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2025 selection · Mystery & crime
The Librarians
The Librarians by Sherry Thomas appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around mysteries & thrillers, book club ideas, fiction, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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Heartwood
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The Note
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The Note by Alafair Burke appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, mysteries & thrillers, the dark side, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
The Three Lives of Cate Kay
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The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, staff picks, mysteries & thrillers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.