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48 books

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0cynthia_l's review
fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter

The Good Daughter

The Good Daughter #1

Karin Slaughter

656 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0cynthia_l's review
fiction mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

The Tell-Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe

40 pages • first pub 1843 (editions)

5.0cynthia_l's review
fiction classics horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

The Turn of the Key

Ruth Ware

517 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0cynthia_l's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Iain Reid

5 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0cynthia_l's review
fiction horror literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Sourdough by Robin Sloan

Sourdough

Robin Sloan

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0cynthia_l's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

The Vanishing Stair

Truly Devious #2

Maureen Johnson

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0cynthia_l's review
fiction contemporary mystery young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Every Heart a Doorway

Wayward Children #1

Seanan McGuire

4 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0cynthia_l's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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