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  1. Three Act Tragedy

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.9 (23k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    When a seemingly natural death at a dinner party is revealed to be a meticulously orchestrated murder without a trace of poison, Hercule Poirot must unravel a web of deception where the most obvious victim might not be the true target.

  2. Heart Bones

    Colleen Hoover

    ★ 4.4 (23k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    After tragedy uproots her life, Beyah, a girl shaped by poverty, finds an unexpected connection with the enigmatic Samson during a summer with her estranged father, only to discover their shared sadness might pull them into a devastating emotional current.

  3. The Sword in the Stone

    T.H. White

    ★ 3.9 (23k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Before he was king, a young boy named Wart learns important life lessons from an eccentric wizard Merlyn, who transforms him into various animals.

  4. The Lifeboat

    Charlotte Rogan

    ★ 3.2 (23k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    After a ship explosion, a newlywed survives in a lifeboat full of desperate people. She faces a brutal power struggle and must decide how far she will go to protect her life and the privileged future she wants.

  5. A Curious Beginning

    Deanna Raybourn

    ★ 4.0 (23k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1887 London, a spirited lepidopterist's plans for global adventure are upended when she's targeted for abduction, forcing her into a reluctant alliance with a brooding natural historian to solve a baron's murder and uncover the truth behind the plot against her.

  6. If I Never Met You

    Mhairi McFarlane

    ★ 3.9 (23k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    After a painful breakup, a woman fakes a high-profile office romance with the firm's playboy, only to find that pretending to be in love might just lead to the real thing.

  7. Daniel Deronda

    George Eliot

    ★ 3.8 (23k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a Victorian world grappling with identity and purpose, a young woman's quest for belonging intertwines with a man's search for his Jewish heritage, challenging societal norms and inherited destinies.

  8. The English Spy

    Daniel Silva

    ★ 4.2 (23k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Gabriel Allon, a renowned art restorer and assassin, is drawn into a global manhunt when an assassin targets a British diplomat, forcing Allon to confront his past while navigating international intrigue.

  9. The Brooklyn Follies

    Paul Auster

    ★ 3.8 (23k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A retired, disillusioned man moves to Brooklyn to die. He unexpectedly finds himself drawn into a world of eccentric characters, literary scams, and the humorous parts of human life, which makes him want to live and write again.

  10. Origin in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.4 (23k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a futuristic New York City, Detective Eve Dallas uncovers a chilling trail of perfection-obsessed doctors and their deadly secrets after a father and son are murdered with surgical precision.

  11. One Summer

    David Baldacci

    ★ 3.8 (23k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A dying father miraculously recovers, only to face his wife's sudden death, forcing him to reunite his scattered children and rediscover love amidst the grief of one summer.

  12. The Abolition of Man

    C.S. Lewis

    ★ 4.1 (23k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    C.S. Lewis argues that modern education, by treating objective values as subjective feelings, risks 'abolishing' humanity by separating future generations from moral truth.

  13. Running Out of Time

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    ★ 4.0 (23k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A young frontier girl, Jessie, races against a deadly epidemic in her secluded 1840s village, only to uncover a shocking truth that sends her into a bewildering modern world to save her family.

  14. The Last Little Blue Envelope

    Maureen Johnson

    ★ 3.9 (23k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    After her European scavenger hunt for a deceased aunt's last wishes is interrupted by theft, Ginny embarks on an unscripted, heart-racing adventure of love and self-discovery when the final, missing blue envelope mysteriously resurfaces in London.

  15. The Cove

    Catherine Coulter

    ★ 3.9 (23k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a small town known for its secret ice cream, a woman on the run is pursued by an FBI agent who suspects her of murder, only to uncover a larger conspiracy.

  16. Dust of Dreams

    Steven Erikson

    ★ 4.3 (23k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A Malazan army marches into an unknown wasteland, their purpose unclear, as ancient races, disillusioned soldiers, and forgotten gods converge for a final stand against an incomprehensible dread.

  17. The Other Woman

    Jane Green

    ★ 4.1 (23k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A newly engaged woman's dream of a perfect family turns into a claustrophobic nightmare as she battles her fiancé's overbearing mother for control of her wedding, her marriage, and her entire future.

  18. Sea of Poppies

    Amitav Ghosh

    ★ 4.0 (23k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    On the eve of the Opium Wars, a diverse crew of outcasts aboard the Ibis sails from the poppy fields of the Ganges to the South China Sea, forging new identities and an unbreakable bond as 'ship-brothers' against colonial upheaval.

  19. The Robe

    Lloyd C. Douglas

    ★ 4.2 (23k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A Roman tribune's life changes with spiritual fervor after he wins the robe of the crucified Nazarene, sending him on a quest for truth that challenges the Roman Empire.

  20. The Castle of Otranto

    Horace Walpole

    ★ 3.2 (23k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An ancient prophecy and looming shadows drive a tyrannical lord's desperate search for an heir, leading to gothic horror when a giant helmet crushes his son, triggering supernatural events and uncovering a family curse.

  21. Mortality

    Christopher Hitchens

    ★ 4.1 (23k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Facing esophageal cancer with sharp intellect and defiant wit, Christopher Hitchens gives a raw, brilliant, and unsparing account of confronting his own death without faith.

  22. Jazz

    Toni Morrison

    ★ 3.8 (23k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the winter of 1926 Harlem, a door-to-door salesman shoots his teenage lover, leading to his wife attacking the deceased at her funeral and unraveling a story of love, obsession, and Black urban life.

  23. A Monsoon Rising

    Thea Guanzon

    ★ 4.1 (23k) average on Goodreads

    A forced alliance and arranged marriage between sworn enemies ignites a forbidden passion that could either save their war-torn world from a magical cataclysm or shatter it with betrayal.

  24. Falling Angels

    Tracy Chevalier

    ★ 3.6 (23k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In early 20th-century England, a gravedigger's son and the stones of a cemetery reveal the loves, losses, and secrets of two families as society changes.

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