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by Leon Uris
4.3(91,215)
An American nurse and an Israeli freedom fighter start a dangerous journey to build a new nation from an ancient homeland, fighting against great challenges and world skepticism in post-WWII Europe.
by P.D. James
3.3(91,084)
Six years into their marriage, Darcy and Elizabeth's peaceful Pemberley is broken by a midnight chaise carrying a hysterical Lydia, who claims her husband, Wickham, has been murdered in the dark woods.
by Amanda Hocking
3.9(90,977)
Hunted by her mother and drawn into a hidden world of enchanting yet dangerous Trylle, Wendy Everly must embrace a heritage she never knew existed, guided by the enigmatic Finn Holmes.
by David Wroblewski
3.6(90,950)
A mute boy, loyal to his unique dog breed, flees into the Wisconsin wilderness to escape his uncle's treachery and find out how his father died, only to be drawn back by an unbreakable connection to home and a need for revenge.
by Jandy Nelson
4.0(90,847)
After her sister's sudden death, a flutist is caught between her sister's grieving boyfriend and a new boy in town, forcing her to choose between the past and an uncertain future.
by Fiona Barton
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After years of silent complicity, a widow finds her voice and a dangerous new power to manipulate the truth about her late husband's sinister past.
by Ursula K. Le Guin
4.1(90,724)
A young woman, stripped of her name and confined as high priestess to ancient powers in a labyrinthine tomb, finds her desolate life upended by a wizard seeking stolen treasure, who ultimately offers her a perilous path to freedom.
by Karen Marie Moning
4.4(90,464)
A sidhe-seer with a Fae hunger navigates a dangerous Dublin, battling seductive masters and unraveling her sister's secrets, as an ancient power threatens to shatter her world and reveal a truth about herself.
by Bill Bryson
4.1(90,296)
Join Bill Bryson as he humorously travels across Australia, meeting its resilient people and dangerous animals, all while discovering interesting history with his usual wit.
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
4.0(89,972)
In a bleak 1980s Swedish suburb, a lonely, bullied boy finds an unlikely and dangerous friendship with the mysterious, ageless girl next door, whose arrival coincides with a string of gruesome, blood-drained murders.
by Audrey Niffenegger
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Two American twins inherit their mysterious aunt's London flat next to Highgate Cemetery, only to discover that the line between life and death—and their own identities—is blurred within its spectral walls.
by Walt Whitman
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Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass' uses free verse to celebrate the divine in nature and the human body, showing how the self, nature, and the cosmos are connected.
by John Wyndham
4.0(89,728)
Amidst a world blinded by a celestial event, a sighted few must navigate the ruins of civilization while fending off towering, carnivorous plants that now freely stalk the Earth.
by Anne Brontë
4.0(89,567)
Defying Victorian rules, a woman escapes her abusive, alcoholic husband, creating an independent life under a new name to protect her son.
by Judy Blume
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A bond formed during Martha's Vineyard summers breaks under the weight of privilege, betrayal, and a friendship that still has the power to shatter hearts.
by Janet Evanovich
4.2(89,499)
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's chaotic life in Trenton turns deadly when a mysterious woman stalks her, forcing Stephanie to work with Ranger to find a killer, rescue a child, and outrun danger, all while her boyfriend Joe Morelli watches.
by James Fenimore Cooper
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During the French and Indian War, two English sisters, guided by the scout Hawk-eye and the last Mohicans, travel through a dangerous wilderness, pursued by a Huron warrior, as war threatens to end an old way of life.
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
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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
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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
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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.