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Books like American Dirt

12 books with a reading profile close to American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. Clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Whisper Network

by Chandler Baker

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

Ames Garrett is positioned to become the next CEO of Truviv, a high-growth athletics company in Dallas.
2

The Reckoning

by John Grisham

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, narrative

Pete Banning, a decorated war hero and prominent farmer in Clanton, Mississippi, walks into his pastor’s office in 1946 and shoots him dead.
3

This Is Where It Ends

by Marieke Nijkamp

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

Set over the course of fifty-four minutes at Opportunity High School, the narrative follows a school shooting from the perspectives of four students: Claire, Autumn, Sylv, and Tomas.
4

Grown

by Tiffany D. Jackson

thriller, narrative

Enchanted Jones is a teenager with aspirations of becoming a professional singer.
5

The Rose Code

by Kate Quinn

Also clear-cut · thriller, narrative

In 1940, three women from vastly different social circles converge at Bletchley Park to join the secret British codebreaking operation.
6

The Huntress

by Kate Quinn

Also clear-cut · thriller, narrative

Set against the aftermath of World War II, the narrative follows Ian Graham, a former war correspondent turned Nazi hunter, and Nina Markova, a fierce Soviet pilot from the Night Witches regiment.
7

The Grace Year

by Kim Liggett

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

In Garner County, sixteen-year-old girls are banished to the wilderness for their grace year, a period where they must release their supposed magic before entering marriage or labor.
8

Razorblade Tears

by S.A. Cosby

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

Ike Randolph and Buddy Lee are two ex-convicts—one Black, one white—joined by the murder of their sons, Isiah and Derek.
9

Big Little Lies

by Liane Moriarty

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

In the coastal town of Pirriwee, three mothers find their lives entangled through their children’s kindergarten class.
10

Billy Summers

by Stephen King

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, narrative

Billy Summers is a professional sniper who only accepts contracts to kill bad men.
11

Bleachers

by John Grisham

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

In the small town of Messina, former high school football star Neely Crenshaw returns to the high school bleachers to keep vigil as his legendary coach, Eddie Rake, lies dying.
12

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

In the ruins of North America, the nation of Panem consists of the wealthy Capitol and twelve impoverished surrounding districts.

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