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by Tatiana de Rosnay
3.4(25,067)
A nostalgic seaside trip unearths a shocking three-decade-old family secret, forcing a brother to confront a hidden truth about his mother and re-evaluate every relationship in his life.
by J. M. Coetzee
3.9(25,064)
A magistrate's quiet frontier life unravels into rebellion against the Empire's brutal tactics, forcing him to confront his complicity in an oppressive system.
by Louisa May Alcott
4.0(25,036)
The March sisters navigate adulthood, love, and societal expectations as they grow into 'good wives' in post-Civil War America.
by Garth Nix
3.9(25,032)
Whisked from a hospital bed to a pirate ship on a magical sea, Arthur Penhaligon must brave swashbuckling battles, monstrous leviathans, and the encroaching 'Nothing' to claim the Third Key and save countless realms from oblivion.
by Bill Clegg
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by Agatha Christie
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When a seemingly errant shot at a reform home administrator coincidentally kills a mysterious visitor in another room, Miss Marple must unravel a deadly design hidden within the sprawling Victorian mansion.
by Erica Bauermeister
4.0(25,017)
On a secluded island, a young woman raised on the magic of scent must unravel her father's fragrant secrets and her own identity when she's thrust into a world more complex and dangerous than she imagined.
by C.J. Redwine
4.3(25,016)
In a city where women are subservient, a defiant huntress forges her own path into a monster-ridden wasteland with the boy who broke her heart, unraveling a conspiracy that could ignite a war.
by Stephen King
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A seemingly ordinary teenager blackmails an elderly Nazi war criminal, not for justice, but to vicariously experience the chilling depths of his unspeakable past, igniting a dangerous dance between predator and protégé.
by Ann Rule
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Ann Rule's true crime book dissects the darkness that led Diane Downs, a mother, to shoot her three children in an attempt to reclaim her life.
by Ellen Schreiber
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A goth girl's world changes when she falls for a mysterious boy, only to search for him when he vanishes, making her face the dark truths of their love.
by Lauren Myracle
4.2(24,991)
At thirteen, Winnie is in the middle of a turbulent time, balancing changing friendships, first loves, and family shifts that threaten to upend her world.
by Kingsley Amis
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A history lecturer navigates the pretentious world of a 1950s British university, dealing with academic rituals and romantic entanglements that threaten his career.
by Richard Ford
3.5(24,972)
After his parents' bank robbery upends his ordinary life, fifteen-year-old Dell Parsons is sent to a remote Canadian town, where he struggles with his past and the threat of a killer.
by Isabel Allende
4.0(24,945)
In a country ruled by terror, a journalist and a photographer risk everything to expose a horrific crime, their shared pursuit of justice leading to a forbidden love that challenges a violent government.
by Ellen Schreiber
4.1(24,936)
When goth-girl Raven stumbles upon a secret vampire disco beneath the Coffin Club, she's pulled into a dangerous power struggle between two charismatic vampires, threatening to turn her Hipsterville life upside down.
by Wendelin Van Draanen
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After an accident ends her running career, a teenager finds a new goal for herself and a friend, learning what strength truly means.
by Tess Gerritsen
4.0(24,919)
A modern skull discovery reveals a chilling 1830s Boston tale of medical students robbing graves, a serial killer hunting nurses, and a desperate race to clear an innocent man before the past's horrors claim another victim.
by J.D. Robb
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When Detective Peabody overhears two dirty cops discussing murder and corruption, she teams up with Eve Dallas and Roarke to expose them before becoming their next victim.
by Robert K. Massie
4.2(24,902)
In the twilight of Imperial Russia, Tsar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra, bound by a love deepened by their hemophiliac son and a devotion to Rasputin, unknowingly brought about the dramatic fall of their ancient dynasty.
by Albert Camus
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Camus writes about confronting life's absurdity, not to despair, but to find joy in rebelling against a meaningless world, like Sisyphus embracing his task.
by L.J. Shen
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Eight years after a passionate one-night stand in Ireland and a napkin contract, a woman's New York life is upended when her former lover, now a global music sensation, reappears, forcing her to confront their past and a promise she made when she was young.
by Roddy Doyle
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In 1968 Dublin, ten-year-old Paddy Clarke navigates the rowdy world of boyhood games and classroom antics as his family slowly falls apart.
by Paulo Freire
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