Books like The Perfect Child
12 books with a reading profile close to The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry. Practical, growth-minded and escapist; an easy read.
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1
Saving Noah
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Adrienne and James O'Connell struggle to maintain their family after their teenage son, Noah, is arrested and convicted for several counts of sexual assault against children.
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2
The Other Mrs.
by Mary Kubica
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Sadie and Will Foust move their family from Chicago to a remote island off the coast of Maine after Will’s sister dies by suicide, leaving them to care for their orphaned niece.
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3
The Breakdown
by B.A. Paris
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
On a storm-lashed night, Cass Anderson drives past a stranded car in the woods, noticing a woman inside but failing to stop.
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4
The Quiet Tenant
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Aidan Thomas is a local handyman and grieving widower whose public reputation as a caring father hides his identity as a serial killer.
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5
The Girl Before
by J.P. Delaney
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Jane Foley and Emma Matthews live in One Folgate Street at different times, both bound by an exhaustive list of rules mandated by the architect, Edward Monkford.
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6
The Drowning Woman
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Lee Gulliver is a homeless woman living in her car in Seattle, fleeing a failed business and a dangerous creditor.
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7
The Stillwater Girls
by Minka Kent
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Wren and Sage Stillwater live in total isolation in a remote cabin, hidden from a modern society they believe has collapsed.
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8
The Villa
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Emily and Chess, childhood friends with a strained relationship, travel to Villa Aestas in Italy to reset their lives and careers.
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9
Reckless Girls
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Lux McAllister lives on a broken-down sailboat in Hawaii with her boyfriend, Nico, until two wealthy strangers hire them to sail to Meroe Island.
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10
An Anonymous Girl
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Jessica Farris, a struggling makeup artist in New York City, signs up for a psychological study on ethics conducted by the mysterious Dr.
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11
Survive the Night
by Riley Sager
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
Set in 1991, the story follows Charlie Jordan, a college student mourning her best friend’s murder by the "Campus Killer." Suffering from movie-induced hallucinations, Charlie hitches a ride home to Ohio with Josh Baxte…
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12
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie
Also practical and growth-minded · thriller, entertainment
The story centers on a woman whose life is upended following the sudden death of her husband.
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