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  1. The Brutal Telling

    Louise Penny

    ★ 4.2 (47k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Chief Inspector Gamache unravels a brutal murder in the idyllic Three Pines, exposing the dark, hidden past of a beloved bistro owner through a trail of literary clues and long-buried secrets.

  2. The Flight Attendant

    Chris Bohjalian

    ★ 3.5 (47k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A flight attendant prone to blackouts wakes up next to a dead man in Dubai and must untangle a web of lies and fragmented memories to prove her innocence or face the terrifying truth.

  3. Tell Me Your Dreams

    Sidney Sheldon

    ★ 4.0 (47k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Three women, haunted by nightmares and a string of murders, are caught in a bizarre trial where the line between victim and perpetrator blurs, revealing a shocking truth from shattered minds.

  4. The Problem of Pain

    C.S. Lewis

    ★ 4.1 (47k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    C.S. Lewis explores the difficult question of how a good God can allow suffering, examining pain in humans and animals to help readers understand divine love amid earthly hardship.

  5. The Last Town

    Blake Crouch

    ★ 4.1 (47k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In the controlled town of Wayward Pines, a Secret Service agent learns a terrifying truth: humanity's last refuge is a cage protecting it from a monstrous reality, now threatening to break through.

  6. Maybe in Another Life

    Taylor Jenkins Reid

    ★ 3.8 (47k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    After meeting an old boyfriend by chance, a woman's life splits into two different realities, showing how one decision can change love, fate, and what 'meant to be' means.

  7. The Beautiful Mystery

    Louise Penny

    ★ 4.2 (47k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Chief Inspector Gamache must enter a secluded monastery, known for its Gregorian chants, to find a killer among monks whose 'beautiful mystery' of song hides deep conflict.

  8. On the Jellicoe Road

    Melina Marchetta

    ★ 4.1 (47k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    On the Jellicoe Road, a fiercely independent boarding school leader navigates territory wars, a mysterious manuscript, and a boy from her past, all while uncovering the truth behind her abandonment and a recurring dream.

  9. The One

    Kiera Cass

    ★ 4.1 (47k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    As rebel attacks worsen and the competition for Prince Maxon's heart narrows, America must fight not just for love, but for her survival and the future she wants.

  10. Transfer of Power

    Vince Flynn

    ★ 4.3 (47k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When terrorists seize the White House and hold the President hostage, CIA operative Mitch Rapp must navigate secret passages and political betrayals to rescue him before a sinister plot from within the government can succeed.

  11. The Merchant of Death

    D.J. MacHale

    ★ 4.0 (47k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Bobby Pendragon, a normal fourteen-year-old, is pulled from his life into the war-torn, magical world of Denduron. He must accept his role as a reluctant hero to prevent its collapse and, ultimately, save Earth and the cosmos.

  12. Blood Work

    Michael Connelly

    ★ 4.1 (47k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A retired FBI agent, fresh from a heart transplant, is pulled back into the hunt for a ruthless killer when the victim's sister reveals a murder mirroring the very donor who saved his life.

  13. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

    Amy Chua

    ★ 3.6 (47k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    A Chinese-American mother starts a cultural debate by sharing her strict, no-playdate, all-piano-and-violin parenting style and the unexpected lessons it taught her.

  14. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

    Stephen King

    ★ 3.9 (47k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Stephen King's latest collection examines morality, the afterlife, and supernatural powers, with each story a personal confession from the master of horror designed to tap into your darkest fears.

  15. Matchmaking for Beginners

    Maddie Dawson

    ★ 4.0 (47k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A newlywed's ordinary life shatters after two weeks. She then inherits a Brooklyn brownstone and her husband's great-aunt's matchmaking legacy, forcing her to find love for others while rediscovering it for herself.

  16. Kiss an Angel

    Susan Elizabeth Phillips

    ★ 4.2 (47k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A spoiled socialite is forced into an arranged marriage with a cynical, handsome stranger, who brings her into the world of a traveling circus, where she finds her heart can soothe his guarded soul.

  17. Just After Sunset

    Stephen King

    ★ 3.9 (47k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Between dusk and dark, Stephen King presents a collection where porta-potties become portals, stationary bikes transport riders to terror, and a blind girl's kiss works a miracle as reality starts to unravel.

  18. Missing You

    Meg Cabot

    ★ 4.0 (47k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A burnt-out psychic known as 'Lightning Girl,' stripped of her powers and identity, must confront her past when a ghost from home forces her to find a missing person, even as she herself remains lost.

  19. The Lost Wife

    Alyson Richman

    ★ 4.2 (47k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Decades after the Holocaust separated them in Prague, a chance meeting in New York reunites a doctor with the artist wife he thought died in the camps, making them face their first love amid their past.

  20. The French Lieutenant's Woman

    John Fowles

    ★ 3.9 (47k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In Victorian England, a respectable fossil hunter falls for a mysterious, rebellious woman known as 'the French Lieutenant's woman,' leading him into a scandalous affair that challenges the era's rules and his ideas about love and freedom.

  21. Twisted Palace

    Erin Watt

    ★ 4.0 (47k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Ella and her Royal boyfriend must outrun the law, protect their loved ones, and uncover dark truths when he's accused of murder, before their 'twisted palace' consumes them both.

  22. Endymion

    Dan Simmons

    ★ 4.2 (47k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young man travels across a galaxy on the verge of war to protect a messianic child from a powerful church that has returned.

  23. Plum Lucky

    Janet Evanovich

    ★ 3.8 (46k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum chases her gambling Grandma Mazur, a stolen bag of money, and the mysterious Diesel through Atlantic City, all while navigating plus-size lingerie modeling, a racehorse, and a persistent case of hives.

  24. Adultery

    Paulo Coelho

    ★ 3.1 (46k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy

    A journalist in a good marriage risks it all for an affair, hoping to find herself and escape a dull life.

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