Books like Into the Water
12 books with a reading profile close to Into the Water by Paula Hawkins. Practical, growth-minded and escapist; an easy read.
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1
The Maidens
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Mariana Andros is a group therapist grieving her late husband when her niece calls from Cambridge University following the murder of a classmate.
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2
The Writing Retreat
by Julia Bartz
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Struggling author Alex receives an exclusive invitation to a month-long writing intensive at the isolated estate of Roza Vallo, a feminist horror icon.
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3
Wrong Place Wrong Time
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Jen Jenness stands at her window and watches her seventeen-year-old son, Todd, stab a total stranger to death on the street outside their home.
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4
I Know Who You Are
by Alice Feeney
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Aimee Sinclair is a well-known actress whose life relies on pretending to be other people.
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5
Daughter of Mine
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Hazel Sharp returns to Mirror Lake after her father, a long-serving local detective, passes away.
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6
The Golden Spoon
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Six amateur bakers gather at Grafton Manor, the secluded Vermont estate of legendary cookbook author Betsy Goodman, to film the tenth season of a prestigious televised baking competition.
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7
Who Is Maud Dixon?
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Florence Darrow is a low-level publishing assistant in New York who feels entitled to a literary career she hasn’t earned.
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8
Believe Me
by J.P. Delaney
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Claire Wright is a British actress in New York, struggling to pay her law school bills.
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9
Her Every Fear
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Kate Priddy, a Londoner struggling with a history of trauma and panic attacks, attempts to reset her life by swapping apartments with her distant cousin, Corbin Dell.
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10
They Wish They Were Us
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Jill Newhouse is a senior at an elite Long Island prep school, where she belongs to the Players, a secret group of privileged students who run the place.
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11
Only If You're Lucky
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Lucy Sharpe is a reserved college student who finds herself drawn into a charismatic social circle led by the vibrant and unpredictable Margot Adams.
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12
King of Ashes
by S.A. Cosby
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Set in a fictional county in Virginia, the narrative follows a vengeful protagonist navigating a criminal underworld built on old bloodlines and systemic corruption.
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