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Drood
by Dan Simmons
Victorian mystery novel, exploring the unsolved mystery of the death of Charles Dickens.
Drood … is the name and nightmare that obsesses Charles Dickens for the last five years of his life. On June 9, 1865, Dickens and his mistress are secretly returning to London, when their express ... (Goodreads)
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
A social commentary on the English legal system, exploring themes of inequality, injustice and corruption.
Bleak House opens in the twilight of foggy London, where fog grips the city most densely in the Court of Chancery. The obscure case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, in which an inheritance is gradually ... (Goodreads)
The Passage
by Justin Cronin
A post-apocalyptic tale of survival, as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
The novel is broken into 11 parts of varying lengths. The story itself is broken into two sections: the first and shorter section covers the origins of the virus and its outbreak, while the second is ... (Wikipedia)
Adèle
by Leïla Slimani
A woman's obsession with sex and desire leads her down a dangerous path of infidelity and self-destruction.
Adèle appears to have the perfect life: She is a successful journalist in Paris who lives in a beautiful apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But underneath the surface, she is ... (Goodreads)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
Story of two women in 19th-century China, exploring the power of female friendship.
In rural Hunan province called Puwei (nicknamed the Common Beauty Village), a county in China, Lily is destined to become a, laotong, pair with Snow Flower, a girl of the same age from Tongkou (the ... (Wikipedia)
Melmoth
by Sarah Perry
A haunting tale of a woman cursed to wander the earth, seeking out those who have committed unforgivable sins.
“Masterful…scary and smart, working as a horror story but also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of will and love. Perry did as much in her richly praised novel The Essex Serpent, but this is a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dark Water
by Robert Bryndza
Detective Erika Foster investigates a murder in a wealthy London neighborhood, uncovering dark secrets and a twisted killer.
USA Today, and, Wall Street Journal, bestselling author Robert Bryndza is back again with the third book in the thrilling, crime series, starring Erika Foster, which has sold over 2 million copies ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Left Hand of God
by Paul Hoffman
A young boy escapes from a brutal religious cult and becomes embroiled in a war between two powerful factions.
Thomas Cale, a 14-year-old boy is just another recruit of the great conflict between Redeemers and Antagonists – or so he thinks. Along with his two "friends" (friendship is forbidden and Cale is in ... (Wikipedia)
The Amber Room
by Steve Berry
A thrilling adventure to uncover the lost Amber Room, a priceless treasure stolen by the Nazis during WWII.
The story is about judge Rachel Cutler and her husband Paul, a divorced American couple caught up in a treasure hunt for the long-missing Amber Room. A couple of competitive professional treasure ... (Wikipedia)
Mademoiselle Chanel
by C.W. Gortner
The life story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, from her humble beginnings to her rise as a fashion icon.
For readers of The Paris Wife and Z comes this vivid novel full of drama, passion, tragedy, and beauty that stunningly imagines the life of iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel—the ambitious, gifted ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Nightmare
by Lars Kepler
A series of gruesome murders lead Detective Joona Linna to investigate a hypnotist who may be controlling the killer's actions.
A drowned young woman is discovered on an abandoned pleasure boat drifting by the Stockholm archipelago–-strangely, her clothes are dry. The next day in Stockholm, a man turns up dead, hanging from a ... (Goodreads)
Abandon
by Blake Crouch
A woman's search for her missing husband leads her to a mysterious ghost town where time doesn't behave normally.
A gripping thriller from Blake Crouch, internationally bestselling author of the Wayward Pines trilogy. On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote gold-mining town disappeared, ... (Goodreads)
A Dead Djinn in Cairo
by P. Djèlí Clark
In an alternate 1912 Cairo, Special Investigator Fatma el-Sha'arawi must solve a supernatural murder mystery.
Egypt, 1912. In an alternate Cairo infused with the otherworldly, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) ... (Goodreads)
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
by Lilian Jackson Braun
A murder mystery solved by a crime-solving cat and his owner.
Jim Qwilleran is attempting to get his life back on track, starting with a new job; his old acquaintance, Arch Riker, is taking a chance. Qwilleran became known as a journalist for covering crime, ... (Wikipedia)
Fall or, Dodge in Hell
by Neal Stephenson
After his death, tech billionaire Richard "Dodge" Forthrast is uploaded into a digital afterlife, where he must navigate a new world and its challenges.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves, Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon returns with a wildly inventive and entertaining science fiction thriller—Paradise Lost by way of Phillip K. ... (Goodreads)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
A murder mystery novel left unfinished due to the author's death, leaving readers to speculate on the identity of the killer.
Charles Dickens's final, unfinished novel, and one that has puzzled readers and inspired writers since its publication, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is edited with an introduction by David Paroissien ... (Goodreads)
The Book of M
by Peng Shepherd
In a world where people lose their shadows and gain magical abilities, a group of survivors must navigate a dangerous journey to find a cure.
Brad Thor's Summer 2018 Fiction Pick for THE TODAY SHOW! "Eerie, dark, and compelling, [,The Book of M,] will not disappoint lovers of, The Passage ,(2010) and, Station Eleven ,(2014),." —Booklist, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Dirt Music
by Tim Winton
A story of redemption, of two people struggling to find hope and love in a harsh, unforgiving environment.
Georgie, the heroine of the book, becomes fascinated while watching a stranger attempting to poach fish in an area where nobody can maintain secrets for very long; disillusioned with her relationship ... (Wikipedia)
Careless in Red
by Elizabeth George
Detective Lynley retreats to Cornwall after a personal tragedy, but is drawn into a murder investigation.
From, New York Times, bestselling author Elizabeth George, a stunning mystery featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley that explores the perfect crime—,now available as a limited Olive Edition ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Map of Time
by Félix J. Palma
A time-traveling adventure through Victorian London, featuring H.G. Wells and Jack the Ripper.
The story follows three interwoven plots: 1. The story of Andrew Harrington, a man who fell desperately in love with "Marie Jeanette Kelly" (or " Mary Kelly "), one of the victims of Jack The Ripper ... (Wikipedia)
The Gods of Gotham
by Lyndsay Faye
A police officer investigates the crime-ridden streets of 1840s New York City.
1845. New York City forms its first police force. The great potato famine hits Ireland. These two seemingly disparate events will change New York City. Forever. Timothy Wilde tends bar near the ... (Goodreads)
My Life as a White Trash Zombie
by Diana Rowland
A young woman wakes up as a zombie and must navigate her new undead life while solving a mystery involving missing brains.
Angel Crawford is a loser. Living with her alcoholic deadbeat dad in the swamps of southern Louisiana, she's a high school dropout with a pill habit and a criminal record who's been fired from more ... (Goodreads)
Alice
by Christina Henry
A dark reimagining of Lewis Carroll's classic story, following Alice's journey through a dangerous Wonderland.
A mind-bending new novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of Lewis Carroll... In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with ... (Goodreads)
The Death of Bees
by Lisa O'Donnell
A teenage girl and her young brother struggle to survive after their parents' mysterious disappearance.
After Marnie discovers the dead bodies of her parents, she and her sister decide against reporting the deaths to the police and instead bury their bodies. Reporting the death would mean social ... (Wikipedia)
Asymmetry
by Lisa Halliday
A novel in three parts, exploring the power dynamics of relationships and the complexities of identity and privilege.
The book is composed of three parts that take place over different periods of time in the 2000s. The 25-year old Alice, who works for a publishing company, starts an affair with a famous writer, Ezra ... (Wikipedia)
Company of Liars
by Karen Maitland
A group of travelers embark on a perilous journey through plague-ridden England.
In this extraordinary novel, Karen Maitland delivers a dazzling reinterpretation of Chaucer's, Canterbury Tales, an ingenious alchemy of history, mystery, and powerful human drama. The year is 1348. ... (Goodreads)
From Doon With Death
by Ruth Rendell
A detective investigates the murder of a young woman, uncovering secrets and lies in a small English village.
Dazzling psychological suspense. Razor-sharp dialogue. Plots that catch and hold like a noose. These are the hallmarks of crime legend Ruth Rendell. From Doon with Death , now in a striking new ... (Goodreads)
Sorcerer to the Crown
by Zen Cho
Zacharias, the first African Sorcerer Royal, and his assistant Prunella navigate a magical world of politics and prejudice in Regency England.
Magic and mayhem collide with the British elite in this whimsical and sparkling debut. At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, freed slave, eminently proficient magician, and Sorcerer Royal of the ... (Goodreads)
The Ginger Man
by J.P. Donleavy
The misadventures of a charming but irresponsible American student in Dublin, Ireland.
First published in Paris in 1955 and originally banned in America, J. P. Donleavy's first novel is now recognized the world over as a masterpiece and a modern classic of the highest order. Set in ... (Goodreads)
Brotherhood in Death
by J.D. Robb
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a series of murders linked to a gang from her husband's past, testing their relationship and loyalty.
Dennis Mira just had two unpleasant surprises. First he learned that his cousin Edward was secretly meeting with a real estate agent about their late grandfather’s magnificent West Village ... (Goodreads)
