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by Robert Goolrick
3.5(7,907)
In the sweltering summer of 1948, a charming war veteran with a suitcase full of cash and a set of butcher knives carves a path of doomed romance and chilling mystery through a sleepy Virginia town.
by Kahlil Gibran
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A man rejects societal norms, embracing self-discovery beyond what others expect, even if it means being called mad.
by Richelle Mead
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Rose Hathaway grapples with an impossible magic tied to her best friend, Lissa, to save her Strigoi-turned lover, Dimitri, from eternal damnation, all while he relentlessly hunts her.
by Shannon Hale
4.2(7,899)
Miri, a seasoned princess academy graduate, must transform three wild swamp sisters into refined royalty while unraveling a dangerous royal secret that threatens their very lives.
by Elise Broach
3.9(7,892)
A lonely boy and a talented beetle living under his sink become unlikely friends, entangled in a thrilling art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to recover a lost masterpiece.
by Jeffrey Archer
3.8(7,886)
Jeffrey Archer's "Twelve Red Herrings" offers a collection of short stories, each with a clever twist, challenging readers to spot the misdirection before the surprising end.
by Jeet Thayil
3.4(7,879)
In 1970s Bombay, poets and pimps drift in opium dens, a city balanced between beauty and squalor, as a killer targets its invisible poor.
by Muriel Barbery
3.2(7,878)
On his deathbed, the world's most feared food critic embarks on a nostalgic, internal quest for a single, forgotten sublime flavor, while those he judged offer their sharp, often scathing, final assessments of his life.
by J.R.R. Tolkien
3.9(7,871)
A farmer becomes an accidental hero, outsmarting a giant and a dragon with a legendary sword and some luck, while subtly explaining the origins of English place names.
by Ellen Hopkins
4.0(7,867)
Haunted by his brother's suicide, an atheist teen bent on self-destruction is thrust into a silent darkness where a mysterious 'rumble' forces him to confront the very faith he's vehemently denied.
by Alex Flinn
3.9(7,865)
Beneath a veneer of perfection, a wealthy and popular teen grapples with his abusive father's legacy, threatening to drown his burgeoning love and his own identity in a cycle of inherited violence.
by E.J. Mellow
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Haunted by prophetic dreams and stalked by an unseen enemy, Molly must embrace her growing powers and an unexpected romance with a man from her nightmares to prevent a world-ending divide, even if it means confronting a shocking truth about her own lineage.
by Brigid Kemmerer
4.3(7,862)
A new coder dealing with online harassment and a quiet teen haunted by an abusive past find comfort and unexpected danger in their shared secrets, testing their fragile trust as their individual problems grow.
by Jean-Paul Sartre
4.1(7,859)
In the shadow of impending war, a French philosophy professor grapples with the suffocating weight of his own freedom, desperately seeking a definitive act to define his existence amidst the moral ambiguities of 1938 Paris.
by Georgia Byng
3.9(7,859)
Molly Moon, an orphaned hypnotist, must master her newfound time-stopping abilities in Hollywood to prevent a power-hungry mogul from hypnotizing his way into the U.S. presidency with unbreakable commands.
by Pierre Boulle
4.0(7,858)
In the jungles of World War II, a British POW colonel, obsessed with duty, builds a strategic bridge for his Japanese captors, only to find his pride clash with his country's mission to destroy it.
by Kendare Blake
3.6(7,858)
Ancient Greek gods, plagued by a mysterious illness that is slowly turning them into monstrous versions of themselves, must unite with a forgotten prophetess to fight a desperate war for their existence against vengeful Olympians.
by Tony Abbott
3.8(7,854)
Tom's ordinary middle school life changes when a new girl, her face marked by scars, challenges his ideas about beauty and acceptance.
by George Orwell
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In colonial Burma, an English officer's reluctant decision to shoot an elephant for appearances tragically shows how imperialism dehumanizes both the oppressor and the oppressed.
by Jennifer Castle
3.8(7,845)
After a car crash kills her family, Laurel finds an unexpected connection with the son of the man responsible, their shared grief creating a bond that redefines their fractured worlds.
by Pat Barker
4.0(7,844)
An intelligence officer in a city at war, Billy Prior navigates duty and desire, as his hidden life with pacifists and lovers threatens his identity as a soldier.
by Rachel Ward
4.2(7,842)
A teenage girl who sees everyone's death dates faces a city-wide terrorist attack, forcing her to fight for lives and confront her fate.
by David Liss
3.7(7,836)
In 1659 Amsterdam, a disgraced Portuguese Jewish trader risks everything on a daring plot to corner the nascent coffee market, navigating ruthless competitors, hidden agendas, and the seductive allure of a Dutch businesswoman to reclaim his lost fortune and reputation.
by Adrienne Rich
4.2(7,830)
Adrienne Rich explores the wreckage of history and language, finding both scars and lasting truths within the ruins of old power structures.