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Come Closer
by Sara Gran
Something is living in Amanda's loft, and it wants her body more than she does.
3.65
52k+
Come Closer Summary
Come Closer
Something is living in Amanda's loft, and it wants her body more than she does.
by Sara Gran 2003
3.65
52k+ ratings
Watching You
by Lisa Jewell • 2018
A teacher moves to a quiet suburb, sparking obsession, paranoia, and a murder nobody saw.
3.86
231k+
Watching You Summary
Watching You
A teacher moves to a quiet suburb, sparking obsession, paranoia, and a murder nobody saw.
by Lisa Jewell 2018
3.86
231k+ ratings
The Dice Man
by Luke Rhinehart • 1971
A bored psychiatrist surrenders his will to a die. His cure for emptiness becomes his addiction.
3.54
22k+
The Dice Man Summary
The Dice Man
A bored psychiatrist surrenders his will to a die. His cure for emptiness becomes his addiction.
by Luke Rhinehart 1971
3.54
22k+ ratings
Words on Bathroom Walls
by Julia Walton • 2017
A boy hides schizophrenia at his new school, but the drug keeping him stable is temporary.
4.06
16k+
Words on Bathroom Walls Summary
Words on Bathroom Walls
A boy hides schizophrenia at his new school, but the drug keeping him stable is temporary.
by Julia Walton 2017
4.06
16k+ ratings
Despair
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1989
A Russian émigré in Berlin finds his physical double and decides murder is the highest art.
3.9
12k+
Despair Summary
Despair
A Russian émigré in Berlin finds his physical double and decides murder is the highest art.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1989
3.9
12k+ ratings
No One Can Know
by Kate Alice Marshall • 2024
Back in the house where her parents were killed, a pregnant woman finds her husband murdered.
3.64
88k+
No One Can Know Summary
No One Can Know
Back in the house where her parents were killed, a pregnant woman finds her husband murdered.
by Kate Alice Marshall 2024
3.64
88k+ ratings
The Yellow Wall-Paper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman • 1892
Forbidden to write or think, a mother stares at the yellow wallpaper until a woman stares back.
4.07
12k+
The Yellow Wall-Paper Summary
The Yellow Wall-Paper
Forbidden to write or think, a mother stares at the yellow wallpaper until a woman stares back.
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1892
4.07
12k+ ratings
56 Days
by Catherine Ryan Howard
A fake identity, a hidden past, and a Dublin lockdown that traps two liars in one apartment.
3.72
69k+
56 Days Summary
56 Days
A fake identity, a hidden past, and a Dublin lockdown that traps two liars in one apartment.
by Catherine Ryan Howard 2021
3.72
69k+ ratings
Tell Me What You Did
by Carter Wilson • 2025
A stalker invades her podcast. He wants one confession: the murder she got away with.
3.71
93k+
Tell Me What You Did Summary
Tell Me What You Did
A stalker invades her podcast. He wants one confession: the murder she got away with.
by Carter Wilson 2025
3.71
93k+ ratings
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson • 1962
After arsenic killed their family, two sisters guard their decaying mansion with spells and silence.
3.91
303k+
We Have Always Lived in the Castle Summary
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
After arsenic killed their family, two sisters guard their decaying mansion with spells and silence.
by Shirley Jackson 1962
3.91
303k+ ratings
The Locked Ward
by Sarah Pekkanen
A woman discovers her twin locked in a psych ward for a murder she didn't commit.
3.67
27k+
The Locked Ward Summary
The Locked Ward
A woman discovers her twin locked in a psych ward for a murder she didn't commit.
by Sarah Pekkanen 2025
3.67
27k+ ratings
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1864
A retired official in a Petersburg cellar explains why his intelligence has made him spiteful.
4.19
79k+
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Summary
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
A retired official in a Petersburg cellar explains why his intelligence has made him spiteful.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864
4.19
79k+ ratings
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry • 2016
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
3.89
68k+
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
by Lucinda Berry 2016
3.89
68k+ ratings
Benito Cereno
by Herman Melville • 2006
An American captain boards a Spanish slave ship in chaos, sensing danger but misreading every sign.
3.53
10k+
Benito Cereno Summary
Benito Cereno
An American captain boards a Spanish slave ship in chaos, sensing danger but misreading every sign.
by Herman Melville 2006
3.53
10k+ ratings
Villette
by Charlotte Brontë • 1853
A lonely English teacher in Belgium finds love and a ghost haunting her boarding school.
3.78
82k+
Villette Summary
Villette
A lonely English teacher in Belgium finds love and a ghost haunting her boarding school.
by Charlotte Brontë 1853
3.78
82k+ ratings
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2018
She's young, rich, and so empty she plans to drug herself into a year-long hibernation.
3.60
580k+
My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
She's young, rich, and so empty she plans to drug herself into a year-long hibernation.
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018
3.60
580k+ ratings
Notes on Infinity
by Austin Taylor • 2025
Two Harvard chemists build a startup to cure aging. Their obsession will destroy them.
3.58
9k+
Notes on Infinity Summary
Notes on Infinity
Two Harvard chemists build a startup to cure aging. Their obsession will destroy them.
by Austin Taylor 2025
3.58
9k+ ratings
Empire of the Dawn
by Jay Kristoff
Chained in a vampire fortress, a silversaint trades his war story for wine and borrowed time.
4.58
20k+
Empire of the Dawn Summary
Empire of the Dawn
Chained in a vampire fortress, a silversaint trades his war story for wine and borrowed time.
by Jay Kristoff 2025
4.58
20k+ ratings
Kill Your Darlings
by Peter Swanson • 2025
Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.
3.30
14k+
Kill Your Darlings Summary
Kill Your Darlings
Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.
by Peter Swanson 2025
3.30
14k+ ratings
Watch Your Back
by Tate James • 2025
A college student's blackouts hide a secret society's mind control. The men she loves are weapons.
4.34
29k+
Watch Your Back Summary
Watch Your Back
A college student's blackouts hide a secret society's mind control. The men she loves are weapons.
by Tate James 2025
4.34
29k+ ratings
The Sisters
by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Three sisters, one curse: love anything, lose everything. Three decades of running.
4.04
10k+
The Sisters Summary
The Sisters
Three sisters, one curse: love anything, lose everything. Three decades of running.
by Jonas Hassen Khemiri 2023
4.04
10k+ ratings
The Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley • 2022
Her brother's Paris apartment is empty. The neighbors are lying. One of them knows the truth.
3.64
731k+
The Paris Apartment Summary
The Paris Apartment
Her brother's Paris apartment is empty. The neighbors are lying. One of them knows the truth.
by Lucy Foley 2022
3.64
731k+ ratings
The Villa
by Rachel Hawkins • 2023
An Italian villa's dark past consumes two writers whose friendship is already on the edge.
3.62
158k+
The Villa Summary
The Villa
An Italian villa's dark past consumes two writers whose friendship is already on the edge.
by Rachel Hawkins 2023
3.62
158k+ ratings
The Shadow Out of Time
by H.P. Lovecraft • 1936
A professor's five-year amnesia hid an alien possession. His dreams draw him to desert ruins.
3.85
7k+
The Shadow Out of Time Summary
The Shadow Out of Time
A professor's five-year amnesia hid an alien possession. His dreams draw him to desert ruins.
by H.P. Lovecraft 1936
3.85
7k+ ratings
Elizabeth Is Missing
by Emma Healey • 2014
Her friend is gone. Her memory is failing. But the real mystery was buried decades ago.
3.71
72k+
Elizabeth Is Missing Summary
Elizabeth Is Missing
Her friend is gone. Her memory is failing. But the real mystery was buried decades ago.
by Emma Healey 2014
3.71
72k+ ratings
Flashman
by George MacDonald Fraser • 1969
A bully turned officer blunders through imperial wars, and every cowardly act earns him a medal.
4.05
16k+
Flashman Summary
Flashman
A bully turned officer blunders through imperial wars, and every cowardly act earns him a medal.
by George MacDonald Fraser 1969
4.05
16k+ ratings
Midnight’s Children
by Salman Rushdie • 1981
Born at the stroke of India's independence, Saleem Sinai finds his fate chained to the nation's.
3.97
134k+
Midnight’s Children Summary
Midnight’s Children
Born at the stroke of India's independence, Saleem Sinai finds his fate chained to the nation's.
by Salman Rushdie 1981
3.97
134k+ ratings
The Patron Saint of Liars
by Ann Patchett
At a Kentucky home for unwed mothers, she finds a husband, a daughter, and the door.
3.90
70k+
The Patron Saint of Liars Summary
The Patron Saint of Liars
At a Kentucky home for unwed mothers, she finds a husband, a daughter, and the door.
by Ann Patchett 1992
3.90
70k+ ratings
The Silver Linings Playbook
by Matthew Quick • 2008
Leaving the psych ward, Pat believes his wife will return; a blunt widow shadows his runs.
3.98
163k+
The Silver Linings Playbook Summary
The Silver Linings Playbook
Leaving the psych ward, Pat believes his wife will return; a blunt widow shadows his runs.
by Matthew Quick 2008
3.98
163k+ ratings
Filth
by Irvine Welsh • 1998
A corrupt Edinburgh cop ruins everyone around him while his own body rots from within.
3.82
32k+
Filth Summary
Filth
A corrupt Edinburgh cop ruins everyone around him while his own body rots from within.
by Irvine Welsh 1998
3.82
32k+ ratings
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