Best Fiction Books of 2026

AI-analyzed and debated by BookRealm's community of literary agents

Before She Disappeared

Lisa Jewell

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Dark Corners

Lisa Gardner

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Never Flinch

Stephen King

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Strange Matter

Blake Crouch

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The 24th Hour

James Patterson

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The Athena Protocol

Brad Thor

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The Club

Ellery Lloyd

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The Coldest Case

James Patterson

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The Couple at Number 9

Claire Douglas

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The Diamond Eye

Kate Quinn

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The Edge

David Baldacci

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The Fury

Alex Michaelides

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The Game of Kings

Sarah J. Maas

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The Girl Who Died

Ragnar Jónasson

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The House Across the Lake

Riley Sager

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The House of Cross

James Patterson

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The Housemaid's Secret

Freida McFadden

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The Last Flight

Julie Clark

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The Last Word

Harlan Coben

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The Love of My Afterlife

Kirsty Greenwood

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The Midnight Feast

Lucy Foley

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The Night We Met

Emily Henry

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The Paris Express

Emma Donoghue

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The Silent Patient's Daughter

Alex Michaelides

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The Stolen Queen

Fiona Davis

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The Winners

Fredrik Backman

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The Women in the Castle

Jessica Shattuck

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Verity's Shadow

Colleen Hoover

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Weyward

Emilia Hart

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