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  1. The 19th Christmas

    James Patterson

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    As Christmas nears, Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club race to unmask "Loman," a criminal planning a deadly holiday surprise for San Francisco during a city-wide crime wave.

  2. A Bridge Too Far

    Cornelius Ryan

    ★ 4.3 (18k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    A desperate Allied gamble to end World War II with an airborne assault on the Rhine bridge at Arnhem becomes a story of heroism, miscalculation, and tragic defeat, with heavy costs for the Allies.

  3. Ceremony

    Leslie Marmon Silko

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Haunted by war and alienation, a young Laguna Pueblo veteran seeks healing through ancient traditions and stories to overcome despair.

  4. The General in His Labyrinth

    Gabriel García Márquez

    ★ 3.7 (18k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Simón Bolívar, prematurely aged and exiled, once the Liberator, navigates his fading power and vivid memories on a final river journey, clinging to life and his shattered dream of a united continent.

  5. The Escape Room

    Megan Goldin

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a Wall Street escape room where ambition is currency and betrayal the game, four cutthroat financiers must outwit a deadly puzzle designed to expose the dark truth behind a former colleague's disappearance, or become the next victims.

  6. We Need New Names

    NoViolet Bulawayo

    ★ 3.7 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A young Zimbabwean girl, Darling, navigates her collapsing homeland, then journeys to America, finding that the promised land brings its own struggles.

  7. Suttree

    Cormac McCarthy

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Cornelius Suttree, an outcast from privilege, finds dignity and humor among the down-and-out people living by the Tennessee River.

  8. One of Our Thursdays Is Missing

    Jasper Fforde

    ★ 4.0 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When the real Thursday Next retires, her fictional counterpart must navigate a looming genre war and a treacherous journey up the Metaphoric River to save the BookWorld from a fiendish plot.

  9. A Beautiful Blue Death

    Charles Finch

    ★ 3.6 (18k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In Victorian London, a charming gentleman detective trades his life of leisure for the pursuit of a rare poisoner, untangling a web of forbidden passions and deadly secrets among the city's elite.

  10. Memories of Midnight

    Sidney Sheldon

    ★ 3.7 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Haunted by amnesia, Catherine Douglas must recall her past to escape a powerful tycoon who murdered her husband and now wants her silenced.

  11. Like the Flowing River

    Paulo Coelho

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Through fables, personal stories, and thoughts, Paulo Coelho guides readers through life, revealing universal truths in everyday and extraordinary moments.

  12. Half Wild

    Sally Green

    ★ 4.0 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On the run through a modern-day England fractured by warring witch covens, Nathan, the illegitimate son of the most feared dark witch, must master his burgeoning, dangerous Gift before he's captured by those who seek to control or destroy him and his powerful father.

  13. All I Want is Everything

    Cecily von Ziegesar

    ★ 3.5 (18k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In the glittering, cutthroat world of Manhattan's elite, best friends Serena and Blair navigate jealousy, betrayal, and scandalous parties, all under the watchful eye of an anonymous blogger.

  14. The Lions of Little Rock

    Kristin Levine

    ★ 4.3 (18k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In 1958 Little Rock, a shy white girl finds her voice and defies segregation to protect her friendship with a bold Black girl passing as white, risking everything for a bond deemed impossible.

  15. Winter World

    A.G. Riddle

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    As a new ice age grips Earth, humanity's last hope rests on a mysterious object hurtling from deep space. Its true nature could save or obliterate all life.

  16. Wicked Saints

    Emily A. Duncan

    ★ 3.7 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a snow-covered land of old gods and hidden dangers, a cleric, a prince, and a boy with dark magic must unite to kill a king, navigate alliances, and confront a forbidden romance that blurs the lines between salvation and damnation.

  17. Into the Land of the Unicorns

    Bruce Coville

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Thrust into the magical realm of Luster by a leap of faith from a church roof, Cara must race alongside a rebellious unicorn, a hairy Dimblethum, and a monkey-like Squijim to reach the Unicorn Queen before a shadowy pursuer can obliterate all unicorns forever.

  18. Your Money or Your Life

    Vicki Robin

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    This guide helps you redefine your relationship with money, escape the rat race, and align your finances with your values for a life of purpose.

  19. Black List

    Brad Thor

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Framed and hunted by his own government, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath must outrun an elite kill squad and expose a clandestine 'black list' to prevent the most devastating terrorist attack in U.S. history.

  20. The Monstrumologist

    Rick Yancey

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a gaslit 19th-century world, an orphaned assistant to a monstrumologist must confront the horrifying line between man and monster when a grave robber's find unleashes their most deadly and morally ambiguous case yet.

  21. Lawless

    T.M. Frazier

    ★ 4.4 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A broken woman with nothing left but a childhood promise finds dangerous refuge and unexpected love in the arms of a hardened biker whose world is as lawless as his heart.

  22. The Slight Edge

    Jeff Olson

    ★ 4.4 (18k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Small daily choices, over time, lead to extraordinary success and lasting happiness by using your inner power.

  23. Tuesdays at the Castle

    Jessica Day George

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With a castle that spontaneously sprouts new rooms and turrets, Princess Celie must use her unique understanding of its ever-shifting layout to outwit usurpers and save her kingdom.

  24. The Dogs of Babel

    Carolyn Parkhurst

    ★ 3.6 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Grief-stricken and desperate, a linguist attempts the impossible task of teaching his dog to speak in order to unlock the mysterious circumstances surrounding his beloved wife's sudden death.

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