Books like You Will Know Me
12 books with a reading profile close to You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott. Clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
Joker
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Johnny Frost, a low-level hoodlum, picks up the Joker from Arkham Asylum following his unexpected release.
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2
The Lies We Told
by Camilla Way
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment
The narrative follows Clara, whose life unravels when her boyfriend Luke vanishes without leaving a trace.
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3
Fierce Kingdom
by Gin Phillips
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Joan and her four-year-old son, Lincoln, spend their afternoon at the zoo until just before closing time.
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4
Blood Sugar
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Ruby Simon is a successful marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles, newly engaged to a man she loves.
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5
Cross Her Heart
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Lisa is a single mother whose entire life centers on her teenage daughter, Ava.
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6
Mother May I
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Bree Cabbat is a mother in Atlanta who is happily married and living an ordinary life.
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7
Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Jude Coyne is a retired heavy metal star who spends his wealth on a collection of genuine macabre artifacts.
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8
The Dark Half
by Stephen King
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Thad Beaumont is a successful novelist who maintains a secret career writing violent crime fiction under the pseudonym George Stark.
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9
He Said/She Said
by Erin Kelly
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Laura and Kit are a couple who spend their holidays chasing solar eclipses.
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10
Dear Child
Also escapist · thriller, entertainment
Lena Beck disappeared fourteen years ago, leaving her family in a state of permanent grief.
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11
Incidents Around the House
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment
Narrated by eight-year-old Bela, this horror novel centers on a malevolent entity she calls Other Mommy.
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12
Rose Madder
by Stephen King
Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment
After fourteen years of domestic abuse, Rose McClendon flees her sadistic police-officer husband, Norman, with only a handful of cash.
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