8 must-read nonfiction books like Murder at Broad River Bridge: The Slaying of Lemuel Penn by the Ku Klux Klan by Bill Shipp

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Murder at Broad River Bridge: The Slaying of Lemuel Penn by the Ku Klux Klan

By: Bill Shipp

3.86

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

First published in 1981, Murder at the Broad River Bridge recounts the stunning details of the murd…

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1. Nowhere To Run (Joe Pickett, #10)

By: C.J. Box

4.29

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Joe Pickett's in his last week as the temporary game warden in the town of Baggs, Wyoming, but ther… read more

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2. Up Jumps the Devil (Deborah Knott Mystery, #4)

By: Margaret Maron

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In the fourth entry in the acclaimed series, Judge Deborah Knott's table is set with a double helpi… read more

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3. To the Bone (David Wolf, #7)

By: Jeff Carson

3.87

Format: 160 pages,

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4. Dire (David Wolf #8)

By: Jeff Carson

4.26

Format: 192 pages,

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5. Young Jane Young

By: Gabrielle Zevin

4.47

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Young Jane Young's heroine is Aviva Grossman, an ambitious Congressional intern in Florida who make… read more

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6. Silver Sparrow

By: Tayari Jones

4.30

Format: None pages,

With the opening line of Silver Sparrow, "My father, James Witherspoon, is a bigamist," author Taya… read more

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7. The Autobiography of Gucci Mane

By: Gucci Mane , None

3.89

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER "As wild, unpredictable, and fascinating as the man himself. " --Complex "… read more

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8. Party Out of Bounds: The B-52's, R.E.M., and the Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia

By: Rodger Lyle Brown

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Now back in print, this is the first book to tell the whole story of the sleepy Southern college to… read more

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9. The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot, #2)

By: Peter Brown

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown. S… read more

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10. Last House

By: Jessica Shattuck

3.64

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

"An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures an… read more

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11. Beautyland

By: Marie-Helene Bertino

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Parakeet, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Beautyland is a wise, tender novel ab… read more

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12. Blessing of the Lost Girls (Joanna Brady #20; Walker Family #6)

By: J.A. Jance

4.19

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Returning to her southwest roots, New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance presents a riveting… read more

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13. Community Board

By: Tara Conklin

3.34

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics delivers a wise, timely, big-hearted no… read more

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14. Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story

By: Max Marshall

3.50

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

A brilliant young investigative journalist traces a murder and a multi-million-dollar drug ring, le… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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15. The Wives: A Memoir

By: Simone Gorrindo

3.79

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A captivating memoir that tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army … read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America

By: Will Sommer

4.09

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

The definitive book on QAnon from the reporter knows them best; Will Sommer explains what it is, ho… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. Smoked Out (David Wolf, #6)

By: Jeff Carson

4.51

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

With over a dozen mending bones and other injuries wreaking havoc on his body, along with a shredde… read more

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18. Drifted (David Wolf #12)

By: Jeff Carson

4.49

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

As the snow melts, a disturbing truth emerges. Colorado mountain detective David Wolf is back in th… read more

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19. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

By: Ilyon Woo

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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20. Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell (Frontier Lawmen)

By: Tom Clavin

4.03

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the N… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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21. Dead Canyon (David Wolf, #16)

By: Jeff Carson

4.55

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

When a drug runner on pre-trial release disappears, nobody’s surprised in Sluice-Byron county. What… read more

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22. High Road (David Wolf, #15)

By: Jeff Carson

4.57

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

In the brand-new thrilling mystery from a #1 Amazon and International Bestselling author, Detective… read more

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23. The Gentleman's Gambit (A League of Extraordinary Women, #4)

By: Evie Dunmore

3.66

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Bookish suffragist Catriona Campbell is busy: An ailing estate, academic writer's block, a tense ti… read more

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"I rolled my eyes. "You're such a pessimist." "Realist," he corrected. "A glass-half-empty sort of guy." "No, I'm a the-liquid-could-be-poisoned sort of guy."

-Evie Dunmore, The Gentleman's Gambit (A League of Extraordinary Women, #4)

"You seem amused, Mr. Khoury--I assure you I took learning the language quite seriously." His smile widened. "I just wondered," he said, "is it very lonely, being so clever?"

-Evie Dunmore, The Gentleman's Gambit (A League of Extraordinary Women, #4)

"We will not do this again," he said. They took measure of each other's damp faces and turbulent eyes, and without any more words being exchanged they both knew that they would absolutely do this agai…"

-Evie Dunmore, The Gentleman's Gambit (A League of Extraordinary Women, #4)

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24. Best Served Hot

By: Amanda Elliot

3.32

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Two restaurant critics learn their opposing tastes might make for a five-star relationship in the n… read more

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"I don't need your byline and your health benefits. I am the future, and you are the past."

-Amanda Elliot, Best Served Hot

"How many subscribers do you have left, anyway? Isn't print dying? How long until it's actually dead and you're out of a job?"

-Amanda Elliot, Best Served Hot

"We inched past the doughnut stand and were blasted full in the face by taco steam. Not that I was complaining. If all exfoliation steam smelled like tacos, sign me up for a spa day right now."

-Amanda Elliot, Best Served Hot

"I'd wanted to travel through Asia most of my life, sample all the incredible street food in Thailand and Vietnam, tour Japan's famous convenience stores that sold food as good as their restaurants, s…"

-Amanda Elliot, Best Served Hot

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25. Colton Gentry's Third Act

By: Jeff Zentner

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

"A story of love, healing, and second chances ” (Emily Henry) following a down on his luck country … read more

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"His heart leapt like a murmuration of starlings taking flight. Every reach of him filled with light. He wondered how anyone survived this feeling he'd just named. This delirious sweetness. Maybe no o…"

-Jeff Zentner, Colton Gentry's Third Act

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26. Rain (David Wolf #11)

By: Jeff Carson

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman crashes her car near the scenic Colorado ski resort town of Rocky Points and slips into a c… read more

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27. Signature (David Wolf #9)

By: Jeff Carson

4.46

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

The bestselling David Wolf mystery thriller series races onward, with a harrowing tale that brings … read more

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28. Long Island Compromise

By: Taffy Brodesser-Akner

3.88

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exhilarating novel about one American family, the dark moment that shatter… read more

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29. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed

By: Maureen Callahan

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kenn… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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30. Murder at Broad River Bridge: The Slaying of Lemuel Penn by the Ku Klux Klan

By: Bill Shipp

3.86

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

First published in 1981, Murder at the Broad River Bridge recounts the stunning details of the murd… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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31. The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

By: Sharon McMahon

4.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

America’s favorite government teacher offers thrilling, heartfelt stories of ordinary American hero… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

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4.09

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3.99

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3.84

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4.22

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4.10

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