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by William Landay
4.0(263,589)
A respected ADA's world shatters when his son is accused of murder, forcing him to confront the terrifying possibility that the boy he loves is a killer.
by Ernest Hemingway
3.8(263,216)
An American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love on the Italian front during World War I, their passion tested by the war's dehumanizing sweep and the crushing weight of loyalty and desertion.
by Jamie Ford
4.0(262,877)
A Chinese American man's discovery of a Japanese parasol in a long-shuttered hotel unlocks a bittersweet flood of memories, propelling him to unearth a lost love story forged amidst the painful backdrop of WWII internment camps.
by William Gibson
3.9(262,256)
In a future ruled by artificial intelligence, a former hacker navigates corporate espionage, cyberspace gods, and threats to human consciousness.
by Rick Riordan
4.5(262,082)
Percy and Annabeth battle starvation and monsters in Tartarus. Their demigod friends on the surface must find the House of Hades and reopen the Doors of Death before Gaea starts a world war.
by Tennessee Williams
4.0(261,257)
In New Orleans, a Southern belle's attempt at maintaining her refined image clashes with her brother-in-law's rough nature, leading to her mental collapse.
by Sophie Kinsella
3.8(258,674)
A high-powered, burnt-out attorney accidentally reinvents herself as a hapless yet charming housekeeper in rural England, discovering domestic happiness and unexpected love while comically fumbling with everything from ironing boards to her past.
by Tayari Jones
4.0(258,345)
A promising Black couple's American Dream shatters when the husband is wrongly imprisoned, forcing his artist wife to navigate a new love and an impossible choice when he is suddenly freed five years later.
by Corrie ten Boom
4.4(257,383)
During World War II, a Dutch watchmaker and her family turn their home into a refuge for Jewish people, risking their lives and eventually facing a concentration camp.
by Stephen King
3.9(257,226)
An invisible dome traps a small Maine town, forcing residents to fight for survival. An Iraq veteran leads a group against a corrupt politician and the dome's mystery before humanity collapses.
by Gayle Forman
4.0(257,190)
Three years after a tragic accident, rock star Adam and Juilliard student Mia spend one night in New York to confront their past, rekindle their love, and decide if they have a future.
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
4.2(256,101)
In the Kansas Territory, young Laura Ingalls and her family build a new home, facing frontier life's joys and dangers, from planting crops to navigating conflicts.
by Richelle Mead
4.4(254,915)
Framed for murder and facing execution, Rose Hathaway races to expose the real killer, clear her name, and secure Lissa's claim to the Moroi throne, all while battling the darkness of death and her heart's pleas for the two men she loves.
by Agatha Christie
4.0(254,521)
A recuperating war veteran's peaceful country retreat turns deadly when a poisoning at Styles Priory forces him to partner with an eccentric Belgian refugee detective to unmask a cunning killer.
by Jandy Nelson
4.1(254,493)
Tragedy separates artistic twins Noah and Jude. They must uncover past truths to heal their fractured relationship and find their way back to each other.
by Arthur Conan Doyle
4.1(254,115)
Sherlock Holmes must unravel the chilling legend of a spectral hound and a family curse before the beast on the desolate moors claims its next victim.
by Philip D. Eastman
4.2(253,213)
A newly hatched Baby Bird goes on a journey, asking every creature and machine he meets, "Are you my mother?"
by Sarah J. Maas
4.4(253,163)
With a devastating war approaching, Feyre goes undercover in the enemy court, playing a dangerous game of espionage and lies among powerful High Lords to save her world, even if it means losing everything.
by Brian K. Vaughan
4.2(251,742)
Two star-crossed soldiers from warring alien races risk their lives and defy galactic conflict to protect their newborn daughter in a universe that wants them dead.
by John Berger
3.9(251,410)
John Berger's "Ways of Seeing" changes how we see art by showing the historical and social forces that shape our view, making us question the power dynamics in every image.
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
4.3(250,916)
A single cookie plunges a boy into a spiraling, hilariously demanding odyssey as he caters to the insatiable whims of a tiny, take-charge mouse.
by Dean Koontz
4.0(249,532)
A short-order cook who sees the dead must race against time to prevent a disaster in his desert town, guided by silent specters and the love of his life, before a mysterious stranger unleashes evil.
by Lee Child
4.0(249,409)
Framed for murder, ex-military policeman Jack Reacher must uncover a conspiracy in a Georgia town where everyone is a suspect.
by Ernest Hemingway
4.0(249,132)
An American dynamiter finds love and duty with Spanish guerrillas as he faces a dangerous bridge demolition and the tragedy of war.