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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

  1. 2.
    The Remains of the Day
    by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Understated brilliance about regret and duty

  2. 3.
    The Tattooist of Auschwitz
    by Heather Morris

    True love story inside a concentration camp - moving and accessible

  3. 4.
    My Year of Rest and Relaxation
    by Ottessa Moshfegh

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

  4. 5.
    Klara and the Sun
    by 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.