Books like The Last One
12 books with a reading profile close to The Last One by Will Dean. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
Who Is Maud Dixon?
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Florence Darrow is a low-level publishing assistant in New York who feels entitled to a literary career she hasn’t earned.
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2
The Marsh King's Daughter
by Karen Dionne
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Helena Pelletier grew up in the remote wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, raised in a cabin by a mother who was kidnapped as a teenager and a father who kept them both captive.
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3
Six Years
by Harlan Coben
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Jake Fisher watched the love of his life, Natalie, marry another man six years ago.
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4
Black-Eyed Susans
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
At sixteen, Tessa Cartwright was discovered in a Texas field, breathing but buried among the skeletal remains of several other girls.
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5
Last Girl Ghosted
by Lisa Unger
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Wren Greenlee, a woman in her thirties, is on an online date with a man named Adam Ford, who vanishes after a few dates and is later reported missing.
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6
Her Every Fear
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Kate Priddy, a Londoner struggling with a history of trauma and panic attacks, attempts to reset her life by swapping apartments with her distant cousin, Corbin Dell.
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7
They Wish They Were Us
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Jill Newhouse is a senior at an elite Long Island prep school, where she belongs to the Players, a secret group of privileged students who run the place.
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8
Emma in the Night
by Wendy Walker
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Three years after disappearing from their suburban home, Cass Tanner returns to her mother’s doorstep alone, claiming she and her sister Emma were held captive on a remote island.
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9
The Collective
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Camille Gardner remains trapped in grief five years after her daughter’s death, an incident involving a privileged young man who escaped legal consequences.
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10
The Secrets She Keeps
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Meghan Shaughnessy and Agatha Fyfe are both pregnant and due at the same time, but their lives occupy opposite ends of the social spectrum.
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11
The Woods
by Harlan Coben
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
County prosecutor Paul Copeland lives under the shadow of a summer camp tragedy that occurred twenty years ago.
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12
Only If You're Lucky
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Lucy Sharpe is a reserved college student who finds herself drawn into a charismatic social circle led by the vibrant and unpredictable Margot Adams.
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