Books like Gods in Alabama
12 books with a reading profile close to Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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Tangerine
by Edward Bloor
narrative, mystery
Paul Fisher is a legally blind soccer goalkeeper who has moved to Tangerine County, Florida, where underground coal fires burn indefinitely and lightning strikes are a daily occurrence.
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2
The Magnolia Palace
by Fiona Davis
narrative, mystery
Set within the Upper East Side’s historic Frick mansion, the narrative weaves together two timelines centered on the building’s evolution from private residence to public gallery.
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3
The Violin Conspiracy
narrative, mystery
Rayquan "Ray" McMillian is a gifted Black classical violinist who discovers that his family’s weathered fiddle is actually a priceless 1711 Stradivarius.
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4
Big Lies in a Small Town
narrative, mystery
In 2018, Morgan Christopher is released from a North Carolina prison on the condition that she restores a massive, crumbling mural in the quiet town of Edenton.
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5
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
narrative, mystery
Twelve-year-old Claudia Kincaid decides to run away from her home in suburban Connecticut to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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6
Apples Never Fall
narrative, mystery
The Delaney family appears defined by their lifelong obsession with competitive tennis.
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7
Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery
narrative, mystery
Robert Kolker reconstructs the lives of five women—Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, and Shannan Gilbert—whose bodies were discovered on a remote strip of Gilgo Beach, Lon…
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8
The Art Forger
narrative, mystery
Claire Roth is a talented but blacklisted artist earning a living by painting high-quality reproductions for a popular website.
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9
Mad Honey
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, mystery
Olivia McAfee relocates to her New Hampshire childhood home to raise her son, Asher, and manage her father’s apiary after escaping an abusive marriage.
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10
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
narrative, mystery
In 1959, nine experienced Soviet hikers fled their tent on the slopes of Kholat Syakhl in the Ural Mountains, only to perish under bizarre circumstances.
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11
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
narrative, mystery
In late 1969, the body of Chase Andrews lies in the swampy mud of Barkley Cove, North Carolina.
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12
Weyward
by Emilia Hart
narrative, mystery
Weyward tracks the interconnected lives of three women from the same bloodline across five centuries.
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