Books like Then She Was Gone
12 books with a reading profile close to Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell. Practical and escapist; an easy read.
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1
The Good Sister
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Fern Castle is a librarian who relies on a rigid routine and the guidance of her twin sister, Rose, to navigate a world that often feels overwhelming due to Fern's sensory processing struggles.
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2
Darling Girls
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Jessica, Norah, and Alicia grew up as foster sisters under the volatile supervision of Miss Crane at Wildwood, a farm in the Australian countryside.
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The Girl on the Train
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Rachel Watson lives a fractured life, commuting daily past the suburban house where her ex-husband lives with his new wife.
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Daisy Darker
by Alice Feeney
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
The Darker family gathers at Seaglass, a crumbling Victorian estate on a tidal island in Cornwall, to celebrate the eightieth birthday of leur matriarch, Nana.
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5
Such a Quiet Place
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Hollow’s Edge is a secluded lakeside community defined by its proximity to neighbors and shared surveillance.
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Jar of Hearts
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
When high school student Angela Wong disappeared in 1994, her best friend Georgina Shaw carried a secret that eventually sent her to prison fourteen years later.
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7
Final Girls
by Riley Sager
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Ten years ago, Quincy Carpenter survived a mass slaying at Pine Cottage, earning her the media label of Final Girl alongside two other women, Sam and Lisa, who survived similar horror-movie scenarios.
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The Last Time I Lied
by Riley Sager
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Emma Davis, a professional painter, remains haunted by the disappearance of her three cabin mates from Camp Nightingale fifteen years ago.
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9
The Night She Disappeared
by Lisa Jewell
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
In 2017, teenage parents Tallulah and Zach go to a local pub for a date night in the village of Upwell but never return home.
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10
The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
The plot follows four former boarding school friends—Isa, Fatima, Thea, and Kate—who reunite at a coastal reach in Salten after a human bone surfaces in the tidal marshes.
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The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Anna Fox is a child psychologist confined to her Harlem townhouse by severe agoraphobia.
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All Good People Here
Also practical and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Journalist Margot Davies returns to her small hometown of Wakarusa, Indiana, to care for her ailing uncle, but she quickly becomes preoccupied with a cold case from her childhood.
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