Reader's Digest Select Editions

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.

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

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