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Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous With American History by Yunte Huang

Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous With American History

Yunte Huang

354 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
nonfiction biography history mystery mysterious reflective slow-paced
For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History by Sarah Rose

For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History

Sarah Rose

275 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
nonfiction food and drink history adventurous informative medium-paced
Voltaire's Calligrapher by Pablo de Santis

Voltaire's Calligrapher

Pablo de Santis

149 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
fiction historical
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

376 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

272 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

Lost in a Good Book

Thursday Next #2

Jasper Fforde

399 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
fiction fantasy mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde

The Well of Lost Plots

Thursday Next #3

Jasper Fforde

375 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
fiction fantasy mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde

Something Rotten

Thursday Next #4

Jasper Fforde

385 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
fiction fantasy mystery adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin

The Winter Queen

Erast Fandorin Mysteries #1

Boris Akunin

256 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
fiction historical mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
The Inimitable Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

The Inimitable Jeeves

Jeeves #2

P.G. Wodehouse

240 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)

5.0mwgerard's review
fiction classics short stories lighthearted fast-paced