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2025 selection · Mystery & crime
El Dorado Drive
El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, mysteries & thrillers, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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