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Operation Shylock
by Philip Roth • 1993
A novelist discovers his double in Jerusalem, preaching that Jews must leave Israel to survive.
3.78
5k+
Operation Shylock Summary
Operation Shylock 90%
A novelist discovers his double in Jerusalem, preaching that Jews must leave Israel to survive.
by Philip Roth 1993
3.78
5k+ ratings
The Anomaly
by Hervé Le Tellier • 2020
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
3.79
70k+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 90%
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
by Hervé Le Tellier 2020
3.79
70k+ ratings
Last to Leave the Room
by Caitlin Starling • 2023
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
3.52
3k+
Last to Leave the Room Summary
Last to Leave the Room 90%
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
by Caitlin Starling 2023
3.52
3k+ ratings
My Murder
by Katie Williams • 2023
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
3.62
36k+
My Murder Summary
My Murder 89%
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
by Katie Williams 2023
3.62
36k+ ratings
Despair
by Vladimir Nabokov • 1989
A Russian émigré in Berlin finds his physical double and decides murder is the highest art.
3.9
12k+
Despair Summary
Despair 89%
A Russian émigré in Berlin finds his physical double and decides murder is the highest art.
by Vladimir Nabokov 1989
3.9
12k+ ratings
The Double
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1997
A St. Petersburg clerk's double appears and takes his job, his reputation, and his sanity.
3.67
46k+
The Double Summary
The Double 89%
A St. Petersburg clerk's double appears and takes his job, his reputation, and his sanity.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1997
3.67
46k+ ratings
Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hide
by Robert Louis Stevenson • 1886
A lawyer uncovers a horrifying secret linking his friend Dr. Jekyll to a brutish criminal.
3.83
674k+
Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hide Summary
Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hide 89%
A lawyer uncovers a horrifying secret linking his friend Dr. Jekyll to a brutish criminal.
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886
3.83
674k+ ratings
The Space Between Worlds
by Micaiah Johnson • 2020
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
3.93
46k+
The Space Between Worlds Summary
The Space Between Worlds 89%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ ratings
Split Second
by Douglas E. Richards • 2015
A time travel breakthrough costs a physicist his life, and his fiancée must run for hers.
3.97
28k+
Split Second Summary
Split Second 88%
A time travel breakthrough costs a physicist his life, and his fiancée must run for hers.
by Douglas E. Richards 2015
3.97
28k+ ratings
The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey • 2021
Her husband replaced her with her clone. When he dies, the two women build a replacement.
3.60
39k+
The Echo Wife Summary
The Echo Wife 88%
Her husband replaced her with her clone. When he dies, the two women build a replacement.
by Sarah Gailey 2021
3.60
39k+ ratings
El golem
by Gustav Meyrink • 1915
In Prague's ghetto, an amnesiac gem cutter discovers the Golem haunting the alleys wears his face.
3.82
9k+
El golem Summary
El golem 88%
In Prague's ghetto, an amnesiac gem cutter discovers the Golem haunting the alleys wears his face.
by Gustav Meyrink 1915
3.82
9k+ ratings
The Business Trip
by Jessie Garcia • 2025
Escaping her abuser, a waitress steals a traveler's ID, then finds a double already using it.
3.61
106k+
The Business Trip Summary
The Business Trip 88%
Escaping her abuser, a waitress steals a traveler's ID, then finds a double already using it.
by Jessie Garcia 2025
3.61
106k+ ratings
The White Castle
by Orhan Pamuk • 1985
Enslaved in Istanbul, a Venetian meets his exact double, master pulling him into the Sultan's games.
3.48
17k+
The White Castle Summary
The White Castle 88%
Enslaved in Istanbul, a Venetian meets his exact double, master pulling him into the Sultan's games.
by Orhan Pamuk 1985
3.48
17k+ ratings
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry • 2016
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
3.89
68k+
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb 88%
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
by Lucinda Berry 2016
3.89
68k+ ratings
Desfile
by Rachel Cusk • 2024
Artists invert reality. Their wives learn to live upside down or split themselves in two.
3.50
7k+
Desfile Summary
Desfile 88%
Artists invert reality. Their wives learn to live upside down or split themselves in two.
by Rachel Cusk 2024
3.50
7k+ ratings
Immortality
by Milan Kundera • 1990
A novelist sees a woman wave at a pool. He invents Agnes, who yearns to disappear.
4.14
43k+
Immortality Summary
Immortality 88%
A novelist sees a woman wave at a pool. He invents Agnes, who yearns to disappear.
by Milan Kundera 1990
4.14
43k+ ratings
The New One
by Evie Green • 2023
After their daughter's accident, parents accept a clone replacement and a life of hidden cameras.
3.60
1k+
The New One Summary
The New One 88%
After their daughter's accident, parents accept a clone replacement and a life of hidden cameras.
by Evie Green 2023
3.60
1k+ ratings
The Likeness
by Tana French • 2008
To catch a killer, a detective takes a dead woman's place among friends who believe she survived.
4.06
182k+
The Likeness Summary
The Likeness 88%
To catch a killer, a detective takes a dead woman's place among friends who believe she survived.
by Tana French 2008
4.06
182k+ ratings
Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy
by Paul Karasik • 2025
A wrong number draws a crime novelist into a fake detective case that erases his self.
4.08
466
Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy Summary
Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy 88%
A wrong number draws a crime novelist into a fake detective case that erases his self.
by Paul Karasik 2025
4.08
466 ratings
Darkmans
by Nicola Barker • 2007
A medieval trickster possesses an English town, and the past speaks through its people.
3.65
2k+
Darkmans Summary
Darkmans 88%
A medieval trickster possesses an English town, and the past speaks through its people.
by Nicola Barker 2007
3.65
2k+ ratings
I Know Who You Are
by Alice Feeney • 2019
An actress finds her husband gone and a stranger wearing her face dismantling her life.
3.42
76k+
I Know Who You Are Summary
I Know Who You Are 88%
An actress finds her husband gone and a stranger wearing her face dismantling her life.
by Alice Feeney 2019
3.42
76k+ ratings
August Blue
by Deborah Levy • 2023
A pianist fleeing disgrace spots her double in Athens and follows the stranger across Europe.
3.62
15k+
August Blue Summary
August Blue 87%
A pianist fleeing disgrace spots her double in Athens and follows the stranger across Europe.
by Deborah Levy 2023
3.62
15k+ ratings
The Box Man
by Kōbō Abe • 1973
A photographer climbs into a cardboard box and vanishes from the city. Then someone looks back.
3.58
8k+
The Box Man Summary
The Box Man 87%
A photographer climbs into a cardboard box and vanishes from the city. Then someone looks back.
by Kōbō Abe 1973
3.58
8k+ ratings
Le troisième mensonge
by Ágota Kristóf • 1991
Returning home to die, an exile's search for his twin unravels a lifetime of deceptions.
4.04
7k+
Le troisième mensonge Summary
Le troisième mensonge 87%
Returning home to die, an exile's search for his twin unravels a lifetime of deceptions.
by Ágota Kristóf 1991
4.04
7k+ ratings
Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
Me Summary
Me 87%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
Don't Look Now and Other Stories
by Daphne du Maurier • 1971
A Venetian blind psychic warns a grieving couple of danger; a red-coated child then haunts them.
3.82
10k+
Don't Look Now and Other Stories Summary
Don't Look Now and Other Stories 87%
A Venetian blind psychic warns a grieving couple of danger; a red-coated child then haunts them.
by Daphne du Maurier 1971
3.82
10k+ ratings
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
by Agatha Christie • 1940
His dentist dead and patients poisoned, Poirot hunts a killer who calls murder a public service.
3.78
46k+
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Summary
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 87%
His dentist dead and patients poisoned, Poirot hunts a killer who calls murder a public service.
by Agatha Christie 1940
3.78
46k+ ratings
Batman
by John Jackson Miller • 2024
The Joker is dead, but a shape-shifting victim is being remade to resurrect his reign.
4.05
3k+
Batman Summary
Batman 87%
The Joker is dead, but a shape-shifting victim is being remade to resurrect his reign.
by John Jackson Miller 2024
4.05
3k+ ratings
Ellison Wonderland
by Harlan Ellison • 1962
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
3.99
1k+
Ellison Wonderland Summary
Ellison Wonderland 87%
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
by Harlan Ellison 1962
3.99
1k+ ratings
What the Hell Did I Just Read
by David Wong • 2017
Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.
4.18
18k+
What the Hell Did I Just Read Summary
What the Hell Did I Just Read 87%
Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.
by David Wong 2017
4.18
18k+ ratings
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami • 1985
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
4.11
154k+
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 87%
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
by Haruki Murakami 1985
4.11
154k+ ratings
Our Last Echoes
by Kate Alice Marshall • 2021
An orphan hunts for her missing mother on an Alaskan island where the mist hides doppelgangers.
3.49
4k+
Our Last Echoes Summary
Our Last Echoes 87%
An orphan hunts for her missing mother on an Alaskan island where the mist hides doppelgangers.
by Kate Alice Marshall 2021
3.49
4k+ ratings
The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers • 1983
Marooned in 1810 London, a scholar discovers a city of sorcerer-clowns, body thieves, and old gods.
3.90
18k+
The Anubis Gates Summary
The Anubis Gates 87%
Marooned in 1810 London, a scholar discovers a city of sorcerer-clowns, body thieves, and old gods.
by Tim Powers 1983
3.90
18k+ ratings
The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves • 2024
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
3.30
10k+
The Book of Elsewhere Summary
The Book of Elsewhere 87%
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
by Keanu Reeves 2024
3.30
10k+ ratings
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2024
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
3.57
13k+
Absolution Summary
Absolution 87%
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024
3.57
13k+ ratings
Someday
by David Levithan • 2018
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
3.64
10k+
Someday Summary
Someday 87%
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
by David Levithan 2018
3.64
10k+ ratings
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson • 1886
A respectable doctor's strange will leaves everything to a violent man his lawyer has never met.
3.91
147k+
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror 87%
A respectable doctor's strange will leaves everything to a violent man his lawyer has never met.
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886
3.91
147k+ ratings
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch • 2016
A physics professor is thrown into a parallel life by the one who knows him best: himself.
4.13
747k+
Dark Matter Summary
Dark Matter 87%
A physics professor is thrown into a parallel life by the one who knows him best: himself.
by Blake Crouch 2016
4.13
747k+ ratings
Double Date
by R.L. Stine • 1994
A dare pushes a cocky teen to secretly date twin sisters. Now someone is hunting him.
3.58
4k+
Double Date Summary
Double Date 87%
A dare pushes a cocky teen to secretly date twin sisters. Now someone is hunting him.
by R.L. Stine 1994
3.58
4k+ ratings
Don't Believe Her
by Nicola Sanders • 2024
When a woman returns claiming to be Ellie's missing best friend, only Ellie sees the impostor.
3.99
44k+
Don't Believe Her Summary
Don't Believe Her 87%
When a woman returns claiming to be Ellie's missing best friend, only Ellie sees the impostor.
by Nicola Sanders 2024
3.99
44k+ ratings
The Pilo Family Circus
by Will Elliott • 2009
A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.
3.81
4k+
The Pilo Family Circus Summary
The Pilo Family Circus 87%
A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.
by Will Elliott 2009
3.81
4k+ ratings
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1843
Madness, doomed beauty, and the birth of the detective: a journey into American Gothic.
4.36
70k+
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe Summary
The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe 87%
Madness, doomed beauty, and the birth of the detective: a journey into American Gothic.
by Edgar Allan Poe 1843
4.36
70k+ ratings
First Born
by Will Dean • 2022
Her identical twin murdered, an anxious Londoner flies to New York to find the killer.
3.59
16k+
First Born Summary
First Born 87%
Her identical twin murdered, an anxious Londoner flies to New York to find the killer.
by Will Dean 2022
3.59
16k+ ratings
Hopscotch
by Julio Cortázar • 1963
An Argentine in Paris obsesses over a woman whose intuition escapes his restless, overthinking mind.
4.20
50k+
Hopscotch Summary
Hopscotch 87%
An Argentine in Paris obsesses over a woman whose intuition escapes his restless, overthinking mind.
by Julio Cortázar 1963
4.20
50k+ ratings
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield • 2006
A dying author summons a biographer to her decaying estate for one last story: the truth.
3.98
328k+
The Thirteenth Tale Summary
The Thirteenth Tale 87%
A dying author summons a biographer to her decaying estate for one last story: the truth.
by Diane Setterfield 2006
3.98
328k+ ratings
Withered Hill
by David Barnett • 2024
A London woman wakes trapped in a village of masks, old rites, and no way back.
4.04
4k+
Withered Hill Summary
Withered Hill 87%
A London woman wakes trapped in a village of masks, old rites, and no way back.
by David Barnett 2024
4.04
4k+ ratings
What She Saw
by Sheila Lowe • 2013
A woman wakes on a train with no memory, hunted by a conspiracy she can’t recall.
3.82
2k+
What She Saw Summary
What She Saw 87%
A woman wakes on a train with no memory, hunted by a conspiracy she can’t recall.
by Sheila Lowe 2013
3.82
2k+ ratings
The Second Lady
by Irving Wallace • 1980
The First Lady is a Soviet double, and one writer suspects the truth.
3.92
5k+
The Second Lady Summary
The Second Lady 87%
The First Lady is a Soviet double, and one writer suspects the truth.
by Irving Wallace 1980
3.92
5k+ ratings
Immaculate Conception
by Ling Ling Huang • 2025
A scholarship student's obsession with a genius classmate turns monstrous inside a shared mind.
3.89
13k+
Immaculate Conception Summary
Immaculate Conception 87%
A scholarship student's obsession with a genius classmate turns monstrous inside a shared mind.
by Ling Ling Huang 2025
3.89
13k+ ratings
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
3.84
2k+
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion 87%
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
by Bruce M. Hood 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
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