Top 10 Books Set In Montana According To Good Reads

Here Are The Top 10 Books Based In Montana

When reading a good book, the location and setting of a book can really pull the reader into that book's world.

Oftentimes, with a setting so powerful and prolific, it can become a character in and of itself—the driving force of action against the protagonist. The Montana landscape is so vast and varied that a writer's imagination is the only limit to how far the story can go.

What Is Your Favorite Montana Book?

When setting a novel in Montana, your choices are endless when it comes to the plot and genre.  You've got mountain ranges, plains, college towns, industrial towns, small towns, or big cities to set the location.

Maybe it can be an entire story arc, starting with a family's harrowing migration out west, settling the land, establishing the most powerful ranch in the state, and fighting (literally and figuratively) for generations to keep said ranch in the family's name against the current political climate facing the state. Wow, someone should make a TV show about that idea.

Reading Is Power

We love Montana, so we have decided to list the top 10 books on the GoodReads website that are set in Montana. You'll find crime thriller books, horror books, romance, young adult, and coming-of-age stories.

There are classics on this list that have been around for decades and others that have been released within the last 5 years. Some of these books have been turned into movies; others have been turned into TV series.

If you are looking for your next read and haven't checked out some of these books, we've got 10 of best for you to check out. Or perhaps you've already read them all but want to return to that familiar setting you remember.

Either way, check out the top 10 books set in Montana in our gallery below.