The Coworker
When odd accountant Dawn vanishes, star salesperson Natalie becomes the prime suspect in a tense office thriller with turtles, lies and revenge.
2,511-word summary · 11 min read
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Storm Front
Wizard PI Harry Dresden hunts heart-explosion killer in Chicago.
2,563-word summary · 11 min read
Origin
Robert Langdon chases Edmond Kirsch's lost discovery through Bilbao and Barcelona to answer where we come from and where we are going.
2,604-word summary · 12 min read
Ninth House
Dropout Alex Stern sees ghosts and monitors Yale secret societies after a townie murder.
2,271-word summary · 10 min read
Mr. Mercedes
Retired Hodges hunts Mercedes killer Brady Hartsfield concert plot.
2,281-word summary · 10 min read
Mexican Gothic
In 1950 Mexico, glamorous Noemi Taboada leaves Mexico City for High Place after a desperate letter, to rescue cousin Catalina from the chilling Doyles and…
2,523-word summary · 11 min read
Kiss the Girls
Cross hunts Casanova kidnapping women including niece Naomi.
2,397-word summary · 11 min read
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
In 1920s Oklahoma, Osage oil wealth makes tribal members targets for murder, forcing the young FBI under Tom White to expose the conspiracy behind the Reign of…
2,403-word summary · 11 min read
In a Dark, Dark Wood
Writer Nora joins hen party Clare in glass house where a murder happens.
2,253-word summary · 10 min read
Hidden Pictures
Nanny Mallory sees Teddy drawings predict a murder in New Jersey.
2,332-word summary · 10 min read
Before I Go to Sleep
Christine wakes each day with no memory, and her secret journal reveals her husband lies.
2,577-word summary · 11 min read
Apples Never Fall
A retired tennis coach vanishes, and her four children rethink their family story.
2,315-word summary · 10 min read