Books like The Wife Upstairs
12 books with a reading profile close to The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
Keep It in the Family
by John Marrs
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Mia and Finn Milne purchase a derelict house in the English countryside, intending to renovate it into a permanent home for their young family.
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2
Home Is Where the Bodies Are
by Jeneva Rose
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
After their mother passes away, siblings Beth, Nicole, and Michael return to their childhood home to settle her estate.
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3
You Shouldn't Have Come Here
by Jeneva Rose
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Grace Evans, a New Yorker seeking a rural escape, books an Airbnb at a remote Wyoming ranch owned by a man named Calvin Wells.
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4
The Wife Upstairs
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Sylvie is a young woman struggling to make ends meet when she meets Victoria, a wealthy widow who hires her to assist with daily tasks.
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5
The Stranger in Her House
by John Marrs
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Sarah's life is upended when a mysterious stranger, who claims to be her husband's long-lost twin brother, arrives at her home.
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6
The Return of Ellie Black
by Emiko Jean
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Detective Chelsey Calhoun works the missing persons unit in a remote Washington town, fueled by the cold case of her own sister who vanished years ago.
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7
Don't Let Him In
by Lisa Jewell
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Alice and her young daughter live a quiet life in an isolated countryside cottage until a mysterious man arrives at their door, claiming to seek shelter from a storm.
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8
Before She Knew Him
Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment
Hen Hennerly and her husband Lloyd move to a quiet Massachusetts suburb to manage Hen’s bipolar disorder.
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9
The Drowning Woman
Also practical and escapist · 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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10
The Stillwater Girls
by Minka Kent
Also practical and escapist · 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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11
The Villa
Also practical and escapist · 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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12
Reckless Girls
Also practical and escapist · 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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