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by Jacqueline Winspear
4.1(28,194)
After WWI, investigator Maisie Dobbs goes to French battlefields, confronting her past and solving a spiritualist's deception about a missing aviator, all while questioning her sanity and her mentor's judgment.
by Dashiell Hammett
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A retired detective and his wealthy, witty wife find their boozy, banter-filled Christmas interrupted by a perplexing disappearance and a trail of bodies, proving that even a perpetual cocktail hour can't outrun a good murder mystery.
by Terry Goodkind
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On the brink of war, a young woman's plea for a wizard's help forces both to face an old betrayal and make a difficult choice that changes their lives and a child's fate.
by William H. Armstrong
4.0(28,118)
In the impoverished, racially charged Deep South, a young African-American boy and his family endure hardship, bound by the loyalty of their coon dog, Sounder, and their own resilient spirit.
by Daniel Silva
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Haunted by his past, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is drawn back into a deadly game of international intrigue when a stolen Rembrandt and a murdered restorer unveil a conspiracy stretching from a quiet English town to the opulent shores of Lake Geneva.
by Blue Balliett
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When a priceless Vermeer vanishes, two quick-witted middle schoolers, guided by a cryptic book and their own sharp intuition, must decode a labyrinth of clues to outsmart an art thief who has stumped even the FBI.
by J.R. Ward
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An ancient vampire warrior faces a mysterious inner darkness that threatens his bond with his beloved. A new revelation rocks their world, offering a chance to save or shatter their future as war escalates.
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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Haunted by her parents' murder by a rogue wolf, a rule-breaking teen raised in a werewolf pack risks everything when she uncovers a captive shifter in her Alpha's basement, forcing her to confront her past and question who she is.
by Jonathan Maberry
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A Baltimore detective joins a secret government task force and uncovers a bioterror plot to unleash a zombie plague, making him kill the same terrorist twice to save humanity.
by Jessica Sorensen
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An emotionless girl's world shatters when a mysterious new student awakens her dormant feelings, only to thrust her into a deadly fight against the monsters of her nightmares and the dark secrets of her own forgotten past.
by John Irving
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After losing a hand to a lion, a cynical TV journalist receives a transplant from a dead man whose widow demands visitation rights, forcing them into a bizarre relationship that challenges their notions of loss, connection, and second chances.
by Virginia Woolf
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Six friends share their internal experiences of grief and connection against the rhythmic English coast.
by Colin Meloy
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When crows snatch her baby brother and carry him into the forbidden Wildwood, Prue McKeel must brave its warring factions, mystical inhabitants, and dark magic to rescue him and save the wilderness.
by Anita Shreve
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Nineteen years after finding an infant in the snow, a woman's clear memory of that December day explains the complexities of love, memory, and hidden secrets.
by Amelia Hutchins
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A human woman who despises the Fae must work with a dangerous Dark Fae Prince, whose possessive nature and touch spark a forbidden desire as they investigate gruesome murders threatening both their worlds.
by Mary O'Hara
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On a Wyoming ranch, a boy and a wild filly form a bond that teaches them courage and responsibility.
by Marlon James
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Through assassins, drug lords, ghosts, and CIA agents, Marlon James reconstructs the chaotic aftermath of the 1976 assassination attempt on Bob Marley, tracing its violent ripples across decades and continents.
by E.M. Forster
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In a society that demands conformity, a young man's journey of unrequited love becomes a defiant embrace of his true sexual identity, risking everything for the freedom to love outside the lines of Edwardian expectation.
by Darren Shan
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Young Darren Shan must face five deadly trials within Vampire Mountain, risking betrayal and a permanent end, to prove his worth in a world of ancient rituals and treacherous secrets.
by Immanuel Kant
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Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' changed philosophy by examining how human reason works, showing how our minds create experience and setting limits on what we can know.
by Emile Zola
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Nana's relentless rise as a courtesan, from Parisian slums to the Second Empire's elite, reveals the moral decay and hypocrisy of a society drawn to her destructive charm.
by Arundhati Roy
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by Richard Peck
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Sent to live with her eccentric, shotgun-toting Grandma Dowdel in rural Illinois during the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Mary Alice navigates a year of unexpected adventures, community antics, and self-discovery.
by Alfred Bester
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In a 24th-century world where thoughts are evidence, a ruthless business owner plans the perfect murder, leading to a mind-bending chase against psychic police.