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All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Eruption
Michael Crichton, James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Hum If You Don't Know the Words
Bianca Marais

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

How to Solve Your Own Murder
Kristen Perrin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Daughter of Mine
Megan Miranda

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

You Are Here
David Nicholls

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Mary
Nat Cassidy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

On a Quiet Street
Seraphina Nova Glass

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

How to Read a Book
Monica Wood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Shark Heart: A Love Story
Emily Habeck

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Mountain in the Sea
Ray Nayler

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

This Must Be the Place
Maggie O'Farrell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Address
Fiona Davis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Middle of the Night
Riley Sager

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

We Used to Live Here
Marcus Kliewer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

A Marvellous Light
Freya Marske

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Beautyland
Marie-Helene Bertino

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Kaikeyi
Vaishnavi Patel

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Spy Coast
Tess Gerritsen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Shadow King
Maaza Mengiste

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Swan Song
Elin Hilderbrand

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Julia Alvarez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Five Broken Blades
Mai Corland

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Thread Collectors
Shaunna J. Edwards, Alyson Richman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Death's End
Liu Cixin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

I Hope This Finds You Well
Natalie Sue

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Unwedding
Ally Condie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Devil and the Dark Water
Stuart Turton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Saving Noah
Lucinda Berry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

Finding Margaret Fuller: A Novel
Allison Pataki

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Librarianist
Patrick Dewitt

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Land of Milk and Honey
C Pam Zhang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Summer Romance
Annabel Monaghan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Queen's Gambit
Walter Tevis

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1983

Fangirl Down
Tessa Bailey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Same As It Ever Was: A Novel
Claire Lombardo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Next Mrs. Parrish
Liv Constantine

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Paris Novel
Ruth Reichl

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
Kirsten Miller

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Housemaid is Watching
Freida McFadden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Slow Dance
Rainbow Rowell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

House of Glass
Sarah Pekkanen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Spells for Forgetting
Adrienne Young

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

What Have You Done (Adler and Dwyer, #0.5)
Shari Lapena

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Within Arm's Reach
Ann Napolitano

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Flush: A Biography
Virginia Woolf

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1933

The Lost Girls of Paris: A Novel
Pam Jenoff

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Say You Swear (Boys of Avix, #1)
Meagan Brandy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Holmes, Marple & Poe: The Greatest Crime-Solving Team of the Twenty-First Century
James Patterson, Brian Sitts

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Mistress of Spices
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

The Lion Women of Tehran
Marjan Kamali

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Peter Schweizer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

The Wedding People
Alison Espach

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Long Island Compromise
Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The God of the Woods
Liz Moore

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)
R. F. Kuang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Sword of Kaigen
M. L. Wang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

The Son
Philipp Meyer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom, #1)
Danielle L. Jensen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Twisted Lies (Twisted, #4)
Ana Huang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

When We Had Wings
Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris, Susan Meissner

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Cliffs
J. Courtney Sullivan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The War of Two Queens
Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

A Talent for Murder
Peter Swanson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Blood of Hercules (Villains of Lore, #1)
Jasmine Mas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2)
Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Black Panther: The Young Prince
Don McGregor, Rich Buckler, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Billy Graham (comics)

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Husbands & Lovers
Beatriz Williams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Bear
Julia Phillips

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

This Strange Eventful History
Claire Messud

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Mile High (Windy City, #1)
Liz Tomforde

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

A Court This Cruel and Lovely
Stacia Stark

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Lovelight Farms
B. K. Borison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Talking at Night: A Novel
Claire Daverley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Book of Night
Holly Black

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Daydream
Hannah Grace

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Ask for Andrea
Noelle W. Ihli

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms
Charlie N. Holmberg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

End of Story
A. J. Finn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Briar Club
Kate Quinn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Wren, the Wren
Anne Enright

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Kill for Me, Kill for You
Steve Cavanagh

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Life Impossible
Matt Haig

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Moonflower Murders: A Novel
Anthony Horowitz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi Thorpe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The September House
Carissa Orlando

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Bird Hotel
Joyce Maynard

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

How to End a Love Story
Yulin Kuang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Mercy of Gods
James S. A. Corey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Lost Girls of Willowbrook
Ellen Marie Wiseman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Wreck the Halls: A Novel
Tessa Bailey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Same Time Next Summer
Annabel Monaghan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

A Light in the Flame
Jennifer L. Armentrout

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Day
Michael Cunningham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

King of Greed
Ana Huang

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Twisted
Emily McIntire

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Love Redesigned
Lauren Asher

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Broken Bayou
Jennifer Moorhead

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Intermezzo
Sally Rooney

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024