Recommendations based on The Girl with a Clock for a Heartby Peter Swanson

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  1. 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)

  2. All the Beautiful Lies

    by Peter Swanson
    A young man returns home to attend his father's funeral and becomes entangled in a dangerous affair with his stepmother.

    From the acclaimed author of Her Every Fear and The Kind Worth Killing comes a diabolically clever tale of obsession, revenge, and cold-blooded murder—a sly and brilliant guessing game of a novel in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. Her Every Fear

    by Peter Swanson
    A psychological thriller about a woman who swaps apartments with her cousin and becomes entangled in a web of murder and deceit.

    An NPR Best Book of the Year The author of the wildly popular, The Kind Worth Killing, returns with an electrifying and downright Hitchcockian psychological thriller—as tantalizing as the cinema ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. That Night

    by Chevy Stevens
    Toni's life is shattered when her sister is murdered, and she becomes the prime suspect. She must clear her name and find the real killer.

    As a teenager, Toni Murphy had a life full of typical adolescent complications: a boyfriend she adored, a younger sister she couldn't relate to, a strained relationship with her parents, and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Never Let You Go

    by Chevy Stevens
    A woman's fight for freedom from an abusive husband and her journey of self-empowerment.

    A stunning and thrilling novel from the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Still Missing., Eleven years ago, Lindsey Nash escaped into the night with her young daughter and left an abusive ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. The Silkworm

    by Robert Galbraith
    Detective investigates the murder of a novelist, uncovering shocking secrets.

    Several months after solving the Lula Landry case , Cormoran Strike is asked by Leonora Quine to locate her novelist husband Owen, a former literary genius whose attempts to recreate his past success ... (Wikipedia)

  7. The Breakdown

    by B.A. Paris
    A woman's mental state deteriorates after witnessing a murder, leading her to question her own sanity and the motives of those around her.

    The Breakdown, is the next chilling, propulsive novel from B. A. Paris, the, New York Times, and, USA Today, bestselling author of, Behind Closed Doors, and, Bring Me Back., “Even harder to put down ... (Barnes & Noble)

  8. The Good Girl

    by Mary Kubica
    A woman's desperate attempt to save her kidnapped daughter reveals dark secrets of her past.

    Look out for Mary Kubica’s new twisty psychological thriller,, The Other Mrs., perfect for fans of “You”.,Over a million copies sold.,“A twisty, roller coaster ride of a debut. Fans of, Gone Girl, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. Winter's Bone

    by Daniel Woodrell
    A teenage girl's struggle to save her family from poverty and despair in the rural Ozarks.

    In the rural Ozarks of Missouri , seventeen-year-old Ree Dolly looks after her mentally ill mother, twelve-year-old brother Sonny, and six-year-old sister Ashlee. She makes sure her siblings eat and ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Before the Fall

    by Noah Hawley
    A mysterious plane crash leads to a tangled web of secrets, lies, and betrayal.

    On a foggy summer night, eleven people—ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter—depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. A Painted House

    by John Grisham
    A young boy's journey of growing up on an Arkansas cotton farm, learning life lessons along the way.

    "The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with three weeks to go, and the season looked ... (Goodreads)

  12. 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)

  13. Snow Falling on Cedars

    by David Guterson
    A murder trial in a small, coastal town reveals secrets of the past and its inhabitants.

    Set on the fictional San Piedro Island in the northern Puget Sound region of the state of Washington coast in 1954, the plot revolves around a murder case in which Kabuo Miyamoto, a Japanese American ... (Wikipedia)

  14. The Tobacconist

    by Robert Seethaler
    A young man's coming-of-age story set in pre-WWII Vienna, where he works at a tobacconist and befriends Sigmund Freud.

    When seventeen-year-old Franz exchanges his home in the idyllic beauty of the Austrian lake district for the bustle of Vienna, his homesickness quickly dissolves amidst the thrum of the city. In his ... (Goodreads)

  15. The Fiery Cross

    by Diana Gabaldon
    Epic saga of a time-traveling couple navigating the dangers of 18th century Scotland.

    Claire, the heroine of Outlander , figures in The Fiery Cross as a reluctant oracle and wife to Jamie Fraser, her 18th-century partner, and faces the politics and turmoil of the forthcoming American ... (Wikipedia)

  16. The Storyteller

    by Jodi Picoult
    A storyteller's quest to restore faith in the power of storytelling and to mend the wounds of her past.

    25-year-old Sage Singer lives in the small town of Westerbrook, New Hampshire . , A couple of years before the story began, Sage and her mother were in a car accident while Sage was driving. Sage's ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Underworld

    by Meg Cabot
    A teenage girl discovers she is a vampire princess and must navigate the dangerous world of vampire politics while also dealing with high school drama.

    Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back. Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn’t dead. Not this time. But she is being held against her will in the dim, ... (Goodreads)

  18. Always Watching

    by Chevy Stevens
    A psychiatrist tries to help a woman who was kidnapped and held captive for years, but soon realizes that her own life is in danger.

    She helps people put their demons to rest. But she has a few of her own… In the lockdown ward of a psychiatric hospital, Dr. Nadine Lavoie is in her element. She has the tools to help people, and she ... (Goodreads)

  19. Go Set a Watchman

    by Harper Lee
    Confronting the past and present, a woman struggles to reconcile her beliefs with those of her hometown.

    Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, a single 26-year-old, returns from New York to her hometown, Maycomb, Alabama, for her annual fortnight-long visit to her father Atticus, a lawyer and former state ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Mother's Promise

    by Sally Hepworth
    A single mother and her daughter navigate life-threatening illnesses, family secrets, and unexpected friendships.

    A poignant and breathtaking novel from the author of, The Things We Keep, and, The Secrets of Midwives., All their lives, Alice Stanhope and her daughter, Zoe, have been a family of two, living ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. Our Kind of Cruelty

    by Araminta Hall
    A twisted love story about a man's obsession with his ex-girlfriend and the dangerous game he plays to win her back.

    This is a love story. Mike’s love story. Mike Hayes fought his way out of a brutal childhood and into a quiet, if lonely life, before he met Verity Metcalf. V taught him about love, and in return, ... (Goodreads)

  22. Dear Daughter

    by Elizabeth Little
    After being released from prison for a murder she didn't commit, Janie Jenkins sets out to uncover the truth about her mother's death.

    As soon as they processed my release Noah and I hit the ground running. A change of clothes. A wig. An inconspicuous sedan. We doubled back once, twice, then drove south when we were really headed ... (Goodreads)

  23. Don't You Cry

    by Mary Kubica
    A thrilling mystery about a missing woman and a roommate who may not be who she seems.

    In downtown Chicago, Esther Vaughan disappears from her apartment without a trace. A haunting letter addressed to My Dearest is found among her possessions, leaving her roommate Quinn Collins to ... (Goodreads)

  24. The White Rose

    by Amy Ewing
    Violet, a surrogate, is forced to join the resistance to save her friend. She discovers secrets that could change everything.

    The Selection meets The Handmaid’s Tale in the epic sequel to the New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing’s The Jewel . Violet is on the run. She’s escaped the Duchess of the Lake, who bought her ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. Orphan Train

    by Christina Baker Kline
    A story of two women's intertwined lives, spanning generations and crossing continents.

    The #1 New York Times Bestseller “A lovely novel about the search for family that also happens to illuminate a fascinating and forgotten chapter of America’s history. Beautiful.”—Ann Packer Moving ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. Crimson Death

    by Laurell K. Hamilton
    Vampire hunter Anita Blake must stop a deadly virus that turns vampires into killers. But the virus may have already infected her closest allies.

    In her twenty-fifth adventure, vampire hunter and necromancer Anita Blake learns that evil is in the eye of the beholder... Anita has never seen Damian, her vampire servant, in such a state. The ... (Goodreads)

  27. Dust

    by Patricia Cornwell
    Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders linked to a long-dead serial killer.

    The plot opens with Kay Scarpetta receiving a phone call from Marino informing her about a body, later identified as Gail Shipton, recovered in a field adjoining Massachusetts Information Technology ... (Wikipedia)

  28. The Pelican Brief

    by John Grisham
    A law student's investigation into a political assassination, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.

    The story begins with the assassinations of two ideologically divergent Supreme Court Justices. Both murders are committed by Khamel, the most wanted hitman in the world. Justice Rosenberg, a ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Injustice For All

    by Scott Pratt
    A small-town lawyer takes on a high-profile murder case, but soon realizes that the justice system is rigged against his client.

    A criminal court judge is found hanging from a tree. A young employee of the district attorney's office goes missing. In this third book of the best selling Joe Dillard series, Dillard finds himself ... (Goodreads)

  30. The Kill Room

    by Jeffery Deaver
    Lincoln Rhyme investigates a government assassin who may have killed an innocent man. Twists and turns abound in this thrilling crime novel.

    It was a "million-dollar bullet," a sniper shot delivered from over a mile away. Its victim was no ordinary mark: he was a United States citizen, targeted by the United States government, and ... (Goodreads)