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64 books

The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon

The Children on the Hill

Jennifer McMahon

338 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
fiction horror thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli

Heartless Hunter

The Crimson Moth #1

Kristen Ciccarelli

406 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

Things We Do in the Dark

Jennifer Hillier

345 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

370 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

The Whispers

Ashley Audrain

326 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller mysterious tense medium-paced
A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard

A Stolen Life

Jaycee Dugard

273 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir true crime challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

Erik Larson

448 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
nonfiction history dark informative slow-paced
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson

14 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

12 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 1960 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

527 pages • first pub 1868 (editions)

5.0thebasiccritic's review
fiction classics emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced