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From Susan's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Unknown Author Why Susan loves this book

The characters were really fleshed out & seemed real.

By Tana French ,

Why should I read it?

9 authors picked In the Woods as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The bestselling debut, with over a million copies sold, that launched Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Searcher and "the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years" (The Washington Post).

"Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting." -The New York Times

Now airing as a Starz series.

As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

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…

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Karen C. Murdarasi Author Of The Apprentice Highwayman

From Karen's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Karen's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Karen C. Murdarasi Why Karen loves this book

This horror mystery is in the form of an Ikea (sorry, Orsk) catalogue. I mean, it shouldn't work, but it does! The narrative is interspersed with pictures and descriptions of furniture, which are always relevant to the story and become more and more disturbing as the night wears on. Full marks for concept! And the story itself is tense and scary, too. Funny, horrifying and so original!

By Grady Hendrix ,

Why should I read it?

5 authors picked Horrorstör as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

It's a classic old-fashioned haunted house story - set in a big box Swedish furniture superstore. Designed like a retail catalogue, Horrorstor offers a creepy read with mass appeal-perfect for Halloween tables! Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring wardrobes, shattered Bracken glassware, and vandalized Liripip sofabeds-clearly, someone or something is up to no good. To unravel the mystery, five young employees volunteer for a long dusk-til-dawn shift-and they encounter horrors that defy imagination. Along the way, author Grady Hendrix infuses sly social commentary on the nature…


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