13 must-read thriller books like Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton

Cover of Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton

Run, Rose, Run

By: Dolly Parton

3.80

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

From America’s most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller—a thriller about a young singer/…

"Dark night, bright future Like the phoenix from the ashes, I shall rise again"

-Dolly Parton, Run, Rose, Run

"Is it easy? No it ain’t Can I fix it? No I cain’t But I sure ain’t gonna take it lyin’ down"

-Dolly Parton, Run, Rose, Run

"I’ve had enough fighting I’m more into righting What’s wrong when it’s broken apart Demons, demons, we both had enough of our own Demons, demons, we don’t have to fight them alone"

-Dolly Parton, Run, Rose, Run

"One of these days she was going to tell him that a bullet wound and a Purple Heart didn't make him hard as nails. They made him just like everyone else. Sometimes you could see the scars and sometimes you couldn't. But everybody had them."

-Dolly Parton, Run, Rose, Run

If you liked the thriller plot in Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

1. The Five-Star Weekend

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend … read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's The Five-Star Weekend book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She weighs the decision for a moment, then butters the baguette and pops it in her mouth. It's so delicious that she doesn't care if they have to roll her off the island in a wheelbarrow."

-Elin Hilderbrand, The Five-Star Weekend

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2. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

Cover of Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks

3. Dreamland

By: Nicholas Sparks

3.96

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

Dreamland is a love story about risking everything for a dream—and whether it’s possible to leave t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Sparks's Dreamland book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • romance
  • music
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

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 Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • 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

Cover of Escape (Billy Harney, #3) by James  Patterson

5. Escape (Billy Harney, #3)

By: James Patterson

4.35

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Chicago’s #1 detective, Billy Harney, takes on a billionaire crime boss in this follow-on to James … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Escape (Billy Harney, #3) book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Shattered (Michael Bennett #14) by James  Patterson

6. Shattered (Michael Bennett #14)

By: James Patterson

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of the woman… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Shattered (Michael Bennett #14) book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Recovery Agent (Gabriela Rose, #1)

By: Janet Evanovich

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Lost something? Gabriela Rose knows how to get it back. As a recovery agent, she’s hired by individ… read more

Similar categories in Janet Evanovich's The Recovery Agent (Gabriela Rose, #1) book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Thanks, but I’ll work rooms are better."

-Janet Evanovich, The Recovery Agent (Gabriela Rose, #1)

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8. The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24)

By: James Patterson

4.13

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Trouble always finds the Women's Murder Club... Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24) book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of 23rd Midnight (Women’s Murder Club, #23) by James  Patterson

9. 23rd Midnight (Women’s Murder Club, #23)

By: James Patterson

4.36

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

The latest in this "successful and suspenseful" ( Entertainment Weekly ) an attention-seeking copy… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's 23rd Midnight (Women’s Murder Club, #23) book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Death of the Black Widow by James  Patterson

10. Death of the Black Widow

By: James Patterson

3.70

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

She destroys the men she loves—and escapes every time. The most dangerous killer James Patterson ha… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Death of the Black Widow book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2) by Elin Hilderbrand

11. What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.03

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Spend your winter on sunlit shores in the New York Times bestselling follow-up to Winter in Paradis… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2) book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Lust is great in the bedroom, but like is better at breakfast, lunch and dinner."

-Elin Hilderbrand, What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

"She is not a baton to be handed back and forth between them, nor a prize to be won. She is her own person."

-Elin Hilderbrand, What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

"Ava adores carols that evoke London streets during a new snowfall, the Yule log, brightly lit windows on a square of stately brick homes."

-Elin Hilderbrand, What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

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12. The Horsewoman

By: James Patterson

3.87

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Mother and daughter, both champion riders—but only one can make Olympic history. James Patterson’s … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Horsewoman book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2) by Kim Michele Richardson

13. The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2)

By: Kim Michele Richardson

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Bestselling historical fiction author Kim Mi… read more

Similar categories in Kim Michele Richardson's The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2) book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Though Mama and I were the last of the Blues, the very last of our kind, and different from others, the books united every one of us."

-Kim Michele Richardson, The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2)

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14. Mad Honey

By: Jodi Picoult

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past, and what we choose to leave behin… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Picoult's Mad Honey book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Being gay or straight,"

-Jodi Picoult, Mad Honey

"People always talk about their love for you is unconditional. Then you reveal your most private self to them, and you find out how many conditions there are in unconditional love."

-Jodi Picoult, Mad Honey

"Dark honey from the second harvest. It's made late in the season after the nectar drought at the end of July when the bees turn to goldenrod and sunflowers instead. It's deeper and richer, it tastes …"

-Jodi Picoult, Mad Honey

"My father taught me that beekeeping is both a burden and a privilege. You don’t bother the bees unless they need your help, and you help them when they need it. It’s a feudal relationship: protection…"

-Jodi Picoult, Mad Honey

Cover of Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

15. Someone Else's Shoes

By: Jojo Moyes

3.96

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 N… read more

Similar categories in Jojo Moyes's Someone Else's Shoes book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of 22 Seconds (Women’s Murder Club, #22) by James  Patterson

16. 22 Seconds (Women’s Murder Club, #22)

By: James Patterson

4.10

Format: 481 pages, Kindle Edition

22 seconds... until Lindsay Boxer loses her badge—or her life. SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's 22 Seconds (Women’s Murder Club, #22) book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Steal (Instinct #3) by James  Patterson

17. Steal (Instinct #3)

By: James Patterson

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Art galleries and casinos, mansions and brothels, billionaires and thieves—only James Patterson cou… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Steal (Instinct #3) book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The It Girl by Ruth Ware

18. The It Girl

By: Ruth Ware

3.85

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

April Coutts-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. Vivacious, bright, occasion… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Ware's The It Girl book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The usual. Soft focus, syrupy memories of April and her potential. Sad-faced pictures of h to add a prurient kick to the piece-a hint of scandal, maybe. A student rivalry. A sniff of drugs, or promis…"

-Ruth Ware, The It Girl

"The usual. Soft focus, syrupy memories of April and her potential. Sad-faced pictures of her friends and family pondering all they've lost. Anecdotes about punting and May balls and bright futures. A…"

-Ruth Ware, The It Girl

Cover of Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton

19. Run, Rose, Run

By: Dolly Parton

3.80

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

From America’s most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller—a thriller about a young singer/… read more

Similar categories in Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • music
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Dark night, bright future Like the phoenix from the ashes, I shall rise again"

-Dolly Parton, Run, Rose, Run

"Is it easy? No it ain’t Can I fix it? No I cain’t But I sure ain’t gonna take it lyin’ down"

-Dolly Parton, Run, Rose, Run

"I’ve had enough fighting I’m more into righting What’s wrong when it’s broken apart Demons, demons, we both had enough of our own Demons, demons, we don’t have to fight them alone"

-Dolly Parton, Run, Rose, Run

"One of these days she was going to tell him that a bullet wound and a Purple Heart didn't make him hard as nails. They made him just like everyone else. Sometimes you could see the scars and sometime…"

-Dolly Parton, Run, Rose, Run

Cover of What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline

20. What Happened to the Bennetts

By: Lisa Scottoline

3.80

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

From #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline comes a pulse-pounding new novel. Your family has bee… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Scottoline's What Happened to the Bennetts book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

21. The Hotel Nantucket

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.06

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

After a tragic fire in 1922 that killed 19-year-old chambermaid, Grace Hadley, The Hotel Nantucket … read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's The Hotel Nantucket book and Dolly Parton's Run, Rose, Run

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook

21 must-read fiction books like Run, Rose, Run by Dolly Parton

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Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

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Kristin Hannah

4.64

Transform Your Habits

Dreamland

Nicholas Sparks

3.96

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First Lie Wins

Ashley Elston

4.05

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31 Top fiction books like The It Girl by Ruth Ware

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The Five-Star Weekend

Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

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The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

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She's Not Sorry

Mary Kubica

3.81

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Lisa Jewell

4.12

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