Recommendations based on The Chestnut Manby Søren Sveistrup

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  1. After the Crash

    by Michel Bussi
    A lone survivor of a plane crash, a baby girl, becomes the center of a mystery as two families claim her as their own.

    On the night of 22 December 1980, a plane crashes on the Franco-Swiss border and is engulfed in flames. 168 out of 169 passengers are killed instantly. The miraculous sole survivor is a ... (Goodreads)

  2. A Woman Is No Man

    by Etaf Rum
    Three generations of Palestinian women struggle to break free from the oppressive cultural norms of their community in Brooklyn.

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A READ WITH JENNA, TODAY, SHOW, BOOK CLUB PICK A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FINALIST FOR BEST FICTION AND BEST DEBUT • BOOKBROWE'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A, MARIE CLAIRE, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. The Rumour

    by Lesley Kara
    A small town is rocked by a vicious rumor about a child killer living among them. But is it true?

    A casual comment.There's a killer among us. That's all it takes.She stabbed little Robbie Harris. To change a life -She's living under a new name.For ever.She's reformed. So they say . . . Joanna is ... (Goodreads)

  4. Lock Every Door

    by Riley Sager
    A young woman takes a job as an apartment sitter in a luxurious building, but soon discovers dark secrets lurking within its walls.

    No visitors. No nights spent away from the apartment. No disturbing the other residents, all of whom are rich or famous or both. These are the only rules for Jules Larsen's new job as an apartment ... (Goodreads)

  5. Then She Was Gone

    by Lisa Jewell
    A mother's desperate search for her missing daughter reveals secrets of a dark family history.

    #1, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER From the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Invisible Girl, and, The Truth About Melody Browne, comes a “riveting” (,PopSugar,) and “acutely observed family drama” ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. Dark Secrets

    by Michael Hjorth
    A psychological thriller about a series of murders that uncover dark secrets in a small Swedish town.

    This book was published in the United Kingdom under the title Sebastian Bergman. It all begins with a call to the police. A sixteen-year-old boy, Roger Eriksson, has gone missing in the town of ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. Burial Rites

    by Hannah Kent
    A woman awaits her execution in 19th-century Iceland, reliving her story of hardship, loss and faith.

    Burial Rites tells the story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, a servant in northern Iceland who was condemned to death after the murder of two men, one of whom was her employer, and became the last woman put ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

    by Agatha Christie
    Amateur detective investigates the mysterious murder of a wealthy landowner.

    In King's Abbot, wealthy widow Mrs Ferrars unexpectedly commits suicide, which distresses her fiancé, widower Roger Ackroyd. At dinner that evening in Ackroyd's home of Fernly Park, his guests ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The Girls in the Garden

    by Lisa Jewell
    Unraveling a dark mystery behind a seemingly-perfect family in a quiet suburban setting.

    One of, People,’s,, Glamour,’s, and, BuzzFeed,’s Best Reads of Summer, from the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Then She Was Gone, “Jewell expertly builds suspense by piling up domestic ... (Barnes & Noble)

  10. Dear Child

    by Romy Hausmann
    A woman escapes from a cabin where she has been held captive for years, but her family's reunion is not what it seems.

    “[A] tantalizingly disturbing debut…As enthralling as it is thought-provoking.” -,New York Times Book Review,, Bustle Best Books of Fall 2020,, Publishers Weekly Top 10 Mysteries & Thrillers of Fall ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. The Chain

    by Adrian McKinty
    A mother's child is kidnapped and the only way to get him back is to kidnap another child. A gripping thriller that explores the depths of human desperation.

    When a mother is targeted by a dangerous group of masterminds, she must commit a crime to save her kidnapped daughter — or risk losing her forever — in this "propulsive and original" thriller ... (Barnes & Noble)

  12. I See You

    by Clare Mackintosh
    A woman's daily routine is disrupted when she discovers her picture in a classified ad. A thrilling ride through the dangers of modern technology.

    The twisty, gripping number one bestseller from Richard and Judy Book Club winner Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go. Winner of the Richard and Judy Summer Book Club 2017 When Zoe Walker sees ... (Goodreads)

  13. Behind Her Eyes

    by Sarah Pinborough
    Psychological suspense novel following a woman's tangled web of secrets, lies and relationships.

    Why is everyone talking about the ending of Sarah Pinborough's, Behind Her Eyes?, Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and ... (Goodreads)

  14. The Mother-in-Law

    by Sally Hepworth
    A woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law is explored after the mother-in-law is found dead. Secrets are revealed and motives questioned.

    • ,",Deliciously entertaining!" ,—People Magazine's, "People Pick" •, Entertainment Weekly's, "MUST List" •, O,, Magazine’s, "15 Best Beach Books of the Year So Far" •, Bustle, "Best Book of April" ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. The Last Time I Lied

    by Riley Sager
    A young artist returns to the summer camp where her friends disappeared years ago, only to find herself caught in a web of lies and secrets.

    Fifteen years ago, summer camper Emma Davis watched sleepily as her three cabin mates snuck out of their cabin in the dead of night. The last she–and anyone--saw of them was Vivian closing the cabin ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Good People

    by Hannah Kent
    A suspenseful tale of superstition and secrets in a rural Irish village.

    From the bestselling author of the multi-award-winning, Burial Rites, County Kerry, Ireland, 1825., The fires on the hills smouldered orange as the women left, pockets charged with ashes to guard ... (Goodreads)

  17. 4 3 2 1

    by Paul Auster
    An exploration of alternate realities, tracing the lives of four identical boys who go their own ways.

    Nearly two weeks early, on March 3, 1947, in the maternity ward of Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the one and only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. ... (Goodreads)

  18. Half a King

    by Joe Abercrombie
    A young prince's struggle to reclaim his rightful throne and avenge his father's death.

    The story follows the exploits of Yarvi, a young prince of Gettland with a disabled hand. When his father dies Yarvi is elevated to the throne but faces a struggle to keep it as others conspire to ... (Wikipedia)

  19. Authority

    by Jeff VanderMeer
    A biologist explores an eerie, surreal wilderness in search of the truth behind a mysterious government project.

    John "Control" Rodriguez takes over as the new director of the Southern Reach, a government agency formed to manage a coastal region named Area X. The public is led to believe that the region ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Redbreast

    by Jo Nesbø
    Detective searches for clues to an elusive crime to find a killer terrorizing Oslo.

    The Redbreast is a fabulous introduction to Nesbø’s tough-as-nails series protagonist, Oslo police detective Harry Hole. A brilliant and epic novel, breathtaking in its scope and design—winner of The ... (Goodreads)

  21. The Family Upstairs

    by Lisa Jewell
    A woman inherits a house with a dark past, uncovering the secrets of a cult-like family and their twisted relationships.

    INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER A, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, COVER TO COVER BOOK CLUB PICK “Rich, dark, and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunit mixes family saga with domestic noir to ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. True Love and Other Disasters

    by Rachel Gibson
    A journalist falls for a hockey player while investigating a story. But their pasts and careers threaten to keep them apart.

    Disaster Number One:, MEN Hard knocks and hunger taught Faith Duffy not to believe in love. Still, when she married her very wealthy—and very old—husband, she became the perfect wife. And then he ... (Goodreads)

  23. The Likeness

    by Tana French
    A murder investigation reveals secrets of a young woman's past, threatening her present.

    The story follows the efforts of detective Cassie Maddox to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of Lexie Madison, a young woman who is her doppelgänger . , The dead woman not only ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Heart's Invisible Furies

    by John Boyne
    A man's life journey spanning seven decades and three continents, searching for love and acceptance.

    Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast ... (Goodreads)

  25. The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

    by Stuart Turton
    A man must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle, but each day he wakes up in a different body, reliving the same day over and over again.

    Aiden Bishop knows the rules. Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    by Charlie Mackesy
    A heartwarming tale of four unlikely friends on a journey of self-discovery, love, and acceptance.

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER · USA TODAY BESTSELLER “,The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, is not only a thought-provoking, discussion-worthy story, the book ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

    by George R.R. Martin
    A gritty fantasy tale of knights and dragons, set in a time of chaos and war.

    A century before A GAME OF THRONES, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin’s ongoing ... (Goodreads)

  28. Friend Request

    by Laura Marshall
    A woman receives a Facebook friend request from a high school classmate who died 20 years ago, leading to a terrifying chain of events.

    A paranoid single mom is forced to confront the unthinkable act she committed as a desperate teenager in this addictive thriller with a social media twist. Maria Weston wants to be friends. But Maria ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. The Dry

    by Jane Harper
    A small town in rural Australia is rocked by a murder, leading a local detective to uncover secrets and lies.

    A small town hides big secrets in this atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper. In the grip of the worst drought in a century, the farming community of Kiewarra is ... (Goodreads)

  30. Heartstopper: Volume One

    by Alice Oseman
    A charming graphic novel about two boys falling in love and navigating their feelings in a homophobic world.

    Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. This edition features beautiful two-color artwork., Shy ... (Barnes & Noble)