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by Kimberly McCreight
3.8(32,068)
A journalist coping with personal loss uncovers a town's buried secrets, including a string of sexual assaults, while investigating an infant's death, linking her fate with two other women.
by Tui T. Sutherland
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A disgraced IceWing prince, desperate to redeem himself and save his runaway sister, embarks on a dangerous quest with his new friends, only to discover that the greatest danger lies not with the tyrannical Queen Scarlet, but within his own unforgiving royal family.
by Anne Rice
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From ancient Rome to Renaissance art studios, the immortal Marius, guardian of secrets and lost loves, navigates centuries of human history and vampiric intrigue, bound by his maker's blood and gold.
by Paulo Coelho
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At the Cannes Film Festival, a killer driven by a twisted vision of immortality hunts his next victim, forcing a look at the dark side of celebrity and the cost of chasing illusions.
by Jennifer E. Smith
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Stranded in a blackout and connected by a single starlit night in New York, two teenagers navigate the vast distances of the world and the delicate threads of their burgeoning love through postcards, emails, and the enduring hope of a reunion.
by Libba Bray
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Diagnosed with a terminal illness, a slacker teen embarks on a surreal road trip across America with a punk angel, a video-gaming dwarf, and a yard gnome to find a cure, and perhaps, the meaning of life.
by Julia Quinn
3.9(32,004)
A young woman, promised beauty and love by a viscount in her youth, pursues him years later, determined to heal the bitter man he has become and claim the destiny they once imagined.
by Lisa Lutz
3.7(31,999)
After fleeing her husband's suspicious death, a woman with a troubled past takes on many identities and forms a risky partnership with a fellow drifter, desperate to escape the secrets that pursue her.
by David Baldacci
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When a shadowy organization's manipulation of international tensions for a defense contractor spirals towards global conflict, a skilled operative must confront the terrifying reality that he might be igniting World War III.
by Judy Blume
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In Judy Blume's 'Blubber,' a fifth-grade classroom's taunts against a new student named Linda escalate from whispered notes about her weight to a chilling campaign of bullying, forcing one girl to confront the dark side of peer pressure.
by Joanne Harris
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by Steven Erikson
4.4(31,907)
The Tiste Edur, unified under a Warlock King and a dangerous pact, find their peace threatened by Lether's expanding empire, leading to a massive clash.
by Richard Peck
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Joey and Mary Alice spend nine eventful summers with their Grandma Dowdel, whose unusual actions in rural Illinois during the Great Depression lead them into memorable small-town mischief and heartwarming chaos.
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Join the immortal Lazarus Long as he traverses centuries and star systems, a man so enamored with existence that he simply refuses to stop living it.
by Theodore Dreiser
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A young man's desperate pursuit of wealth and status leads to moral compromises and a tragic downfall.
by Martha Stout
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Learn how to spot the charming, conscience-less 4% of the population (everyday sociopaths) and protect yourself from their manipulation.
by Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Russell's single volume traces Western philosophy from ancient Greece to logical analysis, showing the interconnected journey of ideas with clarity and wit.
by Daphne du Maurier
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Orphaned Mary Yellan uncovers a terrifying smuggling ring and forbidden love within the desolate, storm-battered walls of her uncle's foreboding Cornwall inn.
by Sigmund Freud
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Freud explores the inherent tragedy of human existence, showing how civilization's demands for conformity perpetually clash with our primal aggressive and erotic urges, leaving us burdened with an inescapable, pervasive guilt.
by Elizabeth Berg
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A lonely widower's cemetery visits lead to an unusual family with a rebellious teen and a nosy neighbor, proving connections can heal loneliness.
by Steven Galloway
4.0(31,828)
During the Siege of Sarajevo, a cellist plays defiant music, inspiring a sniper, a water-bearer, and a hungry man to reclaim their humanity in a war-torn city.
by Brian Jacques
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When the villainous fox Slagar kidnaps young Mattimeo and other Redwall Abbey children, Matthias the Warrior must lead a dangerous quest to free them, while Mattimeo discovers his own courage as a captive.
by Liz Fenton
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A widow reeling from the sudden death of her husband discovers he died in Hawaii with another woman, prompting her to team up with the other woman's fiancé to uncover the truth behind their shared betrayal and the mysterious accident.
by Douglas Preston
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A Special Agent's decade-old grief for his supposedly deceased wife shatters when he unearths her murder, spiraling him into a treacherous quest to expose her killer and confront the shocking truth of the woman he never truly knew.