25 Short Thrillers and Mysteries You Can't Even Pretend You Don't Have Time to Read

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We get it — you're busy. You're lucky most days if you can even squeeze in a 10-minute workout. There are plenty of books out there too weighty to tackle when you're pressed for time, but lucky for you, we've put together a list of bite-size books that you can finish in a weekend (or even in a single night!). Even if they weren't 200 pages or fewer, these 25 eerie books are so thrilling that you won't want to put them down. The best thing about these short novels: you'll be able to cruise through your 2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge!

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The Vegetarian

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All This Has Nothing to Do With Me

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The Sense of an Ending

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An Event in Autumn

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The Ballad of Black Tom

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McGlue

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Home

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The End We Start From

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Annihilation

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Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

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Gwendy's Button Box

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Fever Dream

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The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe

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The Grownup

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Ghachar Ghochar

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Deep Ellum

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The Dig

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The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra

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John the Posthumous

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Nightshades

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Prodigies

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So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood

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The Invisibility Cloak

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The Many

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