40. All the Wicked Girls – Chris Whitaker
39. The Things We Never Say – Elizabeth Strout
38. Pen Pal – J.T. Geissinger
37. The Lamb – Lucy Rose
36. Litani – Jess Lourey
35. Slanting Towards the Sea – Lidija Hilje
34. The Ghostwriter – Julie Clark
33. Martyr! – Kaveh Akbar
32. The Love of My Life – Rosie Walsh
31. That’s Not My Name – Megan Lally
30. The Comfort of Monsters – Willa C. Richards
29. False Witness – Karin Slaughter
28. In Five Years – Rebecca Serle
27. Carmilla – Sheridan Le Fanu
26. Bunny – Mona Awad
25. Girl, 11 – Amy Suiter Clarke
24. Kin – Tayari Jones
23. Yesteryear – Caro Claire Burke
22. White Lies – Lucy Dawson
21. American Fantasy – Emma Straub
20. Pick a Colour – Souvankham Thammavongsa
19. Take Me There – Carolee Dean
18. What the Birds See – Sonya Hartnett
17. Our Fathers – Rebecca Wait
16. After Everything You Did – Stephanie Snowden
15. The Spite House – Johnny Compton
14. The Correspondent – Virginia Evans
13. Serious Girls – Maxine Swann
12. Heatwave – Victor Jestin
11. Twice – Mitch Albom
10. Saltwater – Katy Hays
9. Things Don’t Break on Their Own – Sarah Easter Collins
8. Crux – Gabriel Tallent
7. The Wasp Trap – Mark Edwards
6. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
5. Deep Cuts – Holly Brickley
4. Prince of Lost Places – Kathy Hepinstall
3. A Year to the Day – Robin Benway
2. The Hollow Kind – Andy Davidson
1. Atmosphere – Taylor Jenkins Reid
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