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Picks · Fun · short · avoiding Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Five book club picks for a fun · short · avoiding historical fiction, sci-fi/fantasy group

These books were chosen from our 150-book editorial catalog using the same matching algorithm we use on the quiz. They're a starting point — refine for your specific group with the 2-minute quiz.

Top pick

My Year of Rest and Relaxation

by Ottessa Moshfegh

Woman sedates herself for a year in pre-9/11 Manhattan - darkly funny

Four more your club will like

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    The Last Thing He Told Me
    by Laura Dave

    Husband disappears leaving a note - quick read with satisfying mystery

  2. 3.
    And Then There Were None
    by Agatha Christie

    Ten strangers, ten deaths, zero trust - the mystery that started it all

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    The Maid
    by Nita Prose

    Cozy mystery with a memorable protagonist

  4. 5.
    The Housemaid
    by Freida McFadden

    Twisty domestic thriller with a jaw-dropping reveal

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