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New York Times Read Alikes: October 22, 2016

Get ready for some nail-biters! It's a suspenseful time of year, with four tense mysteries on the list this week.

girl on the train

#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, more stories told from multiple perspectives:

And Then There Was One by Patricia Gussin

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Fates & Furies by Lauren Groff

 


 

two by two

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks, more sweet stories about fathers and daughters:

What We Find by Robyn Carr

Fast Track by Julie Garwood

Father's Day by Simon Van Booy

 

 

 

missing

#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Missing by James Patterson and Kathryn Fox, more mysteries featuring private eyes:

Charm City by Laura Lippmann

Suspect by Robert Crais

A Hard Ticket Home by David Housewright

 

 

 

trespasser

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Trespasser by Tana French, more mysteries set in Ireland:

The Wrong Kind of Blood by Declan Hughes

Killing the Emperors by Ruth Dudley Edwards

Killing Ways by Alex Barclay

 

 

 

home

#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Home by Harlan Coben, more mysteries featuring amateur detectives:

The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais

New York Dead by Stuart Woods

The Amazing Harvey by Don Passman

 

 

 

Want more? Check out last week's readalikes.

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