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A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman 2012 · Literary The author's best-known novel, with the same mix of dry jokes and sudden emotional weight.
The Thursday Murder Club Richard Osman 2020 · Mystery Another warm, funny ensemble of mismatched people thrown together around a crime.
Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty 2014 · Literary Also reveals a tightly knit community's secrets through an incident, with a sharper, more satirical edge.