1. Verity

Brief summary: Lowen Ashleigh is offered a writing job by Jeremy Crawford, to finish the last three novels of a bestselling book series by Verity Crawford. Lowen discovers an autobiographical manuscript by Verity, which contains dark secrets about her life.

 “I hear the crack of his skull before the spattering of blood reaches me.”

Number of pages: 336

Genres: suspense, psychological thriller, romantic thriller

2. The Silent Patient

Brief summary: A woman named Alicia Berenson murders her husband and hasn’t talked since. A psychotherapist named Theo Faber wants to reveal the reason why Alicia did it. 

“Alicia Berenson was thirty-three years old when she killed her husband. They had been married for seven years.”

Number of pages: 339

Genres: thriller, suspense, mystery, crime fiction

3. If We Were Villains

Brief summary: A murder mystery surrounding Oliver Marks, a former actor at an elite arts college who just served ten years in jail for a murder he may or may not have done.

“Enter the players. There were seven of us then, seven bright young things with wide precious futures ahead of us, though we saw no farther than the books in front of our faces.“

Number of pages: 368

Genres: thriller, mystery, suspense

4. Dead Poets Society

Brief Summary: John Keating, a new English teacher, is introduced to Welton academy, known for its old traditions and high standards. He uses unorthodox teaching methods to reach out to his students, who face enormous pressures from their parents and the school. With Keating’s help, his students learn to break out of their shells, pursue their dreams, and seize the day.

“Inside the stone chapel of Welton Academy, a private school nestled in the remote hills of Vermont, more than three hundred boys, all wearing the academy blazer, sat on either side of the long aisle, surrounded by proud-faced parents, and waited.”

Number of pages: 176

Genres: drama, comedy

5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

We all know the story of a powerful wizard named Harry Potter. If you have seen the movies, the fall time would be a perfect time to start reading the books. If magical wizardry interests you, I’d go for this novel.

Number of pages: 320

Genres: fantasy, adventure