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The Chase
by Clive Cussler • 2007
A detective hunts a disguise artist whose bank heists kill without witnesses in the Old West.
4.00
20k+
The Chase Summary
The Chase 87%
A detective hunts a disguise artist whose bank heists kill without witnesses in the Old West.
by Clive Cussler 2007
4.00
20k+ ratings
Everyday Chaos
by David Weinberger • 2019
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
3.78
202
Everyday Chaos Summary
Everyday Chaos 87%
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
by David Weinberger 2019
3.78
202 ratings
The Flaw in All Magic
by Ben S. Dobson • 2017
An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.
4.11
3k+
The Flaw in All Magic Summary
The Flaw in All Magic 87%
An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.
by Ben S. Dobson 2017
4.11
3k+ ratings
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke • 2020
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
4.21
501k+
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi 87%
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
by Susanna Clarke 2020
4.21
501k+ ratings
Chaos
by James Gleick • 1987
A rounding error revealed that chaos hides order. The discovery reshaped what science can predict.
4.03
41k+
Chaos Summary
Chaos 87%
A rounding error revealed that chaos hides order. The discovery reshaped what science can predict.
by James Gleick 1987
4.03
41k+ ratings
Marble Hall Murders
by Anthony Horowitz • 2025
An editor accepts a mystery manuscript, then its murders begin happening to the author's family.
4.25
33k+
Marble Hall Murders Summary
Marble Hall Murders 87%
An editor accepts a mystery manuscript, then its murders begin happening to the author's family.
by Anthony Horowitz 2025
4.25
33k+ ratings
The City & the City
by China Miéville • 2009
A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.
3.90
80k+
The City & the City Summary
The City & the City 87%
A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.
by China Miéville 2009
3.90
80k+ ratings
Roses Are Red
by James Patterson • 2000
When tellers' families are murdered after each heist, Alex Cross sees the robberies are a diversion.
4.10
77k+
Roses Are Red Summary
Roses Are Red 86%
When tellers' families are murdered after each heist, Alex Cross sees the robberies are a diversion.
by James Patterson 2000
4.10
77k+ ratings
Dreadgod
by Will Wight • 2022
He killed a god, stole its power, and now the world's rulers want him dead.
4.62
27k+
Dreadgod Summary
Dreadgod 86%
He killed a god, stole its power, and now the world's rulers want him dead.
by Will Wight 2022
4.62
27k+ ratings
The King's Deception
by Steve Berry • 2013
An ex-agent's London errand turns lethal: the pickpocket he's escorting holds a Tudor secret.
4.00
15k+
The King's Deception Summary
The King's Deception 86%
An ex-agent's London errand turns lethal: the pickpocket he's escorting holds a Tudor secret.
by Steve Berry 2013
4.00
15k+ ratings
Complexity
by Melanie Mitchell • 2009
Simple rules produce the complexity of ant colonies, brains, and economies. The science of how.
4.11
4k+
Complexity Summary
Complexity 86%
Simple rules produce the complexity of ant colonies, brains, and economies. The science of how.
by Melanie Mitchell 2009
4.11
4k+ ratings
A Fórmula de Deus
by José Rodrigues dos Santos • 2006
A codebreaker deciphers Einstein's lost manuscript, a proof of God, trapped between Iran and CIA.
3.97
12k+
A Fórmula de Deus Summary
A Fórmula de Deus 86%
A codebreaker deciphers Einstein's lost manuscript, a proof of God, trapped between Iran and CIA.
by José Rodrigues dos Santos 2006
3.97
12k+ ratings
Deep Simplicity
by John Gribbin • 2004
Simple rules, run long enough, build a universe. A physicist shows the working.
3.98
2k+
Deep Simplicity Summary
Deep Simplicity 86%
Simple rules, run long enough, build a universe. A physicist shows the working.
by John Gribbin 2004
3.98
2k+ ratings
Shadows of Self
by Brandon Sanderson • 2015
A lawman hunts the shapeshifter destroying his city while the god he serves withholds the truth.
4.26
212k+
Shadows of Self Summary
Shadows of Self 86%
A lawman hunts the shapeshifter destroying his city while the god he serves withholds the truth.
by Brandon Sanderson 2015
4.26
212k+ ratings
The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz • 2015
Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.
3.81
170k+
The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary
The Girl in the Spider's Web 86%
Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.
by David Lagercrantz 2015
3.81
170k+ ratings
The Big Four
by Agatha Christie • 1927
A dying stranger's warning plunges Poirot into a war against four masterminds who want the world.
3.56
78k+
The Big Four Summary
The Big Four 86%
A dying stranger's warning plunges Poirot into a war against four masterminds who want the world.
by Agatha Christie 1927
3.56
78k+ ratings
The Widow's Fate
by Jeff Wheeler • 2023
A dying royal poisoner must find a missing widow before civil war breaks out.
4.59
2k+
The Widow's Fate Summary
The Widow's Fate 86%
A dying royal poisoner must find a missing widow before civil war breaks out.
by Jeff Wheeler 2023
4.59
2k+ ratings
Complexity
by M. Mitchell Waldrop • 1992
In a desert convent, a few rogue scientists discovered the universal grammar of complex systems.
4.05
3k+
Complexity Summary
Complexity 86%
In a desert convent, a few rogue scientists discovered the universal grammar of complex systems.
by M. Mitchell Waldrop 1992
4.05
3k+ ratings
Strategy without Design
by Robert C.H. Chia • 2009
Planned strategy destroys itself. Wins that last emerge from everyday coping, not grand designs.
4.50
12
Strategy without Design Summary
Strategy without Design 86%
Planned strategy destroys itself. Wins that last emerge from everyday coping, not grand designs.
by Robert C.H. Chia 2009
4.50
12 ratings
Play of Shadows
by Sebastien de Castell • 2024
Fleeing a duelist, a failed actor takes refuge in a theater where the dead speak.
4.28
1k+
Play of Shadows Summary
Play of Shadows 86%
Fleeing a duelist, a failed actor takes refuge in a theater where the dead speak.
by Sebastien de Castell 2024
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Systems Bible
by John Gall • 1977
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
3.99
1k+
The Systems Bible Summary
The Systems Bible 86%
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
by John Gall 1977
3.99
1k+ ratings
The Lost Symbol
by Dan Brown • 2009
A severed hand in the Capitol. Langdon must crack a Masonic cipher or his mentor dies.
3.77
662k+
The Lost Symbol Summary
The Lost Symbol 86%
A severed hand in the Capitol. Langdon must crack a Masonic cipher or his mentor dies.
by Dan Brown 2009
3.77
662k+ ratings
The Alloy of Law
by Brandon Sanderson • 2011
A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.
4.19
294k+
The Alloy of Law Summary
The Alloy of Law 86%
A gunslinging lord must hunt a phantom gang that stole his fiancée from a wedding dinner.
by Brandon Sanderson 2011
4.19
294k+ ratings
The Fallen Angel
by Daniel Silva • 2012
A dead curator in St. Peter's pulls an art-restoring spy into a Vatican conspiracy.
4.21
30k+
The Fallen Angel Summary
The Fallen Angel 86%
A dead curator in St. Peter's pulls an art-restoring spy into a Vatican conspiracy.
by Daniel Silva 2012
4.21
30k+ ratings
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
by Natsu Hyuuga • 2018
A palace poisoning and a shrine maiden's secret force an apothecary into a deadly conspiracy.
4.36
6k+
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) 86%
A palace poisoning and a shrine maiden's secret force an apothecary into a deadly conspiracy.
by Natsu Hyuuga 2018
4.36
6k+ ratings
The Darkness That Comes Before
by R. Scott Bakker • 2003
A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.
3.84
24k+
The Darkness That Comes Before Summary
The Darkness That Comes Before 86%
A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.
by R. Scott Bakker 2003
3.84
24k+ ratings
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson • 1999
His grandfather's codebreaking saved the world. The treasure it protected could destroy his.
4.23
117k+
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon 86%
His grandfather's codebreaking saved the world. The treasure it protected could destroy his.
by Neal Stephenson 1999
4.23
117k+ ratings
The Final Problem
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte • 2023
An actor famous for playing a sleuth is stranded on an island with a locked-room killer.
3.65
10k+
The Final Problem Summary
The Final Problem 86%
An actor famous for playing a sleuth is stranded on an island with a locked-room killer.
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2023
3.65
10k+ ratings
Notes on the Synthesis of Form
by Christopher W. Alexander • 1964
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
4.06
758
Notes on the Synthesis of Form Summary
Notes on the Synthesis of Form 86%
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
by Christopher W. Alexander 1964
4.06
758 ratings
Of Killers and Kings
by Will Wight • 2020
The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.
4.26
3k+
Of Killers and Kings Summary
Of Killers and Kings 86%
The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.
by Will Wight 2020
4.26
3k+ ratings
The Justice of Kings
by Richard Swan • 2022
A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.
4.00
17k+
The Justice of Kings Summary
The Justice of Kings 86%
A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.
by Richard Swan 2022
4.00
17k+ ratings
Spartan Gold
by Clive Cussler • 2009
A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.
3.86
17k+
Spartan Gold Summary
Spartan Gold 86%
A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.
by Clive Cussler 2009
3.86
17k+ ratings
Emergence
by Steven Johnson • 2001
Ant colonies, brains, cities, and the web all emerge from simple local rules repeated endlessly.
3.95
4k+
Emergence Summary
Emergence 86%
Ant colonies, brains, cities, and the web all emerge from simple local rules repeated endlessly.
by Steven Johnson 2001
3.95
4k+ ratings
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown • 1998
A cryptographer's weekend is interrupted when an unbreakable code threatens to destroy the NSA.
3.71
667k+
Digital Fortress Summary
Digital Fortress 86%
A cryptographer's weekend is interrupted when an unbreakable code threatens to destroy the NSA.
by Dan Brown 1998
3.71
667k+ ratings
Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning
by Henry Mintzberg • 1993
Strategic planning is an expensive illusion: why prediction fails and where real strategy emerges.
3.80
234
Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning Summary
Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning 86%
Strategic planning is an expensive illusion: why prediction fails and where real strategy emerges.
by Henry Mintzberg 1993
3.80
234 ratings
The clocks [by] Agatha Christie
by Agatha Christie • 1963
A corpse. Four stopped clocks. A typist who was never supposed to be there.
3.73
43k+
The clocks [by] Agatha Christie Summary
The clocks [by] Agatha Christie 86%
A corpse. Four stopped clocks. A typist who was never supposed to be there.
by Agatha Christie 1963
3.73
43k+ ratings
Sharp Force
by Patricia Cornwell • 2025
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
4.08
14k+
Sharp Force Summary
Sharp Force 86%
A killer stalks women with holograms. Scarpetta's Christmas autopsy exposes a senator's crimes.
by Patricia Cornwell 2025
4.08
14k+ ratings
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2007
Four extraordinary kids ace a strange test, then infiltrate an academy built on mind control.
4.20
177k+
The Mysterious Benedict Society Summary
The Mysterious Benedict Society 86%
Four extraordinary kids ace a strange test, then infiltrate an academy built on mind control.
by Trenton Lee Stewart 2007
4.20
177k+ ratings
Simply Lies
by David Baldacci • 2023
A fake call lures a single mother to a hidden corpse and the perfect murder frame.
3.96
59k+
Simply Lies Summary
Simply Lies 86%
A fake call lures a single mother to a hidden corpse and the perfect murder frame.
by David Baldacci 2023
3.96
59k+ ratings
City of Stairs
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2014
A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.
4.10
41k+
City of Stairs Summary
City of Stairs 86%
A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2014
4.10
41k+ ratings
A Drop of Corruption
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2025
A memory-augmented sleuth pursues an impossible locked-room killer in a city of leviathans and lies.
4.47
50k+
A Drop of Corruption Summary
A Drop of Corruption 86%
A memory-augmented sleuth pursues an impossible locked-room killer in a city of leviathans and lies.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2025
4.47
50k+ ratings
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008
Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.
4.21
61k+
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Summary
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey 86%
Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.
by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008
4.21
61k+ ratings
Diversity and Complexity
by Scott E. Page • 2010
Diversity isn't a slogan: it's a measurable property with predictable benefits and knowable limits.
4.12
207
Diversity and Complexity Summary
Diversity and Complexity 86%
Diversity isn't a slogan: it's a measurable property with predictable benefits and knowable limits.
by Scott E. Page 2010
4.12
207 ratings
Locked In
by Jussi Adler-Olsen • 2023
Carl Mørck, framed for murder, must survive a prison controlled by the criminals he once hunted.
4.18
10k+
Locked In Summary
Locked In 86%
Carl Mørck, framed for murder, must survive a prison controlled by the criminals he once hunted.
by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2023
4.18
10k+ ratings
Revelation
by C.J. Sansom • 2008
A Tudor lawyer hunts a serial killer staging murders modeled on the Bible's apocalyptic plagues.
4.37
28k+
Revelation Summary
Revelation 86%
A Tudor lawyer hunts a serial killer staging murders modeled on the Bible's apocalyptic plagues.
by C.J. Sansom 2008
4.37
28k+ ratings
The Tainted Cup
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2024
Trees erupt from a corpse. A blindfolded detective tracks the spores to a dynasty's buried atrocity.
4.29
96k+
The Tainted Cup Summary
The Tainted Cup 86%
Trees erupt from a corpse. A blindfolded detective tracks the spores to a dynasty's buried atrocity.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2024
4.29
96k+ ratings
Small Worlds
by Duncan J. Watts • 1999
A few distant links turn clustered networks into superhighways for disease, ideas, and synchrony.
3.88
85
Small Worlds Summary
Small Worlds 86%
A few distant links turn clustered networks into superhighways for disease, ideas, and synchrony.
by Duncan J. Watts 1999
3.88
85 ratings
Linked
by Albert-László Barabási • 2002
A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.
3.94
5k+
Linked Summary
Linked 86%
A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.
by Albert-László Barabási 2002
3.94
5k+ ratings
Hang on St. Christopher
by Adrian McKinty • 2020
One last case for a Belfast cop: a murdered man with Picassos, guns, and no identity.
4.42
2k+
Hang on St. Christopher Summary
Hang on St. Christopher 86%
One last case for a Belfast cop: a murdered man with Picassos, guns, and no identity.
by Adrian McKinty 2020
4.42
2k+ ratings
Dark Star Rising
by Gary Lachman • 2018
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
3.85
517
Dark Star Rising Summary
Dark Star Rising 86%
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
by Gary Lachman 2018
3.85
517 ratings
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