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c/Books (Lemmy.world) BINGO 2024 - hosted by jaymesrs

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The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

The Day of the Jackal

Frederick Forsyth

358 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

Dissolution

The Shardlake Series #1

C.J. Sansom

456 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Storm Front by Jim Butcher

Storm Front

The Dresden Files #1

Jim Butcher

352 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction fantasy mystery adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

All Systems Red

The Murderbot Diaries #1

Martha Wells

150 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

658 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Seven Days In May by Fletcher Knebel, Charles W. Bailey II

Seven Days In May

Fletcher Knebel, Charles W. Bailey II

341 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction mystery politics thriller mysterious tense medium-paced
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

The Sisters Brothers

Patrick deWitt

328 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

Roadside Picnic

Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky

145 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction speculative fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup

The Chestnut Man

Søren Sveistrup

528 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

127 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced