Umberto Eco
4.09 · 90 ratings
medieval · torture-scs · misogyny · lgbtqia hate · mystery · humor · fantasy · religious-trauma · europe · christian · audiobook · italy · slut-shaming · historical · length-long · first-person-pov · death · non-hea · suspense · behind-doors
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Jasmine Mas
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Robin LaFevers
4.03 · 353 ratings
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William Goldman
4.34 · 321 ratings
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Emily Brontë
3.64 · 293 ratings
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Gail Honeyman
4.11 · 254 ratings
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Julie Belfield
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Mary Shelley
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Isabel Cañas
3.99 · 155 ratings
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Gaston Leroux
3.99 · 129 ratings
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Kaliane Bradley
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John Lee
4.06 · 107 ratings
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Walter Covell
4.06 · 107 ratings
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Sylvie Thorel-Cailleteau
4.06 · 107 ratings
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4.06 · 107 ratings
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Giorgio Manganelli
4.06 · 107 ratings
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Александр Дюма
4.06 · 107 ratings
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Chris Whitaker
4.34 · 81 ratings
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Julia Armfield
3.80 · 76 ratings
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Emilie Nikota
4.18 · 74 ratings
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Penny Jessup
3.52 · 72 ratings
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Andrew Davidson
3.86 · 55 ratings
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Frances White
3.95 · 48 ratings
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Thomas Wheeler
3.19 · 34 ratings
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Asia Mackay
3.76 · 31 ratings
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Anna Day
3.57 · 30 ratings
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A. Rae Dunlap
3.96 · 30 ratings
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Natasha Wild
3.88 · 23 ratings
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José Ferrer
3.97 · 22 ratings
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