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Matthew Restall Author Of When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History

From Matthew's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Matthew Restall Why Matthew loves this book

I put off reading this for a few years, because all the acclaim regarding its originality of plot seemed overblown, and that plot sounded confusing. How wrong I was! The plot may be potentially confusing, but Turton is such a skilled writer that the reader is able to follow its cleverly contrived premise and all the consequent twists, especially as it is (cliché alert!) hard to put the book down. And is it really possible, after so many thousands of murder mysteries have been written, for one to be truly original in its plot? Absolutely!

By Stuart Turton ,

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11 authors picked The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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"Pop your favorite Agatha Christie whodunnit into a blender with a scoop of Downton Abbey, a dash of Quantum Leap, and a liberal sprinkling of Groundhog Day and you'll get this unique murder mystery." ―Harper's Bazaar

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a breathlessly addictive mystery that follows one man's race to find a killer, with an astonishing time-turning twist that means nothing and no one are quite what they seem.

Aiden Bishop knows the rules. Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again,…


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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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From Anon19's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Unknown Author Why Anon19 loves this book

An imagining of what happened when Cortez met Moctezuma by a fantastic writer! Unique, darkly funny, thought provoking, vivid.

By Álvaro Enrigue , Natasha Wimmer (translator) ,

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4 authors picked You Dreamed of Empires as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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"Enrigue’s genius lies in his ability to bring readers close to its tangled knot of priests, mercenaries, warriors and princesses while adding a pinch of biting humor." --Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Los Angeles Times

“Riotously entertaining... A triumph of solemnity-busting erudition and mischievous invention that will delight and titillate.” --Financial Times

From the visionary author of Sudden Death, a hallucinatory, revelatory colonial revenge story.

One morning in 1519, conquistador Hernán Cortés enters the city of Tenochtitlan – today's Mexico City. Later that day, he will meet the emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages, two possible futures.…


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