Books like Strange Sally Diamond
12 books with a reading profile close to Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent. Escapist; an easy read.
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We Were Liars
by E. Lockhart
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Cadence Sinclair Eastman belongs to a wealthy, distinguished family that spends every summer on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
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2
My Sister, the Serial Killer
thriller, mystery
Korede is a Lagos nurse whose life is defined by cleaning up after her sister, Ayoola.
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3
The River We Remember
thriller, mystery
In 1958, the small community of Jewel, Minnesota, is upended when the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River.
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4
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang
Also escapist · thriller, accessible
When June Hayward witnesses the accidental death of her more successful rival, Athena Liu, she steals Athena’s unfinished manuscript about Chinese laborers in World War I.
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Snap
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Eleven-year-old Jack Bright is left in a broken-down car on a dark motorway to watch over his two younger sisters while his pregnant mother, Nicola, walks for help.
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Big Little Lies
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
In the coastal town of Pirriwee, three mothers find their lives entangled through their children’s kindergarten class.
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Allegedly
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Mary Addison was convicted of killing a white infant when she was only nine years old.
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9
Luckiest Girl Alive
Also escapist · thriller, accessible
Ani FaNelli is a successful editor at a prestigious women's magazine who has meticulously engineered a glamorous life in New York City.
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10
The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Anna Fox is a child psychologist confined to her Harlem townhouse by severe agoraphobia.
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11
The Girl on the Train
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Rachel Watson lives a fractured life, commuting daily past the suburban house where her ex-husband lives with his new wife.
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12
The Turn of the Key
by Ruth Ware
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Rowan Caine accepts a high-paying live-in nanny position at Heatherbrae House, a remote Scottish Highlands estate owned by the Elincourt family.
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