Oh! You Pretty ThingsShanna Mahin★★★★★3.8(299)Praise for Oh! You Pretty Things “Shanna Mahin’s “Oh! You Pretty Things” sounds more like a first novel, but it...
The Temple of Gold: A NovelWilliam Goldman★★★★★3.8(286)?[A] fine first novel of youth . . . Goldman has chosen a difficult theme and pulled it off with flying colors.?...
The OtherDavid Guterson★★★★★3.8(285)Amazon Best of the Month, June 2008 : When John William Barry and Neil Countryman meet at a high school track meet in...
DECENT PROPOSALKemper Donovan★★★★★3.8(279)“A romantic tale with a heart and a brain—and a mystery that will keep you turning the pages.” — W Magazine...
Forgotten CountryCatherine Chung★★★★★3.8(278)From Booklist *Starred Review* Moving among feelings from reserved to exuberant and from easy joy all the way to...
Glow: A NovelNed Beauman★★★★★3.8(272)“A novel that wakes us up . . . enchants readers with an intricate plot, dazzles with distinct characters [and]...
The Baddest Girl on the PlanetHeather Frese★★★★★3.8(251)WINNER of the LEE SMITH NOVEL PRIZE "Frese debuts with an impressive examination of small-town island life in coastal...
Winds of Khalakovo: The First Volume of The Lays of AnuskayaBradley P. Beaulieu★★★★★3.8(246)From Publishers Weekly Debut novelist Beaulieu paints a detailed and realistic portrayal of individual fates bound up...
The Exiles Return: A NovelElisabeth De Waal★★★★★3.8(243)From Booklist Readers of Edmund de Waal’s gripping Jewish family history, The Hare with Amber Eyes (2010), will...
When We FallEmily Liebert★★★★★3.8(230)Praise for When We Fall “A fun, insightful read. Liebert is a welcome addition to the world of women’s...
The Renegade Queen (Rebellious Times)Eva Flynn★★★★★3.8(227)Five stars. Powerful."-- San Francisco Book Review "Compelling fiction....The woman known to the tabloids of her era...
Household Words: A NovelJoan Silber★★★★★3.8(220)From Publishers Weekly Originally published in 1980, National Book Award finalist Silber's first novel gives taut...
Brood X: A Firsthand Account of the Great Cicada InvasionMichael Phillip Cash★★★★★3.8(211)I am not a big fan of horror, but Michael Phillip Cash's writing and storytelling skills can't just be ignored. The...
Bookish PeopleSusan Coll★★★★★3.8(208)A lightly fictionalized, highly exaggerated, and very entertaining look at the lives of beleaguered booksellers. -- The...
The Solitary House (Charles Maddox)Lynn Shepherd★★★★★3.8(208)From Booklist *Starred Review* Dickens fans will rejoice upon finding characters from Bleak House performing similar...
HiddenCatherine McKenzie★★★★★3.7(13.5K)About the Author John Woodbery, Seattle trial lawyer and novelist, draws upon his experiences growing up in Florida to...
The Vegetarian: A NovelHan Kang★★★★★3.7(8.7K)“Surreal . . . [A] mesmerizing mix of sex and violence .” —Alexandra Alter, The New York Times “[Han Kang] has...
When the Lights Go Out: A Thrilling Suspense Novel from the author of Local Woman MissingMary Kubica★★★★★3.7(2.6K)“Mary Kubica knows how to do thrillers. [ When the Lights Go Out is] a mystery that'll keep you turning pages.” —...
The Night WatchSarah Waters★★★★★3.7(1.9K)From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Waters ( Fingersmith ) applies her talent for literary suspense to WWII-era...
Her Fearful Symmetry: A NovelAudrey Niffenegger★★★★★3.7(1.8K)From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Niffenegger's ghost story is a stirring meditation on doubleness featuring twins...
The RidgeJohn Rector★★★★★3.7(1.5K)An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense “It’s no spoiler to say that this blend of horror...
The After Party: A NovelAnton DiSclafani★★★★★3.7(1.4K)“DiScafani excels at building suspense and has a gift for revealing private worlds through unexpected, telling...
Universal Harvester: A NovelJohn Darnielle★★★★★3.7(1.4K)An Amazon Best Book of February 2017: In Nevada, Iowa, in the late 90s, someone is splicing creepy home footage into...