Books like The Sun Down Motel
12 books with a reading profile close to The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James. Practical and escapist; an easy read.
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The death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Harriet Westaway, a struggling tarot reader in Brighton, receives a letter claiming she has inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother in Cornwall.
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2
Murder in the Family
by Cara Hunter
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
The story centers on Luke Ryder, who was found dead in his family’s garden in 1993.
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3
The Mother-in-Law
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Lucy has always struggled to bridge the cold emotional distance between herself and her mother-in-law, Diana.
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4
I Found You
by Lisa Jewell
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Alice Fane, a single mother living in an English seaside town, discovers a man sitting on the beach during a rainstorm with no memory of his identity.
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5
The Last Word
by Taylor Adams
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Emma Carpenter lives alone in a remote beachfront house on the Washington coast, accompanied only by her golden retriever.
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The Midnight Feast
by Lucy Foley
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
The story unfolds at The Manor, a luxury wellness resort built atop ancient woodland in the Dorset countryside.
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7
Watching You
by Lisa Jewell
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Joey Mullen becomes obsessed with her neighbor, Tom Fitzwilliam, a headmaster whose charisma masks a history of boundary-crossing with his students.
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8
Little Secrets
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Marin Machado’s life collapses during a crowded Christmas market when her four-year-old son, Sebastian, vanishes while she is distracted by a phone call.
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9
The Fury
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Lana Farrar, a retired movie star, invites a small group of friends to her private Greek island, Aura, to escape the London damp.
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10
All the Missing Girls
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
When Nicolette Farrell returns to her rural North Carolina hometown to care for her ailing father, she is forced to confront the disappearance of her friend Corinne a decade prior.
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11
The It Girl
by Ruth Ware
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Ten years ago, Hannah Jones discovered her charismatic roommate, April Coutts-Walker, murdered in their shared suite at Oxford University.
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12
Everyone Here Is Lying
by Shari Lapena
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
In the affluent neighborhood of Stanhope, nine-year-old Avery Wooler goes missing shortly after her father, William, returns home in a rage following the end of his extramarital affair.
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