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Fiction Book Summaries

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages
4.35
3.6K ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
The German Wife Summary
The German Wife
by Kelly Rimmer 2022 464 pages
4.38
43.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
The Phantom of the Opera Summary
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages
3.96
264.5K ratings
Horror
Romance
Gothic
The Unhoneymooners Summary
The Unhoneymooners
by Christina Lauren 2019 432 pages
3.90
1.0M ratings
Contemporary
Enemies To Lovers
Contemporary Romance
The Bourne Legacy Summary
The Bourne Legacy
by Eric Van Lustbader 1995 597 pages
3.90
30.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Action
Masks of the Illuminati Summary
Masks of the Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson 1981 294 pages
4.03
1.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Philosophy
The Goblin Emperor Summary
The Goblin Emperor
by Katherine Addison 2014 446 pages
4.07
51.3K ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
High Fantasy
Peace Talks Summary
Peace Talks
by Jim Butcher 2020 340 pages
4.23
51.8K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Magic
Hondo Summary
Hondo
by Louis L'Amour 1953 194 pages
4.06
13.8K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Summary
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams 1984 225 pages
4.09
180.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
The Bewitching Summary
The Bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 368 pages
4.28
708 ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
King of Thorns Summary
King of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2012 449 pages
4.18
69.2K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
A Wanted Man Summary
A Wanted Man
by Lee Child 2012 15 pages
4.06
87.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Hypnotist Summary
The Hypnotist
by Lars Kepler 2009 503 pages
3.75
70.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Burned Summary
Burned
by P.C. Cast 2010 323 pages
3.97
162.9K ratings
Young Adult
Vampires
Fantasy
Split Second Summary
Split Second
by David Baldacci 1979 512 pages
4.05
79.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Silence Summary
Silence
by Becca Fitzpatrick 2011 440 pages
4.07
291.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The City of Mirrors Summary
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages
4.21
59.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Great Expectations Summary
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1861 544 pages
3.80
850.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Echo Mountain Summary
Echo Mountain
by Lauren Wolk 2020 356 pages
4.26
10.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Historical
The Amber Spyglass Summary
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman 2000 465 pages
4.10
374.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
The Price of Everything Summary
The Price of Everything
A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity
by Russell Roberts 2008 224 pages
3.70
679 ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
What Kind of Paradise Summary
What Kind of Paradise
by Janelle Brown 2025 368 pages
4.17
7.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Acts of Desperation Summary
Acts of Desperation
by Megan Nolan 2021 288 pages
3.72
36.0K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Romance
Gilead Summary
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson 2004 247 pages
3.85
119.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Witches Summary
The Witches
by Roald Dahl 1981 208 pages
4.18
417.3K ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Classics
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin 2023 538 pages
3.92
38.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
Franny and Zooey Summary
Franny and Zooey
by J.D. Salinger 1957 201 pages
3.96
233.0K ratings
Short Stories
Literature
Classics
Time's Convert Summary
Time's Convert
by Deborah Harkness 2018 448 pages
3.92
70.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Big Bad Wolf Summary
The Big Bad Wolf
by James Patterson 2003 400 pages
4.04
60.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Hench Summary
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020 403 pages
4.01
25.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Superheroes
Carrie Soto Is Back Summary
Carrie Soto Is Back
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2022 384 pages
4.20
640.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Romance
All Our Yesterdays Summary
All Our Yesterdays
by Natalia Ginzburg 1952 300 pages
3.99
4.5K ratings
Italy
Historical Fiction
Italian Literature
The Girls Summary
The Girls
by Emma Cline 2016 355 pages
3.51
233.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Lion's Den Summary
The Lion's Den
by Katherine St. John 2020 368 pages
3.89
23.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Forever Summary
Forever
by Maggie Stiefvater 2011 390 pages
3.89
127.2K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
The Search for WondLa Summary
The Search for WondLa
by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009 484 pages
4.11
13.6K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
We Hunt the Flame Summary
We Hunt the Flame
by Hafsah Faizal 2019 472 pages
3.87
104.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Infinite Sea Summary
The Infinite Sea
by Rick Yancey 2014 320 pages
3.83
146.8K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Jock of the Bushveld Summary
Jock of the Bushveld
by J. Percy FitzPatrick 1907 280 pages
4.08
1.5K ratings
Africa
Classics
South Africa
March Summary
March
by Geraldine Brooks 2005 280 pages
3.81
75.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Civil War
Firestarter Summary
Firestarter
by Stephen King 1980 564 pages
3.92
240.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
Grey Summary
Grey
by E.L. James 2015 576 pages
3.83
197.1K ratings
Romance
Erotica
BDSM
Independence Summary
Independence
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2023 288 pages
4.11
10.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
India
Historical
Bye, Baby Summary
Bye, Baby
by Carola Lovering 2024 352 pages
3.76
46.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Every Day Is Mother's Day Summary
Every Day Is Mother's Day
by Hilary Mantel 1985 224 pages
3.59
2.0K ratings
British Literature
Literary Fiction
Novels
You Like It Darker Summary
You Like It Darker
by Stephen King 2024 502 pages
4.22
68.3K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Thriller
The War of the End of the World Summary
The War of the End of the World
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1981 568 pages
4.25
12.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Novels
Requiem Summary
Requiem
by Lauren Oliver 2013 391 pages
3.73
152.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
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