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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
by (shelved 795 times as murder)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,786,642 ratings — published 2019
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 398 times as murder)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,625,271 ratings — published 1939
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 390 times as murder)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,297,170 ratings — published 2019
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One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1) One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1)
by (shelved 368 times as murder)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,066,660 ratings — published 2017
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 348 times as murder)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,465,188 ratings — published 2002
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Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2) Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #2)
by (shelved 320 times as murder)
avg rating 4.25 — 785,107 ratings — published 2020
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 309 times as murder)
avg rating 3.86 — 786,292 ratings — published 2020
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 308 times as murder)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,300,782 ratings — published 2015
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 304 times as murder)
avg rating 4.20 — 736,049 ratings — published 1934
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 280 times as murder)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,037,828 ratings — published 1992
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As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)
by (shelved 271 times as murder)
avg rating 4.19 — 573,399 ratings — published 2021
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 219 times as murder)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,646,981 ratings — published 2018
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The Guest List The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 218 times as murder)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,291,094 ratings — published 2020
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Dark Places Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 217 times as murder)
avg rating 3.94 — 841,959 ratings — published 2009
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 208 times as murder)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,459,256 ratings — published 2012
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 207 times as murder)
avg rating 4.09 — 732,161 ratings — published 1966
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 201 times as murder)
avg rating 4.26 — 349,141 ratings — published 1926
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Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3) Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)
by (shelved 200 times as murder)
avg rating 4.29 — 16,706 ratings — published 2024
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 193 times as murder)
avg rating 3.78 — 484,663 ratings — published 2018
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 192 times as murder)
avg rating 4.00 — 761,374 ratings — published 2003
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 179 times as murder)
avg rating 4.00 — 510,299 ratings — published 1920
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 177 times as murder)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,229,423 ratings — published 2006
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 177 times as murder)
avg rating 4.04 — 556,781 ratings — published 1985
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad, #1)
by (shelved 175 times as murder)
avg rating 3.78 — 440,763 ratings — published 2007
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 172 times as murder)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,456,633 ratings — published 2005
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as murder)
avg rating 3.64 — 355,043 ratings — published 2018
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 168 times as murder)
avg rating 4.01 — 624,533 ratings — published 2023
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Verity Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 167 times as murder)
avg rating 4.30 — 3,843,907 ratings — published 2018
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 156 times as murder)
avg rating 4.12 — 308,046 ratings — published 1937
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The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
by (shelved 154 times as murder)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,461,864 ratings — published 2022
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Five Survive Five Survive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 148 times as murder)
avg rating 4.08 — 277,760 ratings — published 2022
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 148 times as murder)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,951,880 ratings — published 2008
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If We Were Villains If We Were Villains (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as murder)
avg rating 4.09 — 415,167 ratings — published 2017
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The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)
by (shelved 142 times as murder)
avg rating 3.75 — 711,461 ratings — published 2022
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One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2) One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying, #2)
by (shelved 142 times as murder)
avg rating 3.90 — 288,109 ratings — published 2020
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The Naturals (The Naturals, #1) The Naturals (The Naturals, #1)
by (shelved 142 times as murder)
avg rating 4.22 — 348,495 ratings — published 2013
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Pretty Girls Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 141 times as murder)
avg rating 4.01 — 721,355 ratings — published 2015
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The Only One Left The Only One Left (Hardcover)
by (shelved 140 times as murder)
avg rating 4.13 — 619,496 ratings — published 2023
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 137 times as murder)
avg rating 4.14 — 448,915 ratings — published 2017
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 132 times as murder)
avg rating 3.89 — 627,976 ratings — published 2013
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The Erkeley Shadows The Erkeley Shadows (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 130 times as murder)
avg rating 4.30 — 8,073 ratings — published 2023
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Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1) Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1)
by (shelved 130 times as murder)
avg rating 3.88 — 182,281 ratings — published 2018
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 130 times as murder)
avg rating 4.26 — 988,538 ratings — published 2006
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 128 times as murder)
avg rating 4.03 — 201,975 ratings — published 1936
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Never Lie Never Lie (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 125 times as murder)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,495,524 ratings — published 2022
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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)
by (shelved 123 times as murder)
avg rating 3.76 — 229,938 ratings — published 2022
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 121 times as murder)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,088,420 ratings — published 1866
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The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2) The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)
by (shelved 119 times as murder)
avg rating 4.35 — 353,308 ratings — published 2021
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (ebook)
by (shelved 119 times as murder)
avg rating 4.11 — 264,901 ratings — published 2018
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Two Can Keep a Secret Two Can Keep a Secret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as murder)
avg rating 3.91 — 172,875 ratings — published 2019
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Sylvia Plath
“Why do we electrocute men for murdering an individual and then pin a purple heart on them for mass slaughter of someone arbitrarily labeled “enemy?”
Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

“Please," he says. "I'm begging you to stop."

I still.

"I can't stomach your pain," he says. "I can feel it so strongly and it's making me crazy- please," he says to me. "Don't be sad. Or hurt. Or guilty. You've done nothing wrong."

"I'm sorry-"

"Don't be sorry, either," he says. "God, the only reason I'm not going to kill Kent for this is because I know it would only upset you more.”
Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me

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