The Reader's Digest Select Editions are a series of hardcover fiction anthology books, published bi-monthly and available by subscription, from Reader's Digest. Each volume consists of four or five current bestselling novels selected by Digest editors and abridged (or "condensed") to shorter form to accommodate the anthology format.
This series is a renamed continuation of the long-running anthology series Reader's Digest Condensed Books. The two series overlapped in 1997 before fully switching to the Select Editions name. Frequently published authors in the Select series include Lee Child (19 titles), Nicholas Sparks (17 titles), Michael Connelly (13 titles), Mary Higgins Clark (12 titles) and Dick Francis (10 titles).
Novels by volume 1997
Volume 229 - #1 The Runaway Jury - John Grisham Critical Judgment - Michael Palmer Icon - Frederick Forsyth Capitol Offense - Senator Barbara Mikulski & Mary Louise Oates
Volume 230 - #2 The Third Twin - Ken Follett Small Town Girl - LaVyrle Spencer To the Hilt - Dick Francis The Burning Man - Phillip Margolin
Volume 231 - #3 A Woman's Place - Barbara Delinsky The Unlikely Spy - Daniel Silva The Cat Who Tailed a Thief - Lilian Jackson Braun Beyond Recognition - Ridley Pearson
Volume 232 - #4 The Escape Artist - Diane Chamberlain Airframe - Michael Crichton Weeding Out the Tears - Jeanne White with Susan Dworkin Infinity's Child - Harry Stein
Volume 233 - #5 The Partner - John Grisham All God's Children - Thomas Eidson Medusa's Child - John J. Nance Only Son - Kevin O'Brien
Volume 234 - #6 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
1998
Volume 235 - #1 Guilt - John Lescroart Only Love - Erich Segal Five Past Midnight - James Thayer Three Wishes - Barbara Delinsky
Volume 236 - #2 Plum Island - Nelson DeMille Homecoming - Belva Plain 10 Lb. Penalty - Dick Francis The Starlite Drive-In - Marjorie Reynolds
Volume 237 - #3 The Winner - David Baldacci Homeport - Nora Roberts Flight of Eagles - Jack Higgins Then Came Heaven - LaVyrle Spencer
Volume 238 - #4 The Street Lawyer - John Grisham Message in a Bottle - Nicholas Sparks The Cobra Event - Richard Preston Sooner or Later - Elizabeth Adler
Volume 239 - #5 You Belong to Me - Mary Higgins Clark American Dreams - John Jakes Toxin - Robin Cook Firebird - Janice Graham
Volume 240 - #6 No Safe Place - Richard North Patterson Somebody's Baby - Elaine Kagan Riptide - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child The Coffin Dancer - Jeffery Deaver
1999
Volume 241 - #1 The Loop - Nicholas Evans "N" Is for Noose - Sue Grafton Coast Road - Barbara Delinsky The Eleventh Commandment - Jeffrey Archer
Volume 242 - #2 Rainbow Six - Tom Clancy Cloud Nine - Luanne Rice The Simple Truth - David Baldacci The Cat Who Saw Stars - Lilian Jackson Braun
Volume 243 - #3 The 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 The Testament - John Grisham The Snow Falcon - Stuart Harrison Terminal Event - James Thayer Liberty Falling - Nevada Barr
Volume 245 - #5 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 Lake News - Barbara Delinsky The Devil's Teardrop - Jeffery Deaver A Walk to Remember - Nicholas Sparks Thunderhead - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
2000
Volume 247 - #1 Black Notice - Patricia Cornwell Eddie's Bastard - William Kowalski Boundary Waters - William Kent Krueger The Innocents Within - Robert Daley
Volume 248 - #2 Follow the Stars Home - Luanne Rice Hunting Badger - Tony Hillerman The Quiet Game - Greg Iles Second Wind - Dick Francis
Volume 249 - #3 Blackout - John J. Nance Angel Falls - Kristin Hannah Void Moon - Michael Connelly The Kingsley House - Arliss Ryan
Volume 250 - #4 The Lion's Game - Nelson DeMille Handyman - Linda Nichols The Patient - Michael Palmer Round Robin - Jennifer Chiaverini
Volume 251 - #5 Ghost Moon - Karen Robards The Empty Chair - Jeffery Deaver Hawke's Cove - Susan Wilson The Color of Hope - Susan Madison
Volume 252 - #6 Before I Say Good-bye - Mary Higgins Clark Julie and Romeo - Jeanne Ray Demolition Angel - Robert Crais Winter Solstice - Rosamunde Pilcher
2001
Volume 253 - #1 The Rescue - Nicholas Sparks Code to Zero - Ken Follett My Mother's Daughter - Judith Henry Wall Even Steven - John Gilstrap
Volume 254 - #2 Running Blind - Lee Child Dream Country - Luanne Rice Shattered - Dick Francis A Certain Slant of Light - Cynthia Thayer
Volume 255 - #3 The Villa - Nora Roberts 24 Hours - Greg Iles Nora, Nora - Anne Rivers Siddons Force 12 - James Thayer
Volume 256 - #4 Peace Like a River - Leif Enger "P" Is for Peril - Sue Grafton Summer Island - Kristin Hannah The Incumbent - Brian McGrory
Volume 257 - #5 The Ice Child - Elizabeth McGregor The Blue Nowhere - Jeffery Deaver Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas - James Patterson Back When We Were Grownups - Anne Tyler
Volume 258 - #6 Summer Light - Luanne Rice Echo Burning - Lee Child The Rich Part of Life - Jim Kokoris On the Street Where You Live - Mary Higgins Clark
2002
Volume 259 - #1 Envy - Sandra Brown Secret Sanction - Brian Haig Entering Normal - Anne D. LeClair A Mulligan for Bobby Jobe - Bob Cullen
Volume 260 - #2 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 Safe Harbor - Luanne Rice The Analyst - John Katzenbach Fallen Angel - Don J. Snyder Open Season - C. J. Box
Volume 262 - #4 The Stone Monkey - Jeffery Deaver Step-Ball-Change - Jeanne Ray The Smoke Jumper - Nicholas Evans The Wailing Wind - Tony Hillerman
Volume 263 - #5 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 An Accidental Woman - Barbara Delinsky 2nd Chance - James Patterson Distant Shores - Kristin Hannah City of Bones - Michael Connelly
2003
Volume 265 - #1 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 Hornet Flight - Ken Follett Leaving Eden - Ann LeClaire "Q" Is for Quarry - Sue Grafton Nights in Rodanthe - Nicholas Sparks
Volume 267 - #3 The Last Promise - Richard Paul Evans Danger Zone - Shirley Palmer Not a Sparrow Falls - Linda Nichols Street Boys - Lorenzo Carcaterra
Volume 268 - #4 Proof of Intent - William J. Coughlin & Walter Sorrells Eat Cake - Jeanne Ray The Vanished Man - Jeffery Deaver The Secret Hour - Luanne Rice
Volume 269 - #5 Final Witness - Simon Tolkien The Guardian - Nicholas Sparks The Second Time Around - Mary Higgins Clark Between Sisters - Kristin Hannah
Volume 270 - #6 Avenger - Frederick Forsyth Waterloo Station - Emily Grayson Flirting With Pete - Barbara Delinsky The Anniversary - Amy Gutman
2004
Volume 271 - #1 Cold Pursuit - T. Jefferson Parker Temporary Sanity - Rose Connors The Forever Year - Ronald Anthony Lover's Lane - Jill Marie Landis
Volume 272 - #2 Drifting - Stephanie Gertler A Perfect Day - Richard Paul Evans Beachcomber - Karen Robards Split Second - David Baldacci
Volume 273 - #3 Summer Harbor - Susan Wilson The Wedding - Nicholas Sparks The Conspiracy Club - Jonathan Kellerman The Sight of the Stars - Belva Plain
Volume 274 - #4 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 The Valley of Light - Terry Kay Killer Smile - Lisa Scottoline Sam's Letters to Jennifer - James Patterson The Zero Game - Brad Meltzer
Volume 276 - #6 Some Danger Involved - Will Thomas Blood Is the Sky - Steve Hamilton Maximum Security - Rose Connors Nighttime Is My Time - Mary Higgins Clark
2005
Volume 277 - #1 Three Weeks with My Brother - Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks The Things We Do for Love - Kristin Hannah The Murder Artist - John Case Night Train to Lisbon - Emily Grayson
Volume 278 - #2 Skeleton Man - Tony Hillerman Whiteout - Ken Follett Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg The Summer I Dared - Barbara Delinsky
Volume 279 - #3 Kill the Messenger - Tami Hoag A Northern Light - Jennifer Donnelly Murder at the B-School - Jeffrey L. Cruikshank The Queen of the Big Time - Adriana Trigiani
Volume 280 - #4 Mosaic - Soheir Khashoggi Diving Through Clouds - Nicola Lindsay One Shot - Lee Child Bait - Karen Robards
Volume 281 - #5 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 This Dame for Hire - Sandra Scoppettone False Testimony: A Crime Novel - Rose Connors No Place Like Home - Mary Higgins Clark Twisted - Jonathan Kellerman
2006
Volume 283 - #1 The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella True Believer - Nicholas Sparks The Double Eagle - James Twining One Soldier's Story: A Memoir - Bob Dole
Volume 284 - #2 Sacred Cows - Karen E. Olson Lifeguard - James Patterson Blue Bistro - Elin Hilderbrand Looking for Peyton Place - Barbara Delinsky
Volume 285 - #3 The Town That Came a Courtin - Ronda Rich The Sunflower - Richard Paul Evans Dead Simple - Peter James Magic Hour - Kristin Hannah
Volume 286 - #4 Sun at Midnight - Rosie Thomas Cover Your Assets - Patricia Smiley At First Sight - Nicholas Sparks False Impression - Jeffrey Archer
Volume 287 - #5 Rosie - Alan Titchmarsh Two Little Girls in Blue - Mary Higgins Clark The Hard Way - Lee Child Where Mercy Flows - Karen Harter
Volume 288 - #6 Sailing to Capri - Elizabeth Adler A Christmas Guest - Anne Perry The Conjuror's Bird - Martin Davies Married to a Stranger - Patricia MacDonald
2007
Volume 289 - #1 The Whistling Season - Ivan Doig Consigned to Death - Jane K. Cleland Orbit - John J. Nance Angels Fall - Nora Roberts
Volume 290 - #2 Angels of Morgan Hill - Donna VanLiere The Saddlemaker's Wife - Earlene Fowler Echo Park - Michael Connelly Under Orders - Dick Francis "The Glass Case" (short story) - Kristin Hannah
Volume 291 - #3 Dear John - Nicholas Sparks The Two Minute Rule - Robert Crais Can't Wait to Get to Heaven - Fannie Flagg A Whole New Life - Betsy Thornton
Volume 292 - #4 Autumn Blue - Karen Harter Bad Luck and Trouble - Lee Child Tallgrass - Sandra Dallas Winter's Child - Margaret Maron
Volume 293 - #5 Shadow Dance - Julie Garwood Francesca's Kitchen - Peter Pezzelli The Sleeping Doll - Jeffery Deaver Garden Spells - Sarah Addison Allen
Volume 294 - #6 No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay Daddy's Girl - Lisa Scottoline Thunder Bay - William Kent Krueger I Heard That Song Before - Mary Higgins Clark
2008
Volume 295 - #1 The Overlook - Michael Connelly Meet Me in Venice - Elizabeth Adler Step on a Crack - James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge An Irish Country Doctor - Patrick Taylor
Volume 296 - #2 Bad Blood - Linda Fairstein The Long Walk Home - Will North The Blue Zone - Andrew Gross Iris & Ruby - Rosie Thomas "James Penney's New Identity" (short story) - Lee Child
Volume 297 - #3 The Ghost - Robert Harris The Choice - Nicholas Sparks The Watchman - Robert Crais Her Royal Spyness - Rhys Bowen
Volume 298 - #4 Blue Heaven - C. J. Box The First Patient - Michael Palmer The Sugar Queen - Sarah Addison Allen Dead Heat - Dick Francis & Felix Francis
Volume 299 - #5 Sundays at Tiffany's - James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet Lady Killer - Lisa Scottoline The Christmas Promise - Donna VanLiere Final Theory - Mark Alpert
Volume 300 - #6