Books like A Flicker in the Dark
12 books with a reading profile close to A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham. Practical, growth-minded, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
The Wife Between Us
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Vanessa is a middle-aged woman struggling to rebuild her life in the wake of a painful divorce from Richard, a wealthy and controlling hedge fund manager.
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The Couple at No. 9
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Saffron Cutler and her partner Tom move into a family cottage in the Cotswolds, gifted by her grandmother, Enid.
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3
His & Hers
by Alice Feeney
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Journalist Anna Andrews leaves London to cover a murder in her childhood home of Blackdown, where a woman’s body was found with a literal mark of its killer.
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4
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by Ruth Ware
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Reclusive writer Leonora Shaw receives an unexpected invitation to a bachelorette party for Clare Cavendish, a childhood friend she hasn't seen in a decade.
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5
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Belding Price disappeared sixteen years ago from a roadside car while her infant daughter, Annabel, sat in the backseat.
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MY HUSBAND'S WIFE
by Alice Feeney
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
In a decaying manor overlooking a grey seaside town, three people inhabit a space defined by half-truths and historical grudges.
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7
DEAR DEBBIE
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Debbie is a professional advice columnist who spends her days solving the dilemmas of strangers while her own life unspools.
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8
The Midnight Feast
by Lucy Foley
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
The story unfolds at The Manor, a luxury wellness resort built atop ancient woodland in the Dorset countryside.
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9
Watching You
by Lisa Jewell
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Joey Mullen becomes obsessed with her neighbor, Tom Fitzwilliam, a headmaster whose charisma masks a history of boundary-crossing with his students.
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10
Little Secrets
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Marin Machado’s life collapses during a crowded Christmas market when her four-year-old son, Sebastian, vanishes while she is distracted by a phone call.
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11
The Fury
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Lana Farrar, a retired movie star, invites a small group of friends to her private Greek island, Aura, to escape the London damp.
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All the Missing Girls
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
When Nicolette Farrell returns to her rural North Carolina hometown to care for her ailing father, she is forced to confront the disappearance of her friend Corinne a decade prior.
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