The Miserable Mill
Sent to work at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill, the Baudelaires face harsh labor, strange hypnotism, and a familiar villain in a new disguise.
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The Mist
Mist full of creatures traps a Maine supermarket while Mrs. Carmody builds a congregation inside.
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The Mistake
Logan chases Grace for a second chance after one thoughtless night while graduation pressure builds.
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The Mists of Avalon
Morgaine tells Arthur story from Avalon side, where goddess worship fades before priests.
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The Mitten
Jan Brett retells a Ukrainian folktale about a boy, a lost white mitten, and the woodland animals that crowd inside until a bear sneezes.
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
A burned-out lawyer learns seven Sivana virtues in the Himalayas, from mind gardens to purpose, time, and service.
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The Monster at the End of This Book
Grover begs readers not to turn pages for fear of a monster, until the ending reveals himself.
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
In 2076 Lunar colonists led by Mannie, Wyoh, Prof, and computer Mike revolt against Earth with rocks and rhetoric.
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The Moonstone
A cursed yellow diamond vanishes on the night of a birthday party, and eight witnesses tell what they saw.
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The Most Fun We Ever Had
Four Sorenson sisters orbit perfect parents hiding old cracks.
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The Mother-in-Law
Sally Hepworth's 2019 family thriller follows Lucy as she clashes with her polished mother-in-law Diana, until Diana's sudden death forces Lucy to rethink…
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The Mothers
Nadia hides abortion from church Mothers while Luke and Aubrey circle for years.
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The Murder at the Vicarage
Vicar Leonard Clement narrates the shooting of Colonel Protheroe while Miss Marple watches St Mary Mead.
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Retired Poirot probes a locked study murder in King's Abbot, told by the village doctor.
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The Murder on the Links
Poirot arrives in France too late to save his client, who is found stabbed in a grave and was not the man he claimed to be. Christie's second Poirot novel.
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Hastings reunites with refugee Poirot at Styles Court after Emily Inglethorp is poisoned in her locked room.
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
Four gifted children pass strange tests and go undercover at a school hiding a mind control machine.
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The Name of the Rose
Friar William and Adso investigate 1327 abbey deaths amid library labyrinth.
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The Name of the Wind
Kvothe the Bloodless tells Chronicler how a clever Ruh boy survived loss, street life and the University to chase the Chandrian.
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The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri follows Gogol Ganguli from a hated namesake to adult loss, marriage, and family reckoning between Calcutta and Boston.
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The Nanny Diaries
NYU student Nan nannies four-year-old Grayer X on Park Avenue, caught between a demanding Mrs. X, an absent Mr. X, and a lonely child who needs her more than…
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The Naturals
Teen profiler Cassie Hobbes joins an FBI program for gifted teens and hunts a killer tied to her past.
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The Nest
Four adult Plumb siblings wait on a shared trust in New York until brother Leo drains it after a drunk driving crash, forcing each to face debt, school bills,…
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The Neverending Story
Bastian steals a book about Fantastica dying and learns he must name and wish to save it.
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