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Leigh Bardugo
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo: a soldier discovers that darkness has an owner
Leigh Bardugo
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo: an impossible heist and six people who cannot work together without threats
Lauren Roberts
Reckless by Lauren Roberts: a romantic chase where both people know trust is a bad idea
Rebecca Ross
Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross: a war, a reporter without his memories and letters that still find their way
Lauren Roberts
Powerless by Lauren Roberts: a girl without powers in a kingdom that wants her erased
Victoria Aveyard
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard: a crown can pretend just as well as a person
Tomi Adeyemi
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi: when magic returns, power refuses to hand it back quietly
Adalyn Grace
Belladonna by Adalyn Grace: an heiress, a ghost and Death with more presence than several living people
Rebecca Ross
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross: two journalists, a war and letters arriving where they should not
Scott Lynch
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch: robbing the rich works until someone worse shows up
N. K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin: the world breaks again, and Essun has to find her daughter
R. F. Kuang
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang: passing the exam was the least of Rin’s problems
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien: a dangerous mission and far too many people trusting a ring
Stephanie Garber
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber: three kisses, one deal and an awful romantic idea
Brent Weeks
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks: even light has politics, and Gavin’s secret will not stay under the rug
Samantha Shannon
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon: a queen, a spy and dragons with more unresolved business than my family
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien: a quiet home, a very rude wizard and one trip that should have come with a risk form
Stephanie Garber
Caraval by Stephanie Garber: a game where the rule is not to trust even the exit sign
George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin: in Westeros, ruling sounds like an invitation to be betrayed
Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan: five young people leave home and the map stops asking permission
Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss: Kvothe tells his legend, and you believe him until you ask how long this is going to take
Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson: overthrowing the Lord Ruler is not an afternoon errand
Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson: a thousand pages, several problems and one back to carry them all
Juan Gómez-Jurado
Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado: Antonia Scott sees everything except a reason to leave her apartment
Stephen King
Misery by Stephen King: the number-one fan does not accept returns
Torcuato Luca de Tena
God's Crooked Lines by Torcuato Luca de Tena: who gets to decide who is sane?
Carmen Mola
The Orphans by Carmen Mola: abandoned children grow into crime bosses. What a hell of a career path
Joël Dicker
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker: the writer looking for a book finds a body
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
The Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte: a painting, a chess game and far too many suspects
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón: you find a book, and the whole city tells you to forget it
Carmen Mola
The Purple Network by Carmen Mola: Elena Blanco is looking for her son while people sell horror as entertainment
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island: maps, pirates and an adventure that still has a compass
Javier Castillo
The Snow Girl: Kiera disappears and everyone moves on except her parents
Carmen Mola
The Beast: a sick city that prefers a monster to answers
Eva García Sáenz de Urturi
The Silence of the White City: a city that thought the case was closed
Stephen King
The Shining: the Overlook doesn't need ghosts to make a family miserable
John Katzenbach
The Analyst: a birthday threat, fifteen days and a therapist who has lost control
Juan Gómez-Jurado
The Patient: the President on the operating table and a daughter nobody can trade
Umberto Eco
The Name of the Rose: a monastery, a detective and a library that doesn't want readers
Javier Castillo
The Soul Game: a teenager is dead and someone still thinks it's a game
Stephen King
The Institute: gifted kids and adults with terrible priorities
Carmen Mola
Hell: love in the middle of a revolution, and nobody gets a soft landing
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
The Club Dumas: rare books, obsessive readers and an investigation with demons
Mario Mendoza
The Hour of the Wolves: the city bites you, then asks why you're bleeding
Agustina Bazterrica
Tender Is the Flesh: a society changes the name and keeps buying
Dan Brown
The Secret of Secrets: Langdon in Prague, and the mystery won't stay behind one door
Mario Mendoza
Satan: Bogotá doesn't need a devil to show what it's capable of
Han Kang
The Vegetarian: she stops eating meat and everyone feels entitled to fix her
Gabriel García Márquez
Love in the Time of Cholera: waiting fifty years doesn't make anyone a saint
Isabel Allende
The House of the Spirits: a family can keep its memory and hide its violence
Freida McFadden
The Inmate: seeing your ex in prison doesn't count as closure
Viktor E. Frankl
Man's Search for Meaning: Frankl did not write a mug slogan
Hermann Hesse
Steppenwolf: Harry Haller wanted to escape the world, and forgot he was in it
James Clear
Atomic Habits: a tiny change still has to survive Tuesday
Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus
The Mentalist: the trick is not the only thing under suspicion
Stephen King
End of Watch: Bill Hodges cannot solve his way out of being human
Sarah Waters
Fingersmith: a rescue with a price tag
Camilla Läckberg
The Cuckoo: Fjällbacka remembers what it prefers to forget
Fiona Barton
The Widow: “I didn’t know” is not a complete answer
Carmen Mola
The Mothers: Elena Blanco investigates a horror in a white coat
Romy Hausmann
Dear Child: leaving the cabin does not end the captivity
Ruth Ware
The Turn of the Key: a smart house with no room for a nanny's doubts
Lucy Foley
The Guest List: a wedding with enough secrets to need a seating chart
Juan Gómez-Jurado
Everything Burns: three women with no patience left for playing nice
Harlan Coben
I Will Find You: a father, a photograph, and hope with terrible timing
Jo Nesbø
The Snowman: Harry Hole finds a pattern the snow cannot hide
Mattias Edvardsson
A Nearly Normal Family: love, murder and three versions of the truth
Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca: marrying a widower should not mean competing with a dead woman
Miyuki Miyabe
Puppet Master: the killer wanted an audience
Javier Castillo
The Crystal Cuckoo: the heart saved Cora; the town promised nothing
Freida McFadden
Dear Debbie: the advice columnist ran out of advice for herself
Pablo Rivero
The Nanny: who gets the keys to your family?
Sarah Pinborough
Behind Her Eyes: the marriage Louise should have watched from a distance
Aitor Marín
All About Money: the detective follows the rules while the rich ask what they cost
Santiago Díaz
The Master: ownership is a criminal fantasy
Sebastian Fitzek
Seat 7a: the flight was bad enough before the phone rang
Pedro Martí
The Bad Daughter: family loyalty has a body count
Freida McFadden
The Boyfriend: dating should not require a murder investigation
Alex Michaelides
The Fury: Elliot says he loves Lana and needs her to play the part he wrote
Carmen Mola
The Gypsy Bride: Elena hunts the killer and still can't stop searching for her son
Joël Dicker
Wild Animal: Greg wanted his neighbor's life and started by watching the wife
Tess Gerritsen
The Surgeon: Catherine survived, and she still has to prove she deserves a quiet life
J. D. Barker
The Fourth Monkey: the killer left a diary and still wants to steer the conversation
Helene Flood
Knowing how to listen to others won't tell you where your husband is
Liv Constantine
The Last Mrs. Parrish: Amber wants Daphne’s husband before checking what comes with him
Alex Michaelides
The Maidens: Mariana was hunting a killer and still defending her dead husband
Juan Gómez-Jurado
Lie: the narrator warns you she makes a living from deceit, and you still listen
Shari Lapena
She Didn't See It Coming: the best friend also knew where they kept the keys
Shari Lapena
The Couple Next Door: the baby comes home, but Anne does not get her old life back
Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train: Rachel watches a perfect life from a train window and fills in the blanks
Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl: everyone asks whether Amy lied; I want to know why we believed Nick
A. J. Finn
The Woman in the Window: Anna sees something from home, and no one trusts the witness
Freida McFadden
The Housemaid Is Watching: Millie finally gets a home, and the neighbors get a front-row seat
Freida McFadden
Never Lie: trapped by a snowstorm, Tricia finds tapes nobody should be listening to
Freida McFadden
The Housemaid: Millie takes a job in a perfect home, which is usually where the trouble lives
Alex Michaelides
The Silent Patient: Alicia stops speaking, and Theo makes her silence his whole career
Colleen Hoover
Verity: everyone asks whether Verity lied; I started wondering why we believe Jeremy
Gabriel García Márquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude: incest, pride, and other family traditions nobody needed
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