Project Book List

Looking for the ultimate list of fiction set in Washington, D.C.? Browse this list and use the ‘mapped status’ column to determine if a book has been examined and entered onto the map.

 

— Fully mapped = book has been thoroughly examined for relevant passages
— Partially mapped = book still needs some work.
— Unmapped means = no one has looked at the book yet

 

Pick up a copy of partially mapped or unmapped books and visit the “Add Listings” page to enter interesting passages. You can also enter passages from books that aren’t on our list! For a list of what’s been mapped from a particular book, click on the title. If you experience difficulties or spot mistakes, contact project staff at info@dcbythebook.com.

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  • Title: 1876
    Author First Name: Gore
    Author Last Name: Vidal
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1976
  • Title: A Butler Summer
    Author First Name: Raheim
    Author Last Name: Brooks
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2018
  • Title: A Crime in the Neighborhood
    Author First Name: Suzanne
    Author Last Name: Berne
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1997
  • Title: A Dark Love
    Author First Name: Margaret
    Author Last Name: Carroll
    Mapped Status: Partially Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2013
  • Title: A Detailed Man
    Author First Name: David
    Author Last Name: Swinson
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2011
  • Title: A Firing Offense
    Author First Name: George
    Author Last Name: Pelecanos
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1992
  • Title: A Little Girl in Old Washington
    Author First Name: Amanda Minnie
    Author Last Name: Douglas
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1900
  • Title: A Midsummer Mystery
    Author First Name: Gordon Hall
    Author Last Name: Gerould
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1925
  • Title: A Most Uncommon Degree of Popularity
    Author First Name: Kathleen Gilles
    Author Last Name: Seidel
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2006
  • Title: A Murder of Honor
    Author First Name: Robert
    Author Last Name: Andrews
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2001
  • Title: A Murder of Promise
    Author First Name: Robert
    Author Last Name: Andrews
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2002
  • Title: A Really Nice Prom Mess
    Author First Name: Brian
    Author Last Name: Sloan
    Mapped Status: Partially Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2005
  • Title: A Student of Living Things
    Author First Name: Susan Richards
    Author Last Name: Shreve
    Mapped Status: Partially Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2006
  • Title: A Tax in Blood
    Author First Name: Benjamin
    Author Last Name: Schutz
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 1987
  • Title: A Vote for Murder
    Author First Name: Donald
    Author Last Name: Bain
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2004
  • Title: Abe Lincoln at Last!
    Author First Name: Mary Pope
    Author Last Name: Osborne
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2011
  • Title: Acceptance
    Author First Name: Susan
    Author Last Name: Coll
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2007
  • Title: Access Denied
    Author First Name: Donna
    Author Last Name: Andrews
    Mapped Status: Not Mappable
    Copyright Date: 2004
  • Title: Across the Years
    Author First Name: Emilie Baker
    Author Last Name: Loring
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1939
  • Title: Advise and Consent
    Author First Name: Allen
    Author Last Name: Drury
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 1959
  • Title: After
    Author First Name: Marita
    Author Last Name: Golden
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2005
  • Title: Agent of Chaos
    Author First Name: Kami
    Author Last Name: Garcia
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2017
  • Title: Alex Cross’s Trial
    Author First Name: James
    Author Last Name: Patterson
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2009
  • Title: Alex Cross, Run
    Author First Name: James
    Author Last Name: Patterson
    Mapped Status: Partially Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2012
  • Title: All Aunt Hagar’s Children
    Author First Name: Edward P.
    Author Last Name: Jones
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2006
  • Title: All That Glitters
    Author First Name: Frances Parkinson
    Author Last Name: Keyes
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1941
  • Title: All-American Girl
    Author First Name: Meg
    Author Last Name: Cabot
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2002
  • Title: Amanda.bright@home
    Author First Name: Danielle
    Author Last Name: Crittenden
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2004
  • Title: America
    Author First Name: Stephen
    Author Last Name: Coonts
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2001
  • Title: American Quartet
    Author First Name: Warren
    Author Last Name: Adler
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1981
  • Title: American Sextet
    Author First Name: Warren
    Author Last Name: Adler
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1983
  • Title: An Affair of State
    Author First Name: Pat
    Author Last Name: Frank
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1948
  • Title: An American Killing
    Author First Name: Mary-Ann Tirone
    Author Last Name: Smith
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1998
  • Title: An Animal Cries
    Author First Name: Neil
    Author Last Name: Hare
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1998
  • Title: An Object of Beauty
    Author First Name: Steve
    Author Last Name: Martin
    Mapped Status: Partially Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2010
  • Title: And So Dedicated
    Author First Name: Stephen
    Author Last Name: Longstreet
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1940
  • Title: Around the Capital With Uncle Hank
    Author First Name: Thomas
    Author Last Name: Flemming
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 1902
  • Title: Assassin
    Author First Name: Anna
    Author Last Name: Myers
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2005
  • Title: At the Bottom of Everything
    Author First Name: Ben
    Author Last Name: Dolnick
    Mapped Status: Partially Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2013
  • Title: Audacity Jones to the Rescue
    Author First Name: Kirby
    Author Last Name: Larson
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2016
  • Title: Back Channel
    Author First Name: Stephen L.
    Author Last Name: Carter
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2014
  • Title: Baghdad Blues
    Author First Name: Sam
    Author Last Name: Greenlee
    Mapped Status: Partially Mapped
    Copyright Date: 1976
  • Title: Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
    Author First Name: Danielle
    Author Last Name: Evans
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2010
  • Title: Between Brothers
    Author First Name: C. Kelly
    Author Last Name: Robinson
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2001
  • Title: Big Girls Don’t Cry
    Author First Name: Connie
    Author Last Name: Briscoe
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 1996
  • Title: Big Train’s Backyard
    Author First Name: P. Edmund
    Author Last Name: Fischetti
    Mapped Status: Partially Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2012
  • Title: Blowback
    Author First Name: Eric James
    Author Last Name: Fullilove
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2001
  • Title: Blown
    Author First Name: Francine
    Author Last Name: Mathews
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2005
  • Title: Blowout
    Author First Name: Catherine
    Author Last Name: Coulter
    Mapped Status: Fully Mapped
    Copyright Date: 2004
  • Title: Bomb Shell
    Author First Name: Catherine
    Author Last Name: Coulter
    Mapped Status: Unmapped
    Copyright Date: 2013
Title Author First Name Author Last Name Mapped Status Copyright Date

1876

Gore

Vidal

Unmapped

1976

A Butler Summer

Raheim

Brooks

Unmapped

2018

A Crime in the Neighborhood

Suzanne

Berne

Unmapped

1997

A Dark Love

Margaret

Carroll

Partially Mapped

2013

A Detailed Man

David

Swinson

Fully Mapped

2011

A Firing Offense

George

Pelecanos

Unmapped

1992

A Little Girl in Old Washington

Amanda Minnie

Douglas

Unmapped

1900

A Midsummer Mystery

Gordon Hall

Gerould

Unmapped

1925

A Most Uncommon Degree of Popularity

Kathleen Gilles

Seidel

Unmapped

2006

A Murder of Honor

Robert

Andrews

Unmapped

2001

A Murder of Promise

Robert

Andrews

Unmapped

2002

A Really Nice Prom Mess

Brian

Sloan

Partially Mapped

2005

A Student of Living Things

Susan Richards

Shreve

Partially Mapped

2006

A Tax in Blood

Benjamin

Schutz

Fully Mapped

1987

A Vote for Murder

Donald

Bain

Unmapped

2004

Abe Lincoln at Last!

Mary Pope

Osborne

Fully Mapped

2011

Acceptance

Susan

Coll

Fully Mapped

2007

Access Denied

Donna

Andrews

Not Mappable

2004

Across the Years

Emilie Baker

Loring

Unmapped

1939

Advise and Consent

Allen

Drury

Fully Mapped

1959

After

Marita

Golden

Unmapped

2005

Agent of Chaos

Kami

Garcia

Fully Mapped

2017

Alex Cross’s Trial

James

Patterson

Fully Mapped

2009

Alex Cross, Run

James

Patterson

Partially Mapped

2012

All Aunt Hagar’s Children

Edward P.

Jones

Fully Mapped

2006

All That Glitters

Frances Parkinson

Keyes

Unmapped

1941

All-American Girl

Meg

Cabot

Fully Mapped

2002

Amanda.bright@home

Danielle

Crittenden

Unmapped

2004

America

Stephen

Coonts

Unmapped

2001

American Quartet

Warren

Adler

Unmapped

1981

American Sextet

Warren

Adler

Unmapped

1983

An Affair of State

Pat

Frank

Unmapped

1948

An American Killing

Mary-Ann Tirone

Smith

Unmapped

1998

An Animal Cries

Neil

Hare

Unmapped

1998

An Object of Beauty

Steve

Martin

Partially Mapped

2010

And So Dedicated

Stephen

Longstreet

Unmapped

1940

Around the Capital With Uncle Hank

Thomas

Flemming

Unmapped

1902

Assassin

Anna

Myers

Fully Mapped

2005

At the Bottom of Everything

Ben

Dolnick

Partially Mapped

2013

Audacity Jones to the Rescue

Kirby

Larson

Fully Mapped

2016

Back Channel

Stephen L.

Carter

Fully Mapped

2014

Baghdad Blues

Sam

Greenlee

Partially Mapped

1976

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

Danielle

Evans

Fully Mapped

2010

Between Brothers

C. Kelly

Robinson

Unmapped

2001

Big Girls Don’t Cry

Connie

Briscoe

Fully Mapped

1996

Big Train’s Backyard

P. Edmund

Fischetti

Partially Mapped

2012

Blowback

Eric James

Fullilove

Unmapped

2001

Blown

Francine

Mathews

Unmapped

2005

Blowout

Catherine

Coulter

Fully Mapped

2004

Bomb Shell

Catherine

Coulter

Unmapped

2013