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  1. Triage

    Scott Anderson

    ★ 3.5 (435) average on GoodreadsFiction

    An American journalist, wounded in Kurdistan, escapes a hospital where life and death are decided by colored chips. He returns home to New York, crippled by invisible wounds.

  2. Bryce

    Natalie Decker

    ★ 3.6 (435) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A notorious bad-boy, content with his scandalous reputation and a secret fantasy, finds his carefully constructed limits tested when the sweet girl next door discovers the unexpected tenderness beneath his hardened exterior.

  3. The Sisters

    Robert Littell

    ★ 3.8 (433) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Two legendary CIA operatives, known as 'the Sisters Death and Night,' manipulate a former KGB spymaster into unwittingly unleashing his most lethal assassin for a world-shattering crime only he can stop.

  4. The Cracked Mirror

    Brian Keaney

    ★ 3.4 (432) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a world where a doctor controls minds, two teenagers risk everything to break free and fight for freedom before a final battle.

  5. Microcosmic God

    Theodore Sturgeon

    ★ 4.2 (432) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A reclusive, brilliant scientist unleashes a miniature, rapidly evolving race of gadget-makers, sparking a perilous battle of wits and power against his greedy banker who seeks to exploit this unprecedented creation.

  6. No Bullsh*t Strategy

    Alex M H Smith

    ★ 4.4 (431) average on Goodreads

    Cut through jargon to find a clear, simple, and actionable strategy that will transform your business and make strategic thinking enjoyable.

  7. A Friend at Midnight

    Caroline B. Cooney

    ★ 3.6 (431) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A teenage girl must overcome her own bitterness and anger to rescue her abandoned younger brother, testing her faith and resilience.

  8. Human Development

    Diane E. Papalia

    ★ 3.9 (430) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    This guide explores human growth from conception through old age, using research, cultural perspectives, and real-world examples.

  9. Cold Case

    Philip Gourevitch

    ★ 3.4 (430) average on GoodreadsHistory

    A long-cold murder case resurfaces in a city of forgotten stories, pulling an investigator into the shadows of Manhattan's past, where truth is hard to find.

  10. Top Secret

    John Reynolds Gardiner

    ★ 4.0 (429) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When nine-year-old Allen's human photosynthesis experiment turns him green, sprouts roots, and catches the attention of the President, he must protect his top-secret botanical transformation from both his skeptical science teacher and national security threats.

  11. Prince

    Matt Thorne

    ★ 3.5 (428) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Matt Thorne's biography explores the genius of Prince, tracing his blend of rock, funk, and jazz through every song he recorded.

  12. Sea Change

    Aimee Friedman

    ★ 3.5 (428) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A heartbroken science whiz finds her logical world upended by ancient island magic and a mysterious boy, forcing her to question everything she believes about love, friendship, and reality.

  13. Footprints

    Alex Archer

    ★ 3.7 (427) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Archaeologist Annja Creed's quest to debunk or confirm Bigfoot's existence in the Pacific Northwest turns into a dangerous search for her missing friend, involving armed thugs, ancient spirits, and an unseen force determined to hide the truth.

  14. Bad Dreams

    Anne Fine

    ★ 3.6 (424) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A solitary bookworm who prefers fictional worlds over real-life interactions finds her ordered existence upended when a new girl's terrifying dreams begin to bleed into reality, forcing her to confront a 'gift' she initially dismisses as a curse.

  15. The Last Harvest

    Kim Liggett

    ★ 3.7 (423) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A year after his father's strange death, a star quarterback sees sinister glances, gruesome rituals, and the terrifying possibility that his dad's 'devil worship' accusations were real, or that he's going crazy.

  16. The Traitor Game

    B.R. Collins

    ★ 3.7 (422) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When a secret fantasy world becomes a real-life weapon, two friends are caught in a treacherous game of betrayal where the line between hero and villain blurs and the truth is the ultimate casualty.

  17. Scarlet Ibis

    Gill Lewis

    ★ 4.1 (421) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Separated by the foster care system, a determined sister embarks on a quest to reunite with her unique brother, clinging to their shared dream of a Trinidadian paradise where scarlet ibises fill the sky.

  18. The Illusion of Choice

    Richard Shotton

    ★ 4.0 (420) average on GoodreadsEconomics

    Explore 16 psychological biases that shape consumer choices and how businesses can use them to attract and keep customers.

  19. Archer

    Haley Jenner

    ★ 4.3 (418) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A man who once embodied perfect love shatters his lover's world, leaving her to rebuild a life from the ashes of their shared happiness.

  20. Hestia

    C.J. Cherryh

    ★ 3.5 (417) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An unwilling engineer, marooned on a failing, isolated colony, must confront hostile alien life and the truths desperate pioneers have hidden, all while building their last hope for survival.

  21. Celebrity

    Thomas Thompson

    ★ 3.9 (417) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Three high school friends become celebrities, their success shadowed by a violent secret from their past that threatens to destroy their lives.

  22. The Butterfly Effect

    James Swallow

    ★ 4.1 (416) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A man's desperate journey through his own past to heal old wounds unravels his present, proving that some butterflies, once disturbed, can only create hurricanes.

  23. The Wild Swans

    Peg Kerr

    ★ 3.7 (413) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Two outcasts, a 17th-century woman accused of witchcraft and a 20th-century man with AIDS, endure journeys of sacrifice and discovery, connected by family and a world that rejects them.

  24. Deeper

    Roderick Gordon

    ★ 3.5 (413) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Plunged further into the suffocating abyss, Will Burrows unearths a sinister Styx conspiracy threatening the surface world, only to find his presumed-dead sister, Rebecca, at its chilling heart.

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