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  1. An Instance of the Fingerpost

    Iain Pears

    ★ 3.9 (21k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In 1660s Oxford, a suspicious death unravels through the conflicting accounts of four witnesses—a physician, a lord's son, a cryptographer, and an antiquarian—each weaving a tangled web of truth and deception around a young woman accused of murder.

  2. All My Sons

    Arthur Miller

    ★ 3.9 (21k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A prosperous post-war family's facade crumbles when a son's love for his disgraced partner's daughter forces a devastating confrontation with his father's buried wartime guilt and the deadly cost of his success.

  3. Burmese Days

    George Orwell

    ★ 3.9 (21k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    In colonial Burma, a timber merchant, fed up with the hypocrisy around him, navigates racial prejudice, political schemes, and a failed romance, eventually breaking under the weight of a system he despises.

  4. Carry on, Mr. Bowditch

    Jean Lee Latham

    ★ 4.1 (21k) average on Goodreads

    A self-taught math genius journeys from humble beginnings to maritime legend through intellect and persistence.

  5. Sparkling Cyanide

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.9 (21k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A year after Rosemary Barton's mysterious death, six acquaintances gather, each with secrets, to face the possibility that one of them is a killer.

  6. Secrets to the Grave

    Tami Hoag

    ★ 4.1 (21k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a murdered woman's identity unravels into a shocking fabrication, a detective and child advocate must race to uncover the truth before the killer erases all traces of a life that never truly existed.

  7. The Great Gilly Hopkins

    Katherine Paterson

    ★ 3.8 (21k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Gilly Hopkins, an independent and troubled foster child, uses her sharp wit and schemes to navigate a world she believes is against her, only to discover that victory lies not in winning battles but in finding unconditional love.

  8. Babbitt

    Sinclair Lewis

    ★ 3.7 (21k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a city of conformity, George F. Babbitt, a prosperous realtor, grapples with the suffocating emptiness of his conventional life, yearning for an elusive authenticity beyond the Rotary Club and suburban sprawl.

  9. Palace of Stone

    Shannon Hale

    ★ 4.0 (21k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Miri, new to the city, juggles royal duties, a blossoming romance, and the unsettling revolutionary talk of her sophisticated new friends.

  10. Bad Romeo

    Leisa Rayven

    ★ 4.0 (21k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A fallen star and the woman he hurt are forced to relive their passionate college romance when cast as Romeo and Juliet again, discovering that the strongest chemistry comes from the most painful pasts.

  11. The Neon Rain

    James Lee Burke

    ★ 3.9 (21k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Haunted by Vietnam and alcohol, New Orleans detective Dave Robicheaux navigates drug lords and arms smugglers to solve a prostitute's murder, confronting the city's dark side and his own fractured self.

  12. Letters from a Stoic

    Seneca

    ★ 4.3 (21k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    In these letters, Seneca, a Roman thinker balancing imperial power with Stoic ideas, shares wisdom on virtue, humanity, and living well, even while criticizing the society he served.

  13. The Universe Versus Alex Woods

    Gavin Extence

    ★ 4.1 (21k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Struck by a meteorite and befriended by an older widower, an eccentric, bookish teen faces national attention, urn of ashes in tow, convinced he made the right choice in a challenging world.

  14. Under the Skin

    Michel Faber

    ★ 3.7 (21k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An alien in human form hunts men in the Scottish Highlands, harvesting their flesh while she slowly becomes more human.

  15. The Declaration

    Gemma Malley

    ★ 3.7 (21k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future where eternal youth requires a signed declaration and children are 'Surplus' outlaws, Anna navigates a world where defying the law means choosing between a forbidden life and an unnatural immortality.

  16. Blue Highways

    William Least Heat-Moon

    ★ 4.0 (21k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    William Least Heat-Moon travels America's backroads, finding the nation's unique spirit in its overlooked towns and their residents.

  17. When Calls the Heart

    Janette Oke

    ★ 4.2 (21k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    An East Coast schoolteacher finds her resolve and her heart tested by the rugged beauty and unexpected romance of the 1910s Canadian frontier.

  18. Looking for Alibrandi

    Melina Marchetta

    ★ 3.9 (21k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In her final year of Catholic high school, Josephine Alibrandi navigates a hilarious and heartbreaking collision of Italian family secrets, old-world expectations, and new loves that will ultimately set her free.

  19. Jacob

    Jacquelyn Frank

    ★ 4.0 (21k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An immortal enforcer, bound by ancient law to forbid human-Nightwalker love, finds his 700 years of control broken when he saves a woman in New York, sparking a forbidden desire that threatens his life.

  20. Salvation in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.3 (21k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Detective Eve Dallas navigates a treacherous path of identity theft, gang violence, and religious deception when a priest is poisoned during mass, only for a second murder to shatter her investigation.

  21. Idoru

    William Gibson

    ★ 3.8 (21k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In post-earthquake Tokyo, a rock star's love for an AI idol and a young woman's investigation into her threaten to expose the city's constructed reality.

  22. Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas

    Tom Robbins

    ★ 3.8 (21k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a world tilted on its axis by a stock market crash, Gwendolyn Meander, clad in frog pajamas, embarks on a surreal, spirit-guided quest through Seattle's underbelly to save a golden-voiced gorilla and reclaim her own lost wonder.

  23. The Isle of the Lost

    Melissa de la Cruz

    ★ 3.9 (21k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a desolate island prison, the forgotten offspring of Disney's most notorious villains embark on a treacherous quest for a mythical Dragon's Eye, only to discover that their inherited wickedness might just be a facade for an unexpected goodness.

  24. Double Fudge

    Judy Blume

    ★ 4.0 (21k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Peter Hatcher's world is turned upside down when his younger brother, Fudge, becomes obsessed with money, and new relatives bring chaos to their already lively household.

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