11 Best mystery thriller books like The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora

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The Paper Wasp

By: Lauren Acampora

3.32

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying debut novel from the acclaimed author of The Wonder Garden, The Paper Wasp is a riv…

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Cover of The Last Minute (Sam Capra, #2) by Jeff Abbott

1. The Last Minute (Sam Capra, #2)

By: Jeff Abbott

3.96

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

WINNER OF AN INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD!Sam Capra must commit an impossible assassination… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Abbott's The Last Minute (Sam Capra, #2) book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Dearborn by Ghassan Zeineddine

2. Dearborn

By: Ghassan Zeineddine

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Spanning several decades, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and comp… read more

Similar categories in Ghassan Zeineddine's Dearborn book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. Your Shadow Half Remains

By: Sunny Moraine

3.38

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

One look can kill. Riley has not seen a single human face in longer than she can reckon. No fac… read more

Similar categories in Sunny Moraine's Your Shadow Half Remains book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • thriller
  • fiction
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4. The God of Good Looks

By: Breanne Mc Ivor

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This entertaining, transportive, and luminous debut novel follows a young Trinidadian woman finding… read more

Similar categories in Breanne Mc Ivor's The God of Good Looks book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Gone to the Wolves

By: John Wray

3.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning author John Wray dives deep into the wild, risky world of heavy metal in the 1980… read more

Similar categories in John Wray's Gone to the Wolves book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • novels
Cover of The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora

6. The Paper Wasp

By: Lauren Acampora

3.32

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying debut novel from the acclaimed author of The Wonder Garden, The Paper Wasp is a riv… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • dark
  • fantasy
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7. The Navigating Fox

By: Christopher Rowe

3.74

Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition

Quintus Shu'al is the world's only navigating fox. He's also in disgrace after leading an expeditio… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Rowe's The Navigating Fox book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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8. What Kind of Mother

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Bran… read more

Similar categories in Clay McLeod Chapman's What Kind of Mother book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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9. The Split

By: Kit Frick

3.41

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Jane Connor is resigned to being the “plain Jane” of her family—pragmatic and dependable—so unlike … read more

Similar categories in Kit Frick's The Split book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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10. Allow Me to Introduce Myself

By: Onyi Nwabineli

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ever since she was a child, Anuri’s life was chronicled and monetized by her influencer stepmother.… read more

Similar categories in Onyi Nwabineli's Allow Me to Introduce Myself book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. The Eden Test

By: Adam Sternbergh

3.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Edgar Award-finalist Adam Sternbergh, an electrifying domestic suspense novel for fans of The … read more

Similar categories in Adam Sternbergh's The Eden Test book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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12. Monsters We Have Made

By: Lindsay Starck

3.71

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A poignant and evocative novel that explores the bounds of familial love, the high stakes of parent… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Starck's Monsters We Have Made book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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13. Waiting for Eden

By: Elliot Ackerman

3.85

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Eden Malcom lies in a bed, unable to move or to speak, imprisoned in his own mind. His wife Mary sp… read more

Similar categories in Elliot Ackerman's Waiting for Eden book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Knife River

By: Justine Champine

3.50

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

When Jess was thirteen her mother went for a walk and never returned. Jess and her older sister Liz… read more

Similar categories in Justine Champine's Knife River book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • mystery thriller
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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15. Necessary People

By: Anna Pitoniak

3.72

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Stella and Violet are best friends, and from the moment they met in college, they knew their roles.… read more

Similar categories in Anna Pitoniak's Necessary People book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
"Lies require noise and misdirection to blend in, silence is the best way to draw the truth to the surface."

-Anna Pitoniak, Necessary People

Cover of Lovers and Liars by Amanda Eyre Ward

16. Lovers and Liars

By: Amanda Eyre Ward

3.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Three wildly different sisters reunite for a destination wedding at an English castle in this heart… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Eyre Ward's Lovers and Liars book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Traitor's Dance (Sam Capra, #6) by Jeff Abbott

17. Traitor's Dance (Sam Capra, #6)

By: Jeff Abbott

4.04

Format: 435 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jeff Abbott, an exciting thriller in which undercover agent … read more

Similar categories in Jeff Abbott's Traitor's Dance (Sam Capra, #6) book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood

18. Whoever You Are, Honey

By: Olivia Gatwood

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This darkly brilliant debut novel explores how women build themselves—beneath the gaze of love, fri… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Gatwood's Whoever You Are, Honey book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • novels
Cover of One Day You'll Burn (LAPD Detective Tully Jarsdel, #1) by Joseph   Schneider

19. One Day You'll Burn (LAPD Detective Tully Jarsdel, #1)

By: Joseph Schneider

3.57

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

Detective Tully Jarsdel may not be a typical LAPD cop--but he's the only one who can solve this cas… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Schneider's One Day You'll Burn (LAPD Detective Tully Jarsdel, #1) book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Beyond All Reasonable Doubt (Sophia Weber, #2) by Malin Persson Giolito

20. Beyond All Reasonable Doubt (Sophia Weber, #2)

By: Malin Persson Giolito

3.38

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of Quicksand, a gripping legal thriller that follows one woman's conf… read more

Similar categories in Malin Persson Giolito's Beyond All Reasonable Doubt (Sophia Weber, #2) book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Nearby Country Called Love by Salar Abdoh

21. A Nearby Country Called Love

By: Salar Abdoh

3.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, propulsive novel about the families we are born into and the families we make for ourse… read more

Similar categories in Salar Abdoh's A Nearby Country Called Love book and Lauren Acampora's The Paper Wasp

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary

21 Best fiction books like The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora

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The Last Minute (Sam Capra, #2)

Jeff Abbott

3.96

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Dearborn

Ghassan Zeineddine

4.23

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Your Shadow Half Remains

Sunny Moraine

3.38

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The God of Good Looks

Breanne Mc Ivor

3.92

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Everyone Is Watching

Heather Gudenkauf

3.65

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My Name Was Eden

Eleanor Barker-White

3.22

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The New Couple in 5B

Lisa Unger

3.63

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The Main Character

Jaclyn Goldis

3.37

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