Amazon.com today revealed the Amazon Books Editors’ Best Books of the Year So Far list, with Charlotte McConaghy’s taut, psychological novel Wild Dark Shore earning the coveted No. 1 position. The Amazon Books Editors describe the novel as “leaving you breathless, wide-eyed, and in awe of the extraordinary power of fiction.” Rounding out the top five selections are King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby, No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris, The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong, and Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins.
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