52 Book Club: 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by anamarquina

The word "secret" in the title
This is one of our winning 2024 prompts, as voted upon by our 52 Book Club members! You can re-watch the live draw here, in which the word “secret” was drawn from our two finalists. (The runner-up was the word “last.”)

The word “secret” must appear in either the title, subtitle, or series title. It may also appear as a variation of the word, such as secrets, secretly, or secretive. As a creative interpretation, the word “secret” may also be inside another word – for example, “secretary.”

This prompt can be completed in any language and does not have to be the English word for “secret.”

For those who participated in our 2023 challenge and feel this prompt is too similar to “a book about secrets,” we would encourage you to pick an entirely different genre for this prompt.

Examples: The Secret Garden, The Secret Life of Bees, The Husband’s Secret, Secretariat, Madam Secretary
Goodreads List: The word “secret” in the title
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Steeped in Secrets by Lauren Elliott

Steeped in Secrets

Crystals & CuriosiTEAS Mysteries #1

Lauren Elliott

304 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Our Little Secret: The True Story of a Teenage Killer and the Silence of a Small New England Town by Kevin Flynn, Rebecca Lavoie

Our Little Secret: The True Story of a Teenage Killer and the Silence of a Small New England Town

Kevin Flynn, Rebecca Lavoie

9 hours, 4 minutes • audio • 2010 user-added

nonfiction crime true crime dark informative slow-paced
A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams

A Dark and Secret Place

Jen Williams

11 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satirical Novella by Freida McFadden

The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satirical Novella

Freida McFadden

124 pages • digital • 2024

fiction mystery thriller funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

18 hours, 6 minutes • audio • 2021

nonfiction biography business health history true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Secret Cooking Club by Laurel Remington

The Secret Cooking Club

The Secret Cooking Club #1

Laurel Remington

304 pages • 2016

fiction middle grade emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Lisa See

11 hours, 6 minutes • audio • 2005

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Secret Life Of Sunflowers: A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law by Marta Molnar

The Secret Life Of Sunflowers: A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law

Marta Molnar

402 pages • digital • 2022

fiction historical emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

All Her Little Secrets

Wanda M. Morris

374 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Third Secret by Steve Berry

The Third Secret

Steve Berry

416 pages • hardcover • 2005

fiction mystery thriller mysterious fast-paced