1st to Die
Lindsay, Claire, Cindy and Jill hunt a honeymoon killer terrorizing San Francisco.
2,536-word summary · 11 min read
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A Darker Shade of Magic
Antari Kell Maresh, a blood magician who travels between Londons, meets thief Delilah Bard after she steals a stone of Black London magic that should have…
2,541-word summary · 11 min read
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A Farewell to Arms
Frederic loves Catherine in Italy until desertion leads to Switzerland and stillbirth.
2,502-word summary · 11 min read
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bryson asks how we know what we know, from atoms to continents, with humor and awe.
2,134-word summary · 9 min read
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A Thousand Boy Kisses
Poppy and Rune bind promise jar kisses before illness parts them.
2,585-word summary · 11 min read
A Touch of Darkness
Persephone bargains with Hades in New Athens nightclub deal.
2,545-word summary · 11 min read
After You
Lou grieves Will, falls from a roof, joins a group, and meets Sam and a surprise from Will's past.
2,031-word summary · 9 min read
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Americanah
Ifemelu leaves Nigeria for America on a scholarship, blogs about race and hair, while Obinze endures undocumented London until they reunite years later in…
2,527-word summary · 11 min read
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An American Marriage
Newlywed Roy is wrongly imprisoned and Celestial loves Andre while waiting.
2,535-word summary · 11 min read
An Offer From a Gentleman
Benedict falls for a masked Sophie at a ball, then finds her working as a housemaid after her stepmother evicts her.
2,320-word summary · 10 min read
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And the Mountains Echoed
When Abdullah and Pari are split in 1952 Afghanistan, their parting echoes across decades from Kabul to Paris to California in linked stories of loss and…
2,572-word summary · 11 min read