The Verifiers (Claudia Lin)
By: Jane Pek
3.50
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
Introducing a sharp-witted heroine for the 21st century: a new amateur sleuth exploring the landsca…
Want to Read $ 6.99"If this were a novel, he might simply be a poorly written character. But there are no poorly written people. Only ones you don't yet understand."-Jane Pek, The Verifiers (Claudia Lin)
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1. Yerba Buena
By: Nina LaCour
3.87
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The debut adult novel by the bestselling and award-winning YA author Nina LaCour, following two wo… read more
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- lesbian
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- queer
"How special it was, that first sip, and each sip that came after. How it had settled and warmed her, made her feel that she was welcome. That's what Sara did."-Nina LaCour, Yerba Buena
"I was a vase. The thought struck her as she gazed at the wall of them. She had been a vessel; it was true. She'd stepped into this shop, introduced herself, asked for a job, hoped it would fill her. …"-Nina LaCour, Yerba Buena
2. The Cartographers
By: Peng Shepherd
3.63
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
What is the purpose of a map? Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her f… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"Grief can raze a face far worse than ten times as many years. (Romi's chapter, Libby @p735/921)."-Peng Shepherd, The Cartographers
3. The Husbands
By: Holly Gramazio
3.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world … read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- adult
- audiobook
4. Olga Dies Dreaming
By: Xóchitl González
3.98
Format: 369 pages, Hardcover
It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo, are bold-faced names in their hometown… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"It's a myth about motherhood, Olga felt, that the time in utero imbues mothers with a lifelong understanding of their children. Yes, they know their essences, this she didn't doubt, but mothers are s…"-Xóchitl González, Olga Dies Dreaming
5. Under Lock & Skeleton Key (Secret Staircase Mystery, #1)
By: Gigi Pandian
3.53
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
Under Lock & Skeleton Key layers architecture with mouthwatering food in an ode to classic locked-r… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
6. Killers of a Certain Age
By: Deanna Raybourn
3.86
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their … read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"Jesus, what did you have for breakfast? A bowl of Honey Bunches of Bitch?"-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age
"He was dressed like a tourist, his T-shirt tucked into belted jeans like a sociopath."-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age
"I'm a woman. Guilt is our birthright. Guilt if we want to be mothers, guilt if we take the Pill instead or choose to abort. Guilt if we stay home with our kids or guilt if we work. Guilt if we sleep …"-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age
"I'm a woman. Guilt is our birthright. Guilt if we want to be mothers, guilt if we take the pill instead or choose to abort. Guilt if we stay home with our kids or guilt if we work. Guilt if we sleep …"-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age
7. The Woman in the Library
By: Sulari Gentill
3.51
Format: 292 pages, ebook
In every person's story, there is something to hide... The ornate reading room at the Boston Pub… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"I am a bricklayer without drawings, laying words in sentences, sentences into paragraphs, allowing my walls to twist and turn on whim...no framework...just bricks interlocked...no idea what I'm build…"-Sulari Gentill, The Woman in the Library
8. Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)
By: Mia P. Manansala
3.67
Format: 279 pages, Paperback
Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexi… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"People said that dogs tended to resemble their owners, and considering that my little wiener dog was a super cute brown girl with stubby legs, great fashion sense, and a tendency toward plumpness, I …"-Mia P. Manansala, Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)
"I decided to let Longganisa ride with us, both to cheer us up and to make up for having her shut in my room all night. We completed the short drive in silence, Joy stroking Longganisa's short fur and…"-Mia P. Manansala, Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)
"I set out a loaf of zucchini-pandan bread, the green coloring from the extract adding an interesting tinge to the crumb. The grassy, floral taste complemented the neutral flavor of the zucchini well,…"-Mia P. Manansala, Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)
"So you're the former beauty queen Rob mentioned. Not quite what I was expecting, honey." The spell she'd cast over me lifted a bit at that remark---I didn't need her reminding me I wasn't beauty quee…"-Mia P. Manansala, Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)
9. True Biz
By: Sara Nović
4.08
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
TRUE BIZ (adj./exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talk Tr… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
"No one is comforted by salad."-Sara Nović, True Biz
"maybe standing for something wasn't always a choice"-Sara Nović, True Biz
"Reason is for people who still have something to fear."-Sara Nović, True Biz
"fewer things were more motivating than a fear of one's own extinction."-Sara Nović, True Biz
10. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
4.04
Format: 339 pages, Paperback
Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing… Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Sixty-year… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
11. I Have Some Questions for You
By: Rebecca Makkai
3.61
Format: 438 pages, Hardcover
A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past—the family trag… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
12. Portrait of a Thief
By: Grace D. Li
3.46
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
Ocean’s Eleven meets The Farewell in Portrait of a Thief, a lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by t… read more
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- audiobook
- mystery thriller
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- queer
"We’re children of the diaspora,"-Grace D. Li, Portrait of a Thief
"Art could be beauty, but it was also power."-Grace D. Li, Portrait of a Thief
"She had never liked anything she did not excel at."-Grace D. Li, Portrait of a Thief
"For all that people in power claim to care about looting, it doesn't seem to matter when it's museums doing it."-Grace D. Li, Portrait of a Thief
13. The Golden Spoon
By: Jessa Maxwell
3.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"Sometimes we must do what we can to keep our mistakes a secret, don't we?"-Jessa Maxwell, The Golden Spoon
"It's an optimistic scene of pastel colors and light woods. One that lends itself well to the show's folksy niceness."-Jessa Maxwell, The Golden Spoon
"Recipes are like architecture; a combination of tested methods with personal elements is what makes a bake memorable."-Jessa Maxwell, The Golden Spoon
"They are all unique and lovingly constructed. There's one for a chocolate ganache tart striped with hazelnut and praline, a honey cake with orange marmalade filling, coconut cream-filled doughnuts wi…"-Jessa Maxwell, The Golden Spoon
14. The Verifiers (Claudia Lin)
By: Jane Pek
3.50
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
Introducing a sharp-witted heroine for the 21st century: a new amateur sleuth exploring the landsca… read more
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- lesbian
- mystery thriller
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- queer
"If this were a novel, he might simply be a poorly written character. But there are no poorly written people. Only ones you don't yet understand."-Jane Pek, The Verifiers (Claudia Lin)
15. The Ministry of Time
By: Kaliane Bradley
3.62
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the natu… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"And then when she was given a second chance, she caught the sword and came up singing."-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time
"You'll have lived through heat waves by now, and you'll know that they make time go utterly Dali clocks."-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time
"What was it like, to be the only one who came back? The only one who still had a body to touch, to hurt, to yearn with? The last one still able to die?"-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time
"He was here, by and with and in my body. He lives in me like trauma does. If you ever fall in love, you’ll be a person who was in love for the rest of your life."-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time
16. Like a Sister
By: Kellye Garrett
3.25
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A twisty, voice-driven thriller for fans of Megan Miranda and Jessica Knoll, in which no one bats a… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
17. Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)
By: Mia P. Manansala
3.73
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
When her long lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows th… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- adult
- audiobook
"If you've turned up after all these years just to break Tita Rosie's heart again, I'll kill you. I'm serious. And Ate Bernie will help me hide the body," I said, bringing up his ex-girlfriend and my …"-Mia P. Manansala, Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)
"My aunt said a quick grace, then everyone helped themselves to the myriad dishes on the table: chicken afritada, bangus a la pobre, adobong pusit, beef nilaga, lumpiang togue, kang-kong in oyster sau…"-Mia P. Manansala, Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)
"I slid the cookie platter in front of them, which contained the four holiday cookies I'd come up with as well as peach-mango crumble cookies, my special of the day. The buttery, sweet base was topped…"-Mia P. Manansala, Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)
"I pulled one of my individual buko pandan trifles out of the refrigerated tote bag I was carrying. Considering how little time I had to come up with the recipe, I was proud of how they'd turned out: …"-Mia P. Manansala, Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)
18. Counterfeit
By: Kirstin Chen
3.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Reese's Book Club hardcover edition can be found here. For fans of Hustlers and How to Get F… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"I'd nodded dumbly, unable to conceive how it was that I still had my grandmother while by baby no longer had his."-Kirstin Chen, Counterfeit
"What had once been their greatest strength--their perceived docility and obedience, their relative invisibility--had become their weakness. The narrative flipped. Now their Asian features read as sch…"-Kirstin Chen, Counterfeit
"She'd gone to the right schools, chosen the right career, married the right partner, formed the right family - and made enormous sacrifices in the process, and yet here she was, thoroughly miserable,…"-Kirstin Chen, Counterfeit
19. The Book of Cold Cases
By: Simone St. James
3.78
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, w… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
20. My Murder
By: Katie Williams
3.66
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
What if the murder you had to solve was your own? Lou is a happily married mother of an adorable… read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
21. You're Invited
By: Amanda Jayatissa
3.51
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
What could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of … read more
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- mystery thriller
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
