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One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

One of Us Is Lying

One of Us Is Lying #1

Karen M. McManus

360 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult mysterious tense medium-paced
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

Simon Winchester

242 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation by Bruce Chadwick

I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation

Bruce Chadwick

288 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime informative slow-paced
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

487 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Cigarette: A Political History by Sarah Milov

The Cigarette: A Political History

Sarah Milov

missing page info • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history politics science informative slow-paced
The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL: The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League by Sean McIndoe

The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL: The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League

Sean McIndoe

272 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

cheerfulotter's review
nonfiction history sports funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
The Devil in the White City (Abridged): Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City (Abridged): Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

6 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

4.0cheerfulotter's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

304 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

4.0cheerfulotter's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

309 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

4.0cheerfulotter's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

801 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0cheerfulotter's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced