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90 books

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

604 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
The City & the City by China Miéville

The City & the City

China Miéville

312 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction crime science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

The Devotion of Suspect X

Detective Galileo #1

Keigo Higashino

298 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

709 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco

536 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Alienist by Caleb Carr

The Alienist

Dr. Laszlo Kreizler #1

Caleb Carr

498 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

Gaudy Night

Lord Peter Wimsey #10

Dorothy L. Sayers

501 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction classics crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

258 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Tigana: Anniversary Edition by Guy Gavriel Kay

Tigana: Anniversary Edition

Guy Gavriel Kay

688 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

629 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0ginpomelo's review
fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced