A Time to Kill
Lawyer Jake Brigance defends a father who killed his daughter's attackers.
2,064-word summary · 9 min read
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We Were Liars
Cadence Sinclair returns to Beechwood Island after an accident she cannot recall, chasing summers with Johnny, Mirren and Gat toward the truth.
1,923-word summary · 9 min read
The Last Thing He Told Me
Hannah Hall gets a note saying Protect her, then her husband vanishes and she must team with his teen daughter to find why.
2,951-word summary · 13 min read
The Housemaid's Secret
Millie takes a job for the Garricks and hears strange crying behind doors.
3,260-word summary · 14 min read
The Guest List
A storm traps Jules and Will's luxury wedding on remote Cormorant Island off Ireland, where secrets among Hannah, Olivia, Johnno and Aoife turn celebration…
2,380-word summary · 11 min read
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Lisbeth Salander is framed for murder while Blomkvist digs into trafficking and her past.
3,101-word summary · 14 min read
Sharp Objects
Reporter Camille Preaker returns to Wind Gap to cover two murdered girls, facing her cold mother Adora, wild sister Amma, and scars that spell her past. Full…
2,434-word summary · 11 min read
One of Us Is Lying
Five Bayview teens enter detention and Simon dies, leaving Bronwyn Nate Addy and Cooper suspects.
3,158-word summary · 14 min read
Never Lie
Newlyweds snowed in at a missing psychiatrist's house find tapes of patients.
3,849-word summary · 17 min read
Jurassic Park
Hammond clones dinosaurs on Isla Nublar and invites Grant, Sattler and Malcolm to certify safety before opening.
2,388-word summary · 11 min read
Verity
Colleen Hoover's Verity explained: Lowen, injured Verity Crawford, the hidden autobiography, and the letter that flips everything.
2,593-word summary · 12 min read
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides's The Silent Patient retold: Alicia's silence, Theo's obsession, the Alcestis clue, and the final flip.
2,412-word summary · 11 min read