CITY · UNITED STATESBooks set in Miami
25.762, -80.192
12 books · 12 authors · 1988–2024
12 books here
Most-set authors
Tom Wolfe (1) · Dave Barry (1) · Jeff Lindsay (1) · Edwidge Danticat (1) · Jonathan Escoffery (1) · Ana Menéndez (1)
Genres
literary fiction (2) · mystery & crime (1)
Books set here
Set in Miami (9)

Back to Blood
Tom Wolfe
multicultural city conflict

Big Trouble
Dave Barry
Miami crime comedy chaos
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Jeff Lindsay
forensic analyst serial killer

Everything Inside
Edwidge Danticat
Little Haiti and Miami diaspora community; the US anchor for Haitian immigrants across several of the stories

If I Survive You
Jonathan Escoffery
Miami, Florida where Jamaican immigrant family the Lyseights navigate Hurricane Andrew, economic precarity, and question
Miami Blues
Charles Willeford
1980s South Florida noir
Mice 1961
Stacey Levine
West Miami, 1961 — two orphaned sisters during Cold War hysteria
Say Hello to My Little Friend
Jennine Capo Crucet
Primary setting

Stiltsville
Susanna Daniel
stilt houses in Biscayne Bay
Notable locations in Miami
Miami Seaquarium1Stiltsville, Biscayne Bay, Miami1






