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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
1
Ruth Ware
The Stranger in the Woods (Michael Finkel)
The Stranger in the Woods
2
Michael Finkel
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
3
Kristin Hannah
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
4
M R Carey
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
5
Emily St John Mandel
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
6
Paul Kalanithi
The Upside of Unrequited (Becky Albertalli)
The Upside of Unrequited
7
Becky Albertalli
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
8
Mohsin Hamed
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
9
George Saunders
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
10
Blake Crouch
Truly Madly Guilty (Liane Moriarty)
Truly Madly Guilty
11
Liane Moriarty
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
12
JD Vance
Behind Her Eyes (Sarah Pinborough)
Behind Her Eyes
13
Sarah Pinborough
The Fireman (Joe Hill)
The Fireman
14
Joe Hill
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
News of the World
15
Paulette Jiles
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Marlon James)
A Brief History of Seven Killings
16
Marlon James
Mississippi Blood (Greg Iles)
Mississippi Blood
17
Greg Iles
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
18
V.E. Schwab
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
19
Colson Whitehead
A Court of Mist and Fury (Sarah J. Maas)
A Court of Mist and Fury
20
Sarah J. Maas
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