Best Unknown Author Books

The best books by Unknown Author — 25 titles spanning Business, Biography & Memoir, Romance, Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, averaging 4.08 BLT stars.

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This looks like a data issue rather than a real author. The top titles span multiple distinct authors:

- **The Maidens** — Alex Michaelides - **The Miniaturist** — Jessie Burton - **Song of Solomon** — Toni Morrison - **Bring Up The Bodies** — Hilary Mantel (Thomas Cromwell series) - **Greenwitch** — Susan Cooper (The Dark Is Rising series) - **Wildwood Dancing** — Juliet Marillier

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Unknown Author's highest-rated book in our collection is The Infinite Game (4.75 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

Where to Start with Unknown Author

  1. 1
    The Infinite Game cover

    The Infinite Game

    by Unknown Author

    ★ 4.75 BLT Score (0 ratings)
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  2. 2
    God's Smuggler cover

    God's Smuggler

    by Unknown Author

    ★ 4.63 BLT Score (47.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (47.8K)
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  3. 3
    Beast Behaving Badly (Pride) cover

    Beast Behaving Badly (Pride)

    Pride • Book 5

    by Shelly Laurenston, Unknown Author

    ★ 4.53 BLT Score (16.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (16.2K)
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  4. 4
    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab (Illumicrate 'Life and Death' Exclusive) cover
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  5. 5
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    Song of Solomon

    by Toni Morrison, Durthy Washington, Tayari Jones, Unknown Author

    ★ 4.43 BLT Score (129.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (129.7K)
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    Bring Up The Bodies cover

    Bring Up The Bodies

    Thomas Cromwell • Book 2

    by Hilary Mantel, Unknown Author

    ★ 4.40 BLT Score (105.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (105.7K)
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  7. 7
    The Lake House cover

    The Lake House

    by Kate Morton, Unknown Author

    ★ 4.35 BLT Score (131.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (131.8K)
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    The Maidens by Michaelides, Alex cover

    The Maidens by Michaelides, Alex

    by Alex Michaelides, Unknown Author

    ★ 4.15 BLT Score (449.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.61 Goodreads (449.2K)
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  9. 9
    The Last Thing He Told Me cover

    The Last Thing He Told Me

    The Last Thing He Told Me • Book 1

    by Unknown Author

    ★ 4.14 BLT Score (4 ratings)
    ★ 3.5 Goodreads (4)
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  10. 10
    [Talking God] [By: Tony Hillerman] [January, 2010] cover

    [Talking God] [By: Tony Hillerman] [January, 2010]

    Leaphorn & Chee • Book 9

    by Tony Hillerman, Unknown Author

    ★ 4.14 BLT Score (10.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (10.5K)
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    Greenwitch

    The Dark Is Rising • Book 3

    by Susan Cooper, Unknown Author

    ★ 4.14 BLT Score (32.3K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (32.3K)
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    Wildwood Dancing cover

    Wildwood Dancing

    Wildwood • Book 1

    by Juliet Marillier, Unknown Author

    ★ 4.02 BLT Score (32.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (32.6K)
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    The Distant Hours

    by Kate Morton, Unknown Author

    ★ 3.95 BLT Score (85.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (85.3K)
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  14. 14
    The New Rules of Marketing and PR cover

    The New Rules of Marketing and PR

    by Unknown Author

    ★ 3.93 BLT Score (0 ratings)
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  15. 15
    Bad News cover

    Bad News

    Dortmunder • Book 10

    by Donald E. Westlake, Unknown Author

    ★ 3.92 BLT Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.4K)
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    Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade cover

    Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

    by Unknown Author

    ★ 3.91 BLT Score (1 ratings)
    ★ 5 Goodreads (1)
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  17. 17
    Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising: Edge of War cover

    Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising: Edge of War

    Red Dragon Rising • Book 2

    by Unknown Author

    ★ 3.85 BLT Score (547 ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (547)
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  18. 18
    The Killing Room (Byrne and Balzano) cover

    The Killing Room (Byrne and Balzano)

    Jack Paris • Book 6

    by Richard Montanari, Unknown Author

    ★ 3.83 BLT Score (1 ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (1)
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    Horrorstör - Grady Hendrix cover

    Horrorstör - Grady Hendrix

    by Unknown Author

    ★ 3.83 BLT Score (0 ratings)
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    Killer's Choice

    87th Precinct • Book 5

    by Ed McBain, Jack M. Bickham, Jeff Clinton, Unknown Author

    ★ 3.81 BLT Score (2.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (2.9K)
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    Frost Line

    by Linda Howard, Linda Winstead Jones, Unknown Author

    ★ 3.80 BLT Score (1.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.5 Goodreads (1.9K)
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    Veniss Underground

    by Jeff Vandermeer, Unknown Author

    ★ 3.80 BLT Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (4.1K)
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  23. 23
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    Great & Secret Show

    Book of the Art • Book 1

    by Unknown Author

    ★ 3.79 BLT Score (0 ratings)
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    [The Heather Blazing] [By: Toibin, Colm] [March, 2008] cover

    [The Heather Blazing] [By: Toibin, Colm] [March, 2008]

    by Colm Tóibín, Unknown Author

    ★ 3.78 BLT Score (3.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (3.6K)
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    The Ice House

    by Minette Walters, Unknown Author

    ★ 3.74 BLT Score (10.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (10.7K)
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