Recommendations based on The Child Finderby Rene Denfeld

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  1. Before We Were Yours

    by Lisa Wingate
    Family torn apart is reunited across generations, revealing a powerful tale of resilience and hope.

    Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the ... (Goodreads)

  2. The Broken Girls

    by Simone St. James
    A journalist investigates the murder of a girl at a boarding school, uncovering dark secrets and a ghostly presence.

    A suspense novel from the award-winning author of, The Haunting of Maddy Clare..., Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants–the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Death of Mrs. Westaway

    by Ruth Ware
    Harriet Westaway receives a letter informing her of a substantial inheritance, but she soon realizes it's a case of mistaken identity.

    A “perfectly executed suspense tale very much in the mode of Daphne du Maurier’s, Rebecca,” (, The Washington Post, ) from the #1, New, , York Times , bestselling author of, In a Dark, Dark Wood,, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. The Enchanted

    by Rene Denfeld
    Adventure into a magical forest reveals secrets and a path to redemption.

    “ The Enchanted wrapped its beautiful and terrible fingers around me from the first page and refused to let go after the last. A wondrous book that finds transcendence in the most unlikely of places. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Sometimes I Lie

    by Alice Feeney
    A woman suffering from amnesia desperately trying to uncover the truth about her past.

    NEW YORK TIMES, AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. The Chalk Man

    by C.J. Tudor
    A group of friends in 1986 use chalk figures to communicate, but when a murder occurs, their past comes back to haunt them.

    In 1986, Eddie and his friends are just kids on the verge of adolescence. They spend their days biking around their sleepy English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can get. The ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Home for Unwanted Girls

    by Joanna Goodman
    A young girl is sent to an asylum in 1950s Quebec, where she faces abuse and forced adoption. Her mother fights to get her back.

    Philomena meets Orphan Train in this suspenseful, provocative novel filled with love, secrets, and deceit—the story of a young unwed mother who is forcibly separated from her daughter at birth and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  8. The Lying Game

    by Ruth Ware
    A group of childhood friends reunite to uncover secrets from their mysterious past.

    INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES,, USA TODAY, AND, LOS ANGELES TIMES, BESTSELLER! “So many questions...Until the very last page! Needless to say, I could not put this book down!” —Reese Witherspoon “Once ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. The History of Love

    by Nicole Krauss
    A journey through a web of intertwining stories, searching for the meaning of love.

    Approximately 70 years before the present, the 10-year-old Polish-Jewish Leopold (Leo) Gursky falls in love with his neighbor Alma Mereminski. The two begin a relationship that develops over the ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Into the Water

    by Paula Hawkins
    A gripping murder mystery, uncovering secrets hidden in a town's haunted past.

    Following the unexplained death of her sister, Nel, in a pool at the foot of a cliff, Jules Abbott returns to Beckford, a fictional town in Northumberland , to care for her niece, Lena. The novel is ... (Wikipedia)

  11. What Angels Fear

    by C.S. Harris
    A murder mystery set in Regency England, where a nobleman's death leads to a web of secrets and scandals.

    It's 1811, and the threat of revolution haunts the upper classes of King George III's England. Then a beautiful young woman is found raped and savagely murdered on the altar steps of an ancient ... (Goodreads)

  12. From the Corner of His Eye

    by Dean Koontz
    A boy with a special gift is pursued by a psychopathic killer. A tale of love, tragedy, and redemption.

    His birth was marked by wonder and tragedy. He sees beauty and terror beyond our deepest dreams. His story will change the way you see the world. On the heels of his #1 bestseller False Memory, Dean ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Immortalists

    by Chloe Benjamin
    Four siblings visit a fortune teller who predicts the dates of their deaths, leading them to confront mortality and shape their lives accordingly.

    If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims ... (Goodreads)

  14. The Wife Between Us

    by Greer Hendricks
    A psychological thriller about a woman's obsession with her ex-husband's new fiancée. But nothing is as it seems.

    When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement – a beautiful, younger woman who ... (Goodreads)

  15. Every Note Played

    by Lisa Genova
    A renowned pianist is diagnosed with ALS, and his estranged ex-wife becomes his caregiver. A poignant story of love, loss, and forgiveness.

    An accomplished concert pianist, Richard received standing ovations from audiences all over the world in awe of his rare combination of emotional resonance and flawless technique. That was eight ... (Goodreads)

  16. Behind Closed Doors

    by B.A. Paris
    Psychological thriller about a seemingly perfect marriage hiding a sinister secret.

    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU CAN'T MISS! The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? “A hair-raising debut, both unsettling and addictive...A ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. The Punishment She Deserves

    by Elizabeth George
    Detective Lynley and Havers investigate a suspicious death in a small English town, uncovering secrets and lies along the way.

    Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are forced to confront the past as they try to solve a crime that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of a quiet, historic ... (Goodreads)

  18. 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)

  19. The Marsh King's Daughter

    by Karen Dionne
    A woman's journey to uncover her dark family history and the secrets of her upbringing.

    The mesmerizing tale of a woman who must risk everything to hunt down the dangerous man who shaped her past and threatens to steal her future: her father. Helena Pelletier has a loving husband, two ... (Goodreads)

  20. These Happy Golden Years

    by Laura Ingalls Wilder
    A young girl's journey of self-discovery as she moves through adulthood.

    As the novel begins, Pa is taking Laura 12 miles from home in the dead of winter to her first teaching assignment at Brewster settlement. Laura being only 15 and a schoolgirl herself, is apprehensive ... (Wikipedia)

  21. As Bright as Heaven

    by Susan Meissner
    A family moves to Philadelphia in 1918 to start a new life, but the Spanish flu epidemic changes everything.

    From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life and A Bridge Across the Ocean comes a new novel set in Philadelphia during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, which tells the story of a family ... (Goodreads)

  22. Faithful

    by Alice Hoffman
    A young woman's journey of healing and redemption, grappling with the power of faith and love.

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage of Opposites and The Dovekeepers comes a soul-searching story about a young woman struggling to redefine herself and the power of love, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. Spinning Silver

    by Naomi Novik
    A young woman turns silver into gold and attracts the attention of a dangerous fae king. She must use her wits to outsmart him and save her kingdom.

    Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father's inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty–until Miryem takes matters into her own hands. ... (Goodreads)

  24. The Winter People

    by Jennifer McMahon
    A mysterious tale of murder, secrets and folklore in a small New England town.

    A, Boston Globe, Best Book of the Year , West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. I Let You Go

    by Clare Mackintosh
    A mother's heartbreaking journey of grief and guilt as she struggles to come to terms with the death of her son.

    THE, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER,One of, The New York Times Book Review’,s 10 Best Crime Novels of 2016!,Now in paperback—the next blockbuster thriller for those who loved, The Girl on the Train, and, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. The Burgess Boys

    by Elizabeth Strout
    Siblings reunite to help a small Maine town overcome its dark past.

    Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly ... (Goodreads)

  27. Night Film

    by Marisha Pessl
    A journalist's quest to uncover the truth behind a reclusive film director's dark legacy.

    Ashley Cordova, the daughter of legendary reclusive director Stanislas Cordova, commits suicide. With the belief that Stanislas Cordova was heavily involved in her death, disgraced investigative ... (Wikipedia)

  28. The Kind Worth Killing

    by Peter Swanson
    A dark psychological thriller involving a murderous plan and a deadly game of cat and mouse.

    A devious tale of psychological suspense so irresistible that it prompts Entertainment Weekly to ask, “Is The Kind Worth Killing the next Gone Girl ?” From one of the hottest new thriller writers, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. A Little Life

    by Hanya Yanagihara
    A powerful tale of four friends navigating life's hardships and the devastating effects of trauma.

    The novel follows the lives of four friends in New York City from college through to middle-age. It focuses particularly on Jude, a lawyer with a mysterious past, ambiguous ethnicity, and unexplained ... (Wikipedia)

  30. My Husband's Wife

    by Jane Corry
    A twisted tale of love, betrayal, and murder between two women and their husbands. Secrets unravel as the past catches up with them.

    “,[A] must-read thriller . . ., My Husband’s Wife,, has an ending that will change the way you view marriage forever.,” —,Bustle, ,“If you loved, Gone Girl, and, The Talented Mr. Ripley, you’ll love, ... (Barnes & Noble)