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Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our UNSOLVED message board.
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1. GENRE and PLOT DETAILS are mandatory in the header/ topic title. Do NOT create vague topic headers like "Romance" or "YA Fantasy" or "Looking for this book." Threads with vague headers will be CLOSED.
2. Authors or members who SPAM the group will be BLOCKED.
3. Only the "OP" (original poster) can "bump" their topic/ thread (b ...more
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By Ann aka Iftca… · 1 post · 14262 views
last updated Aug 02, 2017 01:02PM
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How to find my old posts / comments
By Holly · 231 posts · 10329 views
By Holly · 231 posts · 10329 views
last updated Jul 15, 2026 10:38AM
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Resources to find books - Please try before posting!
By Kaion · 140 posts · 25004 views
By Kaion · 140 posts · 25004 views
last updated Oct 19, 2024 05:22AM
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► Header/ Topic Title must contain GENRE and PLOT details. "YA" refers to TEENS.
By Kris · 1 post · 6556 views
last updated Nov 08, 2020 08:40AM
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► RULES & GUIDELINES - UNSOLVED: ONE SPECIFIC BOOK folder
By Kris · 1 post · 50437 views
last updated Jun 22, 2017 04:01AM
British Children’s book written in the 1980’s or 1990’s .
By Kijani · 4 posts · 23 views
By Kijani · 4 posts · 23 views
last updated 1 hour, 10 min ago
Adult Historical Romance, Regency? Debutante mistakes a peer for her cousin at a ball, hugs him & he gives her the cut direct. Bookstore. Opera. 1980's?
By Susan · 3 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 3 posts · 12 views
last updated 9 hours, 33 min ago
YA Fantasy novel about a modern day dragon slayer. Read before 2000s. Spoiler.
By Amanda · 1 post · 16 views
By Amanda · 1 post · 16 views
last updated Aug 09, 2026 10:31PM
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Description of the SUGGEST BOOKS FOR ME folder
By Kris · 1 post · 2878 views
last updated Jun 22, 2017 04:49AM
Chilling Horror stories (non-gory, paranormal is okay but with clear parameters)
By Eirelyn · 22 posts · 36 views
By Eirelyn · 22 posts · 36 views
last updated 18 hours, 44 min ago
Please suggest some good contemporary Heist thrillers
By Catherine · 18 posts · 670 views
By Catherine · 18 posts · 670 views
last updated Aug 09, 2026 07:27PM
Fiction about girls and women on backpacker type holidays
By Jade · 8 posts · 28 views
By Jade · 8 posts · 28 views
last updated Aug 09, 2026 03:38PM
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Description of the POSSIBLY SOLVED folder
By Kate · 1 post · 2329 views
last updated Jun 15, 2012 11:12PM
Man goes to observe wolves. Female alpha led a large pack. Picture of the author in the back of the book with him in an aircraft or helicopter. Front of book had wolf prints in snow. Main character would go out some seasons and go back to civilization?
By Daniel Watts · 7 posts · 182 views
By Daniel Watts · 7 posts · 182 views
last updated Mar 12, 2026 03:16PM
Children's (up to MG) chapter book read in 1970's. Girl protagonist's efforts to save an historic tree. Spoiler.
By SamSpayedPI · 4 posts · 67 views
By SamSpayedPI · 4 posts · 67 views
last updated Feb 13, 2026 06:36PM
YA contemporary book: The girl's mom dies (maybe in a car crash?) and the girl suspects foul play. Mom was a photographer. Spoiler.
By Anika (i dont… · 6 posts · 100 views
By Anika (i dont… · 6 posts · 100 views
last updated Jan 31, 2026 08:50AM
SOLVED. Adult Thriller (or maybe Mystery)? Narrator is children's book author who leaves his girlfriend in mountain town and moves to New York. He writes about trial of Vietnamese woman accused of murdering her husband. Published before 2001. Spoiler.
By Claudia · 4 posts · 22 views
By Claudia · 4 posts · 22 views
last updated Aug 09, 2026 08:36AM
SOLVED. Adult Dual-timeline novel — Ancient Rome and modern-day brothers, one a Tai Chi master. Robert Anton Wilson foreword/blurb. Read around 2003.
By Thomas · 2 posts · 10 views
By Thomas · 2 posts · 10 views
last updated Aug 07, 2026 07:55AM
SOLVED. Adult Christian fiction about a girl who was sold by her mother to people who used her to make money for child sex
By Amy · 3 posts · 33 views
By Amy · 3 posts · 33 views
last updated Aug 02, 2026 05:46PM
SOLVED. Adult Crime novel: Twin gangsters in 1960s London. Police are corrupt or incompetent. Read late 1990s/early 2000s (before 2005).
By M. · 6 posts · 46 views
By M. · 6 posts · 46 views
last updated Aug 01, 2026 05:09PM
SOLVED. Adult Historical Fiction. Girl becomes muse/ lover of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
By Tracy · 6 posts · 15 views
By Tracy · 6 posts · 15 views
last updated Jul 31, 2026 09:06PM
SOLVED. Kids book of Mazes, cover had a pyramid or ziggurat maze on it, with a blue sky in background. Read/played with in the 1990s.l
By Emmy · 7 posts · 26 views
By Emmy · 7 posts · 26 views
last updated Aug 09, 2026 02:21PM
SOLVED. YA Horror. College theatre Murder Mystery where a girl runs social media account and it gets hacked by the murderer, then she is framed for the murders and nobody believes she is innocent besides a guy friend. Read around 2016-2017. Spoiler.
By Egg · 3 posts · 16 views
By Egg · 3 posts · 16 views
last updated Aug 09, 2026 06:23AM
SOLVED. Children's/ YA Fantasy. Choose Your Own Adventure. Main characters are searching for the gems that match their name (onyx, ruby, etc)
By Angela · 12 posts · 31 views
By Angela · 12 posts · 31 views
last updated Aug 07, 2026 11:23AM
SOLVED. Fantasy, possibly YA. Male lead is a prince that can metamorph into 3 different animals: a swallow, an otter and possibly a fox, but he has to kill 3 of each animal in some kind of dark ritual. Read around 2016-2018.
By Leonie · 7 posts · 17 views
By Leonie · 7 posts · 17 views
last updated Aug 03, 2026 09:56AM
SOLVED. Teen drama set in England. Late teenage girl is painting in countryside, meets a rock band singer. Published in 1980's.
By Joanne · 3 posts · 18 views
By Joanne · 3 posts · 18 views
last updated Jul 30, 2026 01:45PM
SOLVED. Adult True Crime Non fiction Biography about Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army
By Clare · 3 posts · 13 views
By Clare · 3 posts · 13 views
last updated Aug 07, 2026 05:56AM
SOLVED. Nonfiction maybe for children summarizing horror films with accompanying black and white photos- read in early 200'0's- may be a series.???
By Marietta · 4 posts · 24 views
By Marietta · 4 posts · 24 views
last updated Jul 29, 2026 07:59AM
SOLVED. Nonfiction book. Shark attacks, natural history of sharks, species, research efforts, tiger sharks. Final section had recipes for sharks, skates and rays. Cover: blue paperback, photo of shark. Read 1980's.
By Jamie · 12 posts · 33 views
By Jamie · 12 posts · 33 views
last updated Jul 06, 2026 07:37PM
SOLVED. Non-fiction Biography of Queen Elizabeth II
By Rachel · 2 posts · 13 views
By Rachel · 2 posts · 13 views
last updated Jul 04, 2026 07:01PM
SOLVED. Children's biography series from the 80's [s]
By Johanna Moell… · 11 posts · 122 views
By Johanna Moell… · 11 posts · 122 views
last updated Jun 28, 2026 11:28AM
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By Cheryl · 2333 posts · 5695 views
last updated Aug 08, 2026 05:35PM
Separate "Unsolved" into categories?
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By Keith · 9 posts · 894 views
last updated Jun 16, 2024 04:37PM
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Description of the QUERY ABANDONED BY POSTER folder
By Kate · 11 posts · 2033 views
last updated Mar 03, 2017 12:46PM
ABANDONED. Contemporary Romance - hero is engaged ; heroine is his neighbor with a cat
By Ashfly · 7 posts · 875 views
By Ashfly · 7 posts · 875 views
last updated Jul 30, 2026 01:09PM
ABANDONED. People don't talk, they just point their pda/cellphone at each other
By Stephina · 26 posts · 1298 views
By Stephina · 26 posts · 1298 views
last updated Jul 15, 2026 09:21PM
ABANDONED. Murder Mystery, Main character is writer or academic researching a garden at this crumbling old estate.
By Meghan · 18 posts · 1028 views
By Meghan · 18 posts · 1028 views
last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:16PM
Romance book maybe sci-fi not 100%
By Rachael · 3 posts · 29 views
By Rachael · 3 posts · 29 views
last updated Jun 21, 2026 10:04AM
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Description of the NOW WE'LL NEVER KNOW folder
By Kate · 3 posts · 6294 views
last updated Mar 03, 2017 04:42PM
ABANDONED. Children's Fantasy book about an animal war. Read in the 1980s, possibly British.
By deleted member · 5 posts · 51 views
By deleted member · 5 posts · 51 views
last updated Jul 25, 2026 09:11AM
ABANDONED. Fantasy book about a girl who can control shadows and runs from a kingdom. Read around 2018.
By deleted member · 2 posts · 23 views
By deleted member · 2 posts · 23 views
last updated Jul 23, 2026 06:59AM
ABANDONED. MG/YA fantasy/sci set in a theme park, title possible something to do with a black hole
By deleted member · 11 posts · 976 views
By deleted member · 11 posts · 976 views
last updated Jul 17, 2026 04:17PM
ABANDONED. Children's book - Manor house, mystery, answering clues and riddles
By deleted member · 11 posts · 698 views
By deleted member · 11 posts · 698 views
last updated Jul 17, 2026 04:16PM
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What's the Name of that Thread?
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By deleted member · 70 posts · 1773 views
last updated Apr 11, 2026 12:33AM
A welcome message for your excellent group.
By Ana · 1 post · 10 views
By Ana · 1 post · 10 views
last updated Jul 23, 2026 12:57AM
Children's book from Peru, in Spanish, about learning to read. Read in 1983ish.
By Daisy · 9 posts · 10 views
By Daisy · 9 posts · 10 views
last updated Jun 16, 2026 02:32AM
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Link to shorter details on how to use our group.
By Ann aka Iftca… · 1 post · 707 views
last updated Oct 01, 2017 02:38PM
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[OLD] Details for Posting a Query (read first!) Note NEW addition
By Kate · 4 posts · 6270 views
last updated Jan 05, 2014 10:45PM
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[OLD] READ THIS BEFORE POSTING. Updated rules and habits
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