Books like The Gone World
12 books with a reading profile close to The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch. Escapist; a moderate read.
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The Shining Girls
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
In 1930s Chicago, a drifter named Harper Curtis discovers the House, a portal that allows him to travel across decades.
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2
The Boys from Brazil
by Ira Levin
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Barry Kohler, an amateur investigator, discovers a group of former SS officers meeting in Paraguay under the direction of the fugitive doctor Josef Mengele.
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La tabla de Flandes
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Julia, a professional art restorer in Madrid, discovers a hidden inscription while cleaning a fifteenth-century Flemish masterpiece depicting a chess match.
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The Stars My Destination
thriller, science fiction
In the twenty-fifth century, humanity has mastered "jaunting," the ability to teleport instantly via mental focus.
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The Demolished Man
Also escapist · thriller, science fiction
In twenty-fourth-century New York City, telepaths known as Peepers have eliminated premeditated murder by reading criminal intent before any blood is spilled.
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All the Sinners Bleed
by S.A. Cosby
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Titus Crown, the first Black sheriff of Charon County, Virginia, confronts a crisis when a school shooting leads to the death of a beloved teacher and the shooter himself.
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8
Small Mercies
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Set in South Boston during the 1974 desegregation busing crisis, the story follows Mary Pat Fennessy, a hardened resident of the Commonwealth housing projects.
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9
Chasm City
Also escapist · thriller, science fiction
Tanner Mirabel, a security specialist seeking vengeance, travels to the planet Yellowstone to hunt a noble who murdered his client’s wife.
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10
Before the Fall
by Noah Hawley
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
On a foggy night, a private jet carrying two influential families and a struggling painter named Scott Burroughs crashes into the Atlantic Ocean.
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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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The Force
by Don Winslow
Also escapist · thriller, mystery
Sergeant Denny Malone leads the Manhattan North Special Task Force, an elite NYPD unit authorized to operate with autonomy to disrupt gang violence and drug trafficking.
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