28 Best suspense books like Breathless by Amy McCulloch

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Breathless

By: Amy McCulloch

3.64

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away—Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb…

"Getting to the summit is a great achievement. But the mountain will always be there. Getting back down alive is the priority."

-Amy McCulloch, Breathless

"Getting to the summit is a great achievement. But the mountain will always be there. Getting back down alive is the priority."

-Amy McCulloch, Breathless

If you liked the suspense plot in Breathless by Amy McCulloch , here is a list of 28 books like this:

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1. No One Can Know

By: Kate Alice Marshall

3.68

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too… read more

Similar categories in Kate Alice Marshall's No One Can Know book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"A pregnancy wasn’t a promise."

-Kate Alice Marshall, No One Can Know

Cover of The Hike by Lucy Clarke

2. The Hike

By: Lucy Clarke

3.72

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Wish you were here? Think again . . . Maggie, Liz, Helena & Joni. Old friends bound by history,… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Clarke's The Hike book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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3. One Perfect Couple

By: Ruth Ware

3.68

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

Runtime: 14 hours and 9 minutes Harkening to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Ware's One Perfect Couple book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. What Lies in the Woods

By: Kate Alice Marshall

3.96

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two years ago, she and her two best friends, Cassidy an… read more

Similar categories in Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Nothing good comes from digging up old trouble."

-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

"But why should she be able to leave the woods, when I never had?"

-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

"Don't worry. She does this. She likes to go out to the woods to think."

-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

"When it comes to relationships, if you could take it or leave it, leaving is always the right choice"

-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

Cover of Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

5. Killers of a Certain Age

By: Deanna Raybourn

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their … read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Jesus, what did you have for breakfast? A bowl of Honey Bunches of Bitch?"

-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

"He was dressed like a tourist, his T-shirt tucked into belted jeans like a sociopath."

-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

"I'm a woman. Guilt is our birthright. Guilt if we want to be mothers, guilt if we take the Pill instead or choose to abort. Guilt if we stay home with our kids or guilt if we work. Guilt if we sleep …"

-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

"I'm a woman. Guilt is our birthright. Guilt if we want to be mothers, guilt if we take the pill instead or choose to abort. Guilt if we stay home with our kids or guilt if we work. Guilt if we sleep …"

-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

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6. The Resort

By: Sara Ochs

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A searing vacation thriller set on a remote island in Thailand following two mysterious women, a ch… read more

Similar categories in Sara Ochs's The Resort book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"There isn't a flood that will not subside."

-Sara Ochs, The Resort

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7. When We Were Bright And Beautiful

By: Jillian Medoff

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed, bestselling author of This Could Hurt returns with her biggest, boldest novel yet--a… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Medoff's When We Were Bright And Beautiful book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Which is the funny thing about families; no matter how cake you have someone will always feel starved."

-Jillian Medoff, When We Were Bright And Beautiful

"Which is the funny thing about families; no matter how much cake you have, someone will always feel starved."

-Jillian Medoff, When We Were Bright And Beautiful

Cover of Breathless by Amy McCulloch

8. Breathless

By: Amy McCulloch

3.64

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away—Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb… read more

Similar categories in Amy McCulloch's Breathless book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Getting to the summit is a great achievement. But the mountain will always be there. Getting back down alive is the priority."

-Amy McCulloch, Breathless

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9. The Stranger Upstairs

By: Lisa M. Matlin

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than s… read more

Similar categories in Lisa M. Matlin's The Stranger Upstairs book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

10. Darling Girl

By: Liz Michalski

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A Book of The Month Club pick  In this beautiful dive into the world of J. M. Barrie’s classic, … read more

Similar categories in Liz Michalski's Darling Girl book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"They stay with us, you know. The friends you lost...They're still here. ... In this moment, they are alive to her, all of them. She lets the memories in, lets them settle everywhere. In her heart, in…"

-Liz Michalski, Darling Girl

Cover of The Last Party (DC Morgan, #1) by Clare Mackintosh

11. The Last Party (DC Morgan, #1)

By: Clare Mackintosh

3.78

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

At midnight, one of them is dead. By morning, all of them are suspects. It's a party to end all… read more

Similar categories in Clare Mackintosh's The Last Party (DC Morgan, #1) book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Does it really hurt?' Ffion asked her mam. She'd read the books Elen had bought, had even watched that awful video in school, but she still found it hard to comprehend that -- in a matter of weeks --…"

-Clare Mackintosh, The Last Party (DC Morgan, #1)

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12. Murder Road

By: Simone St. James

3.72

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deser… read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's Murder Road book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

13. Things We Do in the Dark

By: Jennifer Hillier

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Things We Do in the Dark is a brilliant new thriller from Jennifer Hillier, the award-winning autho… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hillier's Things We Do in the Dark book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. The Family Game

By: Catherine Steadman

3.84

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

A rich, eccentric family. A time-honored tradition. Or a lethal game of survival? One woman finds o… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Steadman's The Family Game book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Last Word

By: Taylor Adams

3.71

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote location begins to wonder if the a… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Adams's The Last Word book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Being seen burdens you with an image you have to maintain."

-Taylor Adams, The Last Word

"Far worse things can happen to you than some stranger hurting your feelings on the internet."

-Taylor Adams, The Last Word

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16. The Lies I Tell

By: Julie Clark

4.10

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

From author Julie Clark comes a twisted con-woman thriller about two women out for revenge―or is it… read more

Similar categories in Julie Clark's The Lies I Tell book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. Like a Sister

By: Kellye Garrett

3.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A twisty, voice-driven thriller for fans of Megan Miranda and Jessica Knoll, in which no one bats a… read more

Similar categories in Kellye Garrett's Like a Sister book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. The Only Survivors

By: Megan Miranda

3.55

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A decade ago, two vans filled with high school seniors on a school service trip crashed into a Tenn… read more

Similar categories in Megan Miranda's The Only Survivors book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Writing Retreat

By: Julia Bartz

3.43

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

A young author is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding… read more

Similar categories in Julia Bartz's The Writing Retreat book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"At thirteen I learned from Roza's stolen book that girls don't have to be sweet little creatures, that they could in fact be angry and dark and sexual."

-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

"Where did one's power lie in a world that stripped it from you, over and over again? How could we reclaim it when dominant forces dangled it over our heads, shouting, "only the strong survive?"

-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

"That was the way of the world: if you were a woman, then you had a job to do, and that was to pretend to love everyone else walking all over your body, leaving imprints on your face. You were suppose…"

-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

Cover of A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3) by Peter  Swanson

20. A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3)

By: Peter Swanson

3.61

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in this spectacularl… read more

Similar categories in Peter Swanson's A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3) book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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21. She Started It

By: Sian Gilbert

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Lucy Foley and Liane Moriarty, She Started It is a hot, twisty summer debut thriller ab… read more

Similar categories in Sian Gilbert's She Started It book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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22. House of Glass

By: Sarah Pekkanen

3.99

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perf… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Pekkanen's House of Glass book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of When I'm Dead (Black Harbor, #3) by Hannah Morrissey

23. When I'm Dead (Black Harbor, #3)

By: Hannah Morrissey

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl murdered. Another one missing. And a medical examiner desperate to uncover the truth in th… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Morrissey's When I'm Dead (Black Harbor, #3) book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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24. Middle of the Night

By: Riley Sager

3.74

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must … read more

Similar categories in Riley Sager's Middle of the Night book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

25. The Book of Cold Cases

By: Simone St. James

3.78

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, w… read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's The Book of Cold Cases book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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26. You're Invited

By: Amanda Jayatissa

3.51

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

What could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Jayatissa's You're Invited book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Sign Here by Claudia  Lux

27. Sign Here

By: Claudia Lux

3.80

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A darkly humorous, surprisingly poignant, and utterly gripping debut novel about a guy who works in… read more

Similar categories in Claudia Lux's Sign Here book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"To breathe is miraculous."

-Claudia Lux, Sign Here

"Does it count as staying if leaving is always on the mind? How much lying does a marriage need to survive?"

-Claudia Lux, Sign Here

"It was the greatest irony of her life: how much she hated her body and how much she lived for the attention it garnered."

-Claudia Lux, Sign Here

"Love is one of these things humans experience, twist to fit their cage of mortality, and then claim to have invented. I'm not blaming you, far from it. Love was made to be coveted, and humans are not…"

-Claudia Lux, Sign Here

Cover of Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2) by Megan Goldin

28. Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2)

By: Megan Goldin

3.84

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though investigators … read more

Similar categories in Megan Goldin's Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2) book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of First Born by Will Dean

29. First Born

By: Will Dean

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Last Thing to Burn, a psychological thriller about the dark secret… read more

Similar categories in Will Dean's First Born book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The truth is, we can’t all be overachieving academics destined for the UN or a top law firm; some of us are meant to be normal, and there is no shame in that whatsoever."

-Will Dean, First Born

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30. The Intern

By: Michele Campbell

3.80

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

A young Harvard law student falls under the spell of a charismatic judge in this timely and thrilli… read more

Similar categories in Michele Campbell's The Intern book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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31. Daisy Darker

By: Alice Feeney

3.77

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists returns…with a family reunion that leads to murder. … read more

Similar categories in Alice Feeney's Daisy Darker book and Amy McCulloch's Breathless

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Don’t spend all of your ambition on other people’s dreams."

-Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker

"Sometimes people don't know they're in love until they're not."

-Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker

"A mother's least favourite child always knows that's what they are."

-Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker

"People are not the same but different, they are different but the same."

-Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker

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Kate Alice Marshall

3.68

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3.72

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3.68

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3.79

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