davidsmur's
2025
Reading Wrap-Up

Books by new authors

The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda

The Aosawa Murders

Riku Onda

315 pages • 2005 • 16 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
5.0 davidsmur's review
The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson

The Killer Inside Me

Jim Thompson

229 pages • 1952 • 32 editions

fiction crime thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
4.0 davidsmur's review
The Abyss by Jere Cunningham

Paperbacks from Hell

The Abyss

Jere Cunningham

290 pages • 1983 • 5 editions

user-added

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark tense slow-paced
2.0 davidsmur's review
Heaven's Prisoners by James Lee Burke

Dave Robicheaux #2

Heaven's Prisoners

James Lee Burke

320 pages • 1988 • 17 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
3.5 davidsmur's review
The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir

The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

208 pages • 2021 • 20 editions

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
4.0 davidsmur's review
Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions by John Langan

Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions

John Langan

304 pages • 2025 • 4 editions

fiction horror short stories dark tense medium-paced
2.5 davidsmur's review
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

Patricia A. McKillip

208 pages • 1974 • 33 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
5.0 davidsmur's review
No Transfer by Stephen Walton

No Transfer

Stephen Walton

171 pages • 1967 • 3 editions

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fiction horror psychology thriller
4.0 davidsmur's review
Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones

Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King

Dan Jones

432 pages • 2024 • 24 editions

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
5.0 davidsmur's review
Murder in the Crooked House by Soji Shimada

Detective Mitarai's Casebook #2

Murder in the Crooked House

Soji Shimada

351 pages • 1982 • 24 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
4.0 davidsmur's review