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by Dashiell Hammett
3.9(89,485)
A cynical private eye navigates a web of lies, betrayals, and murder in 1930s San Francisco, all while hunting for a jewel-encrusted falcon and the truth behind his partner's death.
by Richard Wright
4.0(89,484)
Trapped by poverty in 1930s Chicago, Bigger Thomas's desperate act for survival after a catastrophic encounter with a wealthy white family leads to an examination of systemic racism and the brutal consequences of a society that denies a Black man's humanity.
by N.K. Jemisin
4.3(89,386)
As a world-ending season approaches, a mother with immense power must master ancient magic under a mad savior's guidance to either save or destroy a dying civilization, all while searching for her lost daughter.
by Stephen King
4.1(89,178)
A comatose serial killer, now with psychic powers, causes a wave of suicides from his hospital bed, making retired detective Bill Hodges and his team face a final, supernatural fight to save a city.
by Hannah Kent
4.0(89,112)
On the desolate 19th-century Icelandic frontier, a condemned murderess, sent to await her execution on an isolated farm, slowly unveils a haunting truth to the reluctant family and the young priest tasked with her spiritual care, forcing them to question the nature of justice and perception.
by Erin Morgenstern
3.9(89,092)
A graduate student finds a mysterious book that reveals his past and pulls him into a hidden, underground world where stories come alive and a battle for their existence rages on the shores of the Starless Sea.
by Hwang Bo-reum
3.9(89,088)
Burnt out and disillusioned, Yeongju abandons her high-flying career to open a cozy bookshop in Seoul, where she and a diverse cast of customers find solace, healing, and a renewed sense of purpose amidst the quiet power of literature.
by Mary Norton
4.0(89,078)
Beneath the floorboards, a tiny family of 'Borrowers' carefully 'borrows' their existence from the giant 'human beans' above, until a curious young Borrower's forbidden friendship threatens to expose their hidden world.
by Lemony Snicket
4.0(89,009)
In their second-to-last, dangerous adventure, the Baudelaire orphans enter a mysterious hotel, navigate many secrets and disguises, and confront their enemy, Count Olaf, in a race to find the truth and perhaps justice.
by Mary E. Pearson
4.0(88,998)
A blind princess flees an arranged marriage, only to be pursued by both her jilted fiancé and a deadly assassin, unaware of their true identities as she uncovers ancient secrets and forbidden love.
by Lee Child
4.2(88,990)
On a New York City subway late at night, ex-military drifter Jack Reacher thinks he sees a suicide bomber. He must decide if he will intervene and risk everything based on his gut feeling and a dozen clues.
by Philip K. Dick
4.0(88,950)
In dystopian Los Angeles, an undercover narcotics agent's mind breaks as he succumbs to the drug he is fighting, blurring the lines between hunter and hunted until his identity is lost.
by Susan Ee
4.2(88,877)
After an angel apocalypse, Penryn searches for her monstrously changed sister in a desolate San Francisco, stumbling upon the terrifying plans of the angels Raffe, her angelic ally, seeks to rejoin.
by Ann Brashares
3.8(88,773)
Four best friends, connected by magical jeans, spend a summer of love, loss, and self-discovery as they face fears and embrace new paths.
by Isaac Asimov
4.4(88,690)
A secret society of scientists uses psychohistory to guide humanity through a millennium of collapse and rebirth, battling warlords, empires, and psychic mutants to ensure a new, enlightened empire.
by John Grisham
3.8(88,545)
A disgraced lawyer, imprisoned for a minor crime, holds the key to a federal judge's murder. His information comes with a price: freedom and a plan to get it.
by Elena Ferrante
4.3(88,285)
In the 1970s, two intelligent women, a writer and a factory worker, navigate class, ambition, and societal expectations, linked by their lifelong Neapolitan friendship.
by Emily Giffin
3.9(88,152)
A TV producer's perfect life shatters when an 18-year-old stranger arrives, holding a secret from a forgotten past that forces her to redefine who she is and where she belongs.
by Rachel Hawkins
4.1(88,110)
Sophie Mercer, a teen witch turned demon, risks a dangerous magical surgery in London to suppress her destructive powers, only to find a hidden coven of demons and become a pawn in a looming war between supernatural factions, all while dealing with her complicated feelings for an enemy agent.
by Yuval Noah Harari
4.2(88,101)
Yuval Noah Harari offers 21 urgent lessons to help humanity navigate the present and prepare for an uncertain future marked by AI, fake news, and global upheaval.
by Sosuke Natsukawa
3.7(88,042)
A shy boy and a talking cat go on magical trips to rescue beloved books from those who would misuse them, discovering the deep power of stories and connection.
by Rick Rubin
4.0(87,966)
Rick Rubin, the renowned music producer, shares his insights on creativity, defining artistry not by its output but as a way of relating to the world and a cultivated state of being, accessible to everyone.
by Lev Grossman
3.9(87,821)
Thrust back into the mundane world they desperately escaped, the royal magicians of Fillory must confront the dark, street-honed magic of an outcast to reclaim their glittering kingdom.
by Ursula K. Le Guin
4.2(87,815)
On a barren anarchist moon, a brilliant physicist grapples with the sacrifices of freedom and the allure of a hierarchical, resource-rich homeworld he's forbidden to embrace.