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We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper

We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

Becky Cooper

15 hours, 30 minutes • audio • 2020

5.0alisonj's review
nonfiction feminism memoir true crime challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Earth to Moon: A Memoir by Moon Unit Zappa

Earth to Moon: A Memoir

Moon Unit Zappa

10 hours, 36 minutes • audio user-added

5.0alisonj's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe

The Knockout Queen

Rufi Thorpe

10 hours, 4 minutes • audio • 2020

5.0alisonj's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Last Winter by Carrie Mac

Last Winter

Carrie Mac

400 pages • paperback • 2023

5.0alisonj's review
fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child by Kim Cross

In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child

Kim Cross

13 hours, 24 minutes • audio • 2023

5.0alisonj's review
nonfiction true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny

All the Devils Are Here

Chief Inspector Gamache #16

Louise Penny

448 pages • paperback • 2020

5.0alisonj's review
fiction mystery emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

The God of the Woods

Liz Moore

478 pages • hardcover • 2024

5.0alisonj's review
fiction historical literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld

The Child Finder

Naomi Cottle #1

Rene Denfeld

288 pages • paperback • 2017

5.0alisonj's review
fiction thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

560 pages • paperback • 2022

5.0alisonj's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition by Lucy Sante

I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

Lucy Sante

5 hours, 58 minutes • audio • 2024

5.0alisonj's review
nonfiction autobiography gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced