Washington Post Book World: The Best Fiction of 2009

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This list is distinct from and does not include the same titles as their Best Books of 2009 list. Nos. 1-34 are designated general fiction. Nos. 35-57 are historical fiction. Nos. 58-75 are mysteries and Nos. 76-80 are science fiction and fantasy. (No. 52 is a new translation.)

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  1. 1.
    After You've Gone: A Novel
    by Jeffrey Lent

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  3. 3.
    The Believers: A Novel (P.S.)
    by Zoe Heller

  4. 4.
    Blame: A Novel
    by Michelle Huneven

  5. 5.
    Blood's A Rover (Vintage)
    by James Ellroy

  6. 6.
    Border Songs (Vintage Contemporaries)
    by Jim Lynch

  7. 7.
    The Confessions of Edward Day (Vintage Contemporaries)
    by Valerie Martin

  8. 8.
    Darling Jim: A Novel
    by Christian Moerk

  9. 9.
    The Financial Lives of the Poets: A Novel (P.S.)
    by Jess Walter

  10. 10.
    A Friend of the Family
    by Lauren Grodstein

  11. 11.
    Generosity: An Enhancement
    by Richard Powers

  12. 12.
    Glover’s Mistake
    by Nick Laird

  13. 13.
    Handle with Care: A Novel
    by Jodi Picoult

  14. 15.
    How I Became a Famous Novelist
    by Steve Hely

  15. 16.
    How to Paint a Dead Man: A Novel (P.S.)
    by Sarah Hall

  16. 17.
    The Humbling (Vintage International)
    by Philip Roth

  17. 18.
    I Do Not Come to You by Chance
    by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

  18. 19.
    In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
    by Daniyal Mueenuddin

  19. 20.
    Inherent Vice: A Novel
    by Thomas Pynchon

  20. 21.
    Invisible
    by Paul Auster

  21. 22.
    Juliet, Naked
    by Nick Hornby

  22. 23.
    Lake Overturn: A Novel
    by Vestal McIntyre

  23. 24.
    Lark and Termite (Vintage Contemporaries)
    by Jayne Anne Phillips

  24. 25.
    Little Bee: A Novel
    by Chris Cleave

  25. 26.
    Look Again
    by Lisa Scottoline

  26. 27.
    Love and Summer: A Novel

  27. 28.
    Sag Harbor
    by Colson Whitehead

  28. 29.
    The Scenic Route: A Novel
    by Binnie Kirshenbaum

  29. 30.
    The Song Is You: A Novel (Random House Reader's Circle)
    by Arthur Phillips

  30. 31.
    Spooner
    by Pete Dexter

  31. 32.
    Swimming (Vintage Contemporaries)
    by Nicola Keegan

  32. 33.
    That Old Cape Magic: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)
    by Richard Russo

  33. 34.
    This Is Where I Leave You: A Novel
    by Jonathan Tropper

  34. 35.
    All Other Nights: A Novel
    by Dara Horn

  35. 36.
    The Calligrapher's Daughter: A Novel
    by Eugenia Kim

  36. 37.
    The Children's Book
    by A.S. Byatt

  37. 38.
    The Coral Thief: A Novel
    by Rebecca Stott

  38. 39.
    Day After Night: A Novel
    by Anita Diamant

  39. 40.
    The Elephant Keeper: A Novel
    by Christopher Nicholson

  40. 41.
    Far Bright Star
    by Robert Olmstead

  41. 42.
    Four Freedoms: A Novel
    by John Crowley

  42. 44.
    Honolulu
    by Alan Brennert

  43. 45.
    Lima Nights: A Novel
    by Marie Arana

  44. 46.
    The Little Stranger
    by Sarah Waters

  45. 47.
    New York: The Novel
    by Edward Rutherfurd

  46. 48.
    A Reliable Wife
    by Robert Goolrick

  47. 49.
    The Rose of Sebastopol
    by Katharine McMahon

  48. 50.
    Sashenka: A Novel
    by Simon Sebag Montefiore

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