Books like The Grifters
12 books with a reading profile close to The Grifters by Jim Thompson. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
They Came to Baghdad
thriller, mystery
Victoria Jones, a young shorthand typist with a talent for mimicry and fabrication, follows a brief romantic interest from London to Iraq.
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2
Strangers on a Train
thriller, mystery
Architect Guy Haines meets the manipulative Charles Bruno on a train, where Bruno proposes a "perfect" trade of murders to eliminate their personal obstacles without motive.
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3
Lady Audley's secret
mystery, classic literature
Lucy Graham, a governess with golden curls and a mysterious past, marries the wealthy widower Sir Michael Audley to secure her social standing.
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4
My Cousin Rachel
thriller, mystery
Philip Ashley, a young Cornish landowner, grows up under the guardianship of his cousin Ambrose.
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5
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
mystery, classic literature
In the quiet village of King’s Abbot, wealthy widower Roger Ackroyd is found stabbed to death in his study shortly after learning a local woman committed suicide to escape a blackmailer.
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6
The Stars My Destination
thriller, classic literature
In the twenty-fifth century, humanity has mastered "jaunting," the ability to teleport instantly via mental focus.
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7
Smilla's Sense of Snow
by Peter Høeg
thriller, mystery
In Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a warehouse roof.
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8
The Minority Report
thriller, classic literature
John Anderton, the architect of the Precrime system, manages a future where three mutants called precogs visualize murders before they happen.
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Tokyo Express
mystery, classic literature
In a quiet bay off the coast of Kyushu, the bodies of a government official and a young waitress are discovered.
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11
Jamaica Inn
mystery, classic literature
After her mother’s death, Mary Yellan moves to facts the bleak Cornish moors to live with her Aunt Patience at Jamaica Inn.
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12
Before the Fall
by Noah Hawley
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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