31 Best mystery books like He Said He Would Be Late by Justine Sullivan

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He Said He Would Be Late

By: Justine Sullivan

3.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A twisty psychological debut about marriage, motherhood, and the search for truth at all costs. …

"His love ballooned my promise, and then carried me to the stars with no return ticket."

-Justine Sullivan, He Said He Would Be Late

"His love ballooned my promise, and then carried me to the stars with no return ticket."

-Justine Sullivan, He Said He Would Be Late

If you liked the mystery plot in He Said He Would Be Late by Justine Sullivan , here is a list of 31 books like this:

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1. We Love to Entertain

By: Sarah Strohmeyer

3.09

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A fast-paced, riveting psychological thriller that skewers our modern obsession with home renovatio… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Strohmeyer's We Love to Entertain book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. Don't You Dare

By: Jessica Hamilton

3.56

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When Hannah and Scarlett meet Thomas in college—the chemistry is instantaneous. They grow closer wh… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Hamilton's Don't You Dare book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. With My Little Eye

By: Joshilyn Jackson

3.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The hair-raising story of a mother who moves herself and her daughter across the country to lose a … read more

Similar categories in Joshilyn Jackson's With My Little Eye book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. What the Neighbors Saw

By: Melissa Adelman

3.35

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Desperate Housewives meets The Couple Next Door in a chilling story of murder and intrigue set in a… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Adelman's What the Neighbors Saw book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. It's One of Us

By: J.T. Ellison

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Everybody lies. Even the ones you think you know best of all . . . Olivia Bender designs exquisite … read more

Similar categories in J.T. Ellison's It's One of Us book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Beware the Woman

By: Megan Abbott

3.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, an eerie and prescient novel… read more

Similar categories in Megan Abbott's Beware the Woman book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. What Have We Done

By: Alex Finlay

3.54

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

In this thriller from Alex Finlay, What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and … read more

Similar categories in Alex Finlay's What Have We Done book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Between Two Strangers

By: Kate White

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A woman receives a bewildering inheritance that may have something to do with her past in this twis… read more

Similar categories in Kate White's Between Two Strangers book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Woman Inside

By: M.T. Edvardsson

3.54

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A wealthy couple ends up murdered in the nicest part of town in this compulsively readable, page-tu… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Edvardsson's The Woman Inside book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • 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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11. The House Guest

By: Hank Phillippi Ryan

3.29

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from Hank Phillippi Ryan—but which cha… read more

Similar categories in Hank Phillippi Ryan's The House Guest book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. He Said He Would Be Late

By: Justine Sullivan

3.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A twisty psychological debut about marriage, motherhood, and the search for truth at all costs. … read more

Similar categories in Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"His love ballooned my promise, and then carried me to the stars with no return ticket."

-Justine Sullivan, He Said He Would Be Late

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13. A Twisted Love Story

By: Samantha Downing

3.21

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of My Lovely Wife comes a reckless, delicious thriller about a young co… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Downing's A Twisted Love Story book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Woman of the Year

By: Darcey Bell

2.94

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A deliciously twisty thriller about the dark side of female friendship and a revenge plot that gets… read more

Similar categories in Darcey Bell's Woman of the Year book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. I Love It When You Lie

By: Kristen Bird

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The Williams women don’t just keep secrets… They bury them. Just days before her eightieth bi… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Bird's I Love It When You Lie book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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19. The Spare Room

By: Andrea Bartz

3.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Staying with a friend and her husband is sexier—and deadlier—than anyone could have imagined, in th… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Bartz's The Spare Room book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. How I'll Kill You

By: Ren DeStefano

3.68

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Your next stay-up-all-night thriller, about identical triplets who have a nasty habit of killing th… read more

Similar categories in Ren DeStefano's How I'll Kill You book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. Regrets Only

By: Kieran Scott

3.59

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In a fast-paced new novel in the vein of Big Little Lies , a single mom goes undercover to investig… read more

Similar categories in Kieran Scott's Regrets Only book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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22. You Should Have Told Me

By: Leah Konen

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A devoted father. A loving partner. A suspect for murder...When Janie's boyfriend Max doesn't come … read more

Similar categories in Leah Konen's You Should Have Told Me book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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23. Thicker Than Water

By: Megan Collins

3.43

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

Julia and Sienna Larkin are sisters-in-law, connected by Julia's husband and Sienna's brother, Jaso… read more

Similar categories in Megan Collins's Thicker Than Water book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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24. A Flaw in the Design

By: Nathan Oates

3.49

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

A professor's life is turned upside down when he takes in his charming, wildly dangerous nephew, wh… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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25. The New Mother

By: Nora Murphy

3.45

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A relatable and nerve-wracking, sympathetic and bone-chilling story — a fresh new twist on motherho… read more

Similar categories in Nora Murphy's The New Mother book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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26. Dirty Laundry

By: Disha Bose

3.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A twisty, domestic suspense debut about a clique of mothers that shatters when one of their own is … read more

Similar categories in Disha Bose's Dirty Laundry book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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27. No One Needs to Know

By: Lindsay Cameron

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When an anonymous neighborhood forum gets hacked, the darkest secrets of New York’s wealthiest resi… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Cameron's No One Needs to Know book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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28. Device Free Weekend

By: Sean Doolittle

3.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Seven friends, one eccentric billionaire, an all-expenses paid reunion on a private island with one… read more

Similar categories in Sean Doolittle's Device Free Weekend book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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29. We're All Lying

By: Marie Still

3.35

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

How far would you go to keep what’s yours? Someone is hunting Cass. Cass lives an enviable li… read more

Similar categories in Marie Still's We're All Lying book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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30. The Widow on Dwyer Court

By: Lisa Kusel

3.60

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Kiersten Modglin’s The Arrangement, The Widow on Dwyer Court is a sexy psycholo… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Kusel's The Widow on Dwyer Court book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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31. The Perfect Ones

By: Nicole Hackett

3.09

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A picture-perfect trip goes horribly wrong in this fast-paced exploration of friendship and the dar… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Hackett's The Perfect Ones book and Justine Sullivan's He Said He Would Be Late

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

31 Best fiction books like He Said He Would Be Late by Justine Sullivan

Transform Your Habits

We Love to Entertain

Sarah Strohmeyer

3.09

Transform Your Habits

Don't You Dare

Jessica Hamilton

3.56

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With My Little Eye

Joshilyn Jackson

3.32

Transform Your Habits

What the Neighbors Saw

Melissa Adelman

3.35

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31 must-read fiction books like Device Free Weekend by Sean Doolittle

Transform Your Habits

Before She Finds Me

Heather Chavez

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The Engagement Party

Darby Kane

3.29

Transform Your Habits

Everyone Is Watching

Heather Gudenkauf

3.65

Transform Your Habits

We Love to Entertain

Sarah Strohmeyer

3.09

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