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The Girls
by Emma Cline
An exploration of the dark side of teenagehood, as a young girl is drawn into a cult.
Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately caught by their ... (Goodreads)
You Will Know Me
by Megan Abbott
A gripping thriller about a talented gymnast and her family, whose lives are upended by a tragic accident and the secrets that come to light.
You Will Know Me is the tale of a young gymnast , Devon Knox, and her parents, Katie and Eric Knox. Katie and Eric have imposed excessive burdens on themselves, emotionally and financially, to ... (Wikipedia)
No Time for Goodbye
by Linwood Barclay
A woman's mysterious disappearance leads her family into a dangerous investigation, uncovering a dark secret.
Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge woke one morning to discover that her entire family, mother, father, brother had vanished. No note, no trace, no return. Ever. Now, twenty-five years later, she'll ... (Goodreads)
Shanghai Girls
by Lisa See
Two sisters navigate the turmoil of 1930s Shanghai, while struggling to protect each other.
Shanghai Girls is divided into three parts: Fate, Fortune, and Destiny. Here See treats Chinese immigration from a personal view through Pearl's narration. In, On Gold Mountain, she objectively ... (Wikipedia)
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
Post-apocalyptic exploration of a world drastically changed after a pandemic.
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse,, Station Eleven, tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Skinned
by Robin Wasserman
In a world where people can transfer their consciousness into new bodies, a girl must navigate the consequences of her decision to become a machine.
The book is set in a dystopian future where much of the environment has been ruined, the government is run by corporations, and only the privileged have enough credits to live a life of luxury in ... (Wikipedia)
Shine
by Lauren Myracle
A high school student struggles to come to terms with a hate crime that occurred in her small town.
In Black Creek, North Carolina , 16-year-old Cat Robinson's gay best friend, Patrick Truman, is left temporarily comatose from a brutal and discriminatory act of violence. Cat feels guilty for having ... (Wikipedia)
The Accident Season
by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Every October, the family experiences a month of accidents. As they try to uncover the cause, secrets are revealed and the past comes back to haunt them.
A bewitching, dark and beautiful debut novel about a girl living in the shadow of a mysterious curse. It's the accident season, the same time every year. Bones break, skin tears, bruises bloom. The ... (Goodreads)
Along the Infinite Sea
by Beatriz Williams
A tale of two women, one escaping Nazi Germany, the other navigating love and motherhood in the 1960s. Their stories intertwine on the shores of the French Riviera.
Each of the three Schuyler sisters has her own world-class problems, but in the autumn of 1966, Pepper Schuyler's problems are in a class of their own. When Pepper fixes up a beautiful and rare ... (Goodreads)
Ramona Blue
by Julie Murphy
Ramona, a lesbian teenager, questions her identity and relationships in a small town after a hurricane devastates her community.
The fourth novel from Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’ —now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, with a soundtrack by Dolly ... (Barnes & Noble)
Storm of the Century
by Stephen King
A small town in Maine is terrorized by a supernatural being during a brutal winter storm.
A powerful blizzard hits the fictional small island town of Little Tall Island (also the setting of King's novel, Dolores Claiborne, ) off the coast of Maine . The storm is so powerful that all ... (Wikipedia)
Fleishman Is in Trouble
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
A recently divorced man's life is turned upside down when his ex-wife disappears, leaving him to care for their children.
Toby, a 41-year-old hepatologist, is undergoing a bitter divorce from his wife Rachel, a successful talent agent in New York. One day, she drops off their children, 11-year-old Hannah and 9-year-old ... (Wikipedia)
Silent Partner
by Jonathan Kellerman
A psychologist helps a traumatized young boy who witnessed a murder, but soon realizes the boy may be hiding something sinister.
At a party for a controversial Los Angeles sex therapist, Alex encounters a face from his own past–Sharon Ransom, an exquisite, alluring lover who left him abruptly more than a decade earlier. Sharon ... (Goodreads)
The Sound of Rain
by Gregg Olsen
A detective returns to his hometown to solve a murder case, but uncovers dark secrets from his past.
Former homicide detective Nicole Foster has hit rock bottom. Driven off the force by her treacherous partner and lover, she’s flat broke and struggling with a gambling addiction. All Nicole has left ... (Goodreads)
How to Hang a Witch
by Adriana Mather
A teenage girl moves to Salem and discovers she is a descendant of a Salem witch trial judge, leading to a haunting mystery.
It's the Salem Witch Trials meets, Mean Girls, in a debut novel from one of the descendants of Cotton Mather, where the trials of high school start to feel like a modern day witch hunt for a teen ... (Goodreads)
A Hundred Summers
by Beatriz Williams
A love story set in the 1930s, where secrets and betrayals threaten to tear apart the lives of two childhood friends.
Memorial Day, 1938: New York socialite Lily Dane has just returned with her family to the idyllic oceanfront community of Seaview, Rhode Island, expecting another placid summer season among the ... (Goodreads)
The Smell of Other People's Houses
by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
Four teenagers in Alaska navigate love, loss, and family in the 1970s. Their stories intertwine in unexpected ways.
In Alaska, 1970, being a teenager here isn’t like being a teenager anywhere else. Ruth has a secret that she can’t hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she comes from, even ... (Goodreads)
Faith
by Jennifer Haigh
A family's faith is tested when a priest is accused of sexual abuse. The novel explores the complexities of belief, loyalty, and forgiveness.
"[Haigh is] an expertnatural storyteller with an acute sense of her characters' humanity." — NewYork Times "We have the intriguing possibility that the next great American author is already in ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County
by Tiffany Baker
A story of a larger-than-life girl, Truly, who navigates through life's challenges in a small town.
A multi-generational tale with many dark aspects and a touch of witchcraft, The Little Giant of Aberdeen County is the story of Truly - a girl grown massive due to a pituitary problem. Reviled and ... (Goodreads)
The Secret Wife
by Gill Paul
A courageous woman struggles to reunite with her forbidden love in the backdrop of World War 1.
The USA Today bestseller ‘A cleverly crafted novel and an enthralling story… A triumph.’ DINAH JEFFERIES A Russian grand duchess and an English journalist. Linked by one of the world’s greatest ... (Barnes & Noble)
Say You're Sorry
by Michael Robotham
A psychologist is drawn into a murder investigation when one of her patients confesses to a crime. Twists and turns abound in this psychological thriller.
Two missing girls. Two brutal murders. All connected to one farmhouse. Who is to blame? When pretty and popular teenagers Piper Hadley and Tash McBain disappear one Sunday morning, the investigation ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Dead Will Tell
by Linda Castillo
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a murder that leads her to uncover secrets from the past.
Everyone in Painters Mill knows the abandoned Hochstetler farm is haunted. But only a handful of the residents remember the terrible secrets lost in the muted/hushed whispers of time—and now death is ... (Goodreads)
The Rogue Not Taken
by Sarah MacLean
Spirited Lady Sophie flees her aristocratic family and finds herself on a wild adventure with the handsome and roguish King of London's underworld.
Lady Sophie’s Society Splash When Sophie, the least interesting of the Talbot sisters, lands her philandering brother-in-law backside-first in a goldfish pond in front of all society, she becomes the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Blue Monday
by Nicci French
A psychological thriller about a London psychotherapist who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation.
Monday, the lowest point of the week. A day of dark impulses. A day to snatch a child from the streets ... The abduction of five-year-old Matthew Farraday provokes a national outcry and a desperate ... (Goodreads)
The Serpent King
by Jeff Zentner
Three misfit teenagers explore their identities, faith and the power of friendship.
This is an Alternate Cover edition for ASIN B00ZNE17D2 Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life—at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous ... (Goodreads)
Redemption Road
by John Hart
Ex-convict's journey to redemption, searching for peace and justice in a violent world.
“Hart has taken it to another level…read this novel.” —David Baldacci, From the award-winning author of five New York Times bestselling novels comes a “gripping, believable story that doesn’t rest ... (Barnes & Noble)
The History Boys
by Alan Bennett
A group of boys in a British grammar school prepare for their university entrance exams with the help of their eccentric teachers.
The play opens in Cutlers' Grammar School, Sheffield , a fictional boys' grammar school in the north of England . Set in the early 1980s, the play follows a group of history pupils preparing for the ... (Wikipedia)
A Noise Downstairs
by Linwood Barclay
After a college professor hears a strange noise in his garage, he discovers a connection to a murder case from years ago.
Duration: 9 hours, 9 minutes The New York Times bestselling author of No Time for Goodbye returns with a haunting psychological thriller that blends the twists and turns of Gillian Flynn with the ... (Goodreads)
The Light in the Ruins
by Chris Bohjalian
A haunting tale of a family's struggle to survive during WWII and the aftermath of a murder investigation in post-war Italy.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls comes a spellbinding novel of love, despair, and revenge—set in war-ravaged Tuscany. 1943: Tucked away in the idyllic ... (Goodreads)
The Incendiaries
by R.O. Kwon
A powerful story of love, faith, and loss. A young woman becomes involved in a cult and a bombing plot, while her boyfriend tries to save her.
Three people meet at Edwards University in Noxhurst, a fictional town in upstate New York: Phoebe Lin, the American daughter of two South Koreans, John Leal, a mysterious half-Korean Edwards drop-out ... (Wikipedia)
