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A Judgement in Stone (Special Edition) by Ruth Rendell

A Judgement in Stone (Special Edition)

Ruth Rendell

208 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov

Grey Bees

Andrey Kurkov

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction contemporary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Phase Six: A novel by Jim Shepard
Phase Six: A novel
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Jim Shepard

Phase Six: A novel

Jim Shepard

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark reflective fast-paced
Strike Patterns: Notes from Postwar Laos by Leah Zani

Strike Patterns: Notes from Postwar Laos

Leah Zani

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced
So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell

So Long, See You Tomorrow

William Maxwell

135 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction classics historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes

In a Lonely Place

Dorothy B. Hughes

224 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder

David Grann

329 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced
The Dress Diary by Kate Strasdin

The Dress Diary

Kate Strasdin

303 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective medium-paced
Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State by Kerry Howley

Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State

Kerry Howley

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction sociology technology dark informative medium-paced
Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson

Enough

Cassidy Hutchinson

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction memoir politics informative reflective medium-paced