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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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Synopsis: A psychotherapist becomes determined to uncover the motive behind his mute patient's violent act of shooting her husband. Key Plot Points: The patient's refusal to speak, a diary revealing hidden truths, and the therapist's own obsessions.

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The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

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Synopsis: A travel journalist on a luxury cruise witnesses what she believes is a murder, but all passengers are accounted for, plunging her into a deepening mystery. Key Plot Points: The journalist's struggle with anxiety, the night she hears sounds of a body being thrown overboard, and the pursuit to uncover the truth.

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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

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Synopsis: Two young illusionists compete in a magical duel they do not fully understand, set within the enchanting confines of the Night Circus. Key Plot Points: The circus as a venue for the competition, the slowly revealed purpose of their contest, and the love story that complicates the game.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

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Synopsis: A journalist and a hacker are drawn into the investigation of a wealthy family's secrets and a woman's disappearance forty years earlier. Key Plot Points: The Vanger family mystery, the hacker's troubled history, and the resolution of the long-standing disappearance.

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In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

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Synopsis: A reclusive writer attends a bachelorette party that becomes a nightmarish ordeal when someone ends up dead. Key Plot Points: The setting in a remote glass house, the unearthing of past friendships and betrayals, and the mystery of the killer's identity.

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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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Synopsis: A group of classics students at a small Vermont college discover the boundaries of morality and culture, leading to a murder within their circle. Key Plot Points: The students' tight-knit relationship, the moral spiral leading to murder, and the consequences of their elitist worldview.

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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

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Synopsis: A husband becomes the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance, leading to a media frenzy and revealing dark secrets. Key Plot Points: The media's portrayal of the husband, the twist of the wife staging her own kidnap, and the couple's toxic marriage.

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The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)

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Synopsis: A private investigator is hired to look into the supposed suicide of a supermodel and uncovers a complex web of deceit. Key Plot Points: The detective's military background, the unraveling of family secrets, and the revelation of the true murderer.

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I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll

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Synopsis: A woman's disappearance on a London train leads to multiple perspectives unraveling the mystery, exposing secrets, and exploring guilt and suspicion. Key Plot Points: The immediate aftermath of the disappearance, the year-later follow-up, and the intertwined lives and lies of the characters involved.

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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

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Synopsis: An alcoholic woman becomes involved in a missing person's investigation, leading to revelations about her life and the lives of those she observes. Key Plot Points: The woman's blackout episodes, the missing woman's troubled life, and the unreliable narrators.

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The Widow by Fiona Barton

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Synopsis: After her husband's death, a widow is sought after by the press and police to reveal if she holds the key to the case of a missing child. Key Plot Points: The widow's evolving narrative role, the shifting timelines revealing the story, and the nature of the husband's guilt.

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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

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Synopsis: A man must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle while reliving the day of her death from different perspectives to escape a time loop. Key Plot Points: The protagonist's body-swapping to solve the murder, the complex narrative loop, and the unique conditions for breaking the cycle.

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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

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Synopsis: The lives of three women intersect around a school trivia night that ends in a murder. Key Plot Points: The trivia night's fatal outcome, the complex lives of the mothers involved, and the unveiling of the murderer's identity.

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Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

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Synopsis: A woman with amnesia wakes up every day with no memory of her past or who she is, and must piece together her life. Key Plot Points: The protagonist's daily reset of memory, her quest to uncover the truth, and the tension of whom to trust.

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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

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Synopsis: A troubled journalist returns to her hometown to report on the murders of two young girls and confronts her past. Key Plot Points: The protagonist's self-harm and alcoholism, her toxic family dynamic, and the disconcerting truth about the murderer.

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