Books like My Darling Girl
12 books with a reading profile close to My Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror
Mackenzie is one of fourteen contestants lured to a derelict, isolated amusement park for a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek.
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Rose Madder
by Stephen King
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror
After fourteen years of domestic abuse, Rose McClendon flees her sadistic police-officer husband, Norman, with only a handful of cash.
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The Hiding Place
by C.J. Tudor
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror
Joe Thorne returns to his dilapidated childhood village of Arnhill to take a teaching position after receiving a cryptic message suggesting that his past is repeating itself.
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Incidents Around the House
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror
Narrated by eight-year-old Bela, this horror novel centers on a malevolent entity she calls Other Mommy.
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Mister Magic
Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror
In "Mister Magic," Eliza struggles with being the only non-magical person in a family of powerful witches.
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The Broken Girls
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror
In 1950, residents of Idlewild Hall, a boarding school for unwanted girls, believe the grounds are haunted by a ghost known as Mary Hand.
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We Live Here Now
Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror
Deep in the outskirts of a modern residential development, a close-knit group of neighbors discovers that their newly constructed sanctuary sits atop ground with a violent, hidden history.
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The Lost Village
by Camilla Sten
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, horror
Documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt leads a small crew into Silvhöjden, a remote Swedish mining town where the entire population vanished without explanation in 1959.
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Come Closer
by Sara Gran
Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror
Amanda is a young New York architect who feels a strange presence has taken over her.
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With a Vengeance
by Riley Sager
Also practical and escapist · thriller, horror
In Riley Sager’s 2025 thriller, the narrative centers on a protagonist entangled in a decade-old cold case that resurfaces through a series of anonymous, threatening messages.
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