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L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Quartet #3

James Ellroy

496 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

The Black Dahlia

L.A. Quartet #1

James Ellroy

337 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler

The Long Goodbye

Philip Marlowe #6

Raymond Chandler

384 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious 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
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill #1

Abbi Waxman

9 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

Love & Other Disasters

Love & Other Disasters #1

Anita Kelly

371 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

Mouth to Mouth

Antoine Wilson

179 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

107 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Getting Lost with Boys by Hailey Abbott

Getting Lost with Boys

Hailey Abbott

231 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult lighthearted fast-paced