Recommendations based on All Things Cease to Appearby Elizabeth Brundage

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  1. His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

    by Graeme Macrae Burnet
    Historical fiction on a haunting trial of a young man accused of a triple murder.

    Man Booker Prize Finalist., LA Times, Book Prize Finalist., New York Times, Editor’s Choice. American Booksellers Association National Indie Bestseller! Named on “Best Book” lists by, Newsweek,, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. Before the Fall

    by Noah Hawley
    A mysterious plane crash leads to a tangled web of secrets, lies, and betrayal.

    On a foggy summer night, eleven people—ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter—depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. Eileen

    by Ottessa Moshfegh
    Eileen, a disturbed young woman, works at a boys' prison and becomes involved in a crime. A dark and unsettling character study.

    The story of an unhappy 24-year-old woman named Eileen who works at a prison, and what happens to her during a bitter Massachusetts winter in 1964. The novel was well received by, The New York Times, ... (Wikipedia)

  4. A Head Full of Ghosts

    by Paul Tremblay
    A family's descent into darkness when their teenage daughter is suspected to be possessed.

    The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. To her parents' despair, the doctors ... (Goodreads)

  5. La Belle Sauvage

    by Philip Pullman
    A daring adventure of a young girl and her allies, in a future world threatened by forces of oppression.

    Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon Asta live three miles from Oxford. Malcolm works alongside fifteen-year-old Alice in his parents' inn, The Trout, close to the Priory of St. Rosamund ... (Wikipedia)

  6. The Girl from the Train

    by Irma Joubert
    A young girl escapes a train bound for Auschwitz and finds refuge with a German family. Her journey to find her true identity is filled with love, loss, and hope.

    Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Aushwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. Things in Jars

    by Jess Kidd
    Bridie Devine, a female detective in Victorian London, investigates the kidnapping of a mysterious child with supernatural abilities.

    Bridie Devine, female detective extraordinaire, is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar ... (Goodreads)

  8. The Lake of Dead Languages

    by Carol Goodman
    A Latin teacher returns to her alma mater, where she uncovers dark secrets from her past and the school's history.

    In the evocative tradition of Donna Tartt’s first novel, The Secret History , comes this accomplished debut of youthful innocence drowned by dark sins. Twenty years ago, Jane Hudson left the Heart ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Corset

    by Laura Purcell
    A dark and haunting tale of two women, one a seamstress and the other a wealthy heiress, whose lives become intertwined through murder and secrets.

    The new Victorian chiller from the author of Radio 2 Book Club pick, The Silent Companions . Is prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain? Dorothea and Ruth. Prison visitor and ... (Goodreads)

  10. Here's to Us

    by Elin Hilderbrand
    Three women, ex-wives of a famous chef, gather on Nantucket to scatter his ashes and confront their past.

    Three romantic rivals in one crowded house equals plenty of room for jealousy in this surprising and heartwarming story from, New York Times, bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand. Laurel Thorpe, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. Cross Her Heart

    by Sarah Pinborough
    A woman with a dark past tries to keep her secrets hidden, but her past catches up with her. Twists and turns abound in this psychological thriller.

    Lisa lives for her daughter Ava, her job, and her best friend Marilyn, but when a handsome client shows an interest in her, Lisa starts daydreaming about sharing her life with him too. Maybe she’s ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Woman in the White Kimono

    by Ana Johns
    A forbidden love story set in post-WWII Japan, where a young woman must choose between tradition and her heart's desire.

    Oceans and decades apart, two women are inextricably bound by the secrets between them. Japan, 1957 . Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura’s prearranged marriage would secure her family’s status in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. The Taxidermist's Daughter

    by Kate Mosse
    A young woman in a small English village uncovers dark secrets about her family's past and the town's history.

    A chilling and spooky Gothic historical thriller reminiscent of Rebecca and The Turn of the Screw , dripping with the dark twists and eerie surprises that are the hallmarks of Edgar Allan Poe, from ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. The Whole Town's Talking

    by Fannie Flagg
    A small town's inhabitants, both living and dead, share their stories and experiences over the course of a century.

    Elmwood Springs, Missouri, is a small town like any other, but something strange is happening at the cemetery. Still Meadows, as it’s called, is anything but still. Original, profound, The Whole ... (Goodreads)

  15. Crash & Burn

    by Lisa Gardner
    A woman with amnesia wakes up next to a wrecked car and a dead man. As she tries to uncover her identity, she realizes she may be a killer.

    My name is Nicky Frank. Except, most likely, it isn’t. Nicole Frank shouldn’t have been able to survive the car accident, much less crawl up the steep ravine. Not in the dark, not in the rain, not ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Island

    by Elin Hilderbrand
    A family drama set on Nantucket Island, where secrets and betrayals threaten to tear apart the seemingly perfect lives of the wealthy community.

    A summertime story only Elin Hilderbrand can tell: a family in upheaval after a cancelled wedding fill an island summer with heartache, laughter, and surprises. Birdie Cousins has thrown herself into ... (Goodreads)

  17. The Baker's Secret

    by Stephen P. Kiernan
    A small French village during WWII is occupied by Nazis. The baker, Emmanuelle, secretly uses her skills to help the resistance.

    From the critically acclaimed author of The Hummingbird and The Curiosity comes a dazzling novel of World War II—a shimmering tale of courage, determination, optimism, and the resilience of the human ... (Goodreads)

  18. Wakenhyrst

    by Michelle Paver
    A gothic tale of a young girl's descent into madness and murder in a remote English village in the early 20th century.

    1906: A large manor house, Wake's End, sits on the edge of a bleak Fen, just outside the town of Wakenhyrst. It is the home of Edmund Stearn and his family – a historian, scholar and land-owner, he's ... (Goodreads)

  19. Those Who Wish Me Dead

    by Michael Koryta
    A teenage boy witnesses a murder and is placed in a witness protection program, but the killers are hot on his trail.

    The newest thriller from Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author When fourteen-year-old Jace Wilson witnesses a brutal murder, he's plunged into a new life, issued a false identity and ... (Goodreads)

  20. One Day

    by David Nicholls
    A story of friendship and love, exploring the complexities of life and relationships.

    Dexter and Emma spend the night together following their graduation from the University of Edinburgh , in 1988. They talk about how they will be once they are 40. While they do not become ... (Wikipedia)

  21. My Name Is Mary Sutter

    by Robin Oliveira
    A midwife's journey of self-determination, as she strives to become a surgeon in the Civil War.

    A, New York Times, bestseller and a moving Civil War novel about a young midwife who dreams of becoming a surgeon. Fans of Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, and ... (Goodreads)

  22. Follow You Home

    by Mark Edwards
    A couple's European vacation takes a dark turn when they are haunted by a mysterious figure from their past.

    It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, a final adventure before settling down. After a perfect start, Daniel and Laura’s travels end abruptly when they are thrown off a night train in the ... (Goodreads)

  23. Disappearance at Devil's Rock

    by Paul Tremblay
    A mother searches for her missing son, uncovering strange occurrences and unsettling secrets in Devil's Rock.

    A thirteen-year-old boy goes missing after spending time with his friends at Borderland State Park . His family is thrown into disarray as strange events begin occurring; a mysterious apparition ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing

    by Mira Jacob
    An exploration of family, identity, and the power of self-discovery.

    Spanning India in the 70s to New Mexico in the 80s to Seattle in the 90s, The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing is a winning, irreverent debut novel about a family wrestling with its future and its ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Lotus Eaters

    by Tatjana Soli
    A young female photojournalist navigates the complexities of war and love during the Vietnam War.

    After her brother's death in Vietnam, Helen Adams decides to go there herself as a combat photojournalist covering the Vietnam War . In Vietnam, Helen meets famous prize-winning photographer Samuel ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Blackberry Wine

    by Joanne Harris
    An exploration of the power of memory and imagination, as a man seeks to recreate his childhood.

    Writer Jay Mackintosh is suffering from writer's block. Having reached his artistic zenith with the award-winning 'Jackapple Joe', a novel published 10 years ago, he has failed to duplicate his ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Someone

    by Alice McDermott
    A young woman's struggle to find her place in a rapidly changing world.

    An ordinary life - its sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusion - lived by an ordinary woman: this is the subject of Someone, Alice McDermott's extraordinary ... (Goodreads)

  28. Chronicle of a Death Foretold

    by Gabriel García Márquez
    A murder mystery narrated by the townspeople and tracing the events leading up to the crime.

    The non-linear story, told by an anonymous narrator, begins with the morning of Santiago Nasar's death. The reader learns that Santiago lives with his mother, Placida Linero; the cook, Victoria ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    by Susanna Clarke
    A whimsical tale of two magicians mastering the mysteries of English magic.

    The novel opens in 1806 in northern England with The Learned Society of York Magicians, whose members are "theoretical magicians" who believe that magic died out several hundred years earlier. The ... (Wikipedia)

  30. Ghost Wall

    by Sarah Moss
    A teenage girl joins an archaeological reenactment of Iron Age Britain, but the experiment takes a dark turn.

    In the north of England, far from the intrusions of cities but not far from civilization, Silvie and her family are living as if they are ancient Britons, surviving by the tools and knowledge of the ... (Goodreads)