21 must-read mystery thriller books like The First Mistake by Sandie Jones

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The First Mistake

By: Sandie Jones

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An addictively readable new domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and the woman who is suppo…

"Trust is a funny thing; it takes such a long time to build, yet it’s broken in a second. She shouldn’t trust me—it will be her undoing."

-Sandie Jones, The First Mistake

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in The First Mistake by Sandie Jones , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. She's Not Sorry

By: Mary Kubica

3.81

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

An ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past in this chilling thriller. Megha… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kubica's She's Not Sorry book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. Good Bad Girl

By: Alice Feeney

3.66

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things. Alice Feeney, ret… read more

Similar categories in Alice Feeney's Good Bad Girl book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. Everyone Here Is Lying

By: Shari Lapena

3.80

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Stanhope - a safe neighbourhood. A place for families.William Wooler is a family man, on… read more

Similar categories in Shari Lapena's Everyone Here Is Lying book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. First Lie Wins

By: Ashley Elston

4.05

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house w… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Elston's First Lie Wins book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Blunt honesty has more value than blind worship"

-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

"It’s because you’re not ready to tell me the truth and I’d rather you not lie to me."

-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

"There’s an old saying: The first lie wins. It’s not referring to the little white kind that tumble out with no thought; it refers to the big one. The one that changes the game. The one that is delibe…"

-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

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5. The Teacher

By: Freida McFadden

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a chilling story of twisted secret… read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Teacher book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. The Guest

By: B.A. Paris

3.59

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere … read more

Similar categories in B.A. Paris's The Guest book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"...regret is such a waste of emotion. No matter how much we want to, we can't change the past. We need to acknowledge the mistakes we've made but not allow them to cloud every moment of every day." -…"

-B.A. Paris, The Guest

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7. The New Couple in 5B

By: Lisa Unger

3.63

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this binge-worthy thriller from the Ne… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's The New Couple in 5B book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We're always drawn back to our family of origin, aren't we? No matter how much pain they've caused, no matter how far we've run from them."

-Lisa Unger, The New Couple in 5B

"I remember wondering if anything was real, anything was true or if every place, every reality, was just another story you choose to believe."

-Lisa Unger, The New Couple in 5B

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8. Just the Nicest Couple

By: Mary Kubica

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two couples, two close friends, one missing husband… Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kubica's Just the Nicest Couple book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Coworker

By: Freida McFadden

3.79

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back Dawn Schif… read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Coworker book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Darling Girls

By: Sally Hepworth

4.04

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER... Sally Hepworth’s new novel has it all. For as long as they… read more

Similar categories in Sally Hepworth's Darling Girls book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She didn’t do well out of her routine."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"[…] the dogs burst out into the night in search of nocturnal animals to torment."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"She had a very specific routine that she had to follow if she was to have the slightest hope of drifting off."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"Today had involved far too much talking. Norah appreciated the great wonder of communication as much as the next person, but she despised it in excess."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

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12. The Guilty Husband

By: Stephanie DeCarolis

4.08

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

It only takes one lie to destroy a marriage. THE PERFECT HUSBAND… Vince Taylor has everything… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie DeCarolis's The Guilty Husband book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Next Mrs. Parrish (Mrs. Parrish, #2)

By: Liv Constantine

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Daphne and Amber Parrish are thrust back into each other’s lives upon the resurgence of a long-forg… read more

Similar categories in Liv Constantine's The Next Mrs. Parrish (Mrs. Parrish, #2) book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Block Party

By: Jamie Day

3.70

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This summer, meet your neighbors. The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are en… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Day's The Block Party book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"My mom is fond of saying that if everyone threw their problems up in the air, people would race to catch their own. [Lettie Fox]"

-Jamie Day, The Block Party

"Willow buries her face in her hands. 'How'd everything get this screwed up?' she asks in a muffled voice. I want to say: Because we were born and life seems to go awry no matter what we do. [Lettie F…"

-Jamie Day, The Block Party

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15. The Soulmate

By: Sally Hepworth

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge... … read more

Similar categories in Sally Hepworth's The Soulmate book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The First Mistake

By: Sandie Jones

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An addictively readable new domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and the woman who is suppo… read more

Similar categories in Sandie Jones's The First Mistake book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • drama
"Trust is a funny thing; it takes such a long time to build, yet it’s broken in a second. She shouldn’t trust me—it will be her undoing."

-Sandie Jones, The First Mistake

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17. The Younger Wife

By: Sally Hepworth

3.79

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

THE HUSBAND A heart surgeon at the top of his field, Stephen Aston is getting married again. But f… read more

Similar categories in Sally Hepworth's The Younger Wife book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She just needed to reframe, that was all. People reframed all the time. People who realized they weren't going to live a long life. People who lost a loved one, suffered an accident, lost use of a li…"

-Sally Hepworth, The Younger Wife

"Being Tully’s sister required a very specific skill set. You had to be an animated conversationalist (Tully was easily bored) but also a calming influence. You had to be fully invested in whatever sh…"

-Sally Hepworth, The Younger Wife

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18. Gone Tonight

By: Sarah Pekkanen

3.82

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Pekkanen's Gone Tonight book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Wife Stalker

By: Liv Constantine

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Breezing into the tiny seaside paradise of Westport, Connecticut, gorgeous thirtysomething Piper Re… read more

Similar categories in Liv Constantine's The Wife Stalker book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The Senator's Wife

By: Liv Constantine

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A D.C. philanthropist suspects that her seemingly perfect employee is secretly plotting to steal he… read more

Similar categories in Liv Constantine's The Senator's Wife book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. The Other Mrs.

By: Mary Kubica

3.75

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to small-town Maine wh… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kubica's The Other Mrs. book and Sandie Jones's The First Mistake

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook

21 Best fiction books like The First Mistake by Sandie Jones

Transform Your Habits

She's Not Sorry

Mary Kubica

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Good Bad Girl

Alice Feeney

3.66

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Everyone Here Is Lying

Shari Lapena

3.80

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First Lie Wins

Ashley Elston

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21 best-selling suspense books like The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger

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She's Not Sorry

Mary Kubica

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Home Is Where the Bodies Are

Jeneva Rose

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

4.13

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Stacy Willingham

3.56

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