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The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

The Last King of Scotland

Giles Foden

352 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective tense slow-paced
The Manningtree Witches by A.K. Blakemore

The Manningtree Witches

A.K. Blakemore

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional slow-paced
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

316 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

A Slow Fire Burning

Paula Hawkins

306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
They Will Be Coming for Us by Kim Catanzarite, Kim Catanzarite

They Will Be Coming for Us

Jovian Duology #1

Kim Catanzarite

350 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction thriller dark emotional tense slow-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

185 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

Betty

Tiffany McDaniel

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
You Could Do Something Amazing with Your Life You Are Raoul Moat by Andrew Hankinson

You Could Do Something Amazing with Your Life You Are Raoul Moat

Andrew Hankinson

224 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography crime true crime dark slow-paced
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

623 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Andrew Wakefield's war on vaccines by Brian Deer

The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Andrew Wakefield's war on vaccines

Brian Deer

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction health science dark informative slow-paced