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Cover of Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)

Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)

Charlaine Harris

4.0

2001

Cover of One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

Janet Evanovich

4.0

1994

Cover of Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)

Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)

Janet Evanovich

4.1

1996

Cover of A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)

A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1982

Cover of Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)

Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)

Janet Evanovich

4.1

1997

Cover of Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7)

Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7)

Janet Evanovich

4.2

2001

Cover of Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)

Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)

Agatha Christie

4.0

1930

Cover of The Woman in Cabin 10

The Woman in Cabin 10

Ruth Ware

3.7

2016

Cover of Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse, #12)

Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse, #12)

Charlaine Harris

3.6

2012

Cover of The Man in the Brown Suit

The Man in the Brown Suit

Agatha Christie

4.0

1924

Cover of M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13)

M is for Malice (Kinsey Millhone, #13)

Sue Grafton

4.1

1996

Cover of The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)

The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell, #1)

Laurie R. King

4.1

1994

Cover of The 6th Target (Women's Murder Club, #6)

The 6th Target (Women's Murder Club, #6)

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

4.0

2007

Cover of Carolina Moon

Carolina Moon

Nora Roberts

4.0

2000

Cover of B is for Burglar  (Kinsey Millhone, #2)

B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1985

Cover of The 8th Confession (Women's Murder Club, #8)

The 8th Confession (Women's Murder Club, #8)

James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

4.0

2009

Cover of C is for Corpse  (Kinsey Millhone, #3)

C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1986

Cover of The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars, #1)

The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Veronica Mars, #1)

Rob Thomas, Jennifer Graham

4.0

2014

Cover of The Shining Girls

The Shining Girls

Lauren Beukes

3.5

2013

Cover of Elizabeth Is Missing

Elizabeth Is Missing

Emma Healey

3.7

2014

Cover of Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Peter Høeg, Tiina Nunnally

3.7

1992

Cover of Cradle and All

Cradle and All

James Patterson

3.9

1980

Cover of R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18)

R is for Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone, #18)

Sue Grafton

4.0

2004

Cover of Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22)

Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22)

Janet Evanovich

3.9

2015

Cover of I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9)

I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1992

Cover of H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8)

H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1991

Cover of I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4)

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia de Luce, #4)

Alan Bradley

4.1

2011

Cover of While My Pretty One Sleeps

While My Pretty One Sleeps

Mary Higgins Clark

3.9

1989

Cover of U Is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21)

U Is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, #21)

Sue Grafton

3.9

2009

Cover of T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20)

T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20)

Sue Grafton

3.9

2007

Cover of V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

Sue Grafton

3.9

2011

Cover of Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2)

Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs, #2)

Jacqueline Winspear

4.0

2004

Cover of Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3)

Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3)

Jacqueline Winspear

4.1

2005

Cover of Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1)

Sworn to Silence (Kate Burkholder, #1)

Linda Castillo

4.0

2009

Cover of Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)

Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)

Ilona Andrews

4.3

2014

Cover of Remember Me

Remember Me

Mary Higgins Clark

3.9

1994

Cover of The Bone Garden

The Bone Garden

Tess Gerritsen

4.0

2007

Cover of P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16)

P is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone, #16)

Sue Grafton

3.9

2000

Cover of Creation in Death (In Death, #25)

Creation in Death (In Death, #25)

J.D. Robb

4.3

2007

Cover of As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce, #7)

As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia de Luce, #7)

Alan Bradley

3.9

2015

Cover of Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15)

Bones Are Forever (Temperance Brennan, #15)

Kathy Reichs

3.9

2012

Cover of Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs, #6)

Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs, #6)

Jacqueline Winspear, Orlagh Cassidy

4.1

2009

Cover of Final Jeopardy (Alexandra Cooper, #1)

Final Jeopardy (Alexandra Cooper, #1)

Linda Fairstein

3.9

1996

Cover of I Still Dream About You

I Still Dream About You

Fannie Flagg

3.5

2010

Cover of Afterwards

Afterwards

Rosamund Lupton

3.8

2011

Cover of The Witness

The Witness

Sandra Brown

4.0

1995

Cover of The Night Sister

The Night Sister

Jennifer McMahon

3.7

2015

Cover of A Flicker in the Dark

A Flicker in the Dark

Stacy Willingham

3.9

2022

Cover of The Midnight Library

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

4.0

2020

Cover of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland

4.1

2005

Cover of Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

3.8

1937

Cover of Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden

4.1

1997

Cover of Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

4.3

1936

Cover of A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

4.3

2007

Cover of The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Kim Edwards

3.6

2005

Cover of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Rebecca Wells

3.8

1996

Cover of Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

4.0

2007

Cover of In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

4.0

1965

Cover of Dark Places

Dark Places

Gillian Flynn

3.9

2009

Cover of The Client

The Client

John Grisham

4.0

1993

Cover of Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

3.8

2005

Cover of The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

4.0

2013

Cover of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Lisa See

4.0

2005

Cover of She's Come Undone

She's Come Undone

Wally Lamb

3.8

1992

Cover of Yes Please

Yes Please

Amy Poehler

3.8

2014

Cover of Orphan Train

Orphan Train

Christina Baker Kline

4.1

2013

Cover of Still Alice

Still Alice

Lisa Genova

4.3

2007

Cover of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Fannie Flagg

4.3

1987

Cover of A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams

4.0

1947

Cover of The Green Mile

The Green Mile

Stephen King

4.4

1996

Cover of The Hobbit: Graphic Novel

The Hobbit: Graphic Novel

Chuck Dixon, J.R.R. Tolkien, David Wenzel, Sean Deming

4.5

1989

Cover of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.3

1892

Cover of The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)

Agatha Christie, Ροζίτα Σώκου

4.0

1920

Cover of High Fidelity

High Fidelity

Nick Hornby

3.9

1995

Cover of The Pearl

The Pearl

John Steinbeck

3.4

1947

Cover of The Chamber

The Chamber

John Grisham

3.8

1994

Cover of Gerald's Game

Gerald's Game

Stephen King

3.5

1992

Cover of The Bonesetter's Daughter

The Bonesetter's Daughter

Amy Tan

4.0

2001

Cover of The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)

The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)

Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist

4.0

2000

Cover of The Hours

The Hours

Michael Cunningham

3.9

1998

Cover of Anthem

Anthem

Ayn Rand

3.6

1938

Cover of Reading Lolita in Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran

Azar Nafisi

3.6

2003

Cover of The Woman in White

The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins, Matthew Sweet

4.0

1859

Cover of The Partner

The Partner

John Grisham

3.9

1997

Cover of Mystic River

Mystic River

Dennis Lehane

4.2

2001

Cover of The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Raymond Chandler

4.0

1939

Cover of Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11)

Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11)

Janet Evanovich

4.2

2005

Cover of My Ántonia

My Ántonia

Willa Cather

3.8

1918

Cover of The Street Lawyer

The Street Lawyer

John Grisham

3.8

1998

Cover of The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist

Anne Tyler, Jennifer Bassett

3.9

1985

Cover of Ulysses

Ulysses

James Joyce

3.7

1922

Cover of The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

Rosamunde Pilcher

4.1

1987

Cover of Milk and Honey

Milk and Honey

Rupi Kaur

4.3

2014

Cover of The Sirens of Titan

The Sirens of Titan

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.2

1959

Cover of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

Agatha Christie

4.2

1926

Cover of Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

Stephen King, Dominique Dill

3.8

1992

Cover of How to Be a Woman

How to Be a Woman

Caitlin Moran

3.7

2011

Cover of A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Henrik Ibsen, Michael Meyer

3.7

1879

Cover of Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

Evelyn Waugh

4.0

1945

Cover of This Is How You Lose Her

This Is How You Lose Her

Junot Díaz

3.8

2012

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