Book description
When a bookshop patron dies by suicide, his favorite store clerk must unravel the puzzle he left behind in this "shocking, charming, thrilling" (Associated Press) and award-winning debut novel.
Lydia Smith lives her life hiding in plain sight. A clerk at the Bright Ideas bookstore, she leads a meticulously ordered…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I had some problems with this book's plotting, but the characters and story were so compelling that I found myself enjoying it despite my issues. This was a book club read and generated a ton of discussion on many levels. Any book that can do that is worth praise.
If you love Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore...
Aggressor
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
Want books like Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore?
Our community of 13,000+ authors has personally recommended 2 books like Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore.
📚 If you like Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, you might also like...
The Tao of Poison
A poisonous maiden, a Daoist sex cult, and a violent insurgency.
The polyandrous Yan family in China's rural Shaanxi Province takes in two carpenter brothers. When one brother is convicted of murder after killing their neighbor in a dispute, a constable threatens to expose the family's rumored polyandry and extorts…
Draakensky
A wind sorcerer. A dark spirit. An unsolved murder.
On the haunted Draakensky Windmill Estate, sketch artist Charlotte Knight arrives to live on the property, hired to illustrate the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke—a bright and lucrative opportunity to boost her struggling art career.
She meets the reclusive spinster Jaa…