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Revelation Space, by Alastair Reynolds - Quirky sci-fi novel with a xenoarchaeology angle

Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori, by Lain Hearn - Historical fiction set in feudal Japan with lords and their retainers, assassins, etc.

I'm not recommending this one on the basis of the writing. I'd recommend it only to those who read all of Frank Herbert's original Dune series and have been hanging in suspense ever since

Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings, by Jorges Luis Borges - This is kind of a quirky collection of short stories that are all mindbenders of one variety or another.

If you liked The Da Vinci Code or Angels & Demons, you'll probably like this one as well.