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12 books with a reading profile close to In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. Practical, growth-minded, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 Want to Know a Secret?

    Want to Know a Secret?

    by Freida McFadden

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

    YouTube influencer Victoria Ford leads a life defined by curated perfection, showcasing her organized home and happy family to thousands of followers.

  2. 2 The Wife Between Us

    The Wife Between Us

    by Greer Hendricks

    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.

  3. 3 The Only One Left

    The Only One Left

    by Riley Sager

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    In 1983, Kit McDeere takes a job as a home health aide for Lenora Hope, the sole survivor of a 1929 massacre that left her parents and sister dead.

  4. 4 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.

  5. 5 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.

  6. 6 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.

  7. 7 A Slow Fire Burning

    A Slow Fire Burning

    by Paula Hawkins

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    When a young man named Daniel Sutherland is found murdered on a London canal boat, the investigation focuses on three women with distinct connections to his past.

  8. 8 The Perfect Marriage

    The Perfect Marriage

    by Jeneva Rose

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    Sarah Morgan is a successful defense attorney whose professional life depends on logic and evidence.

  9. 9 First Lie Wins

    First Lie Wins

    by Ashley Elston

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    Evie Porter lives a curated life in a Southern town with a boyfriend named Ryan, but her identity is a fabrication created for a mysterious employer known only as Mr.

  10. 10 A Stranger in the House

    A Stranger in the House

    by Shari Lapena

    Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment

    Karen Krupp arrives home to find her front door unlocked and her husband, Tom, missing.

  11. 11 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.

  12. 12 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.

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