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12 books with a reading profile close to A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins. Practical, growth-minded and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Last House Guest

    The Last House Guest

    by Megan Miranda

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    In the coastal resort town of Littleport, Maine, an unlikely friendship exists between Avery Greer, a local resident, and Sadie Loman, a member of the wealthy family that owns much of the town.

  2. 2 The Heiress

    The Heiress

    by Rachel Hawkins

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    After the death of Ruby McTavish, the wealthiest and most notorious woman in North Carolina, her estranged adopted son Camden inherits the family’s massive estate, Ashby House.

  3. 3 The Cousins

    The Cousins

    by Karen M. McManus

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins who have never met their reclusive grandmother, Mildred, due to a decades-old family exile initiated by a cryptic letter.

  4. 4 The Girl Who Was Taken

    The Girl Who Was Taken

    by Charlie Donlea

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    In a small North Carolina town, high school seniors Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald disappear from a beach party.

  5. 5 The Overnight Guest

    The Overnight Guest

    by Heather Gudenkauf

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    True crime writer Wylie Lark isolates herself in a remote Iowa farmhouse to finish her latest manuscript, the same site where two people were murdered and a girl vanished decades earlier.

  6. 6 An Unwanted Guest

    An Unwanted Guest

    by Shari Lapena

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    At a secluded lodge in the Catskills, ten travelers arrive for a peaceful winter retreat just as a blizzard severs all power and communication with the outside world.

  7. 7 Someone We Know

    Someone We Know

    by Shari Lapena

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    In a quiet suburb in upstate New York, an anonymous letter informs neighbors that a teenage boy has been breaking into their homes and accessing their computers.

  8. 8 The Last One at the Wedding

    The Last One at the Wedding

    by Jason Rekulak

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    Frank Daley, a blue-collar UPS driver with a strained bank account, has been estranged from his daughter Maggie for three years.

  9. 9 One Perfect Couple

    One Perfect Couple

    by Ruth Ware

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    Lyla and Nico are a struggling couple who join the cast of One Perfect Couple, a high-stakes reality show filmed on a deserted island in the Indian Ocean.

  10. 10 Twenty Years Later

    Twenty Years Later

    by Charlie Donlea

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, Victoria Ford was accused of murdering a married man at the Parker Center.

  11. 11 One of Us Is Dead

    One of Us Is Dead

    by Jeneva Rose

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    In the exclusive neighborhood of Buckhead, Georgia, a group of wealthy women navigate life through the chair of Jenny, the owner of a high-end hair salon.

  12. 12 Two Can Keep a Secret

    Two Can Keep a Secret

    by Karen M. McManus

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    Ellery Corcoran and her twin brother, Ezra, move to Echo Ridge to live with a grandmother they barely know.

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