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The Apollo Murders Summary
The Apollo Murders
by Chris Hadfield 2021 480 pages
3.92
17.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
My Sister's Grave Summary
My Sister's Grave
by Robert Dugoni 2014 410 pages
4.10
162.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Double Helix Summary
Double Helix
by Nancy Werlin 2004 250 pages
3.50
3.1K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Mystery
Case Study Summary
Case Study
by Graeme Macrae Burnet 2021 278 pages
3.58
10.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Psychology
Commune Summary
Commune
Book One
by Joshua Gayou 2017 272 pages
4.17
2.8K ratings
Post Apocalyptic
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Last Days Summary
Last Days
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2012 531 pages
3.73
13.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Cults
Bud, Not Buddy Summary
Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis 1999 243 pages
3.97
113.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Year of Wonders Summary
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks 2001 304 pages
4.01
170.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Summary
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
by Stephenie Meyer 2009 178 pages
3.52
235.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Vampires
Echo Summary
Echo
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2015 597 pages
4.36
46.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Agnes Grey Summary
Agnes Grey
by Anne Brontë 1847 226 pages
3.71
77.4K ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
This Inevitable Ruin Summary
This Inevitable Ruin
by Matt Dinniman 2024 724 pages
4.68
38.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
You Belong Here Summary
You Belong Here
by Megan Miranda 2025 341 pages
3.61
10.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Big Bad Wolf Summary
The Big Bad Wolf
by James Patterson 2003 400 pages
4.04
60.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Everyone Has A Story Summary
Everyone Has A Story
by Savi Sharma 2015 184 pages
3.33
12.7K ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
Novels
The Counterfeiters Summary
The Counterfeiters
by André Gide 1925 451 pages
3.83
10.0K ratings
France
Classics
French Literature
The Arabian Nights Summary
The Arabian Nights
Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1
by Anonymous 982 pages
4.01
4.2K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Short Stories
My Life as an Alphabet Summary
My Life as an Alphabet
by Barry Jonsberg 2013 256 pages
3.91
2.3K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Lemon Summary
Lemon
by Kwon Yeo-Sun 2019 176 pages
3.26
13.0K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Thriller
Crossed Summary
Crossed
by Ally Condie 2011 367 pages
3.52
255.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Room Summary
Room
by Emma Donoghue 2010 321 pages
4.08
823.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Thriller
The Sisters Brothers Summary
The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt 2011 328 pages
3.85
101.0K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Book Club
No Plan B Summary
No Plan B
by Lee Child 2022 336 pages
3.98
60.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Alloy of Law Summary
The Alloy of Law
by Brandon Sanderson 2011 325 pages
4.20
261.9K ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
High Fantasy
The Twenty-One Balloons Summary
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois 1947 180 pages
3.95
25.7K ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Classics
What We Can Know Summary
What We Can Know
by Ian McEwan 2025 303 pages
3.96
6.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Walk the Wire Summary
Walk the Wire
by David Baldacci 2020 432 pages
4.15
62.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare 1981 208 pages
3.96
5.8K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Classics
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages
4.24
96.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989 361 pages
4.22
4.6K ratings
Romania
Short Stories
Romanian Literature
The World According to Garp Summary
The World According to Garp
by John Irving 1978 610 pages
4.11
234.8K ratings
Classics
Literature
Contemporary
Ulysses Summary
Ulysses
by James Joyce 1922 783 pages
3.77
137.3K ratings
Classics
Literature
Ireland
The Duke and I Summary
The Duke and I
by Julia Quinn 2000 384 pages
3.79
647.7K ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave Summary
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
by John Boyne 2013 247 pages
3.95
11.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
Always and Forever, Lara Jean Summary
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
by Jenny Han 2017 325 pages
4.00
275.9K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Graceling Summary
Graceling
by Kristin Cashore 2008 471 pages
4.07
474.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Finale Summary
Finale
by Becca Fitzpatrick 2012 466 pages
4.11
183.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Nervous Conditions Summary
Nervous Conditions
by Tsitsi Dangarembga 1988 204 pages
4.04
21.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Zimbabwe
Feminism
The Phoenix King Summary
The Phoenix King
by Aparna Verma 2023 513 pages
3.67
4.8K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Kalevala Summary
The Kalevala
by Elias Lönnrot 1835 679 pages
4.05
5.9K ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Classics
The Speed of Dark Summary
The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon 2002 369 pages
3.99
11.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Book Club
Gardens of the Moon Summary
Gardens of the Moon
by Steven Erikson 1999 666 pages
3.93
130.1K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages
3.53
119.3K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 2 Summary
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel), Vol. 2
by Fuse 2014 304 pages
4.44
2.6K ratings
Light Novel
Fantasy
Manga
An Offer From a Gentleman Summary
An Offer From a Gentleman
by Julia Quinn 2001 390 pages
3.94
379.2K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Trespasses Summary
Trespasses
by Louise Kennedy 2022 292 pages
3.97
45.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
Play Nice Summary
Play Nice
by Rachel Harrison 2025 336 pages
4.08
7.3K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Gothic
Amazonia Summary
Amazonia
by James Rollins 2002 510 pages
4.15
34.7K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Witching Hour Summary
The Witching Hour
by Anne Rice 1990 1216 pages
4.10
122.1K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Paranormal
The Note Summary
The Note
by Alafair Burke 2025 287 pages
3.47
10.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
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