Simon Vance

528 books

A Suspension of Mercy by Patricia Highsmith

A Suspension of Mercy

Patricia Highsmith

240 pages • paperback • 1972

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

Kate Summerscale

360 pages • hardcover • 2008

nonfiction history mystery true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

Swann's Way

In Search of Lost Time #1

Marcel Proust

468 pages • paperback • 1913

fiction classics literary emotional sad slow-paced
Tabula Rasa by Ruth Downie

Tabula Rasa

Medicus Investigation #6

Ruth Downie

335 pages • 2014

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice

The Tale of the Body Thief

The Vampire Chronicles #4

Anne Rice

464 pages • paperback • 1992

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

489 pages • hardcover • 1859

fiction classics historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life As an Animal Surgeon by Nick Trout

Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life As an Animal Surgeon

Nick Trout

286 pages • 2008

nonfiction memoir funny informative medium-paced
Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary by Louis Hyman

Temp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became Temporary

Louis Hyman

400 pages • 2018

nonfiction business economics history informative slow-paced
Ten Philosophical Mistakes by Mortimer J. Adler

Ten Philosophical Mistakes

Mortimer J. Adler

224 pages • paperback • 1985

nonfiction philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Terminal Spy: A True Story of Espionage, Betrayal and Murder by Alan S. Cowell

The Terminal Spy: A True Story of Espionage, Betrayal and Murder

Alan S. Cowell

432 pages • 2008

nonfiction history true crime tense slow-paced