A call for book recs

[stillsostrange]

I would like suggestions for good books (or shorter works) set in Boston. Particularly ones that give good place-porn. I'm partial to spec fic and mysteries, but any genre is up for grabs if it's readable.

Comments

[readingthedark.livejournal.com]

Michael Marano's Dawn Song and Paul Tremblay's two Mark Genevich novels come to mind quickly. I don't really know Matthew Pearl's The Dante Club, but it comes to mind slowly.

[auriaephiala.livejournal.com]

The Carlotta Carlyle mysteries by Linda Barnes: great mysteries, and from what I can see, a good portrait of Boston.

[labradors.livejournal.com]

It's been a while since I've read it so it may not be as good or Bostony as I remember, but Neal Stephenson's book Zodiac comes to mind.

[txanne.livejournal.com]

Thirding Carlotta Carlyle, though I often skim the parts with her boyfriend.

[sovay]

I'm partial to spec fic and mysteries, but any genre is up for grabs if it's readable.

Margaret Ronald's Spiral Hunt (2009) and sequels may be what you're looking for.

[blackaire.livejournal.com]

Dennis Lehane's novels are very Boston and very good mysteries if you haven't read them yet.

[ktsparrow.livejournal.com]

Zodiac, Neal Stephenson's gonzo eco-thriller.

[anna-wing.livejournal.com]

Charlotte Macleod's Sarah Kelling/Max and Sarah Bittersohn mysteries, set mostly in 1970s and 1980s Boston. Cosies, so depends on your taste.