Picks · Mixed · short · avoiding Horror, Thriller/Mystery
Five book club picks for a mixed · short · avoiding horror, thriller/mystery 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
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
Strange infinite house with a mystery at its heart - unlike anything else
Four more your club will like
- 2.The Remains of the Dayby Kazuo Ishiguro
Understated brilliance about regret and duty
- 3.The Tattooist of Auschwitzby Heather Morris
True love story inside a concentration camp - moving and accessible
- 4.My Year of Rest and Relaxationby Ottessa Moshfegh
Woman sedates herself for a year in pre-9/11 Manhattan - darkly funny
- 5.Klara and the Sunby Kazuo Ishiguro
Quiet but profound - lingers after reading
Refine these for your specific group
These picks fit a mixed · short · avoiding horror, thriller/mysterygroup on average. The 2-minute quiz tunes them to your group's actual taste — and once you have a club going, ratings improve future picks.