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  1. Second Glance

    Jodi Picoult

    ★ 3.8 (42k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A suicidal ghost hunter, hoping to reunite with his deceased fiancée, uncovers a town's spectral secrets and a dark chapter of American history, blending love, loss, and the lasting impact of eugenics.

  2. The Robber Bride

    Margaret Atwood

    ★ 3.8 (42k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a modern reimagining of a Grimm's fairy tale, three women grapple with the resurfacing specter of Zenia, a college acquaintance whose demonic manipulations have, at various times, plundered their husbands, careers, and peace of mind.

  3. Pedro Páramo

    Juan Rulfo

    ★ 4.1 (42k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the spectral village of Comala, a son's search for his father unravels a saga of obsessive love, betrayal, and the lingering echoes of the dead.

  4. The Space Between Us

    Thrity Umrigar

    ★ 4.0 (42k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In modern India, a Parsi housewife's abusive marriage mirrors the quiet strength and hidden sorrows of her longtime domestic worker, connecting them through shared endurance.

  5. Snakehead

    Anthony Horowitz

    ★ 4.2 (42k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Teenage spy Alex Rider goes undercover for the Australian Secret Service to stop the Snakehead organization in Southeast Asia's criminal world.

  6. The Canterville Ghost

    Oscar Wilde

    ★ 3.9 (42k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An American family's practical view of the supernatural clashes with a dramatic British ghost, leading to a touching romance hidden beneath wit and social commentary.

  7. Half Girlfriend

    Chetan Bhagat

    ★ 3.1 (42k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A Bihari boy with poor English navigates a 'half-girlfriend' relationship with an eloquent Delhi girl, wanting more than just friendship.

  8. Princess in Waiting

    Meg Cabot

    ★ 3.7 (42k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Navigating Genovian politics, a rocky romance with Michael, and the horrors of Algebra II, reluctant princess Mia Thermopolis grapples with whether she's truly fit for any crown beyond her own chewed fingernails.

  9. Red Sister

    Mark Lawrence

    ★ 4.2 (42k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a dying world, a young girl with a dark past becomes a deadly assassin in a convent of warrior nuns, only to find her true power may save or destroy everything.

  10. The Crystal Cave

    Mary Stewart

    ★ 4.1 (42k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a fractured fifth-century Britain, the young, illegitimate Merlin navigates a land of warring kings and ancient magic, embracing his psychic Sight to forge the destiny of the legendary King Arthur.

  11. Knots and Crosses

    Ian Rankin

    ★ 3.8 (42k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Haunted by his SAS past and dismissed as a crank, Edinburgh Detective John Rebus must untangle a series of ritualistic murders that eerily echo the suppressed terrors of his own mind, before the killer's game consumes them both.

  12. The Secret Adversary

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.9 (42k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Penniless and seeking adventure, Tommy and Tuppence enter a dangerous world of international espionage when their first 'Young Adventurers Ltd.' assignment to impersonate a missing woman forces them into a race to find her and a secret treaty before England's post-war recovery collapses.

  13. Cold comfort farm

    Stella Gibbons

    ★ 3.9 (42k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Armed with an inheritance of charm and an aversion to earning her keep, a sophisticated young woman descends upon her eccentric, doom-laden rural relatives, determined to inject some much-needed modernity and common sense into their melodramatic lives.

  14. War Brides

    Helen Bryan

    ★ 3.8 (42k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Four women from different backgrounds are evacuated to an English village during World War II, where they form a lasting bond through shared wartime experiences and unexpected romance.

  15. The Histories

    Herodotus

    ★ 4.0 (42k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Herodotus leads readers through the ancient world, chronicling the unlikely Greek victory over the Persian Empire and sharing tales of Egyptian wonders, European lake-dwellers, and even dog-headed men.

  16. Eve

    Anna Carey

    ★ 3.7 (42k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a post-apocalyptic world where a deadly virus has decimated humanity, a sheltered girl uncovers the truth about her supposed sanctuary and must flee into the dangerous unknown, torn between a forbidden love and her own survival.

  17. Death du Jour

    Kathy Reichs

    ★ 4.0 (42k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In the frigid grip of a Montreal winter, forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan unearths a century-old mystery surrounding a candidate for sainthood, only to be pulled into the explosive aftermath of a chalet fire and a web of intrigue involving a controversial professor, a mysterious commune, and a primate colony.

  18. And I Darken

    Kiersten White

    ★ 3.8 (42k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A ruthless Wallachian princess, abandoned to the Ottoman court, navigates a treacherous love triangle with her gentle brother and the Sultan's heir, all while plotting vengeance for her stolen birthright.

  19. Plum Spooky

    Janet Evanovich

    ★ 3.8 (42k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a mysterious stranger named Diesel enlists bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, her sidekick Lula, and Grandma Mazur to hunt for a cursed coin in the haunted Pine Barrens, Stephanie's life spirals into a hilarious and spooky quest involving zombie-like creatures and the legendary Jersey Devil.

  20. Rapture in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.3 (41k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a future New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas finds a plot where a virtual reality game, made for pleasure, is used as a weapon to cause ecstatic suicides, leaving smiling bodies.

  21. Misty of Chincoteague

    Marguerite Henry

    ★ 4.0 (41k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    On Chincoteague's wild shores, two siblings chase the legendary, untamable mare called the Phantom. They find her secret colt, Misty, and work to make them their own.

  22. The Gender Game

    Bella Forrest

    ★ 3.8 (41k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Divided by a toxic river, two gender-segregated nations are on the brink of war. A young woman, sentenced to death, must infiltrate the enemy kingdom to save her brother, risking forbidden love and her life.

  23. Ark Angel

    Anthony Horowitz

    ★ 4.1 (41k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After surviving a sniper's attack, teenage spy Alex Rider must infiltrate an eco-terrorist group to prevent them from weaponizing a luxury space hotel and raining molten destruction upon Earth.

  24. Metro 2033

    Dmitry Glukhovsky

    ★ 4.0 (41k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In Moscow's irradiated ruins, Artyom must travel through the monster-filled Metro, humanity's last refuge, to warn Polis of a threat that could end civilization.

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