Lisa Gardner
592 ratings 4.07 ·
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Jodi Picoult
1641 ratings 3.87 ·
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Karen Rose
723 ratings 4.14 ·
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Mary Kay Andrews
568 ratings 3.88 ·
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Haruki Murakami
450 ratings 3.91 ·
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Liane Moriarty
400 ratings 3.97 ·
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Karin Slaughter
396 ratings 4.14 ·
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Caroline Kepnes
234 ratings 3.62 ·
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Alafair Burke
173 ratings 3.84 ·
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Richard Castle
168 ratings 3.83 ·
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Dennis Lehane
96 ratings 4.06 ·
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Elizabeth Kostova
94 ratings 3.70 ·
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Brunonia Barry
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Anne Fortier
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