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Fiction

Imagination takes flight in these masterfully crafted worlds, where heroes rise, mysteries unfold, and human nature reveals its deepest truths. Whether following a quest through magical realms or witnessing life-changing moments in familiar settings, these stories capture the full spectrum of human experience through unforgettable characters and compelling narratives.

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Hickory Dickory Dock
by Agatha Christie • 1955
3.77
40k+
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Hickory Dickory Dock Summary
Hickory Dickory Dock
by Agatha Christie 1955
3.77
40k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
The Emigrants
by W.G. Sebald • 1992
4.16
11k+
German Literature
Historical Fiction
Germany
The Emigrants Summary
The Emigrants
by W.G. Sebald 1992 237 pages
4.16
11k+ ratings
German Literature
Historical Fiction
Germany
The Hour I First Believed
by Wally Lamb • 2008
3.84
66k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
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The Hour I First Believed
by Wally Lamb 2008 740 pages
3.84
66k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Demon Reign
by Debbie Cassidy • 2023
4.46
1k+
Fantasy
Demons
Romance
Demon Reign Summary
Demon Reign
by Debbie Cassidy 2023 313 pages
4.46
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Demons
Romance
Velvet Was the Night
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia • 2021
3.51
31k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Velvet Was the Night Summary
Velvet Was the Night
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2021 289 pages
3.51
31k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Sleeping Murder
by Agatha Christie • 1976
4.00
54k+
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Sleeping Murder Summary
Sleeping Murder
by Agatha Christie 1976 242 pages
4.00
54k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
A Caribbean Mystery
by Agatha Christie • 1964
3.86
54k+
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
A Caribbean Mystery Summary
A Caribbean Mystery
by Agatha Christie 1964 224 pages
3.86
54k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
by Benjamin Stevenson • 2024
3.68
46k+
Mystery
Christmas
Mystery Thriller
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret Summary
Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
by Benjamin Stevenson 2024 174 pages
3.68
46k+ ratings
Mystery
Christmas
Mystery Thriller
A Master of Djinn
by P. Djèlí Clark • 2021
3.99
36k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Steampunk
A Master of Djinn Summary
A Master of Djinn
by P. Djèlí Clark 2021 438 pages
3.99
36k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Steampunk
Three Weddings and a Proposal
by Sheila O'Flanagan • 2021
3.81
3k+
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
Three Weddings and a Proposal Summary
Three Weddings and a Proposal
by Sheila O'Flanagan 2021 374 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
The Christmas Lights
by Karen Swan • 2018
4.03
4k+
Christmas
Romance
Chick Lit
The Christmas Lights Summary
The Christmas Lights
by Karen Swan 2018 456 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Christmas
Romance
Chick Lit
The Women Behind the Door
by Roddy Doyle • 2024
3.47
1k+
Ireland
Literary Fiction
Irish Literature
The Women Behind the Door Summary
The Women Behind the Door
by Roddy Doyle 2024 272 pages
3.47
1k+ ratings
Ireland
Literary Fiction
Irish Literature
1795
by Niklas Natt och Dag • 2021
3.46
4k+
Historical Fiction
Crime
Thriller
1795 Summary
1795
by Niklas Natt och Dag 2021 459 pages
3.46
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Crime
Thriller
Home
by Toni Morrison • 2012
3.83
28k+
Historical Fiction
African American
Book Club
Home Summary
Home
by Toni Morrison 2012 147 pages
3.83
28k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
African American
Book Club
The Wife Upstairs
by Rachel Hawkins • 2021
3.72
300k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Wife Upstairs Summary
The Wife Upstairs
by Rachel Hawkins 2021 290 pages
3.72
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Making History
by Stephen Fry • 1996
3.92
12k+
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Making History Summary
Making History
by Stephen Fry 1996 594 pages
3.92
12k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
We Are Not Like Them
by Christine Pride • 2021
4.06
52k+
Book Club
Contemporary
Race
We Are Not Like Them Summary
We Are Not Like Them
by Christine Pride 2021 336 pages
4.06
52k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Race
Fight Song
by Joshua Mohr • 2013
3.67
276
Magical Realism
Novels
Fight Song Summary
Fight Song
by Joshua Mohr 2013 256 pages
3.67
276 ratings
Magical Realism
Novels
The Half Moon
by Mary Beth Keane • 2023
3.39
28k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mystery
The Half Moon Summary
The Half Moon
by Mary Beth Keane 2023 304 pages
3.39
28k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Is Mother Dead
by Vigdis Hjorth • 2020
3.86
7k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Scandinavian Literature
Is Mother Dead Summary
Is Mother Dead
by Vigdis Hjorth 2020 330 pages
3.86
7k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Scandinavian Literature
The True Deceiver
by Tove Jansson • 1982
3.81
8k+
Classics
Literary Fiction
Scandinavian Literature
The True Deceiver Summary
The True Deceiver
by Tove Jansson 1982 181 pages
3.81
8k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Scandinavian Literature
Chouette
by Claire Oshetsky • 2021
3.88
6k+
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Horror
Chouette Summary
Chouette
by Claire Oshetsky 2021 256 pages
3.88
6k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Horror
Toutes blessent, la dernière tue
by Karine Giebel • 2018
4.44
2k+
Thriller
France
Roman
Toutes blessent, la dernière tue Summary
Toutes blessent, la dernière tue
by Karine Giebel 2018 680 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
Thriller
France
Roman
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks • 2008
4.04
100k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Books About Books
People of the Book Summary
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks 2008 372 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Books About Books
Death and the Gardener
by Georgi Gospodinov • 2024
4.44
13k+
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Literature
Literary Fiction
Death and the Gardener Summary
Death and the Gardener
by Georgi Gospodinov 2024 224 pages
4.44
13k+ ratings
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Literature
Literary Fiction
Sad Cypress
by Agatha Christie • 1940
3.94
48k+
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Sad Cypress Summary
Sad Cypress
by Agatha Christie 1940 336 pages
3.94
48k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Le Cœur cousu
by Carole Martinez • 2007
3.97
2k+
France
Roman
Fantasy
Le Cœur cousu Summary
Le Cœur cousu
by Carole Martinez 2007 448 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
France
Roman
Fantasy
I Promessi Sposi
by Alessandro Manzoni • 1827
3.89
18k+
Classics
Italian Literature
Historical Fiction
I Promessi Sposi Summary
I Promessi Sposi
by Alessandro Manzoni 1827 1096 pages
3.89
18k+ ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Historical Fiction
Dead Man's Folly
by Agatha Christie • 1956
3.82
38k+
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Dead Man's Folly Summary
Dead Man's Folly
by Agatha Christie 1956 6 pages
3.82
38k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
How to Disappear Completely
by David Bowick • 2009
3.32
500+
Humor
Romance
Ebooks
How to Disappear Completely Summary
How to Disappear Completely
by David Bowick 2009 121 pages
3.32
500+ ratings
Humor
Romance
Ebooks
Hermit
by Chris McQueer • 2025
4.16
500+
Scotland
Contemporary
Dark
Hermit Summary
Hermit
by Chris McQueer 2025 334 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Scotland
Contemporary
Dark
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
by Amitav Ghosh • 2004
3.99
20k+
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh Summary
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
by Amitav Ghosh 2004
3.99
20k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
Dandelion Is Dead
by Rosie Storey • 2026
3.51
2k+
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Dandelion Is Dead Summary
Dandelion Is Dead
by Rosie Storey 2026 368 pages
3.51
2k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Undertakers
by Nicole Glover • 2021
3.86
500+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Undertakers Summary
The Undertakers
by Nicole Glover 2021 429 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
After We Were Stolen
by Brooke Beyfuss • 2022
3.92
8k+
Thriller
Mystery
Cults
After We Were Stolen Summary
After We Were Stolen
by Brooke Beyfuss 2022 388 pages
3.92
8k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Cults
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig • 1982
4.15
10k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The Post-Office Girl Summary
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig 1982 257 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The Arbitrator
by Max Nowaz • 2016
4.24
19k+
Science Fiction
Teen
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Arbitrator Summary
The Arbitrator
by Max Nowaz 2016 229 pages
4.24
19k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Teen
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Black Country
by Alex Grecian • 2013
3.74
7k+
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Crime
The Black Country Summary
The Black Country
by Alex Grecian 2013 384 pages
3.74
7k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Crime
The Moving Finger
by Agatha Christie • 1942
3.85
59k+
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
The Moving Finger Summary
The Moving Finger
by Agatha Christie 1942 299 pages
3.85
59k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Widow's Point
by Richard Chizmar • 2025
The Complete Haunting
3.76
4k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Widow's Point Summary
Widow's Point
The Complete Haunting
by Richard Chizmar 2025 336 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Housemaid
by Sarah A. Denzil • 2021
3.57
31k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Housemaid Summary
The Housemaid
by Sarah A. Denzil 2021 296 pages
3.57
31k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Anita and Me
by Meera Syal • 1997
3.70
3k+
Contemporary
Young Adult
Coming Of Age
Anita and Me Summary
Anita and Me
by Meera Syal 1997 336 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Contemporary
Young Adult
Coming Of Age
Episode Thirteen
by Craig DiLouie • 2023
3.47
30k+
Horror
Paranormal
Thriller
Episode Thirteen Summary
Episode Thirteen
by Craig DiLouie 2023 433 pages
3.47
30k+ ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Thriller
The Fountain
by Casey Scieszka • 2026
3.84
1k+
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Science Fiction
The Fountain Summary
The Fountain
by Casey Scieszka 2026 304 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Science Fiction
Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart
by Emma Simmerman • 2026
3.78
2k+
Mystery
Thriller
Romance
Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart Summary
Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart
by Emma Simmerman 2026 384 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Romance
Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests
by K.J. Whittle • 2025
3.61
5k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests Summary
Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests
by K.J. Whittle 2025 352 pages
3.61
5k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
A Kestrel for a Knave
by Barry Hines • 1968
4.08
8k+
Classics
Young Adult
Animals
A Kestrel for a Knave Summary
A Kestrel for a Knave
by Barry Hines 1968 208 pages
4.08
8k+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Animals
Towards Zero (Agatha Christie Collection) by Christie, Agatha (2008) Paperback
by Agatha Christie • 1944
3.96
31k+
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Towards Zero (Agatha Christie Collection) by Christie, Agatha (2008) Paperback Summary
Towards Zero (Agatha Christie Collection) by Christie, Agatha (2008) Paperback
by Agatha Christie 1944
3.96
31k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
Rough Around the Hedges
by Lish McBride • 2023
3.90
500+
Romance
Fantasy
Paranormal
Rough Around the Hedges Summary
Rough Around the Hedges
by Lish McBride 2023
3.90
500+ ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Paranormal
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie • 1953
3.94
55k+
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
A Pocket Full of Rye Summary
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie 1953 220 pages
3.94
55k+ ratings
Mystery
Agatha Christie
Crime
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