Books like Hostage
12 books with a reading profile close to Hostage by Clare Mackintosh. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
Don't Look for Me
by Wendy Walker
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Molly Clarke disappears during a heavy storm after her car runs out of gas in rural Connecticut.
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2
Dear Wife
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Beth Murphy has meticulously planned her disappearance for over a year, scrubbing her digital footprint and gathering cash to escape an abusive marriage.
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3
We Are All the Same in the Dark
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
The narrative centers on a small Texas town haunted by the decade-old disappearance of Trumanell Branson, a local beauty whose brother, Wyatt, remains the primary suspect.
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4
Goodnight Beautiful
by Aimee Molloy
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Newlyweds Sam Statler and Annie Potter move from New York City to a quiet town in upstate New York.
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5
Hold Tight
by Harlan Coben
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Tia and Mike Baye decide to install spyware on their sixteen-year-old son Adam’s computer after he becomes withdrawn following the suicide of a close friend.
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6
She Started It
by Sian Gilbert
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Annabel, Esther, Tanya, and Chloe receive a surprise invitation to a luxurious bachelorette party on a private island off the coast of Croatia.
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7
The Return of Ellie Black
by Emiko Jean
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Detective Chelsey Calhoun works the missing persons unit in a remote Washington town, fueled by the cold case of her own sister who vanished years ago.
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8
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Six friends reunite at Duquette University for their ten-year reunion, a decade after the unsolved murder of their peer, Heather Shelby.
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9
Just One Look
by Harlan Coben
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Grace Lawson visits a local pharmacy to pick up a stack of developed photographs, only to discover an old, out-of-place picture among her family’s recent vacation shots.
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10
The Stranger in Her House
by John Marrs
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Sarah's life is upended when a mysterious stranger, who claims to be her husband's long-lost twin brother, arrives at her home.
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11
Julie Chan Is Dead
by Liann Zhang
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
In this psychological suspense novel, Julie Chan disappears from her high-stakes corporate environment, leaving behind a trail of digital secrets and fractured professional alliances.
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12
The Husband
by Dean Koontz
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Mitch Rafferty, a landscape gardener, receives a phone call informing him that his wife, Holly, has been kidnapped.
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