17 must-read short stories books like The Swimmer by Graham Norton

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The Swimmer

By: Graham Norton

3.86

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

Quick Reads 2022 Helen is a retired teacher living on the Irish coast. She enjoys the peace and qu…

If you liked the short stories plot in The Swimmer by Graham Norton , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Hello Mum

By: Bernardine Evaristo

3.69

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chi… read more

Similar categories in Bernardine Evaristo's Hello Mum book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • crime
  • audiobook
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2. Blackout

By: Emily Barr

3.76

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

A tense and chilling Quick Read from the queen of psychological suspense. You wake up in a stran… read more

Similar categories in Emily Barr's Blackout book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Dead Simple by Jane Casey, Clare Mackintosh, Antonia Hodgson, C.L. Taylor, None, Mark Billingham, Angela Marsons, Harry Bingham

3. Dead Simple

By: Jane Casey , Clare Mackintosh , Antonia Hodgson , C.L. Taylor , None , Mark Billingham , Angela Marsons , Harry Bingham

3.65

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman reports a crime to the police, with unexpected resultsThe grieving widow who finds that she… read more

Similar categories in Jane Casey's Dead Simple book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • crime
  • fiction

4. One False Move (Quick Reads 2017)

By: Dreda Say Mitchell

4.62

Format: 290 pages,

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Similar categories in Dreda Say Mitchell's One False Move (Quick Reads 2017) book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

5. Dead Man Talking

By: Roddy Doyle

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pat had been best friends with Joe Murphy since they were kids. But years ago they had a fight. A b… read more

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6. 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 Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Kiss

By: Santa Montefiore

3.69

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes your biggest mistake can also be a blessing . . .Madison has always known she had a diffe… read more

Similar categories in Santa Montefiore's The Kiss book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • contemporary
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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8. Blind Spot

By: Paula Hawkins

3.27

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

'How can you say things like this? How can you be so blind?' Since they were kids, Edie, Jake an… read more

Similar categories in Paula Hawkins's Blind Spot book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Swimmer by Graham Norton

9. The Swimmer

By: Graham Norton

3.86

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

Quick Reads 2022 Helen is a retired teacher living on the Irish coast. She enjoys the peace and qu… read more

Similar categories in Graham Norton's The Swimmer book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • novels
  • crime
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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10. The Black Mountain

By: Kate Mosse

3.66

Format: 136 pages, Kindle Edition

The Black Mountain is a Quick Read short story from bestselling author Kate Mosse. It is May, 17… read more

Similar categories in Kate Mosse's The Black Mountain book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Skylight

By: Louise Candlish

3.75

Format: None pages, Audiobook

They can’t see her, but she can see them… Simone has a secret. She likes to stand at her bathroom w… read more

Similar categories in Louise Candlish's The Skylight book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. The Cutting Season

By: M.W. Craven

4.11

Format: 105 pages, Kindle Edition

Poe's just hanging around on a Saturday afternoon... Dangling from a hook in a meat packing plan… read more

Similar categories in M.W. Craven's The Cutting Season book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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13. A Fresh Start (Quick Reads) (Quick Reads 2020)

By: Fanny Blake

3.62

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

From wronged wives to nosy neighbours, from distant dads to new-found family, from secrets to lies,… read more

Similar categories in Fanny Blake's A Fresh Start (Quick Reads) (Quick Reads 2020) book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • short stories
  • fiction
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14. Six Foot Six

By: Kit de Waal

3.69

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

A funny and heart-warming novella by the internationally bestselling author of My Name is Leon read more

Similar categories in Kit de Waal's Six Foot Six book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • novella
  • short stories
  • contemporary
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15. The Donor

By: Clare Mackintosh

3.86

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

She gave you everything. But what does she want in return?When Lizzie's daughter Meg is given a lif… read more

Similar categories in Clare Mackintosh's The Donor book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Witness

By: Alex Wheatle

3.23

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

To tell the truth? Or protect his family? Cornell is having a bad time. Kicked out of secondary sc… read more

Similar categories in Alex Wheatle's Witness book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • crime
  • short stories
Cover of Sofia Khan and the Baby Blues by Ayisha Malik

17. Sofia Khan and the Baby Blues

By: Ayisha Malik

3.54

Format: 117 pages, Kindle Edition

THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE HILARIOUS ROMANTIC COMEDY SOFIA KHAN IS NOT OBLIGED'The perfect bal… read more

Similar categories in Ayisha Malik's Sofia Khan and the Baby Blues book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Saving the Day

By: Katie Fforde

3.63

Format: 92 pages, Paperback

She has only one chance to turn her life around... Allie is bored with her job and starting to w… read more

Similar categories in Katie Fforde's Saving the Day book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Notting Hill Carnival (Quick Reads): A West Side Story (Quick Reads 2020) by Candice Carty-Williams

19. Notting Hill Carnival (Quick Reads): A West Side Story (Quick Reads 2020)

By: Candice Carty-Williams

3.42

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Sapphire is the hot-headed leader of the Red Roses in an area where gang loyalty is all that matter… read more

Similar categories in Candice Carty-Williams's Notting Hill Carnival (Quick Reads): A West Side Story (Quick Reads 2020) book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Cut Off (Quick Reads) by Mark Billingham

20. Cut Off (Quick Reads)

By: Mark Billingham

3.50

Format: 71 pages, Kindle Edition

Step into a thrilling Quick Read from number one bestselling crime fiction author Mark Billingham.I… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's Cut Off (Quick Reads) book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • crime
  • fiction
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21. Clean Break

By: Tammy Cohen

3.89

Format: 95 pages, Kindle Edition

Marriage is complicated, especially for Kate. Her husband Jack has a temper on him, and has been an… read more

Similar categories in Tammy Cohen's Clean Break book and Graham Norton's The Swimmer

  • crime
  • short stories

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Way Back

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