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The Chemistry of Death
by Simon Beckett
A forensic scientist returns to his hometown to escape his past, but is drawn into a murder investigation.
Forensics expert David Hunter is recovering from a shattering tragedy three years earlier. While he is working in an isolated Norfolk village as a doctor, a woman's mutilated corpse is discovered. ... (Wikipedia)
Dog on It
by Spencer Quinn
A private investigator and his canine partner search for a missing girl.
ONE I could smell him – or rather the booze on his breath -- before he even opened the door, but my sense of smell is pretty good, probably better than yours. The key scratched against the lock, ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Hat Full of Sky
by Terry Pratchett
A young witch must use her newfound magical powers to survive the trials of her witch apprenticeship.
A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett is a fantasy novel about a girl who is learning her place as a witch. Early in the novel, Tiffany Aching leaves her home in the chalk country (based on England's ... (Wikipedia)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind
A murder mystery set in 18th century France, exploring the depths of human obsession.
An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of ... (Goodreads)
The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
A young girl's fantastical journey to save her brother, with the help of a mischievous gang of tiny blue-clad warriors.
Tiffany Aching is a 9-year-old girl who literally sees things differently from others. While playing by the river near her home, she sees two tiny blue, kilted men who warn her of a "green heid" in ... (Wikipedia)
The Big Over Easy
by Jasper Fforde
A humorous detective story featuring nursery rhyme characters investigating the death of Humpty Dumpty.
The book begins a short time after Easter, and no one can remember the last sunny day. Mary Mary, a detective sergeant from Basingstoke , is being transferred to Reading, Berkshire . She hopes to be ... (Wikipedia)
Sarum: The Novel of England
by Edward Rutherfurd
Epic saga tracing the history of an English landscape from prehistoric times to the present day.
Sarum: The Novel of England - a novel that traces the entire turbulent course of English history. This rich tapestry weaves a compelling saga of five families—the Wilsons, the Masons, the family of ... (Goodreads)
Lost in a Good Book
by Jasper Fforde
A journey through the magical world of fiction as a character attempts to find a way out of the book.
Three months after the events of The Eyre Affair , Thursday Next is happily married to Landen Parke-Laine and working as a literary detective out of Swindon . One day, Thursday meets her father, a ... (Wikipedia)
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
An eccentric literary detective, in an alternate 1985, uses time-travel to save kidnapped characters from classic novels.
In a parallel universe , England and Imperial Russia have fought the Crimean War for more than a century; England still has a parliamentary government, although heavily influenced by the Goliath ... (Wikipedia)
I Shall Wear Midnight
by Terry Pratchett
A young witch must battle a malicious presence threatening her beloved land.
Tiffany is working as the Chalk 's only witch in a climate of growing suspicion and prejudice. When the local Baron (for whom she had been caring) dies of poor health, she is accused of murder. ... (Wikipedia)
The Silver Linings Playbook
by Matthew Quick
A man with bipolar disorder tries to rebuild his life after being released from a mental institution. He finds hope and love in unexpected places.
The book is narrated through the eyes of Pat Peoples, and occasionally Tiffany's through letters. A former history teacher who has moved back to his childhood home in Collingswood, New Jersey , after ... (Wikipedia)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson
An adventurous old man escapes a nursing home for an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
Allan Karlsson is about to celebrate his hundredth birthday, and his retirement home in Malmköping is planning to throw a party. Allan is not interested. Instead, he climbs out the window and ... (Wikipedia)
The Spellmans Strike Again
by Lisa Lutz
Family of private investigators take on mysterious cases and uncover hilarious secrets.
In Document #4 of the Edgar-nominated series detailing an outrageously funny family of detectives, former wild child and private investigator Izzy Spellman finally agrees to take over the family ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Cater Street Hangman
by Anne Perry
A young woman investigates a series of murders in Victorian London, uncovering dark secrets and danger.
In an upper-class salon on Cater Street, several women discuss, in oblique terms, the death of a local girl. Even though Susannah has recently been out of town and is unaware of the murder, it is bad ... (Wikipedia)
Written in Bone
by Simon Beckett
An archaeological mystery about a body found in a shallow grave and the secrets it reveals.
' I took the skull from its evidence bag and gently set it on the stainless steel table. 'Tell me who you are...' Forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter should be at home in London with the woman he ... (Goodreads)
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A masterful detective unravels a mysterious crime and its hidden motives.
In 1881, Doctor John Watson has returned to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War . He visits the Criterion Restaurant and runs into an old friend named Stamford, who had been a dresser ... (Wikipedia)
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
A group of rabbits embark on a treacherous journey to find a new home.
In the Sandleford warren , ,[b], Fiver, a young runt rabbit who is a seer , receives a frightening vision of his warren's imminent destruction. , When he and his brother Hazel fail to convince their ... (Wikipedia)
Curse of the Spellmans
by Lisa Lutz
A quirky family of private investigators grapple with secrets, lies, and curses while solving a mysterious case.
THEY'RE BAAAAACK. Their first caper,, The Spellman Files, was a, New York Times, bestseller and earned comparisons to the books of Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich. Now the Spellmans, a highly ... (Goodreads)
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
A young girl's journey to uncover the secrets of a magical book, and the power of books to shape our lives.
12-year-old Meggie sees a stranger staring at her outside her window and tells her father, Mortimer (or Mo, as Meggie calls him) about it. Her father invites the stranger in, who introduces himself ... (Wikipedia)
Rumo & His Miraculous Adventures
by Walter Moers
Rumo, a Wolperting, embarks on a journey to save his love and discovers a world of magic and danger.
The first book chronicles Rumo's childhood, beginning with his puppyhood raised by Hackonian Dwarves, his capture and lengthy detainment by fearsome Demonocles on a floating island known as Roaming ... (Wikipedia)
The Spellman Files
by Lisa Lutz
A light-hearted, comedic mystery involving a colorful detective family.
Meet Isabel "Izzy" Spellman, private investigator. This twenty-eight-year-old may have a checkered past littered with romantic mistakes, excessive drinking, and creative vandalism; she may be ... (Goodreads)
City of the Beasts
by Isabel Allende
An adventurous quest to the Amazon rainforest, uncovering mystical creatures and secrets of the jungle.
City of the Beasts begins with the story of Alexander Cold, who is 15 years old and going through a family crisis. While his parents leave for Texas to try to treat his mother's cancer, Alex and his ... (Wikipedia)
Appointment with Death
by Agatha Christie
A murder mystery set in the Middle East, a detective unravels the secrets of a tyrannical matriarch.
The novel opens as the family and the victim are introduced through the perspective of Sarah King and Dr. Gerard, who discuss the behaviour of the family. Mrs. Boynton is sadistic and domineering, ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
by Louise Erdrich
A priest's journey of self-discovery as he unravels secrets of a Native American community.
There are two main timelines: novel’s “present day,” set in 1996 during the last few months of Father Damien's life, and Damien's past as Agnes DeWitt, from 1910 onward. Erdrich intermixes these ... (Wikipedia)
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque
A soldier's harrowing experience of the horrors of war.
The book tells the story of Paul Bäumer, who belongs to a group of German soldiers on the Western Front during World War I . The patriotic speeches of his teacher Kantorek had led the whole class to ... (Wikipedia)
The Lady and the Unicorn
by Tracy Chevalier
A tapestry weaves the story of a noblewoman, her maid, and the mysterious unicorn. A tale of love, desire, and art in medieval France.
A tour de force of history and imagination, The Lady and the Unicorn is Tracy Chevalier’s answer to the mystery behind one of the art world’s great masterpieces—a set of bewitching medieval ... (Goodreads)
The Way We Live Now
by Anthony Trollope
A satirical tale of greed and corruption, set in the world of high society.
Augustus Melmotte is a financier with a mysterious past. He is rumoured to have Jewish origins, and to be connected to some failed businesses in Vienna. When he moves his business and his family to ... (Wikipedia)
The City of Dreaming Books
by Walter Moers
An adventure through a literary world, as a librarian searches for a mysterious book.
Protagonist Optimus Yarnspinner ( Hildegunst von Mythenmetz in the German text) is a Lindworm ( dinosaur ) who inherits his authorial godfather 's possessions, including a perfect story written by an ... (Wikipedia)
The Full Cupboard of Life
by Alexander McCall Smith
A heartwarming story of a woman's journey of self-discovery, finding joy in life.
Mma Ramotswe is now engaged to the mechanic Mr. JLB Matekoni, but he seems reluctant to set a wedding date, which makes her a little unhappy. She takes on an interesting investigation: Mma Holonga, a ... (Wikipedia)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
by Seth Dickinson
A young woman's struggle to free her homeland from oppressive foreign rule.
Tomorrow, on the beach, Baru Cormorant will look up from the sand of her home and see red sails on the horizon. The Empire of Masks is coming, armed with coin and ink, doctrine and compass, soap and ... (Goodreads)
