Opium smugglers, mad scientists, Instagram socialites, and serial killers fictional and real.

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Phoebe is a New Yorker, a liberal media creature whose blue bubble bursts after the 2016 presidential election.

Should Korede put a stop to her sisters crimes in the name of all that is right?

When social media meets extreme wealth, prepare for binges of self-documentation that could double asVoguephoto-shoots.

The Feral Detective, by Jonathan Lethem (Ecco, November 6)

There are new roommates, too an intriguing couple with whom Frances becomes unexpectedly tight.

Tobys reckoning feels inevitable though, this being Tana French, it still shocks.

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7. Sunburn, by Laura Lippman (William Morrow)

6. The Real Lolita, by Sarah Weinman (Ecco)

5. Social Creature, by Tara Isabella Burton (Doubleday)

4. Bitter Orange, by Claire Fuller (Tin House Books)

3. Give Me Your Hand, by Megan Abbott (Little, Brown)

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