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20 Recent Books That Hook You From Page One

"Readers can be patient people, but sometimes we want a book that grabs us right from the start—a story that'll have us flipping pages after only a few moments of bookstore browsing or ereader previewing.
We asked on Facebook and Twitter: What's a recently published book (from the last five years) that hooked you from the first page?"
How many of these books have instantly grabbed your attention?
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The Woman in Cabin 10 (Ruth Ware)
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Ruth Ware)
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The Stranger in the Woods (Michael Finkel)
The Stranger in the Woods (Michael Finkel)
3
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
4
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
5
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
6
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
7
The Upside of Unrequited (Becky Albertalli)
The Upside of Unrequited (Becky Albertalli)
8
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
9
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
10
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
11
Truly Madly Guilty (Liane Moriarty)
Truly Madly Guilty (Liane Moriarty)
12
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
13
Behind Her Eyes (Sarah Pinborough)
Behind Her Eyes (Sarah Pinborough)
14
The Fireman (Joe Hill)
The Fireman (Joe Hill)
15
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
16
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
17
Mississippi Blood (Greg Iles)
Mississippi Blood (Greg Iles)
18
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
19
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
20
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah J. Maas)
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