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The Memory Library
Kate Storey

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Paladin's Grace
T. Kingfisher

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Children of Fallen Gods
Carissa Broadbent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

When the World Fell Silent: A Novel of the 1917 Halifax Explosion
Donna Jones Alward

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Devil's Star
Jo Nesbø

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

The Bookbinder
Pip Williams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Gold
Raven Kennedy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Kingdom of the Blind
Louise Penny

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Once and Future Queen
Paula Lafferty

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Half City
Kate Golden

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Bad Bishop
L. J. Shen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Taiwan Travelogue
Yáng Shuāng-Zǐ, Transl. Lin King

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Elsewhere Express: A Novel
Samantha Sotto Yambao

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Artist
Lucy Steeds

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
Heather Fawcett

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Arcana Academy
Elise Kova

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

So Old, So Young
Grant Ginder

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Bonded by Thorns
Elizabeth Helen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Such Quiet Girls
Noelle W. Ihli

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Starving Saints: A Dark Medieval Tale of Survival, Divine Intervention, and Unraveling Mysteries Amidst a Castle's Descent into Madness
Caitlin Starling

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Vigil
George Saunders

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Theft
Abdulrazak Gurnah

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Time of Contempt
Andrzej Sapkowski

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

Rivers of London
Ben Aaronovitch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Dominion
Addie E. Citchens

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Everyone Is Lying to You
Jo Piazza

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

33 Place Brugmann
Alice Austen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Across the Vanishing Sky
Catherine Cowles

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

On Wings of Blood
Briar Boleyn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives
Elizabeth Arnott

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Lake Effect: A Novel
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Goldfinch
Raven Kennedy

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Wings That Bind
Briar Boleyn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Brimstone
Callie Hart

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Exchange: After The Firm
John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Shadow Princess
Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

The Mindf*ck Series
S. T. Abby

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns
Lauren Weisberger

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Sweet Venom
Rina Kent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Swordheart
T. Kingfisher

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

The Storm
Rachel Hawkins

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Winter Soldier
Daniel Mason

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Open Throat
Henry Hoke

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Two Can Play
Ali Hazelwood

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Rogue Lawyer
John Grisham

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Bond That Burns
Briar Boleyn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Pendergast: The Beginning
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Restless Stars
Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Nothing Tastes as Good
Luke Dumas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

We Don't Talk About Carol
Kristen L. Berry

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Amid Clouds and Bones
Ella Fields

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

The Astral Library
Kate Quinn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Kin
Tayari Jones

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Keeper of Lost Children
Sadeqa Johnson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom
Sarah A. Parker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Shadow of What Was Lost
James Islington

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

The Violin Maker's Secret
Evie Woods

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

The Bronze Horseman
Paullina Simons

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Orphan X
Gregg Hurwitz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Beneath
Ariel Sullivan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Starside
Alex Aster

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Game On
Navessa Allen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Strange Buildings
Uketsu, Transl. Jim Rion

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Things Gods Break
Abigail Owen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Poet Empress
Shen Tao

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Lady Tremaine
Rachel Hochhauser

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Magic Lessons
Alice Hoffman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

One & Only
Maurene Goo

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Sky Daddy
Kate Folk

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Between Two Kings
Lindsay Straube

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Cursed Fates
Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

A Dance of Lies
Brittney Arena

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
Shailee Thompson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

How to Seal Your Own Fate
Kristen Perrin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Heartless Sky
Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Fated Throne
Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Life: A Love Story
Elizabeth Berg

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Psycho Shifters
Jasmine Mas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

In Her Defensec
Philippa Malicka

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Roses of May
Dot Hutchison

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2017

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules
Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg, Transl. Rod Bradbury

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Batman: A Death in the Family
Jim Starlin

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 1988

Queen Esther
John Irving

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

Daggermouth
H. M. Wolfe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

More Than Enough
Anna Quindlen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Trad Wife
Saratoga Schaefer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Boxcar Librarian
Brianna Labuskes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Douglas Adams

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1980

Judge Stone
Viola Davis, James Patterson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

American Fantasy
Emma Straub

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Satantango
László Krasznahorkai

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1985

Into the Blue: A Love Story
Emma Brodie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Kiss of the Basilisk
Lindsay Straube

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

To Cage a Wild Bird
Brooke Fast

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Night We Met
Abby Jimenez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

God of Pain
Rina Kent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

The Reckoning
Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

It Should Have Been You: A Novel
Andrea Mara

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Clown Town
Mick Herron

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025

The Lilac People
Milo Todd

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2025