List of 34 Books Based in San Francisco
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Looking for stories that take place in a particular location? This list of relevant examples is here to help. In this collection, you'll find a variety of books based in San Francisco.
Interested in learning more about San Francisco? The books below are great but some were published a while ago. Some other resources to learn about San Francisco include the Crowdsourced Explorer and Wikipedia.
| Title | Author | Publishing Year | Genre |
| 1st to Die | James Patterson | 2001 | Mystery, Crime novel, Crime Fiction |
| A Certain Justice | John Lescroart | 1995 | Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Legal Story |
| A Dirty Job | Christopher Moore | 2006 | Novel, Humour, Mystery, Comedy, Fantasy comedy, Adventure fiction, Absurdist fiction, Urban fantasy |
| A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius | Dave Eggers | 2000 | Memoir, Biography, Hysterical realism |
| China Dolls | Lisa See | 2014 | Novel, Historical Fiction |
| Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco | Gary Kamiya | 2013 | Guidebook, Travel literature |
| Edwin of the Iron Shoes | Marcia Muller | 1977 | Mystery, Fiction |
| Every Man a Menace | Patrick Hoffman | 2016 | Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense |
| Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father | Alysia Abbott | 2013 | Autobiography, Biography |
| Fine Things | Danielle Steel | 1987 | Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Novels |
| Hollywood Heroine | Sarah Kuhn | 2016 | Novel, Science Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Urban fantasy, Fantasy comedy, Paranormal Fantasy |
| House of Sand and Fog | Andre Dubus III | 1999 | Novel, Domestic Fiction |
| Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas | Rebecca Solnit | 2010 | Map, Atlas, Travel literature |
| McTeague | Frank Norris | 1899 | Novel, Psychological Fiction |
| Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore | Robin Sloan | 2012 | Novel, Fantasy Fiction, Adventure fiction, Suspense |
| My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward | Mark Lukach | 2017 | Biography, Autobiography |
| Season of the Witch | David Talbot | 2012 | History |
| Sourdough | Robin Sloan | 2017 | Domestic Fiction |
| Tales of the City | Armistead Maupin | 1978 | Fiction, LGBT |
| The Basic Eight | Daniel Handler | 1998 | Fiction, Humour, Satire, Dark comedy |
| The Confessions of Max Tivoli | Andrew Sean Greer | 2003 | Fantasy Fiction, Psychological Fiction |
| The Dain Curse | Dashiell Hammett | 1928 | Novel, Crime novel, Mystery, Crime Fiction |
| The Girl with Ghost Eyes | M.H. Boroson | 2015 | Fantasy Fiction, Horror fiction, Urban fantasy, Historical fantasy, Paranormal fiction, Paranormal Fantasy |
| The Golden Gate | Vikram Seth | 1986 | Novel, Fiction |
| The Immigrants | Howard Fast | 1977 | Historical Fiction, historical novel, Domestic Fiction |
| The Japanese Lover | Isabel Allende | 2015 | Novel, Romance novel, Historical Fiction |
| The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan | 1989 | Novel, Domestic Fiction |
| The Language of Flowers | Vanessa Diffenbaugh | 2011 | Novel, Fiction, Romance novel |
| The Maltese Falcon | Dashiell Hammett | 1929 | Detective novel, Mystery, Hardboiled, Crime Fiction |
| The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk | Randy Shilts | 1982 | Biography |
| The Night Listener | Armistead Maupin | 2000 | Novel, Gay Fiction, Domestic Fiction |
| Trout Fishing in America | Richard Brautigan | 1967 | Novel, Fiction, Novella, Prose poetry |
| Valencia | Michelle Tea | 2000 | Novel, Fiction, Lesbian literature, Romance novel, Bildungsroman, Contemporary romance |
| We Never Asked for Wings | Vanessa Diffenbaugh | 2015 | Domestic Fiction |
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