Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Japan
By: Keisuke Matsuoka
3.59
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
Where did Sherlock Holmes go during his famous disappearance between his death at Reichenbach Falls…
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1. Citizen: An American Lyric
By: Claudia Rankine
4.27
Format: 169 pages, Paperback
A provocative meditation on race, Claudia Rankine's long-awaited follow up to her groundbreaking bo… read more
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"You can't drive yourself sane."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"Memory is a tough place. You were there."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"That's the bruise the ice in the heart was meant to ice."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
"The past is a life sentence, a blunt instrument aimed at tomorrow."-Claudia Rankine, Citizen: An American Lyric
2. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
By: Sōji Shimada , Shika MacKenzie , Ross MacKenzie
3.87
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Astrologer, fortuneteller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a myste… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
- japan
"Art is not to copy the work of another; real art exists only in difference."-Sōji Shimada, The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
"I'm a huge fan of mysteries; in fact, they're almost an addiction. If a week goes by without reading a mystery, I suffer withdrawal symptoms. Then I wander around like I'm sleepwalking and wake up in…"-Sōji Shimada, The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
3. The Left Hand of Darkness
By: Ursula K. Le Guin , Lech Jęczmyk
4.10
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human… read more
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- fiction
"The king was pregnant."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
"Truth is a matter of the imagination."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
"The light is the left hand of darkness"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
"Science fiction is not prescriptive; it is descriptive."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
4. The Decagon House Murders
By: Yukito Ayatsuji , Sōji Shimada , Ho-Ling Wong
2.50
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Students from a university mystery club decide to visit an island which was the site of a grisly mu… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
- japan
5. Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula
By: Stephen Seitz
4.27
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Bram Stoker's "Dracula" told only part of the story. "Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula" re… read more
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- mystery
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
6. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
By: Allie Brosh
4.17
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to ex… read more
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- adult
"I couldn't even muster the enthusiasm to hate myself anymore."-Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
"On a fundamental level, I am someone who would throw sand at children."-Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
"I don't just want to do the right thing. I want to WANT to do the right thing."-Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
"We're going to play a different game now. It's called "who can yell 'help' the loudest and the most."-Allie Brosh, Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
7. Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya
By: William Carlsen
3.93
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller (Expeditions) "Thrilling. ... A captivating history of two men who dramat… read more
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8. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
By: Agatha Christie
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A mysterious woman, a legendary cursed jewel, and a night train to the Mediterranean -- ingredients… read more
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9. Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)
By: Anthony Horowitz
4.18
Format: 419 pages, Hardcover
In New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunit in the Ha… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
10. Mister Magic
By: Kiersten White
3.59
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and di… read more
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- mystery thriller
- adult
"Magic never forgets the taste of your friendship."-Kiersten White, Mister Magic
"This version of him isn't perfect. None of them are. New isn't the same as perfect. Growing up isn't inherently loss, it's just change."-Kiersten White, Mister Magic
"I think you've told me thank you more in the last day than anyone else has in years. It's like--when there's a stack of dishes, if my husband actually does them , I tell him thank you. But when I do …"-Kiersten White, Mister Magic
11. The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)
By: Anthony Horowitz
4.09
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fourth literary whodunit followin… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
"It's an interesting paradox. The more humane the critics, the more hurtful their opinions."-Anthony Horowitz, The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)
"Harriet distorted everything. It was a sort of ownership. She made the entire world her own..."-Anthony Horowitz, The Twist of a Knife (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #4)
12. The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)
By: Jacqueline Winspear
4.46
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! Psychologist and… read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
"You've go to get on with it, my boy. Stop feeling sorry for yourselft, because what's done is done. You can't change it, so you've got to stiffen your backbone. You've a good job, a very nice roof ov…"-Jacqueline Winspear, The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)
13. The Square of Sevens
By: Laura Shepherd-Robinson
4.14
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
An orphaned fortune teller in 18th-century England searches for answers about her long-dead mother … read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- adult
"If time with those we love is measured by the hourglass, then God’s greatest cruelty is not to let us see the size of that vessel."-Laura Shepherd-Robinson, The Square of Sevens
14. Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)
By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
3.99
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for … read more
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- fiction
- japan
"Life, too, passes through difficult winters. But after any winter, spring will follow..."-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)
"Standing there together next to the tracks as the trains roared and whooshed past for what seemed like for ever, Kinuyo hugged Kazu tightly and stroked her head until she stopped crying. As time pass…"-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)
"La señora Kōtake estaba impactada porque su propio cuerpo también estaba inmerso en esa especie de vaivén, fundiéndose con el vapor del café. Cuando se dio cuenta, todo lo que había a su alrededor es…"-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)
"If I had led a sad life as a result of my sister's death, then it would have been as if her death had caused it. So, I thought I mustn't allow that to happen. I swore to myself that I would make sure…"-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)
15. A Fatal Crossing
By: Tom Hindle
3.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
November 1924. The Endeavour sets sail from Southampton carrying 2,000 passengers and crew on a wee… read more
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- mystery thriller
- historical
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- historical fiction
- mystery
16. The Book of Goose
By: Yiyun Li
3.71
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
A gripping, heartbreaking new novel about female friendship, art, and memory by the award-winning a… read more
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- historical
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Time corrupts. And we pay a price for everything corruptible: food, roof beams, souls."-Yiyun Li, The Book of Goose
"Few of us would make a fool of ourselves in pressing the animals to give us serious answers about their lives, but we do that all the time to other people."-Yiyun Li, The Book of Goose
"Happiness, I would tell her, is to spend every day without craning one's neck to look forward to tomorrow, next month, next year, and without holding out one's hands to stop every day from becoming y…"-Yiyun Li, The Book of Goose
"Childhood companionship is forced upon the children (...) Childhood friendship, though is has ti meet the same geographical and temporal prerequisites, is something rarer: a child does not seek to bo…"-Yiyun Li, The Book of Goose
17. From Bad to Cursed (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #2)
By: Lana Harper
3.77
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Opposites attract in this wickedly charming rom-com by Lana Harper, author of Payback’s a Witch. … read more
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- adult
- fiction
18. Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)
By: Lev A.C. Rosen
3.87
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the … read more
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- historical
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- adult
"Even when your dream is taken from you, you can have a great new life."-Lev A.C. Rosen, Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)
"People are always trying to claim you, without ever listening to who you are. They want you to be something else, to be the role they have for you in the family. But really, we're all better off just…"-Lev A.C. Rosen, Lavender House (Evander Mills, #1)
19. Tokyo Ueno Station
By: Yū Miri
3.47
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Born in Fukushima in 1933, the same year as the Emperor, Kazu’s life is tied by a series of coincid… read more
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- japan
- fiction
- historical fiction
"There’s that sound again."-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
"To speak is to stumble, to hesitate, to detour and hit dead ends. To listen is straightforward. You can always just listen."-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
"I was always tired. There was never a time I was not tired. Not when life had its claws in me, and not when I escaped from it. I did not live with intent, I only lived. But that’s all over now."-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
"I used to think life was like a book: you turn the first page, and there’s the next, and as you go on turning page after page, eventually you reach the last one. But life is nothing like a story in a…"-Yū Miri, Tokyo Ueno Station
20. Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Japan
By: Keisuke Matsuoka
3.59
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
Where did Sherlock Holmes go during his famous disappearance between his death at Reichenbach Falls… read more
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- historical
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- adult
- international
- japan
21. Creation Lake
By: Rachel Kushner
3.67
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From Rachel Kushner, a Booker Prize finalist, two-time National Book Award finalist, and “one of th… read more
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- mystery
- mystery thriller
- fiction
"Charisma does not originate inside the person called "charismatic." It comes from the need of others to believe that special people exist."-Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake
"Plus, Lucien said, a lot of them had come from other social milieus and had tattoos from earlier lives, since people who change affinities are the same kinds of people who are attracted to the perman…"-Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake
"My biker and these tramps, as people who organize their life around some subculture or other: People can sometimes pretend so thoroughly that they forget they are pretending. At which point, it could…"-Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake
"I could sense him gathering a false hindsight that afternoon in the Place des Vosges, shaping a retrospective narrative, the thing a person tells himself about fate, about how everything had seemed f…"-Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake
