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Poison Study (Study, #1)
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4.08 avg rating — 178,029 ratings
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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4.45 avg rating — 1,192,689 ratings
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Reluctant Assassin (Maisie G #1)
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4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Cruel Beauty
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3.64 avg rating — 93,945 ratings
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Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)
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3.83 avg rating — 52,192 ratings
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Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
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3.89 avg rating — 108,225 ratings
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Pyramids (Discworld, #7)
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3.92 avg rating — 96,374 ratings
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I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)
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3.84 avg rating — 194,439 ratings
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Banished (Street Rats of Aramoor, #1)
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4.40 avg rating — 3,342 ratings
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Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
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4.20 avg rating — 426,868 ratings
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
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4.18 avg rating — 2,594,641 ratings
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Assassin's Quest (Farseer Trilogy, #3)
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4.22 avg rating — 206,814 ratings
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Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
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4.36 avg rating — 1,910,067 ratings
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Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy, #2)
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4.30 avg rating — 256,949 ratings
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Signy Kráka: Part One
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4.08 avg rating — 159 ratings
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
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4.45 avg rating — 1,696,620 ratings
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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
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4.62 avg rating — 1,530,503 ratings
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Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
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4.63 avg rating — 1,341,755 ratings
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Meaning likely not books from series like Alex Rider, Jason Steed, Bodyguard, Cherub etc. will be appearing on this list?
Not necessarily direct assassination stories, but they have some very good intrigue and murder plots are The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn and The Way of the Warrior