7 must-read crime books like The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman

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The Secrets of Strangers

By: Charity Norman

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

From the authr of Richard and Judy Book Club pick After The Fall comes a gripping and moving novel,…

"She’s a firm believer in the healing power of normality. The ordinary little things: the sharing of stories, of food, of smiles, of small comforts. These are the key to survival."

-Charity Norman, The Secrets of Strangers

If you liked the crime plot in The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Earth by John Boyne

1. Earth

By: John Boyne

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man wh… read more

Similar categories in John Boyne's Earth book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Take Two

By: Danielle Hawkins

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A brilliant, funny new novel from the bestselling, beloved Danielle Hawkins'Take Two is that rare a… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Hawkins's Take Two book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. Way Back

By: Sara Cox

4.18

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

THE BIG-HEARTED NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THROWN, RADIO 2 BROADCASTER A… read more

Similar categories in Sara Cox's Way Back book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou

By: Eleni Kyriacou

4.18

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club 2023** THEY HAVE TOLD SO MANY LIES ABOUT ME. … read more

Similar categories in Eleni Kyriacou's The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman

5. The Secrets of Strangers

By: Charity Norman

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

From the authr of Richard and Judy Book Club pick After The Fall comes a gripping and moving novel,… read more

Similar categories in Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • book club
  • audiobook
"She’s a firm believer in the healing power of normality. The ordinary little things: the sharing of stories, of food, of smiles, of small comforts. These are the key to survival."

-Charity Norman, The Secrets of Strangers

Cover of Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2) by Michael  Bennett

6. Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2)

By: Michael Bennett

3.94

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Better the Blood, the gripping second novel in a crime series starring Māori det… read more

Similar categories in Michael Bennett's Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2) book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. Lioness

By: Emily Perkins

3.43

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

You know how we say we devoured a story, and also that we were consumed by it? Eating and being eat… read more

Similar categories in Emily Perkins's Lioness book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

By: Josie Shapiro

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The stunning debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved … read more

Similar categories in Josie Shapiro's Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • audiobook
  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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9. The Axeman's Carnival

By: Catherine Chidgey

4.37

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Everywhere, the birds: sparrows and skylarks and thrushes, starlings and bellbirds, fantails and pi… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Chidgey's The Axeman's Carnival book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Adventures with Emilie: Taking on Te Araroa trail in 138 life-changing days

By: Victoria Bruce

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

“I’m here because I want to test the very limits of my own resilience and reassure myself that no m… read more

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11. The Doctor's Wife

By: Fiona Sussman

4.04

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

Nothing in Stan Andino's unremarkable life could prepare him for the day he discovers his wife in t… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Sussman's The Doctor's Wife book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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12. Amma

By: Saraid de Silva

4.45

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Three generations. Three continents. Three sexualities. 1951. Singapore. Ten-year-old Josep… read more

Similar categories in Saraid de Silva's Amma book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. The Bone Tree

By: Airana Ngarewa

3.71

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

After the death of both parents, Kauri and Black must find a way to survive in a world that doesn't… read more

Similar categories in Airana Ngarewa's The Bone Tree book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • fiction
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14. The Girl from London

By: Olivia Spooner

4.04

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

London, 1940. Ruth, a young schoolteacher, volunteers as an escort helping to evacuate children fro… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Spooner's The Girl from London book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • fiction
Cover of The Night She Fell by Eileen Merriman

15. The Night She Fell

By: Eileen Merriman

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

‘When I last saw Ashleigh, she was lying in a pool of blood . . . Her eyes were open, staring sight… read more

Similar categories in Eileen Merriman's The Night She Fell book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • thriller
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16. The Call

By: Gavin Strawhan

3.84

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Winner of the Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize 2023A brilliant debut crime novel centred on a 501 deport… read more

Similar categories in Gavin Strawhan's The Call book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • suspense
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. The Suspect

By: Rob Rinder

3.96

Format: 400 pages, ebook

**THE GRIPPING SECOND NOVEL FROM ROB RINDER AND FOLLOW-UP TO NO. 1 BESTSELLER THE TRIAL**When Hanna… read more

Similar categories in Rob Rinder's The Suspect book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. Dice

By: Claire Baylis

3.86

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

A compelling courtroom drama, Dice is an incredibly timely exploration of how sexual violence is vi… read more

Similar categories in Claire Baylis's Dice book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • audiobook
  • crime
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. The Space Between

By: Lauren Keenan

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A gripping historical novel set amidst the New Zealand Wars in 1860. How do you choose between t… read more

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20. The Bookshop Ladies

By: Faith Hogan

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Joy Blackwood has no idea why her French art dealer husband has left a valuable painting to a woman… read more

Similar categories in Faith Hogan's The Bookshop Ladies book and Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Five Days

By: Zoë Folbigg

4.13

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

New from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Note. A must-read uplifting romance for fans of W… read more

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15 Best fiction books like The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman

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John Boyne

4.34

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Way Back

Sara Cox

4.18

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The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou

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4.18

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4.23

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3.94

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