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by Graham Greene
3.7(28,474)
In the seedy pre-war underworld of Brighton, a ruthless teenage gangster's rise to power is complicated by a naive waitress he marries to silence her, and an avenging woman determined to expose his crimes.
by Jodi Taylor
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Join a team of disaster-prone historians who travel through time, not just studying history, but crashing headfirst into it.
by J.M. Darhower
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A woman is drawn into the dangerous, alluring world of a man whose charm hides a monstrous darkness, ensnared by an obsession she cannot escape.
by Sue Grafton
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Kinsey Millhone investigates two dead men—a murdered PI and a homeless man with her number—uncovering betrayals, fraud, and a personal risk that could ruin her.
by K.A. Tucker
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A city woman returns to the Alaskan wilderness to reconnect with her dying father and finds herself drawn to a bush pilot who embodies the wild she initially dislikes.
by Wendy Mass
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Trapped in a time loop on her disastrous eleventh birthday, Amanda must mend a broken friendship and unravel a magical mystery to escape reliving the same day forever.
by Tom Angleberger
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When a weird sixth-grader's origami Yoda puppet starts dispensing eerily accurate advice, a skeptical classmate launches an investigation to uncover the truth behind its perplexing wisdom before trusting it with his own romantic fate.
by Robin Benway
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Three siblings, separated by adoption, meet and must confront their pasts. They redefine what family means as they navigate belonging, identity, and their secrets.
by Nina LaCour
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A new set designer in Hollywood finds her complicated love life tangled with a mysterious letter from a film legend, leading her to a woman who changes her idea of romance and family.
by Jennifer Probst
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by Edward Bloor
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A legally blind boy in a strange Florida town learns the truth about his family's secrets and his brother's cruelty while dealing with sinkholes, daily lightning, and an underground fire.
by Edgar Allan Poe
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A man's descent into madness is shown through his increasing cruelty towards his once-loved black cat, leading to a terrible end.
by Christine Feehan
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An American surgeon is irresistibly drawn to a tormented, ancient Carpathian, whose dark desires promise either to heal her soul or consume her entirely.
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Prince Prospero's desperate attempt to outrun the Red Death leads him and his masked revelers into a fatal confrontation with the plague's embodiment within his colorfully decorated abbey.
by Arthur Ransome
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Four adventurous siblings sail their catboat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer of camping, exploration, and a thrilling rivalry with two fierce 'Amazon' pirates.
by Nora Roberts
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A woman seeking a wealthy life finds destiny and love with a millionaire businessman uncovering his family's magical past in Ardmore.
by Kaye Gibbons
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A resilient young girl, abandoned to the cruelties of the rural South, schemes to escape her abusive home and find a place where she can finally be loved.
by R.L. Stine
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In the eerie town of Dark Falls, two siblings discover their new friends aren't just creepy, but eternally hungry for their companionship, and perhaps, their very lives.
by Ben Fountain
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A young Iraq War hero, thrust into a surreal halftime show at a Dallas Cowboys game, grapples with the fleeting nature of celebrity and the stark reality of his imminent return to combat.
by Meg Cabot
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A supermodel's perfect life unravels as she deals with a missing mother, a demanding brother, a vengeful ex-friend, and a hit song about her, all while trying to protect her intelligence and love life.
by Tom Clancy
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Before he was a hero, a young Jack Ryan, fresh from the Marines, is thrust into a lethal Cold War conspiracy when he uncovers a Soviet plot to assassinate Pope John Paul II, forcing him to race against time to prevent global catastrophe.
by Jean M. Auel
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In Ice Age Europe, Ayla navigates tribal politics, cave rituals, and love, facing a near-death initiation that gives her a world-changing gift and solidifies her leadership among the Zelandonii.
by L.J. Smith
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An ancient curse and an insatiable hunger bind Elena, Stefan, and Damon in a deadly dance of love, betrayal, and sacrifice, as a sinister evil threatens to consume them all.
by Monica Ali
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A Bangladeshi woman in an arranged marriage in London's East End builds a new life through a forbidden affair, challenging tradition amid cultural tension.