Seattle Fiction
Take a trip through the many stories of Seattle with a variety of adult fiction books published recently. Created by librarians at The Seattle Public Library. (April 2025)
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Supersonic
When PTA president Sami Hasegawa-Stalworth petitions to rename a Seattle elementary school after her late grandmother, she ignites a battle over the school's future and the history of its surrounding neighborhood. Supersonic launches readers into a kaleidoscopic tale of the generations of interrelated families who breathed life into that small, hilltop community. (Publisher description)
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Pickleballers
When a recently divorced Seattle woman tries her hand at pickleball, it kicks off a summers’ worth of shenanigans, self-help, and steamy romance. (Kirkus)
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Storybook Ending
An anonymous note left in a used book creates a surprising love triangle in Seattle. A perfectly charming read for devotees of the written word and anyone who’s ever hoped to find love in a bookstore. (Kirkus)
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The Enemy at Home
In World War II-era Seattle, homemaker Nora takes up work at the local Boeing B-17 plant. When a coworker is found murdered, her death is one in a sinister series that Nora feels compelled to investigate.
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A Wild and Heavenly Place
Oliveira sweeps romantically inclined readers into the spectacular setting of the Washington Territory during the 1870s and1880s, when Seattle was a muddy frontier outpost primed for growth and industrial development. Centering this epic tale is the enduring relationship between Hailey MacIntyre, a prosperous Scottish coal engineer’s daughter, and Samuel Fiddes, an aspiring shipbuilder determined to lift himself and his young sister from poverty. (Booklist)
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Cirque Du Slay
Hayden McCall, a Seattle middle school teacher and gay dating blogger, teams up with his friend Hollister to clear their friend of a circus troupe murder in this mystery featuring a large cast of LGBTQIA characters.
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Better Living Through Alchemy
Kelly Mun is a private detective... with an uncanny sense of smell. She runs Non-Linear Investigations with her cousin Critter, using psychic and esoteric methods to try to earn a living. When a mysterious businesswoman hires them to find the source of a deadly new street drug called bardo, Kelly’s life gets even stranger than usual in this occult-noir Seattle. (Publisher description)
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Flight Risk
This second entry in the Booking Agents series (following Grave Reservations, 2021) finds Seattle psychic consultant and travel agent Leda Foley gleefully tackling her first missing-persons case. (Booklist)
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The Roaring Days of Zora Lily
A museum curator finds a hidden label on a famous gown, unearthing the forgotten story of a talented young seamstress and her journey from the smoke-filled speakeasies of Jazz Age Seattle to the glittering costume houses of Hollywood. (Publisher description)
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Can't Help Falling in Love
A struggling waitress and the heir to a major Seattle company stumble into a high-profile fake engagement while simultaneously trying to keep up with their own love lives in this flirty fall rom-com! (Publisher description)
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