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Something Wicked This Way Comes

★★★☆☆
A carnival unexpectedly comes to town, and its far more sinister than rides and attractions

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The Demolished Man

★★★★☆
From the golden age of sci-fi, the very first ever Hugo award winner is a police story in a telepathic world

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The Gray Man

★★★☆☆
A former CIA assassin is now the subject of a manhunt, a manhunt by his counterparts from a dozen different countries

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Nine Perfect Strangers

★★★☆☆
Nine people from different walks of life attend a 10-day retreat at a luxury wellness centre

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Aarushi

★★★★☆
Details the botched investigation and the media frenzy around a brutal murder of a teen girl

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Persuader

★★★☆☆
Jack Reacher goes undercover at the behest of the DEA to track a personal enemy

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We Should All Be Feminists

★★★★★
A poignant essay on what it means to be a feminist, and the case for feminism as the author defines it

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Ice

★★★☆☆
Three personal narratives interconnect in a world where an ice age is imminent

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The Couple Next Door

★★★★☆
A small baby goes missing while under the care of the seemingly perfect "couple next door"

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The Selfish Gene

★★★★☆
Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection is reaffirmed, but at what scale is the evolution happening?

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Ring for Jeeves

★★★★★
Jeeves' temporary new employer is desperately in need of money and uses Jeeves' ingenuity and big brain to get what he needs

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My Sister, The Serial Killer

★★★☆☆
Korede has to juggle her job as a nurse with her love for her murderous sister

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The Two Towers

★★★★★
The fellowship has disintegrated, but the quest continues to destroy the one ring

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Hell House

★★★★☆
A group of people are sent to investigate a haunted house known for being the most dangerous in the world

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The Railway Children

★★★☆☆
Three children, uprooted from London to the countryside, become fascinated with trains

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The Keeper of Lost Causes

★★★★☆
A police detective is assigned a cold case to keep him occupied, and has breakthroughs using exceptional detecting skills

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