thing (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.47 — 11,720 ratings — published 2003
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First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1) First-Time Caller (Heartstrings, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.93 — 269,687 ratings — published 2025
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The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.31 — 398 ratings — published 2021
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After I'm Gone After I'm Gone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.61 — 17,540 ratings — published 2014
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Digging to America Digging to America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.59 — 23,691 ratings — published 2006
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Another Thing to Fall (Tess Monaghan, #10) Another Thing to Fall (Tess Monaghan, #10)
by (shelved 18 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.50 — 4,513 ratings — published 2008
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Three Days in June Three Days in June (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.59 — 115,625 ratings — published 2025
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Clock Dance Clock Dance (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.59 — 45,197 ratings — published 2018
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The Girl in the Green Raincoat (Tess Monaghan, #11) The Girl in the Green Raincoat (Tess Monaghan, #11)
by (shelved 17 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.48 — 7,898 ratings — published 2011
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In Big Trouble (Tess Monaghan, #4) In Big Trouble (Tess Monaghan, #4)
by (shelved 17 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.75 — 5,206 ratings — published 1999
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Charm City: A Walk Through Baltimore (Crown Journeys) Charm City: A Walk Through Baltimore (Crown Journeys)
by (shelved 17 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.22 — 211 ratings — published 2007
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To the Power of Three To the Power of Three (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.57 — 5,018 ratings — published 2005
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The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.97 — 986 ratings — published 2016
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Saint Maybe Saint Maybe (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.89 — 19,035 ratings — published 1991
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No Good Deeds (Tess Monaghan, #9) No Good Deeds (Tess Monaghan, #9)
by (shelved 15 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.72 — 4,148 ratings — published 2006
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The Last Place (Tess Monaghan, #7) The Last Place (Tess Monaghan, #7)
by (shelved 15 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.82 — 4,234 ratings — published 2002
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Behind You Is the Sea Behind You Is the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,682 ratings — published 2024
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The Beast Side: Living (and Dying) While Black in America The Beast Side: Living (and Dying) While Black in America
by (shelved 14 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,444 ratings — published 2015
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Role Models Role Models (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,505 ratings — published 2010
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Life Sentences Life Sentences (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.14 — 5,133 ratings — published 2009
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By a Spider's Thread (Tess Monaghan, #8) By a Spider's Thread (Tess Monaghan, #8)
by (shelved 14 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.79 — 5,408 ratings — published 2004
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Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as baltimore)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,840 ratings — published 2020
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The Lines Between Us: Two Families and a Quest to Cross Baltimore's Racial Divide The Lines Between Us: Two Families and a Quest to Cross Baltimore's Racial Divide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.70 — 205 ratings — published
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The Amateur Marriage The Amateur Marriage (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.69 — 19,985 ratings — published 2004
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Baltimore: A Political History Baltimore: A Political History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as baltimore)
avg rating 3.84 — 50 ratings — published
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Laura Lippman
“John Updike, in that book you gave me, he said the dead make space. Do you know what I think? Updike doesn't know dick about what it's like to be a homicide cop in Baltimore.”
Laura Lippman, The Sugar House

John   Waters
“My hobby is extreme Catholic behavior -- BEFORE the Reformation.”
John Waters

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