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  1. The House of Doors

    Brian Lumley

    ★ 3.7 (884) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Trapped in an alien labyrinth that creates their worst fears, a group of humans must conquer their inner demons and otherworldly horrors to escape the House of Doors and save Earth.

  2. Dead of Night

    Jonathan Maberry

    ★ 4.3 (884) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A prison doctor's experiment to prolong a serial killer's consciousness after death unleashes a ravenous, contagious undead plague upon the world.

  3. Music of the Ghosts

    Vaddey Ratner

    ★ 3.8 (883) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A young Cambodian American woman returns to her homeland, guided by a mysterious letter, to find out what happened to her father in a Khmer Rouge prison and face a nation trying to heal.

  4. Faking It

    Cora Carmack

    ★ 3.7 (881) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A rebellious college student with a hidden life enlists a struggling actor to play her wholesome boyfriend for her conservative parents, only to find their fake romance blossoming into a very real love story.

  5. Sammy Keyes and the Night of Skulls

    Wendelin Van Draanen

    ★ 4.2 (879) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Sammy Keyes's Halloween night takes a dark turn when a strange discovery in her trick-or-treat bag leads her to uncover the secrets of suspicious undertakers, pulling her into a mystery involving grave digging and a missing body.

  6. Mist

    Kathryn James

    ★ 3.9 (878) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Thirteen-year-old Nell must brave the treacherous, mist-haunted woods and confront the mysterious boy she thought was her friend to rescue her kidnapped sister from a sinister birthday disappearance.

  7. Sport

    Louise Fitzhugh

    ★ 3.7 (877) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    An eleven-year-old financial whiz kid's ordered life of managing his eccentric father's budget unravels into a high-stakes kidnapping at the Plaza Hotel when an inheritance turns him into a multimillionaire pawn in his mother's greedy scheme.

  8. After Long Silence

    Sheri S. Tepper

    ★ 4.0 (874) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On a world where ancient matriarchal power clashes with a tyrannical patriarchy, a young woman's forbidden empathic abilities and an unexpected alien alliance become the last hope to shatter centuries of oppression.

  9. The Last True Love Story

    Brendan Kiely

    ★ 3.6 (869) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Two teenagers, a grandfather with Alzheimer's, and a dog take a cross-country road trip from LA to NY to fulfill a dying wish and find love.

  10. Single White Female

    John Lutz

    ★ 3.6 (869) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A desperate New Yorker seeking a roommate unwittingly invites a shy, obsessive doppelgänger into her apartment, whose admiration curdles into a terrifying, identity-stealing nightmare with a bloody price.

  11. A Hand Full of Stars

    Rafik Schami

    ★ 4.0 (865) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1950s Damascus, a teenager secretly writes in his diary, dreaming of becoming a journalist and speaking out against the city's oppressive silence.

  12. Mother at Seven

    Veronika Gasparyan

    ★ 4.1 (865) average on GoodreadsBiography

    In the shadow of Russia's Black Sea, a seven-year-old girl endures a decade of horrific familial abuse, clinging to an unwavering belief in a brighter future to survive the unimaginable.

  13. Through the Arc of the Rain Forest

    Karen Tei Yamashita

    ★ 3.9 (864) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A satellite narrates an eco-pulp story in the Brazilian rainforest, where an innocent man becomes central to a strange, apocalyptic mix of magic feathers, corporate greed, and divine intervention during environmental collapse.

  14. The Secret of Santa Vittoria

    Robert Crichton

    ★ 4.2 (862) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a sun-drenched Italian village, a million bottles of precious wine become the spirit of resistance as its wily inhabitants conspire to outwit the Nazi occupation.

  15. Denial

    Peter James

    ★ 4.0 (862) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A psychiatrist and an editor confront a terrifying truth when their patient, dismissed as delusional, offers irrefutable proof of God's existence, shattering their understanding of reality.

  16. Perfect Strangers

    Jahnna N. Malcolm

    ★ 3.8 (859) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A high school election ignites a fierce rivalry between Madison and Jeremy, only for Madison to unknowingly fall for her anonymous pen pal, 'Blue,' whose true identity promises to upend everything on Election Day.

  17. As We Are Now

    May Sarton

    ★ 4.0 (855) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Trapped in a 'home' where her mind remains sharp despite her failing body, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher wages a furious, defiant war against the subtle cruelties of her caretakers, culminating in a shocking, desperate triumph.

  18. New Moon

    Stephenie Meyer

    ★ 3.9 (855) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When her vampire love mysteriously abandons her, a heartbroken Bella Swan finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of werewolves and ancient feuds, all while grappling with her own mortality and the ever-present threat of the supernatural.

  19. Ultimatum

    Gemma James

    ★ 3.6 (851) average on GoodreadsRomance

    She never expected the billionaire who held her family's fate in his hands to also demand her as his bride, trapping her in a gilded cage of desire and duty.

  20. Four Truths and a Lie

    Lauren Barnholdt

    ★ 4.1 (851) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Sent to an all-girls school, boy-crazy Scarlett finds a mysterious letter with 'four truths and a lie,' forcing her to navigate a new social scene where reputation matters.

  21. Through the Darkness

    Harry Turtledove

    ★ 3.8 (849) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a fractured world on the brink of war, a hidden girl and her protector navigate treacherous streets and nascent magic to forge an alliance against a ruthless empire, proving that ordinary people can ignite extraordinary change.

  22. Relic

    Douglas Preston

    ★ 3.3 (848) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    At the New York Museum of Natural History, a pre-exhibition gala turns deadly when a non-human predator stalks the shadows, forcing a young researcher to uncover its ancient identity before a grand opening becomes a massacre.

  23. Aleutian Sparrow

    Karen Hesse

    ★ 3.8 (847) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In the Aleutian Islands' desolate beauty, young Vera endures the upheaval of World War II, fighting to keep her heritage and community alive during forced relocation to an alien, unforgiving world.

  24. Elements of Semiology

    Roland Barthes

    ★ 3.8 (847) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy

    Barthes takes Saussure's language theories and creates a powerful tool, showing how everything from a gesture to a musical note acts as a sign within human culture's unspoken languages.

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