Markku Päkkilä

40 books

The Rule of Four by Dustin Thomason, Ian Caldwell

The Rule of Four

Dustin Thomason, Ian Caldwell

450 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical mystery thriller adventurous mysterious medium-paced
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

A Slow Fire Burning

Paula Hawkins

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst

The Stranger's Child

Alan Hollinghurst

563 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Summertime by J.M. Coetzee

Summertime

Scenes from Provincial Life #3

J.M. Coetzee

266 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
The Temptation of Forgiveness by Donna Leon

The Temptation of Forgiveness

Commissario Brunetti #27

Donna Leon

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders

Tenth of December: Stories

George Saunders

251 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories dark funny reflective medium-paced
The Time of Our Singing by Richard Powers

The Time of Our Singing

Richard Powers

640 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner

The Topeka School

Ben Lerner

304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging reflective medium-paced
Trace Elements by Donna Leon

Trace Elements

Commissario Brunetti #29

Donna Leon

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

306 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced