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  1. The Killing

    Robert Muchamore

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A young CHERUB agent's 'routine' mission to uncover a small-time crook's new fortune spirals into a cold case involving a dead teenager and a conspiracy far darker than anyone anticipated.

  2. The Schopenhauer Cure

    Irvin D. Yalom

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A psychotherapist, facing his own death, meets a former patient who says Schopenhauer's philosophy cured him, leading to an intellectual and emotional conflict within a therapy group.

  3. The Orenda

    Joseph Boyden

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the brutal 17th-century Canadian wilderness, a Huron warrior, his Iroquois captive, and a Jesuit missionary navigate a violent clash of cultures and beliefs as empires collide.

  4. The Three Sisters

    Anton Chekhov

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Three cultured sisters in a provincial town long for life in Moscow, but time and reality slowly erode their dreams.

  5. Amadeus

    Peter Shaffer

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 18th-century Vienna, the devout but ordinary court composer Salieri wages a secret war against the divinely gifted, vulgar Mozart, convinced God favors the prodigy he seeks to destroy.

  6. The Dead

    Charlie Higson

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a London devastated by a zombie virus that only affects adults, a group of teens, including best friends Jack and Ed, must navigate betrayal, dwindling hope, and the terrifying threat of their zombified elders, all while questioning the true motives of the lone adult who claims immunity.

  7. The Wish List

    Eoin Colfer

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After a botched robbery lands her in limbo, a mischievous teenage orphan must complete an elderly man's wish list to escape eternal damnation, all while a demon and an angel vie for her soul.

  8. Marlfox

    Brian Jacques

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When the cunning Marlfoxes steal Redwall Abbey's most cherished tapestry, a young squirrel and his friends must journey through dangerous lands to reclaim their heritage.

  9. Blink

    Ted Dekker

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A genius who sees multiple futures races across continents with a Saudi Arabian princess, trying to outrun an unstoppable force determined to drag her back to a horrifying arranged marriage.

  10. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

    Hugh Lofting

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Join Tommy Stubbins and Doctor Dolittle on a journey to uncharted lands where they befriend a giant sea snail, seek the world's greatest naturalist, and champion the voices of every creature.

  11. The Double Helix

    James D. Watson

    ★ 3.9 (16k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    James Watson's personal account describes the intense race to discover the double helix, revealing the ambition, intellect, and rivalries behind one of the 20th century's greatest scientific finds.

  12. Interlude in Death

    J.D. Robb

    ★ 4.3 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    On an opulent off-world resort, Lieutenant Eve Dallas's 'vacation' with her billionaire husband, Roarke, spirals into a deadly game of cat and mouse when a killer with ties to both their pasts turns a police conference into a personal vendetta.

  13. The Wings of the Dove

    Henry James

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A London couple schemes to inherit a dying American heiress's fortune, but their plan unravels when love and guilt complicate their treachery.

  14. From Here to Eternity

    James Jones

    ★ 4.1 (16k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the sweltering tension of pre-WWII Hawaii, a defiant bugler's refusal to box and a top sergeant's dangerous affair with his captain's wife expose the brutal honor and savage despair of men bound by the unyielding codes of the U.S. Army.

  15. Vagabond

    Bernard Cornwell

    ★ 4.1 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    During the brutal Hundred Years' War, an English archer seeks the Holy Grail and revenge against the black rider who ruined his life, only to find himself hunted by a sadistic Inquisitor.

  16. Alif the Unseen

    G. Willow Wilson

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young hacker in a Middle Eastern security state finds an ancient book of jinn, pulling him into a dangerous world of unseen forces and government surveillance as he fights to save himself and his clients.

  17. Saint Maybe

    Anne Tyler

    ★ 3.9 (16k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Haunted by his brother's sudden death, a guilt-ridden teenager finds solace and a path to redemption in the 'Church of the Second Chance,' where forgiveness requires sacrifice and love.

  18. Kiss the Sky

    Krista Ritchie

    ★ 4.2 (16k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A Princeton grad with a struggling fashion line navigates reality TV, sex addiction, and a possessive boyfriend who wants to protect her virginity from a predatory producer.

  19. Be Careful What You Wish For

    Jeffrey Archer

    ★ 3.8 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Amid ambition, betrayal, and sudden turns, the Clifton and Barrington families navigate the turbulent 1960s, battling for corporate control, a ruined engagement, and a mysterious new arrival.

  20. Say What You Will

    Cammie McGovern

    ★ 3.7 (16k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A fiercely independent girl with cerebral palsy and a boy with OCD find an unexpected love that sees beyond their perceived flaws, proving that true connection thrives in shared vulnerability.

  21. 2BR02B

    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future where the population is strictly controlled and life is traded for life, a man grapples with the morality of bringing a child into existence when it means someone else must die.

  22. The Madness Underneath

    Maureen Johnson

    ★ 3.9 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by a past encounter with a Ripper copycat, Rory returns to a London plagued by new, inexplicable deaths. She discovers she can now eliminate ghosts and must convince a secret ghost-fighting squad that a sinister, unseen force is at play before more lives are lost.

  23. Never Look Away

    Linwood Barclay

    ★ 4.0 (16k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A father's desperate search for his missing wife at an amusement park plunges him into a dangerous conspiracy that threatens to destroy his town and his life.

  24. The Bookshop

    Penelope Fitzgerald

    ★ 3.3 (16k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a 1959 seaside town, a widow opens the only bookshop, facing hostility and strange events that show some communities prefer to avoid new ideas.

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