Best Unknown Author Books

God's Smuggler

by Unknown Author

Beast Behaving Badly (Pride)

Pride • Book 5

by Shelly Laurenston, Unknown Author

Bring Up The Bodies

Thomas Cromwell • Book 2

by Hilary Mantel, Unknown Author

Song of Solomon

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

Milkman Dead grows up disconnected from his heritage until family secrets and ancient folklore pull him into a quest for both literal gold and spiritual understanding.

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Milkman Dead grows up disconnected from his heritage until family secrets and ancient folklore pull him into a quest for both literal gold and spiritual understanding.

The Lake House

by Kate Morton, Unknown Author

During a lavish 1933 midsummer celebration, the Edevane family loses a child so devastating they abandon their estate forever—until a detective stumbles upon it decades later.

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During a lavish 1933 midsummer celebration, the Edevane family loses a child so devastating they abandon their estate forever—until a detective stumbles upon it decades later.

Wildwood Dancing

Wildwood • Book 1

by Juliet Marillier, Unknown Author

Marillier reimagines classic fairy tales through Jena and her four sisters, who use a secret portal in their Transylvanian castle to dance in an enchanted otherworld every full moon.

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Marillier reimagines classic fairy tales through Jena and her four sisters, who use a secret portal in their Transylvanian castle to dance in an enchanted otherworld every full moon.

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

Leaphorn & Chee • Book 9

by Tony Hillerman, Unknown Author

Hillerman weaves grave robbing, museum politics, and Navajo cultural preservation into a complex web that gradually reveals its shocking connections. The Smithsonian backdrop adds institutional weight to personal vendettas.

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Hillerman weaves grave robbing, museum politics, and Navajo cultural preservation into a complex web that gradually reveals its shocking connections. The Smithsonian backdrop adds institutional weight to personal vendettas.

Greenwitch

The Dark Is Rising • Book 3

by Susan Cooper, Unknown Author

The Distant Hours

by Kate Morton, Unknown Author

Morton constructs an atmospheric Gothic mystery around three elderly sisters, their decaying castle, and secrets from World War II. The layered narrative explores how wartime trauma echoes through generations.

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Morton constructs an atmospheric Gothic mystery around three elderly sisters, their decaying castle, and secrets from World War II. The layered narrative explores how wartime trauma echoes through generations.

Apples Never Fall

by Liane Moriarty, Unknown Author

The Delaney family's tennis dynasty crumbles when matriarch Joy vanishes after decades of coaching her children and marriage. Moriarty examines how competitive sports culture shapes families and the price of living through your children's achievements.

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The Delaney family's tennis dynasty crumbles when matriarch Joy vanishes after decades of coaching her children and marriage. Moriarty examines how competitive sports culture shapes families and the price of living through your children's achievements.

Bad News

Dortmunder • Book 10

by Donald E. Westlake, Unknown Author

Criminal mastermind Fitzroy Guilderpost wants John Dortmunder to dig up a grave and switch two Indians who've been dead for seventy years. Dortmunder hates manual labor, but the money talks louder than his back complaints.

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Criminal mastermind Fitzroy Guilderpost wants John Dortmunder to dig up a grave and switch two Indians who've been dead for seventy years. Dortmunder hates manual labor, but the money talks louder than his back complaints.

Killer's Choice

87th Precinct • Book 5

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

Annie Boone's death sends 87th Precinct detectives down a twisting path where each answer reveals new questions about whether they're chasing random violence or calculated murder.

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Annie Boone's death sends 87th Precinct detectives down a twisting path where each answer reveals new questions about whether they're chasing random violence or calculated murder.

The Ice House

by Minette Walters, Unknown Author

A decomposed body in an English country estate's ice house puts three reclusive women under police suspicion in this psychological mystery that questions everything about guilt and innocence.

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A decomposed body in an English country estate's ice house puts three reclusive women under police suspicion in this psychological mystery that questions everything about guilt and innocence.

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

by Colm Tóibín, Unknown Author

Veniss Underground

by Jeff Vandermeer, Unknown Author

Nicholas makes a deal with the devil in Veniss's underground, setting off a chain of events told through three perspectives that reveal the city's magical and terrifying secrets.

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Nicholas makes a deal with the devil in Veniss's underground, setting off a chain of events told through three perspectives that reveal the city's magical and terrifying secrets.

Larry Bond's Red Dragon Rising: Edge of War

Red Dragon Rising • Book 2

by Unknown Author

CIA operative Mara Duncan races through war-torn Vietnam, protecting a scientist and seven-year-old witness while Chinese forces close in from all sides.

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CIA operative Mara Duncan races through war-torn Vietnam, protecting a scientist and seven-year-old witness while Chinese forces close in from all sides.

The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist • Book 1

by Jessie Burton, Unknown Author

Burton weaves a tale of prophetic miniatures and Dutch Golden Age secrets as young Nella discovers her dollhouse predicts—or controls—her family's fate. The mystery deepens with every tiny, impossible detail.

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Burton weaves a tale of prophetic miniatures and Dutch Golden Age secrets as young Nella discovers her dollhouse predicts—or controls—her family's fate. The mystery deepens with every tiny, impossible detail.

Last Orders

by Graham Swift, Unknown Author

Luckiest Girl Alive--by Jessica Knoll

by Jessica Knoll, Unknown Author

Magazine writer Ani FaNelli has constructed the perfect life to distance herself from a devastating high school incident, but a documentary about the shooting threatens to expose the truth she's buried for years.

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Magazine writer Ani FaNelli has constructed the perfect life to distance herself from a devastating high school incident, but a documentary about the shooting threatens to expose the truth she's buried for years.

The Psalms Unabridged Edition published

by Unknown Author

The Last Thing He Told Me

The Last Thing He Told Me • Book 1

by Unknown Author

Owen disappears leaving wife Hannah a cryptic note to protect his resentful teen daughter Bailey. Federal agents and his boss's arrest suggest Owen harbored dangerous secrets.

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Owen disappears leaving wife Hannah a cryptic note to protect his resentful teen daughter Bailey. Federal agents and his boss's arrest suggest Owen harbored dangerous secrets.

First Thrills

First Thrills • Book 1

by Lee Child, Bill Cameron, Marc Paoletti, Kelli Stanley, CJ Lyons, Rebecca Cantrell, J.T. Ellison, Karen Dionne, Grant McKenzie, Rip Gerber, Cynthia Robinson, Daniel Palmer, Unknown Author

Twenty-five original stories from thriller masters and newcomers alike pack murder, mystery, and mayhem into bite-sized doses. Child's contribution alone makes this anthology essential for suspense fans.

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Twenty-five original stories from thriller masters and newcomers alike pack murder, mystery, and mayhem into bite-sized doses. Child's contribution alone makes this anthology essential for suspense fans.

Wild Cards I (Wild Cards Series)

Wild Cards • Book 1

by Unknown Author

Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

by Unknown Author

The Killing Room (Byrne and Balzano)

Jack Paris • Book 6

by Richard Montanari, Unknown Author