8 must-read crime books like The Trial by Jo Spain

The Trial

By: Jo Spain

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

2014, Dublin: at St Edmunds, an elite college on the outskirts of the city, twenty-year-old medical…

If you liked the crime plot in The Trial by Jo Spain , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. A Stranger in the Family (Maeve Kerrigan #11)

By: Jane Casey

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Every mother's worst nightmare . . . When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one … read more

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mystery thriller
suspense
fiction
mystery
thriller
crime
irish literature
audiobook

2. The Dream Home

By: T.M. Logan

3.97

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

IF YOU HAD NEVER OPENED THE DOOR, YOUR FAMILY WOULD BE SAFE . . . THE UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER FR… read more

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mystery thriller
suspense
psychological thriller
fiction
mystery
thriller
crime
audiobook

3. The Playdate: A startling and deliciously pitch-dark story from leafy suburbia

By: Clara Dillon

3.88

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

'A riveting tale … gripping’ The Irish Independent‘An incredibly gripping and entertaining page-tur… read more

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4. Someone in the Attic

By: Andrea Mara

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From a #1 internationally bestselling author comes an atmospheric, chilling novel about a family wh… read more

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mystery thriller
suspense
psychological thriller
fiction
mystery
thriller
audiobook

"People trust people with dogs. They do. There’s an inherent belief that dog people are good people."
-Andrea Mara, Someone in the Attic
"They’re keen to help and intrigued too, she can see, in that way people are when there’s drama but no personal risk."
-Andrea Mara, Someone in the Attic

5. Somebody Knows

By: Michelle McDonagh

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

: A gripping, addictive page-turner about dangerous secrets and the lengths people will go to keep … read more

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irish literature

6. A Lesson in Cruelty

By: Harriet Tyce

3.67

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

WHAT PRICE WOULD YOU PAY FOR THE PERFECT LIFE? They say you can't always get what you want. But … read more

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suspense
fiction
mystery
thriller
crime
audiobook

7. In Her Place

By: Edel Coffey

3.57

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 bestselling author of Breaking Point and winner of Crime Novel of the Year at the An … read more

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suspense

8. The Trial

By: Jo Spain

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

2014, Dublin: at St Edmunds, an elite college on the outskirts of the city, twenty-year-old medical… read more

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mystery thriller
suspense
psychological thriller
fiction
mystery
thriller
crime
ireland
irish literature
audiobook

9. Body of Truth

By: Marie Cassidy

3.91

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

IN THE HUNT FOR A KILLER THE SCARS OF DEATH DON'T LIE FROM IRELAND'S FORMER STATE PATHOLOGIST MA… read more

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fiction
mystery
thriller
crime
irish literature

10. The Honeymoon Affair

By: Sheila O'Flanagan

3.75

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

Izzy is in the Caribbean on the honeymoon-that-isn't after her fiancé broke her heart. She's not lo… read more

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fiction

11. Three Little Birds

By: Sam Blake

3.78

Format: 480 pages, ebook

Two decades of secrets. One shocking discovery... When a skull is found in Lough Coyne, facial r… read more

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suspense
fiction
mystery
thriller
crime
irish literature
audiobook

12. Reality Check

By: Vicki Notaro

3.64

Format: 422 pages, Kindle Edition

Portia Daniels' life is sorted. She has a perfect man (Jason, a hot TV producer from Ireland), a pe… read more

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13. The Lighthouse Secret

By: Carmel Harrington

4.31

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

On the jagged Cork coast the Ballycotton lighthouse stands tall, protecting ships from its rocks. F… read more

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mystery

14. First Wife's Shadow

By: Adele Parks

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Emma, a wealthy, independent, sensible CEO, has long put her chaotic childhood at the hands of alco… read more

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psychological thriller
fiction
mystery
thriller
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15. Our Holiday

By: Louise Candlish

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, twisty new thriller from the bestselling author of Our HouseTHERE’S TROUBLE IN PARADISE… read more

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16. The Lies Beneath: A gripping tale of friendship, love, and the masks we wear...

By: Lucy O'Callaghan

4.22

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

'Fans of K.L. Slater and B.A. Paris Slater will love this.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Friendship tested, secrets rev… read more

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thriller

17. Emma, Disappeared: A gripping, twist-filled thriller where nothing is as it seems

By: Andrew Hughes

3.63

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

'Compelling, unsettling and very creepy' Catherine Kirwan'Atmospheric and filled with twists and tu… read more

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18. The Perfect Place

By: Amanda Cassidy

3.84

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Immersive story, sublime storytelling... top-class’ Andrea Mara, author of No One Saw a Thing ‘The… read more

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thriller

19. Good Sisters: The warm-hearted bestselling new novel in the beloved Devlin sisters series

By: Sinéad Moriarty

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

After losing their beloved mother, the three Devlin sisters feel unmoored. Yet, life goes on and th… read more

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20. Witness 8 (Eddy Flynn, #8)

By: Steve Cavanagh

4.40

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

This riveting psychological thriller from master of twists Steve Cavanagh, author of the “unguessab… read more

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suspense
fiction
mystery
thriller
crime
audiobook

21. The Birthday Weekend

By: Zoe Miller

3.96

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

It was a celebration to die for . . .What happened on holiday was supposed to stay on holiday - but… read more

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