Books like Strangers
12 books with a reading profile close to Strangers by Dean Koontz. Clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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Dead Silence
by S.A. Barnes
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Claire Kovalik is the leader of a salvage crew nearing the end of their contract when they intercept a distress signal in deep space.
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Life Expectancy
by Dean Koontz
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, horror
On the night of Jimmy Tock’s birth, his dying grandfather delivers five specific dates that will define Jimmy's future.
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Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · thriller, horror
Jude Coyne is a retired heavy metal star who spends his wealth on a collection of genuine macabre artifacts.
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The Terminal Man
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Harry Benson suffers from psychomotor epilepsy, a condition that triggers violent, uncontrollable seizures.
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Crank Palace
by James Dashner, Mark Deakins
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Set between the events of The Death Cure and the series finale, this novella follows Newt after he separates from Thomas and his friends.
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Incidents Around the House
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, horror
Narrated by eight-year-old Bela, this horror novel centers on a malevolent entity she calls Other Mommy.
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Vox
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment
In a near-future United States, a radical religious group called the Pure Movement seizes political control and strips women of their rights.
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The Running Man
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Set in a decaying 2025 where industrial pollution chokes the poor, the story follows Ben Richards, a desperate man who enters a lethal reality television program to fund medical care for his dying daughter.
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Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King
Also escapist · horror, entertainment
In the snowy woods of Derry, Maine, four lifelong friends—Beaver, Henry, Pete, and Jonesy—gather for their annual hunting trip.
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Maze Runner 02. Die Auserwählten - In der Brandwüste
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Thomas and the surviving Gladers escape the Maze only to find the outside world scorched by solar flares and ravaged by the Flare, a brain-eating virus.
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