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The September House Summary

The September House

by Carissa Orlando 2023 352 pages

Say Cheese and Die! Summary

Say Cheese and Die!

by R.L. Stine 1992 160 pages

Elizabeth Is Missing Summary

Elizabeth Is Missing

by Emma Healey 2014 320 pages

Zero Days Summary

by Ruth Ware 2023 356 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Secret Summary

by Lee Child 2023 400 pages

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages

We All Fall Down Summary

We All Fall Down

by Robert Cormier 1991 208 pages

Cold Days Summary

by Jim Butcher 2012 515 pages

Anita de Monte Laughs Last Summary

Anita de Monte Laughs Last

by Xóchitl González 2024 342 pages

Historical Fiction

Protect and Defend Summary

Protect and Defend

by Vince Flynn 2007 401 pages

White Night Summary

by Jim Butcher 2007 407 pages

The Second Lady Summary

The Second Lady

by Irving Wallace 1980 341 pages

Rules of Prey Summary

by John Sandford 1989 479 pages

Where Sleeping Girls Lie Summary

Where Sleeping Girls Lie

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2024 416 pages

Burn Down, Rise Up Summary

Burn Down, Rise Up

by Vincent Tirado 2022 352 pages

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead Summary

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

by Elle Cosimano 2022 357 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Writing Retreat Summary

The Writing Retreat

by Julia Bartz 2023 313 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Murder House Summary

The Murder House

by James Patterson 2015 451 pages

The Dark Horse Summary

by Craig Johnson 2009 318 pages

by Iain Reid 2018 261 pages

Science Fiction

The Society of Unknowable Objects Summary

The Society of Unknowable Objects

by Gareth Brown 2025 352 pages

Magical Realism

The Dead Husband Cookbook Summary

The Dead Husband Cookbook

by Danielle Valentine 2025 352 pages

Bloodline Summary

by Sidney Sheldon 1977 409 pages

by David Baldacci 2022 593 pages

The Cold Cold Ground Summary

The Cold Cold Ground

by Adrian McKinty 2012 11 pages

The Racketeer Summary

by John Grisham 2012 340 pages

The New York Trilogy Summary

The New York Trilogy

by Paul Auster 1987 308 pages

Red Rabbit Summary

by Tom Clancy 2002 618 pages

The Ministry of Fear Summary

The Ministry of Fear

by Graham Greene 1943 224 pages

The Devil's Star Summary

The Devil's Star

by Jo Nesbø 2003 528 pages

Peace Talks Summary

by Jim Butcher 2020 340 pages

Come Closer Summary

by Sara Gran 2003 194 pages

Penitence Summary

by Kristin Koval 2025 320 pages

Mystery Thriller

by Nikki May 2022 384 pages

Last Night Summary

by Luanne Rice 2024 329 pages

Mystery Thriller

Split Second Summary

by Douglas E. Richards 2015 365 pages

Science Fiction

When We Believed in Mermaids Summary

When We Believed in Mermaids

by Barbara O'Neal 2019 348 pages

The Hollow Places Summary

The Hollow Places

by T. Kingfisher 2020 341 pages

Unmasked Summary

My Life Solving America's Cold Cases

by Paul Holes 2022 288 pages

Takedown Summary

by Brad Thor 2006 416 pages

A Theory of Dreaming Summary

A Theory of Dreaming

by Ava Reid 2025 416 pages

The Phantom of the Opera Summary

The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages

The Comfort of Ghosts Summary

The Comfort of Ghosts

by Jacqueline Winspear 2024 342 pages

Historical Fiction

Historical Mystery

The Ghost Orchid Summary

The Ghost Orchid

by Jonathan Kellerman 2024 304 pages

Apostle's Cove Summary

by William Kent Krueger 2025 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

Little Secrets Summary

by Jennifer Hillier 2020 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

Hell House Summary

by Richard Matheson 1971 301 pages

The Man from St. Petersburg Summary

The Man from St. Petersburg

by Ken Follett 1982 320 pages

Historical Fiction

by Rebecca Sharp 2023 389 pages

Forced Proximity

Complicity Summary

by Iain Banks 1993 313 pages

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