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by Julie Otsuka
3.8(17,839)
A Japanese American family navigates internment during WWII, showing the quiet devastation of shattered lives through moments of forced displacement and the bitter aftermath of their return.
by Sylvia Day
3.9(17,836)
In the cutthroat world of D.C. politics and scandalous romance, a driven woman refuses to be a pawn in her powerful lover's game, determined to rewrite the rules and emerge victorious in a battle of wills where giving up is not an option for either.
by Anthony Hope
3.9(17,831)
An English gentleman, a dead ringer for Ruritania's king, must impersonate him to save the throne and win the princess's heart, all while battling dangerous rivals.
by Harlan Ellison
4.0(17,820)
Trapped in an eternal, inescapable torment by an omnipotent, malevolent AI, the last five humans endure unimaginable psychological and physical torture, stripped of their agency and even the ability to end their own suffering.
by Agatha Christie
3.8(17,820)
A dying confession, a murdered priest, and a cryptic list of names plunge Mark Easterbrook into a sinister world where an ancient evil may be orchestrating modern-day murders.
by John Marsden
4.2(17,813)
During an alien invasion that turned their world into a warzone, Ellie and her friends must become resourceful fighters, risking everything to rescue captured comrades and defy an unseen enemy.
by J.G. Ballard
3.4(17,810)
In a flooded, tropical London of 2145, a biologist and his team navigate a city of giant iguanas and albino alligators, slowly changing psychologically and physically as Earth returns to a Triassic past.
by Mary Higgins Clark
3.9(17,804)
In a hospital where healing and horror blur, a young prosecutor uncovers an abduction and a research project so twisted it threatens medicine.
by Ryan Graudin
4.2(17,799)
In an alternate 1956 where the Axis powers reign, a Jewish skinshifter races across continents on a motorcycle, impersonating a champion to assassinate a reclusive Hitler and avenge the loved ones tattooed on her arm.
by James Patterson
3.9(17,796)
As Christmas nears, Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club race to unmask "Loman," a criminal planning a deadly holiday surprise for San Francisco during a city-wide crime wave.
by Cornelius Ryan
4.3(17,789)
A desperate Allied gamble to end World War II with an airborne assault on the Rhine bridge at Arnhem becomes a story of heroism, miscalculation, and tragic defeat, with heavy costs for the Allies.
by Leslie Marmon Silko
3.8(17,783)
Haunted by war and alienation, a young Laguna Pueblo veteran seeks healing through ancient traditions and stories to overcome despair.
by Gabriel García Márquez
3.7(17,775)
Simón Bolívar, prematurely aged and exiled, once the Liberator, navigates his fading power and vivid memories on a final river journey, clinging to life and his shattered dream of a united continent.
by Megan Goldin
3.8(17,771)
In a Wall Street escape room where ambition is currency and betrayal the game, four cutthroat financiers must outwit a deadly puzzle designed to expose the dark truth behind a former colleague's disappearance, or become the next victims.
by NoViolet Bulawayo
3.7(17,767)
A young Zimbabwean girl, Darling, navigates her collapsing homeland, then journeys to America, finding that the promised land brings its own struggles.
by Cormac McCarthy
4.2(17,761)
Cornelius Suttree, an outcast from privilege, finds dignity and humor among the down-and-out people living by the Tennessee River.
by Jasper Fforde
4.0(17,761)
When the real Thursday Next retires, her fictional counterpart must navigate a looming genre war and a treacherous journey up the Metaphoric River to save the BookWorld from a fiendish plot.
by Charles Finch
3.6(17,759)
In Victorian London, a charming gentleman detective trades his life of leisure for the pursuit of a rare poisoner, untangling a web of forbidden passions and deadly secrets among the city's elite.
by Sidney Sheldon
3.7(17,752)
Haunted by amnesia, Catherine Douglas must recall her past to escape a powerful tycoon who murdered her husband and now wants her silenced.
by Paulo Coelho
3.9(17,747)
Through fables, personal stories, and thoughts, Paulo Coelho guides readers through life, revealing universal truths in everyday and extraordinary moments.
by Sally Green
4.0(17,745)
On the run through a modern-day England fractured by warring witch covens, Nathan, the illegitimate son of the most feared dark witch, must master his burgeoning, dangerous Gift before he's captured by those who seek to control or destroy him and his powerful father.
by Cecily von Ziegesar
3.5(17,734)
In the glittering, cutthroat world of Manhattan's elite, best friends Serena and Blair navigate jealousy, betrayal, and scandalous parties, all under the watchful eye of an anonymous blogger.
by Kristin Levine
4.3(17,725)
In 1958 Little Rock, a shy white girl finds her voice and defies segregation to protect her friendship with a bold Black girl passing as white, risking everything for a bond deemed impossible.
by A.G. Riddle
4.1(17,725)
As a new ice age grips Earth, humanity's last hope rests on a mysterious object hurtling from deep space. Its true nature could save or obliterate all life.