Here's a look at my favorite adult fiction reads for 2009:

Blind Spot: By a Lady in Disguise and a Gentleman in Exile
Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore

The School of Essential Ingredients
Erica Bauermeister

The Associate
John Grisham

Grave Goods
Ariana Franklin

All Other Nights
Dara Horn

Admission
Jean Hanff Korelitz