Books like The Girl on the Train
12 books with a reading profile close to The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Practical and escapist; an easy read.
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1
Darling Girls
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Jessica, Norah, and Alicia grew up as foster sisters under the volatile supervision of Miss Crane at Wildwood, a farm in the Australian countryside.
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2
The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Anna Fox is a child psychologist confined to her Harlem townhouse by severe agoraphobia.
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3
The Good Sister
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Fern Castle is a librarian who relies on a rigid routine and the guidance of her twin sister, Rose, to navigate a world that often feels overwhelming due to Fern's sensory processing struggles.
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4
Then She Was Gone
by Lisa Jewell
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Ten years after her fifteen-year-old daughter Ellie Mack vanished without a trace, Laurel Mack remains frozen in grief.
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5
The Turn of the Key
by Ruth Ware
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
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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6
Daisy Darker
by Alice Feeney
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
The Darker family gathers at Seaglass, a crumbling Victorian estate on a tidal island in Cornwall, to celebrate the eightieth birthday of leur matriarch, Nana.
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7
Invisible Girl
by Lisa Jewell
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
The narrative centers on Owen Pick, a thirty-year-old virgin living with his aunt who becomes a prime suspect after a local teenage girl, Saffyre Maddox, disappears on Valentine’s Night.
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8
The Whisper Man
by Alex North
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Tom Kennedy and his young son, Jake, move to the village of Featherbank seeking a fresh start after the death of Tom’s wife.
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9
Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Amber Reynolds is in a coma, unable to move or speak but capable of hearing everything happening around her.
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10
Such a Quiet Place
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Hollow’s Edge is a secluded lakeside community defined by its proximity to neighbors and shared surveillance.
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11
Jar of Hearts
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
When high school student Angela Wong disappeared in 1994, her best friend Georgina Shaw carried a secret that eventually sent her to prison fourteen years later.
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12
Final Girls
by Riley Sager
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Ten years ago, Quincy Carpenter survived a mass slaying at Pine Cottage, earning her the media label of Final Girl alongside two other women, Sam and Lisa, who survived similar horror-movie scenarios.
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