Here are some suggestions for books to give as gifts to the readers in your life. I've listed them in categories in order to help you select the right one. Really, though, they're all good books that are sure to please.
- John Grisham fans or Legal Thriller lovers: Michael Connelly's The Lincoln Lawyer
- People who like Bestsellers: James Patterson's Mary, Mary
- Fans of Indiana Jones: Matthew Reilly's Seven Deadly Wonders
- Horror lovers: David Morrell's Creepers
- People who Like Good Sex: M.J. Rose's The Delilah Complex
- Parents of Teenage Girls (or anyone else who knows one): Laura Lippman's To the Power of Three
- Thriller lovers: Joseph Finder's Company Man
- Admirers of Hard-boiled Heroines: Denise Hamilton's Savage Garden
- Carl Hiaasen fan: James O. Born's Shock Wave
- Mafia aficionados: Max Allan Collins' The Road to Paradise
- Action fans: Lee Child's One Shot
- Romantic Comedy fans: Paul Levine's Solomon vs. Lord
- Hit Man with a Heart lovers: Barry Eisler's Killing Rain
- Elmore Leonard fans: Charlie Stella's Cheapskates
- Cat lovers: Clea Simon's Mew is for Murder
- Chick Lit fans: Harley Jane Kozak's Dating is Murder
- Antiques Roadshow watchers: Elaine Flinn's Deadly Collection
- PI Novel lovers: Lee Goldberg's The Man with the Iron-On Badge
- Car lovers or Jim Thompson fans: James Sallis' Drive
- Pulp Fiction fans: Duane Swierczynski's The Wheel Man
- Lovers of Unconventional Thrillers: David Ellis' In the Company of Liars
- Anyone Who's Sad that Alias is Going Off the Air: Greg Rucka's Private Wars
