Our Book Recommendations for the 2025 Read Harder Challenge

Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mystery and thriller books to fulfill prompts for the 2025 Read Harder Challenge.

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News

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Books Discussed

Read Harder 2025

• Theme Music - T. Marie Vandelly
• The Dark Maestro - Brendan Slocumb
• Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers - Jessie Q. Sutanto
• A Sea of Unspoken Things - Adrienne Young
• Our Winter Monster - Dennis Mahoney
• Tell Me What You Did - Carter Wilson

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