25 of THE BEST STUFF 2004
Discover the 25 best books of 2004 in this curated list of top reads. Find award-winning titles, must-read novels, and literary gems from a standout year in publishing.
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If Chins Could Kill
by Bruce Campbell
Chronicles the life of actor Bruce Campbell from his childhood in Detroit through his time spent making the film Evil Dead to his days in Hollywood.
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A Fish Caught in Time
by Samantha Weinberg
The coelacanth (see-lo-canth) is no ordinary fish. Five feet long, with luminescent eyes and limb like fins, this bizarre creature, presumed to be extinct, was discovered in 1938 by an amateur icthyologist who recognized it from fossils dating back 400 million years. The discovery was immediately dubbed the "greatest scientific find of the century," but the excitement that ensued was even more incredible. This is the entrancing story of that most rare and precious fish -- our own great-uncle forty million times removed.
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Wicked Beyond Belief
by Michael Bilton
Bilton presents a revelatory investigation into the police handling of the Yorkshire Ripper Case which spanned over 14 years. For the first time the detectives are talking and the victims are reliving the nightmare.
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The Alienist
by Caleb Carr
In 1896 New York, psychologist--or in period terminology, an alienist--Laszlo Kreizler joins forces with journalist John Schuyler Moore to track a vicious serial killer.
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The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
In 1327, finding his sensitive mission at an Italian abbey further complicated by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William of Baskerville turns detective.
