Ooooo, I love a good suspense novel, and Stephen Fry's book Revenge hit the spot. A retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, the novel is an excellent update to that fine story. The book follows the travails of Ned, the victim of a prank that goes very, very wrong and lands him in a mental asylum for years. The pacing was great, and even though I pretty much knew how things would end (having read TCoMC), I couldn't wait to get there with Ned. Fry's more known for his comic novels (and for being part of a comic duo with House's Hugh Laurie). Given my enjoyment of Revenge, you can expect to see at least one of those comic efforts further down this list.
100. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
99. The Cat Who Covered the World by Christopher S. Wren
98. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
97. Emily the Strange by Anonymous
96. Anathem by Neal Stephenson
95. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, illustrated by Matt Phelan
94. A Thief in the House of Memory by Tim Wynne-Jones
93. Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
92. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
91. Beauty by Robin McKinley
90. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
89. The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle
88. Revenge by Stephen Fry
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