23 best-selling short stories books like The Pretty Little Box by Charles Todd

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The Pretty Little Box

By: Charles Todd

3.42

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

A simple theft leads to unforeseen tragedy in this story from the New York Times–bestselling author…

If you liked the short stories plot in The Pretty Little Box by Charles Todd , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. The Final Testament

By: Peter Blauner

4.50

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

It is autumn of 1938 in London. The Nazis have invaded Austria and are seizing Jewish assets, rumor… read more

Similar categories in Peter Blauner's The Final Testament book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Gospel of Sheba

By: Lyndsay Faye

3.68

Format: 81 pages, ebook

A librarian is tormented by a lethal volume of black magic. When A. Davenport Lomax’s young daughte… read more

Similar categories in Lyndsay Faye's The Gospel of Sheba book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
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3. The Night in Question

By: Tobias Wolff

4.16

Format: 206 pages, Hardcover

A man is shot dead while standing in line at the bank, another is fired for printing an obituary of… read more

Similar categories in Tobias Wolff's The Night in Question book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • short stories
  • fiction
"I'm a survivor, " I said. But I didn't think that claim would carry much weight in an obituary."

-Tobias Wolff, The Night in Question

"Getting from La Jolla to Alta Vista State Hospital isn't easy, unless you have a car or a breakdown. April's Father had a breakdown and they got him there in no time."

-Tobias Wolff, The Night in Question

"Someday Miller is going to die. He knows that and he prides himself on knowing it when everyone else only pretends to, secretly believing that they will live forever.....A simple truth . His mother i…"

-Tobias Wolff, The Night in Question

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4. Remaindered

By: Peter Lovesey

3.47

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

The backroom of the Precious Finds Bookstore has served many purposes in its twenty-six years: a mu… read more

Similar categories in Peter Lovesey's Remaindered book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • crime
  • fiction
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5. The Book of Virtue

By: Ken Bruen

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

With his hated father dead, a man's life takes a dangerous turn He doesn't cry when his father, Fra… read more

Similar categories in Ken Bruen's The Book of Virtue book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. The Little Men

By: Megan Abbott

3.91

Format: 340 pages, ebook

In 1953, Penny is just another washed-up, wannabe Hollywood actress who is past her prime. She has … read more

Similar categories in Megan Abbott's The Little Men book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery

7. Hoodoo Harry

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.63

Format: 304 pages,

A long-lost bookmobile opens a wild new chapter in the lives of dysfunctional Texas detectives Hap … read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Hoodoo Harry book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • crime
  • fiction
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8. Pronghorns of the Third Reich

By: C.J. Box

2.78

Format: 252 pages,

In frigid Wyoming lies a mystery that stretches back to Nazi Germany Lyle and Juan wait outside the… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Box's Pronghorns of the Third Reich book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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9. Mystery, Inc.

By: Joyce Carol Oates

3.91

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Have you ever wanted something so badly you would kill for it? Identified only by the hastily--and … read more

Similar categories in Joyce Carol Oates's Mystery, Inc. book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

10. Reconciliation Day

By: Christopher Fowler

3.90

Format: 448 pages,

A man obsessed with Draculapursues a legendary lost edition of the classic vampire book in this chi… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Fowler's Reconciliation Day book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

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11. Rides a Stranger

By: David Bell

4.25

Format: 127 pages, Hardcover

After the death of his father, a literature professor is drawn into the murder investigation of a b… read more

Similar categories in David Bell's Rides a Stranger book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • fiction

12. The Museum of Literary Souls

By: John Connolly

3.96

Format: None pages,

Mr. Berger has spent thirty-four years keeping his life as empty as possible. His job title as a cl… read more

Similar categories in John Connolly's The Museum of Literary Souls book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

13. The Book of the Lion

By: Thomas Perry

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Professor Dominic Hallkyn receives an anonymous phone call late one night from a voice claimin… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's The Book of the Lion book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

14. Every Seven Years

By: Denise Mina

3.00

Format: 107 pages, ebook

Elsa finds a book with strange powers and must face her tortured past. It's been seven years since … read more

Similar categories in Denise Mina's Every Seven Years book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

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15. In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20)

By: Rhys Bowen

4.22

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is back with In Sunshine or in Shadow, the latest book in t… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Bowen's In Sunshine or in Shadow (Molly Murphy Mystery #20) book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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16. The Last Hope

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Awar… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elia MacNeal's The Last Hope book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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17. The White Lady

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine/sleuth from Jacqueline Winspear, creato… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Winspear's The White Lady book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Give me strong young womenfolk with sharp elbows, Charlotte, my dear, and they will make a good account of themselves in this world."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

"And then there's that double-barreled name a lot of them toffs have, like they have to drag their ancestors up from the grave so we all know who they're related to."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

". . . it was known German soldiers would go door-to-door to take males of working age, or boys on the cusp of manhood. They always took the men, leaving only the women, children and elderly. Women we…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

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18. Bullet in the Brain

By: Tobias Wolff

3.82

Format: None pages, None

None read more

Similar categories in Tobias Wolff's Bullet in the Brain book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Anders burst our laughing. He covered his mouth with both hands and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry," then snorted helplessly through his fingers and said, " Capiche - oh, God, capiche," and at that..."

-Tobias Wolff, Bullet in the Brain

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19. Seven Years (Bibliomysteries)

By: Peter Robinson

3.63

Format: 71 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping novella from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Inspector Banks Mysteries and … read more

Similar categories in Peter Robinson's Seven Years (Bibliomysteries) book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • british literature
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. The Pretty Little Box

By: Charles Todd

3.42

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

A simple theft leads to unforeseen tragedy in this story from the New York Times–bestselling author… read more

Similar categories in Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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21. The Dark Door (Bibliomysteries)

By: Lisa Unger

3.91

Format: 73 pages, Kindle Edition

A horror writer’s death leaves his daughter haunted by voices in this short story by the New York T… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's The Dark Door (Bibliomysteries) book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
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22. Dead Dames Don't Sing

By: John Harvey

3.48

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Ex-cop Jack Kiley is bored, and his work as a PI, tailing cheating spouses and investigating insura… read more

Similar categories in John Harvey's Dead Dames Don't Sing book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
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23. A Traitor Among Us (Elena Standish #5)

By: Anne Perry

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Elena Standish investigates the murder of a fellow MI6 agent near the country estate of one of Engl… read more

Similar categories in Anne Perry's A Traitor Among Us (Elena Standish #5) book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Date Night (Unsettling #1) by Jeffery Deaver

24. Date Night (Unsettling #1)

By: Jeffery Deaver

3.53

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

54 minutes Death is a topic Bradford Douglas is intimately familiar with. The young attorney is … read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's Date Night (Unsettling #1) book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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25. One Little Mistake

By: Lucinda Berry

3.47

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

From the best-selling author of The Secrets of Us and The Best of Friends comes a novella of deceit… read more

Similar categories in Lucinda Berry's One Little Mistake book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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26. How It Ends

By: Rachel Howzell Hall

3.62

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

For fans of Lisa Unger and Shalini Boland comes a propulsive short thriller about a mysterious atta… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Howzell Hall's How It Ends book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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27. Sleeping Dogs Lie

By: Samantha Downing

3.60

Format: 2 pages, Audible Audio

2 hours, 8 minutes From the internationally best-selling author of My Lovely Wife and He Starte… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Downing's Sleeping Dogs Lie book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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28. The Honeymoon Trap (Bibliomysteries)

By: Peter Swanson

3.30

Format: 55 pages, Kindle Edition

A pulp novel has a book critic wondering if his new wife is out to kill him in this thrilling story… read more

Similar categories in Peter Swanson's The Honeymoon Trap (Bibliomysteries) book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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29. The Hemingway Valise

By: Robert Olen Butler

3.79

Format: 57 pages, Kindle Edition

An American spy in Paris solves a legendary mystery as the Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s “thrilli… read more

Similar categories in Robert Olen Butler's The Hemingway Valise book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Intruder (Unsettling #2) by Jeffery Deaver

30. The Intruder (Unsettling #2)

By: Jeffery Deaver

3.55

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

48 minutes Evan Hart lives the good life, enjoying his job, his sports club, the occasional date… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's The Intruder (Unsettling #2) book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • mystery thriller
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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31. Patience and Not-Forsaken

By: Alix E. Harrow

3.43

Format: None pages, MP3 CD

In Harrow's eerie tale of madness and heartache, Patience, diagnosed with a "nervous disposition," … read more

Similar categories in Alix E. Harrow's Patience and Not-Forsaken book and Charles Todd's The Pretty Little Box

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook

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