Reader's Digest Select Editions

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A series of hardcover anthology books, published bi-monthly and available by subscription, from Reader's Digest. Each volume consists of four to five current bestselling novels, selected by Digest editors, and carefully edited (or "condensed") to shorter form to accommodate the anthology format.

This series is the renamed version of the long-running anthology series Reader's Digest Condensed Books.

[edit] Novels Published By Volume

Volume 233 - #5 - 1997

  • The Partner - John Grisham
  • All God’s Children - Thomas Eidson
  • Medusa’s Child - John J. Nance
  • Only Son - Kevin O’Brien


Volume 234 - #6 - 1997

  • Pretend You Don’t See Her - Mary Higgins Clark
  • The Big Picture - Douglas Kennedy
  • A Place To Call Home - Deborah Smith
  • Chromosome 6 - Robin Cook


Volume 235 - #1 - 1998

  • Guilt - John Lescroart
  • Only Love - Erich Segal
  • Five Past Midnight - James Thayer
  • Three Wishes - Barbara Delinsky


Volume 236 - #2 - 1998

  • Plum Island - Nelson DeMille
  • Homecoming - Belva Plain
  • 10 Lb. Penalty - Dick Francis
  • The Starlite Drive-In - Marjorie Reynolds


Volume 237 - #3 - 1998

  • The Winner - David Baldacci
  • Homeport - Nora Roberts
  • Flight of Eagles - Jack Higgins
  • Then Came Heaven - LaVyrle Spencer


Volume 238 - #4 - 1998

  • The Street Lawyer - John Grisham
  • Message in a Bottle - Nicholas Sparks
  • The Cobra Event - Richard Preston
  • Sooner or Later - Elizabeth Adler


Volume 239 - #5 - 1998

  • You Belong to Me - Mary Higgins Clark
  • American Dreams - John Jakes
  • Toxin - Robin Cook
  • Firebird - Janice Graham


Volume 240 - #6 - 1998

  • No Safe Place - Richard North Patterson
  • Somebody’s Baby - Elaine Kagan
  • Riptide - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  • The Coffin Dancer - Jeffery Deaver


Volume 241 - #1 - 1999

  • The Loop - Nicholas Evans
  • “N” Is For Noose - Sue Grafton
  • Coast Road - Barbara Delinsky
  • The Eleventh Commandment - Jeffrey Archer


Volume 242 - #2 - 1999

  • Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy
  • Cloud Nine - Luanne Rice
  • The Simple Truth - David Baldacci
  • The Cat Who Saw Stars - Lilian Jackson Braun


Volume 243 - #3 - 1999

  • Hammer of Eden - Ken Follett
  • Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! - Fannie Flagg
  • Stonewall’s Gold - Robert J. Mrazek
  • River’s End - Nora Roberts


Volume 244 - #4 - 1999

  • The Testament - John Grisham
  • The Snow Falcon - Stuart Harrison
  • Terminal Event - James Thayer
  • Liberty Falling - Nevada Barr


Volume 245 - #5 - 1999

  • We’ll Meet Again - Mary Higgins Clark
  • The Marching Season - Daniel Silva
  • Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind - Ann B. Ross
  • 8.4 - Peter Hernon


Volume 246 - #6 - 1999

  • Lake News - Barbara Delinsky
  • The Devil’s Teardrop - Jeffery Deaver
  • A Walk to Remember - Nicholas Sparks
  • Thunderhead - Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child


Volume 247 - #1 - 2000

  • Black Notice - Patricia Cornwell
  • Eddie’s Bastard - William Kowalski
  • Boundary Waters - William Kent Krueger
  • The Innocents Within - Robert Daley


Volume 248 - #2 - 2000

  • Follow the Stars Home - Luanne Rice
  • Hunting Badger - Tony Hillerman
  • The Quiet Game - Greg Iles
  • Second Wind - Dick Francis


Volume 249 - #3 - 2000

  • Blackout - John J. Nance
  • Angel Falls - Kristin Hannah
  • Void Moon - Michael Connelly
  • The Kingsley House - Arliss Ryan


Volume 250 - #4 – 2000

  • The Lion’s Game – Nelson Demille
  • Handyman – Linda Nichols
  • The Patient – Michael Palmer
  • Round Robin – Jennifer Chiaverini


Volume 251 - #5 – 2000

  • Ghost Moon – Karen Robards
  • The Empty Chair – Jeffery Deaver
  • Hawke’s Cove – Susan Wilson
  • The Color of Hope – Susan Madison


Volume 252 - #6 – 2000

  • Before I Say Good-bye – Mary Higgins Clark
  • Julie and Romeo – Jeanne Ray
  • Demolition Angel – Robert Crais
  • Winter Solstice – Rosamunde Pilcher


Volume 253 - #1 – 2001

  • The Rescue – Nicholas Sparks
  • Code to Zero – Ken Follett
  • My Mother’s Daughter – Judith Henry Wall
  • Even Steven – John Gilstrap


Volume 254 - #2 – 2001

  • Running Blind – Lee Child
  • Dream Country – Luanne Rice
  • Shattered – Dick Francis
  • A Certain Slant of Light – Cynthia Thayer


Volume 255 - #3 – 2001

  • The Villa – Nora Roberts
  • 24 Hours – Greg Iles
  • Nora, Nora – Anne Rivers Siddons
  • Force 12 – James Thayer


Volume 256 - #4 - 2001

  • Peace Like a River – Leif Enger
  • P Is For Peril – Sue Grafton
  • Summer Island – Kristin Hannah
  • The Incumbent – Brian McGrory


Volume 257 - #5 – 2001

  • The Ice Child – Elizabeth McGregor
  • The Blue Nowhere – Jeffery Deaver
  • Suzanne’s Diary For Nicholas – James Patterson
  • Back When We Were Grown Ups – Anne Tyler


Volume 258 - #6 – 2001

  • Summer Light – Luanne Rice
  • Echo Burning – Lee Child
  • The Rich Part of Life – Jim Kokoris
  • On the Stree Where You Live – Mary Higgins Clark


Volume 259 - #1 – 2002

  • Envy – Sandra Brown
  • Secret Sanction – Brian Haig
  • Entering Normal – Anne D. LeClair
  • A Mulligan for Bobby Jobe – Bob Cullen


Volume 260 - #2 – 2002

  • A Bend in the Road – Nicholas Sparks
  • The Woman Next Door – Barbara Delinsky
  • Jackdaws – Ken Follett
  • Long Time No See – Susan Isaacs


Volume 261 - #3 – 2002

  • Safe Harbor – Luanne Rice
  • The Analyst – John Katzenbach
  • Fallen Angel – Don J. Snyder
  • Open Season – C.J. Box


Volume 262 - #4 – 2002

  • The Stone Monkey – Jeffery Deaver
  • Step-Ball-Change – Jeanne Ray
  • The Smoke Jumper – Nicholas Evans
  • The Wailing Wind – Tony Hillerman


Volume 263 - #5 – 2002

  • Daddy’s Little Girl – Mary Higgins Clark
  • Without Fail – Lee Child
  • Flight Lessons – Patricia Gaffney
  • Three Weeks in Paris – Barbara Taylor Bradford


Volume 264 - #6 – 2002

  • An Accidental Woman – Barbara Delinsky
  • 2nd Chance – James Patterson
  • Distant Shores – Kristin Hannah
  • City of Bones – Michael Connelly


Volume 265 - #1 – 2003

  • Chesapeake Blue – Nora Roberts
  • No One To Trust – Iris Johansen
  • Standing in the Rainbow – Fannie Flagg
  • In the Bleak Midwinter – Julia Spencer-Fleming


Volume 266 - #2 – 2003

  • Hornet Flight – Ken Follett
  • Leaving Eden – Ann LeClaire
  • Q is for Quarry – Sue Grafton
  • Nights in Rodanthe – Nicholas Sparks


Volume 267 - #3 – 2003

  • The Last Promise – Richard Paul Evans
  • Danger Zone – Shirley Palmer
  • Not a Sparrow Falls – Linda Nichols
  • Street Boys – Lorenzo Carcaterra


Volume 268 - #4 – 2003

  • Proof of Intent – William J. Coughlin and Walter Sorrells
  • Eat Cake – Jeanne Ray
  • The Vanished Man – Jeffery Deaver
  • The Secret Hour – Lauanne Rice


Volume 269 - #5 – 2003

  • Final Witness – SimoTolkie
  • The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks
  • The Second Time Around - Mary Higgins Clark
  • Between Sisters - Kristin Hannah


Volume 270 - #6 – 2003

  • Avenger - Frederick Forsyth
  • Waterloo Station - Emily Grayson
  • Flirting With Pete - Barbara Delinsky
  • The Anniversary - Amy Gutman


Volume 271 - #1 – 2004

  • Cold Pursuit - T. Jefferson Parker
  • Temporary Sanity - Rose Connors
  • The Forever Year - Ronald Anthony
  • Lover's Lane - Jill Marie Landis


Volume 272 - #2 – 2004

  • Drifting - Stephanie Gertler
  • A Perfect Day - Richard Paul Evans
  • Beachcomber - Karen Robards
  • Split Second - David Baldacci


Volume 273 - #3 – 2004

  • Summer Harbor - Susan Wilson
  • The Wedding - Nicholas Sparks
  • The Conspiracy Club - Jonathan Kellerman
  • The Sight of the Stars - Belva Plain


Volume 274 - #4 – 2004

  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
  • The Promise of a Lie - Howard Roughan
  • PS, I Love You - Cecelia Ahern
  • Letter from Home - Carolyn G. Hart


Volume 275 - #5 – 2004

  • The Valley of Light - Terry Kay
  • Killer Smile - Lisa Scottoline
  • Sam's Letters to Jennifer - James Patterson
  • Zero Game - Brad Meltzer

Volume 276 - #6 – 2004

  • Some Danger Involved - Will Thomas
  • Blood Is the Sky - Steve Hamilton
  • Maximum Security - Rose Connors
  • Nighttime Is My Time - Mary Higgins Clark


Volume 277 - #1 – 2005

  • Three Weeks with My Brother - Nicholas Sparks
  • The Things We Do for Love - Kristin Hannah
  • The Murder Artist - John Case
  • Night Train to Lisbon - Emily Grayson


Volume 278 - #2 – 2005

  • Skeleton Man - Tony Hillerman
  • Whiteout - Ken Follett
  • Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg
  • The Summer I Dared - Barbara Delinsky


Volume 279 - #3 – 2005

  • Kill the Messenger - Tami Hoag
  • Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly
  • Murder at the B-School - Jeffrey L. Cruikshank
  • The Queen of the Big Time - Adriana Trigiani


Volume 280 - #4 – 2005

  • Mosaic - Soheir Khashoggi
  • Diving Through Clouds - Nicola Lindsay
  • One Shot - Lee Child
  • Bait - Karen Robards


Volume 281 - #5 – 2005

  • The Closers - Michael Connelly
  • The Ladies of Garrison Gardens - Louise Shaffer
  • Heartbreak Hotel - Jill Marie Landis
  • Julie and Romeo Get Lucky - Jeanne Ray


Volume 282 - #6 – 2005

  • This Dame for Hire - Sandra Scoppettone
  • False Testimony: A Crime Novel - Rose Connors
  • No Place like Home - Mary Higgins Clark
  • Twisted - Jonathan Kellerman


Volume 283 - #1 – 2006

  • Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella
  • True Believer - Nicholas Sparks
  • The Double Eagle - James Twining
  • One Soldier's Story: A Memoir - Bob Dole


Volume 284 - #2 – 2006

  • Sacred Cows - Karen E. Olson
  • Lifeguard - James Patterson
  • Blue Bistro - Elin Hilderbrand
  • Looking for Peyton Place - Barbara Delinsky


Volume 285 - #3 – 2006

  • The Town That Came a Courtin' - Ronda Rich
  • The Sunflower - Richard Paul Evans
  • Dead Simple - Peter James
  • Magic Hour - Kristin Hannah


Volume 286 - #4 – 2006

  • Sun at Midnight - Rosie Thomas
  • Cover Your Assets - Patricia Smiley
  • At First Sight - Nicholas Sparks
  • False Impression - Jeffrey Archer


Volume 287 - #5 – 2006

  • Rosie - Alan Titchmarsh
  • Two Little Girls in Blue - Mary Higgins Clark
  • The Hard Way - Lee Child
  • Where Mercy Flows - Karen Harter


Volume 288 - #6 – 2006

  • Sailing to Capri - Elizabeth A. Adler
  • A Christmas Guest - Anne Perry
  • The Conjurer's Bird - Martin Davies
  • Married to a Stranger - Patricia MacDonald


Volume 289 - #1 – 2007

  • The Whistling Season - Ivan Doig
  • Consigned to Death - Jane K. Cleland
  • Orbit - John J. Nance
  • Angels Fall - Nora Roberts


Volume 290 - #1 – 2007

  • Angels of Morgan Hill - Donna VanLiere
  • The Saddlemaker's Wife - Earlene Fowler
  • Echo Park - Michael Connelly
  • Under Orders - Dick Francis

[edit] External links

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