John McLain

59 books

All Saints: The Surprising Story of How Refugees from Burma Brought Life to a Dying Church by Jeanette Windle, Michael Spurlock

All Saints: The Surprising Story of How Refugees from Burma Brought Life to a Dying Church

Jeanette Windle, Michael Spurlock

missing duration info • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Come West and See: Stories by Maxim Loskutoff

Come West and See: Stories

Maxim Loskutoff

240 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
The Dead Detective by William Heffernan

The Dead Detective

William Heffernan

340 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Death of a Dissident by Stuart M. Kaminsky

Death of a Dissident

Porfiry Rostnikov #1

Stuart M. Kaminsky

220 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Exit Wounds by Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane

Exit Wounds

Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane

384 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
The Gift of Our Wounds: A Sikh and a Former White Supremacist Find Forgiveness after Hate by Pardeep Kaleka, Arno Michaelis

The Gift of Our Wounds: A Sikh and a Former White Supremacist Find Forgiveness after Hate

Pardeep Kaleka, Arno Michaelis

222 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir sociology challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
A Hangman's Diary by Franz Schmidt

A Hangman's Diary

Franz Schmidt

272 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative medium-paced
Lord of the Two Lands by Judith Tarr

Lord of the Two Lands

Judith Tarr

401 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction biography historical adventurous informative slow-paced
Murder at the 42nd Street Library by Con Lehane

Murder at the 42nd Street Library

42nd Street Library Mystery #1

Con Lehane

307 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious slow-paced
Murder in the Manuscript Room by Con Lehane

Murder in the Manuscript Room

42nd Street Library Mystery #2

Con Lehane

305 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction mystery mysterious medium-paced