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Reading this post: /topic/show/... made me think about all the books where a group of people are "summoned" somewhere and it turns out they all have a connection they didn't know about.

Some examples would be:

And Then There Were None

The Haunting of Hill House

Bright Young Things

Haunted

Invitation to the Game, sort of

Any suggestions for more of these? I'm sure there are some I have missed.

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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater : the author is so good at weaving together magic and friendship that the relationships and events of the series end up feeling like fate bringing together all the main characters. This is more implied in the storytelling than an outright mysterious "summoning" to bring people together. But they DO have a connection and all end up in the same small town.

Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts: fits perfectly with what you are looking for. Fair warning, I thought the beginning was a bit too slow and the story didn't really grab me, but plenty of people liked it so maybe it just wasn't my style.

The Westing Game

Thanks for all suggestions so far. The Westing Game has been on my to-read list for a while.

Strangers by Dean Koontz from GR desc "Six strangers are unaccountably seized by nightmares, attacks of fear, and bouts of uncharacteristic behavior. The six begin to seek each other out as puzzling photographs and messages arrive, indicating that the cause may lie in a forgotten weekend stay at an isolated Nevada motel. "

It by Stephen King. The kids are friends in childhood, then forget about each other until as adults they are drawn together to fight the same menace they faced as kids.

Pretty Little Liars, sort of in the same way as It above.

The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
Witchlanders by Lena Coakley (if a "group" of 2 counts)
The Vindico by Wesley King (not so much fate as a handful of supervillains)
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
The Heir Chronicles series, beginning with The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima

Thanks for all suggestions everyone!

The Legacy

Following

I'm not sure about the "being summoned" part, but here's a YA fantasy book that I really enjoyed:
Six of Crows

It's about a group of six people who are criminals and plan a heist. It's really good, so even if this isn't the type you want, I highly recommend it (for fantasy/YA readers)

edit: I realized there's also a Youtube Red show that has this plot, which you might enjoy if you're up to watching tv shows. If you want to see it, .
The 's free to watch if you just want a taste.

The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord
These three great men meet in the afterlife--or is it someplace else? What do they have in common?

Agatha Christie wrote one that's set on a train, it's either The Blue Train or Murder on the Orient Express(I think it's the former).

- for Gina's suggestion.

Thanks everyone. I didn't realise Agatha Christie did this plot twice - Muder on the Orient Express, and also And Then There Were None. I suppose you can't write that number of books without a bit of recycling!

Agatha Christie has been dubbed “The Queen of Crime,�� having written 66 detective novels along with 14 short stories. Also to her credit are numerous West End Plays, television plays and radioplays. She also wrote six romance novels under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott. Her work has been adapted into just about every medium imaginable �� film, television, plays, video games and graphic novels. Without a doubt, Agatha Christie’s legacy lives on.

"The Mysterious Benedict Society" is another one. MG/YA book about a weird group of kids brought together to do... something. I love "The Westing Game" so much!

The Mysterious Benedict Society, of course! Can't believe I forgot that one.

Not exactly the same, but "Holes" by Louis Sachar has the kind of plot where it seems all a little disconnected and then at the end everything ties together.

The Gathering

Icons or Zeroes if you like YA

Not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for but a lot of things connect in the end and I really really enjoyed it ...
Ruby Red

There's a Twilight Zone episode about this: "One More Pallbearer."

Between Heaven & Hell

One of Us Is Lying is a great example of this!

Chasing Vermeer

Ten
Clue
Ten Dead Comedians

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"Hold Back the Dark" by Kay Hooper is a pretty good suspense novel from a great series about Psychic FBI agents who all have different special abilities, clairvoyants, mediums, precogs, telekinetics, etc, who have all been anonymously "summoned" by mysterious forces (no spoilers) to fight off malevolent energy that's infecting a sleepy mountain town and turning everyone psycho. I'm having difficulty explaining the plot without giving anything away. Anyway, I LOVE psychic mysteries and Law enforcement books and Kay Hooper writes many that are wonderful. While this one isn't my favorite out of the series, it's worth reading and I think it meets the criteria of a group of people who don't necessarily all know each other and don't find out exactly why they were summoned or by who until they get there.

Hold Back the Dark

Expelled by James Patterson has four students who find they have the same circumstances (being framed for something they didn't do) who kind of team up to expose the villain. Its YA.

And Then There Were Four is also YA and has a group of 5 students who are lured into a building that collapses around them. I am honestly in two minds about his one, it gets some bad reviews, I personally didn't love either of the narrators, the plot feels a little scattered at times because of the narration BUT that being said it has proved popular in my high school library with a few students who have really enjoyed it and a colleague who read it said it was good (I may be being to harsh on it).

The Invitation
Halloween Party
They All Fall Down
This Lie Will Kill You