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Books like The Reckoning

12 books with a reading profile close to The Reckoning by John Grisham. Clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

American Dirt

by Jeanine Cummins

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, narrative

Lydia Quixano Pérez, a bookstore owner in Acapulco, survives a mass shooting that kills sixteen members of her family, including her journalist husband.
2

Whisper Network

by Chandler Baker

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

Ames Garrett is positioned to become the next CEO of Truviv, a high-growth athletics company in Dallas.
3

This Is Where It Ends

by Marieke Nijkamp

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

Set over the course of fifty-four minutes at Opportunity High School, the narrative follows a school shooting from the perspectives of four students: Claire, Autumn, Sylv, and Tomas.
4

Billy Summers

by Stephen King

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, narrative

Billy Summers is a professional sniper who only accepts contracts to kill bad men.
5

Grown

by Tiffany D. Jackson

thriller, narrative

Enchanted Jones is a teenager with aspirations of becoming a professional singer.
6

The Huntress

by Kate Quinn

Also clear-cut · thriller, narrative

Set against the aftermath of World War II, the narrative follows Ian Graham, a former war correspondent turned Nazi hunter, and Nina Markova, a fierce Soviet pilot from the Night Witches regiment.
7

The Grace Year

by Kim Liggett

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

In Garner County, sixteen-year-old girls are banished to the wilderness for their grace year, a period where they must release their supposed magic before entering marriage or labor.
8

The Rose Code

by Kate Quinn

Also clear-cut · thriller, narrative

In 1940, three women from vastly different social circles converge at Bletchley Park to join the secret British codebreaking operation.
9

The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

In the ruins of North America, the nation of Panem consists of the wealthy Capitol and twelve impoverished surrounding districts.
10

Razorblade Tears

by S.A. Cosby

Also escapist · thriller, narrative

Ike Randolph and Buddy Lee are two ex-convicts—one Black, one white—joined by the murder of their sons, Isiah and Derek.
11

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

by Kirk Wallace Johnson

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

In 2009, Edwin Rist, a twenty-year-old flute student and competitive fly-tier, broke into the British Museum of Natural History at Tring.
12

Code Name Hélène

by Ariel Lawhon

thriller, narrative

Code Name Hélène follows the real-life activities of Nancy Wake, an Australian expat living in France during the 1930s and 40s.

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