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The Mercy Chair Summary

The Mercy Chair

by M.W. Craven 2024 485 pages

A Calamity of Souls Summary

A Calamity of Souls

by David Baldacci 2024 480 pages

Historical Fiction

Path of the Assassin Summary

Path of the Assassin

by Brad Thor 2003 367 pages

Saving Max Summary

by Antoinette van Heugten 2010 376 pages

The Whispers Summary

by Ashley Audrain 2023 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Names Summary

by Don DeLillo 1982 339 pages

The Alien Agendas Summary

The Alien Agendas

A Speculative Analysis of Those Visiting Earth

by Richard M. Dolan 2020 257 pages

Ninth House Summary

by Leigh Bardugo 2019 461 pages

The Business Trip Summary

The Business Trip

by Jessie Garcia 2025 344 pages

Mystery Thriller

Stillhouse Lake Summary

Stillhouse Lake

by Rachel Caine 2017 301 pages

Mystery Thriller

Fool Moon Summary

by Jim Butcher 2001 424 pages

Stalking Jack the Ripper Summary

Stalking Jack the Ripper

by Kerri Maniscalco 2016 337 pages

Historical Fiction

Moonraker Summary

by Ian Fleming 1955 247 pages

Echo Burning Summary

by Lee Child 2001 432 pages

Everblaze Summary

by Shannon Messenger 2014 624 pages

Ace of Spades Summary

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2021 470 pages

Ghost Story Summary

by Jim Butcher 2011 481 pages

One for the Money Summary

One for the Money

by Janet Evanovich 1994 320 pages

My Lovely Wife Summary

by Samantha Downing 2019 390 pages

Mystery Thriller

Notes on an Execution Summary

Notes on an Execution

by Danya Kukafka 2022 306 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Miserable Mill Summary

The Miserable Mill

by Lemony Snicket 2000 194 pages

You Are Fatally Invited Summary

You Are Fatally Invited

by Ande Pliego 2025 371 pages

Mystery Thriller

Ghost Story Summary

by Peter Straub 1979 567 pages

Insomnia Summary

by Sarah Pinborough 2022 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

Holmes, Marple & Poe Summary

Holmes, Marple & Poe

by James Patterson 2024 352 pages

The Historian Summary

by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages

Historical Fiction

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Summary

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

by John Le Carré 1974 381 pages

Echo Park Summary

by Michael Connelly 2006 405 pages

The Night We Lost Him Summary

The Night We Lost Him

by Laura Dave 2024 298 pages

Mystery Thriller

Dead Simple Summary

by Peter James 2005 336 pages

Deeper Than the Dead Summary

Deeper Than the Dead

by Debra Webb 2024 392 pages

Mystery Thriller

Extinction Summary

by Douglas Preston 2024 370 pages

Science Fiction

Watchers Summary

by Dean Koontz 1987 624 pages

The Quiet Tenant Summary

The Quiet Tenant

by Clémence Michallon 2023 303 pages

Mystery Thriller

Things We Do in the Dark Summary

Things We Do in the Dark

by Jennifer Hillier 2022 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

Hell Bent Summary

by Leigh Bardugo 2023 481 pages

Faceless Killers Summary

Faceless Killers

by Henning Mankell 1991 280 pages

Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission Summary

Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission

by Thea Stilton 2013 176 pages

by Lauren Oliver 2014 408 pages

The Waiting Summary

by Michael Connelly 2024

The Quiet Librarian Summary

The Quiet Librarian

by Allen Eskens 2025 320 pages

Historical Fiction

The Trespasser Summary

by Tana French 2016 464 pages

Mystery Thriller

Ballistic Summary

by Mark Greaney 2011 467 pages

Case Study Summary

by Graeme Macrae Burnet 2021 278 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

The Affair Summary

by Lee Child 2011 427 pages

Oath of Loyalty Summary

Oath of Loyalty

by Kyle Mills 2022 384 pages

Transfer of Power Summary

Transfer of Power

by Vince Flynn 1999 549 pages

My Sister's Grave Summary

My Sister's Grave

by Robert Dugoni 2014 410 pages

A Rule Against Murder Summary

A Rule Against Murder

by Louise Penny 2008 322 pages

True Crime Addict Summary

True Crime Addict

How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray

by James Renner 2016 300 pages

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