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Without Fail Summary
Without Fail
by Lee Child 2002 14 pages
4.16
114.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Life, the Universe and Everything Summary
Life, the Universe and Everything
by Douglas Adams 1982 224 pages
4.17
244.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Bad Luck and Trouble Summary
Bad Luck and Trouble
by Lee Child 2007 378 pages
4.22
99.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Neon Gods Summary
Neon Gods
by Katee Robert 2021 380 pages
3.69
289.0K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Dark Romance
Everything is Illuminated Summary
Everything is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer 2002 276 pages
3.89
182.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
How to Age Disgracefully Summary
How to Age Disgracefully
by Clare Pooley 2024 337 pages
4.15
34.4K ratings
Humor
Book Club
Contemporary
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl 1964 176 pages
4.17
899.8K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Young Adult
Hercule Poirot's Christmas Summary
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
by Agatha Christie 1938 335 pages
3.98
97.6K ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Christmas
The Blood of Olympus Summary
The Blood of Olympus
by Rick Riordan 2014 516 pages
4.43
371.9K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
A Column of Fire Summary
A Column of Fire
by Ken Follett 2017 916 pages
4.26
119.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Reversal Summary
The Reversal
by Michael Connelly 2010 389 pages
4.21
85.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Lucky Summary
Lucky
by Marissa Stapley 2021 232 pages
3.59
69.7K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Contemporary
The Listeners Summary
The Listeners
by Maggie Stiefvater 2025 400 pages
3.85
3.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Reckoning Summary
Reckoning
by TurtleMe 2022 914 pages
4.69
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Light Novel
Magic
The Stolen Heir Summary
The Stolen Heir
by Holly Black 2023 356 pages
3.94
150.6K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Fae
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman 2013 181 pages
4.02
647.0K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Horror
The Razor’s Edge Summary
The Razor’s Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham 1944 314 pages
4.19
51.8K ratings
Literature
Classics
Philosophy
The Murders in the Rue Morgue Summary
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
by Edgar Allan Poe 1841 38 pages
3.81
41.0K ratings
Mystery
Short Stories
Horror
Chapterhouse Summary
Chapterhouse
Dune
by Frank Herbert 1985 609 pages
3.87
78.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Prom Queen Summary
The Prom Queen
by R.L. Stine 1992 167 pages
3.71
5.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
The Tombs of Atuan Summary
The Tombs of Atuan
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 180 pages
4.13
128.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Dinner Summary
The Dinner
by Herman Koch 2009 292 pages
3.21
171.0K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Thriller
The Wife Between Us Summary
The Wife Between Us
by Greer Hendricks 2018 432 pages
3.83
427.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Unwedding Summary
The Unwedding
by Ally Condie 2024 339 pages
3.22
48.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Gulliver’s Travels Summary
Gulliver’s Travels
by Jonathan Swift 1726 306 pages
3.59
291.6K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Adventure
The Merchant of Venice Summary
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare 1596 249 pages
3.78
197.7K ratings
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Stand Summary
Immersive
The Stand
by Stephen King 1978 1152 pages
4.35
806.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
First Wife's Shadow Summary
First Wife's Shadow
by Adele Parks 2024 368 pages
3.99
7.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Orphan Train Summary
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline 2013 278 pages
4.20
456.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Company of Women Summary
The Company of Women
by Khushwant Singh 1999 232 pages
3.26
4.4K ratings
Indian Literature
Erotica
India
Nick and Charlie Summary
Nick and Charlie
by Alice Oseman 2015 120 pages
4.14
147.8K ratings
LGBT
Young Adult
Queer
The Gunslinger Summary
Immersive
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.91
644.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Legend Summary
Legend
by David Gemmell 1984 362 pages
4.26
34.6K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Good Omens Summary
Good Omens
The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett 1990 491 pages
4.25
802.6K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Wish I Could Tell You Summary
Wish I Could Tell You
by Durjoy Datta 2019 288 pages
3.68
1.7K ratings
Romance
Love Story
India
Consent to Kill Summary
Consent to Kill
by Vince Flynn 2005 675 pages
4.40
51.6K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Jock of the Bushveld Summary
Jock of the Bushveld
by J. Percy FitzPatrick 1907 280 pages
4.08
1.5K ratings
Africa
Classics
South Africa
Die Trying Summary
Die Trying
by Lee Child 1998 567 pages
4.07
157.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
What Have You Done? Summary
What Have You Done?
by Shari Lapena 2024 307 pages
3.76
69.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Before We Forget Kindness Summary
Before We Forget Kindness
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2023 224 pages
3.92
13.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japanese Literature
The Sense of an Ending Summary
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes 2011 150 pages
3.74
187.0K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry 2009 421 pages
4.00
30.7K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
The Wild Duck Summary
The Wild Duck
by Henrik Ibsen 1884 128 pages
3.80
10.8K ratings
Plays
Classics
Theatre
The Sign of Four Summary
The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 129 pages
3.89
169.9K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
This Book Will Bury Me Summary
This Book Will Bury Me
by Ashley Winstead 2025 480 pages
3.68
9.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Mad Wife Summary
The Mad Wife
by Meagan Church 2025 352 pages
4.24
453 ratings
Historical Fiction
Horror
Mystery Thriller
Ready Player Two Summary
Ready Player Two
by Ernest Cline 2020 370 pages
3.44
175.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Private Rites Summary
Private Rites
by Julia Armfield 2024 291 pages
3.68
8.6K ratings
Horror
Queer
LGBT
Memento Mori Summary
Memento Mori
by Muriel Spark 1959 224 pages
3.61
7.0K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Novels
Speaker for the Dead Summary
Speaker for the Dead
by Orson Scott Card 1986 382 pages
4.11
265.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
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