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Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Now You See Us

Balli Kaur Jaswal

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
fiction mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

Swimming in the Dark

Tomasz Jedrowski

191 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

The Silence of the Lambs

Hannibal Lecter #2

Thomas Harris

368 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
fiction crime horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
High-Rise by J.G. Ballard

High-Rise

J.G. Ballard

208 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Trust by Hernán Díaz

Trust

Hernán Díaz

402 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
fiction historical literary challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced
Piglet by Lottie Hazell

Piglet

Lottie Hazell

309 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional tense medium-paced
When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back: Carl's Book by Naja Marie Aidt

When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back: Carl's Book

Naja Marie Aidt

152 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
nonfiction memoir poetry emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton

424 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Come Closer by Sara Gran

Come Closer

Sara Gran

165 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova

Children of Paradise

Camilla Grudova

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0ropey's review
fiction horror literary dark mysterious fast-paced