The Bookstore Challenge 2023 - hosted by beckyramone

February - a western or pulp fiction
A genre prompt, with pulp fiction giving you a lot of options.
All books added
Lone Women by Victor LaValle

Lone Women

Victor LaValle

281 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes

In a Lonely Place

Dorothy B. Hughes

224 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older

The Mimicking of Known Successes

Mossa & Pleiti #1

Malka Ann Older

169 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Hunger by Alma Katsu

The Hunger

Alma Katsu

376 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark mysterious slow-paced
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King

Wizard and Glass

The Dark Tower #4

Stephen King

700 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett

213 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier by Susan Jonusas

Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier

Susan Jonusas

9 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier

At the Edge of the Orchard

Tracy Chevalier

9 hours, 1 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Charioteer by Mary Renault

The Charioteer

Mary Renault

352 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

No Country for Old Men

Cormac McCarthy

309 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction crime thriller dark tense medium-paced