Books like The Clockmaker's Daughter
12 books with a reading profile close to The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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The House at Riverton
by Kate Morton
narrative, mystery
Ninety-eight-year-old Grace Bradley is approached by a filmmaker documenting a high-society tragedy from 1924.
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Neverworld Wake
narrative, mystery
Beatrice and four close friends from an elite boarding school reunite a year after the death of her boyfriend, Whit, who was part of their circle.
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3
Homecoming
by Kate Morton
narrative, mystery
On Christmas Eve in 1959, a traveler discovers the Turner family lifeless beside a creek on their South Australian estate.
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4
Surviving Savannah
narrative, mystery
In Savannah, Georgia, history professor Everly Winthrop is tasked with curating a museum exhibit for the Pulaski, a luxury steamship that exploded and sank in 1838.
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The Christie Affair
narrative, mystery
In December 1926, the mystery writer Agatha Christie disappears for eleven days, and her car is found abandoned near a chalk pit.
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The Familiars
by Stacey Halls
narrative, mystery
Set in 1612 Lancashire, the story follows noblewoman Fleetwood Shuttleworth, who is eighteen years old and pregnant for the fourth time.
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The Survivors
by Jane Harper
narrative, mystery
Kieran Elliott returns to his coastal hometown of Evelyn Bay, Tasmania, to help his parents move while grappling with the guilt of a past boating accident that claimed his brother’s life.
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9
Crooked House
narrative, mystery
Aristide Leonides, a wealthy Greek businessman, dies from a fatal injection of eserine rather than his usual insulin.
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10
The Magnolia Palace
by Fiona Davis
narrative, mystery
Set within the Upper East Side’s historic Frick mansion, the narrative weaves together two timelines centered on the building’s evolution from private residence to public gallery.
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The Address
by Fiona Davis
narrative, mystery
The Address follows two women connected by the Dakota apartment building in Manhattan across different centuries.
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The Violin Conspiracy
narrative, mystery
Rayquan "Ray" McMillian is a gifted Black classical violinist who discovers that his family’s weathered fiddle is actually a priceless 1711 Stradivarius.
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