12 Best suspense books like 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates

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48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

By: Joyce Carol Oates

3.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Marguerite, a beautiful woman, has disappeared from her small town in Upstate New York. But is foul…

"Inhabiting a female body is such a feat for me, like squeezing into a costume that includes a perfectly fitted face mask through which it is quite a feat to breathe..."

-Joyce Carol Oates, 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

If you liked the suspense plot in 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Remaindered by Peter Lovesey

1. 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 Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Se résoudre aux adieux by Philippe Besson

2. Se résoudre aux adieux

By: Philippe Besson

3.00

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

"Je me perds facilement dans cette ville rongee par la mer, au long de ruelles dont je ne memorise … read more

Similar categories in Philippe Besson's Se résoudre aux adieux book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. Zero Days

By: Ruth Ware

3.65

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Ware returns with this adrenaline-fueled thriller about a woman in a race against time to clea… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Ware's Zero Days book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The wall around the perimeter was child's play."

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

"... they were just one part of a vast dark web of unseen players ... And yes, they could be fought, maybe some individuals might even be arrested, but you might as well try to prosecute cancer. They …"

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

"If I shut my eyes, I could picture him... The thought gave me a kind of peace, the idea that he could be out there somewhere-just beyond my reach. But it was a dishonest peace, and I knew that as muc…"

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

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4. 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 Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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5. End of Story

By: A.J. Finn

3.10

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.” So writes Sebastian Trapp, reclusive mystery… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Finn's End of Story book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • 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 Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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7. All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

By: William Landay

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A mother vanished. A father presumed guilty. There is no proof. There are no witnesses. For the chi… read more

Similar categories in William Landay's All That Is Mine I Carry with Me book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"When a writer goes quiet, nothing is blocking and nothing is being blocked. He is just empty."

-William Landay, All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

"In small letters, now a little blurry, it read Omnia mea mecum porto, Latin for “All that is mine I carry with me."

-William Landay, All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

"What about you, Mr. Glover. The smartest man in the room is usually the quietest. What do you think about all this?"

-William Landay, All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

"Who among you would stand up, step out of that jury box, and trade places with me? Who would be accused of a violent murder based on…nothing? How would you prove your innocence when there was never a…"

-William Landay, All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

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8. 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 Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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9. Little Monsters

By: Adrienne Brodeur

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling memoir Wild Game comes a riveting novel about Cape Cod, complica… read more

Similar categories in Adrienne Brodeur's Little Monsters book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Our scars are what make us unique. Nothing broken is ever lost."

-Adrienne Brodeur, Little Monsters

"Whenever I paint the truth, no matter how strange, people see themselves in it."

-Adrienne Brodeur, Little Monsters

"To stare into the spiral of a shell was to see the swirl of a galaxy, the logarithmic spiral of life itself, the intertwined miracle of art and science."

-Adrienne Brodeur, Little Monsters

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10. I Have Some Questions for You

By: Rebecca Makkai

3.61

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past—the family trag… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Makkai's I Have Some Questions for You book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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11. How Can I Help You

By: Laura Sims

3.42

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A razor-sharp suspense about two local librarians whose lives become dangerously intertwined. N… read more

Similar categories in Laura Sims's How Can I Help You book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Prom Mom by Laura Lippman

12. Prom Mom

By: Laura Lippman

3.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get a… read more

Similar categories in Laura Lippman's Prom Mom book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"How do you live with yourself? How does anyone live with themselves, in the end? The way I see it, you either admit to yourself exactly who you are - or you lie to yourself the way you lie to the res…"

-Laura Lippman, Prom Mom

Cover of 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates

13. 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

By: Joyce Carol Oates

3.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Marguerite, a beautiful woman, has disappeared from her small town in Upstate New York. But is foul… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Inhabiting a female body is such a feat for me, like squeezing into a costume that includes a perfectly fitted face mask through which it is quite a feat to breathe..."

-Joyce Carol Oates, 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

Cover of Nunca estuvimos allí (Spanish Edition) by Gema Quintial

14. Nunca estuvimos allí (Spanish Edition)

By: Gema Quintial

3.38

Format: 529 pages, Kindle Edition

La vida puede ser una sucesión de errores... o la clave para enmendarlos Comillas arde bajo el f… read more

Similar categories in Gema Quintial's Nunca estuvimos allí (Spanish Edition) book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

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15. Nemesis

By: Rosamond Smith

3.83

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

This “mesmerizing” novel about a crime at an elite music school “calls to mind a David Lynch film” … read more

Similar categories in Rosamond Smith's Nemesis book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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16. The Chateau

By: Jaclyn Goldis

3.51

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A dream girls trip to a luxurious French chateau devolves into a deadly nightmare of secrets and mu… read more

Similar categories in Jaclyn Goldis's The Chateau book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Asesinato en el Richelieu (Spanish Edition) by Anita  Blackmon

17. Asesinato en el Richelieu (Spanish Edition)

By: Anita Blackmon

3.77

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

LLEGA ADELAIDE ADAMSUna miss Marple de Arkansas, irónica, artrítica y deslenguada.«Yo, Adelaide Ada… read more

Similar categories in Anita Blackmon's Asesinato en el Richelieu (Spanish Edition) book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of La hora del lobo by Toni Hill

18. La hora del lobo

By: Toni Hill

3.89

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Tras el éxito de El último verdugo, continúa la trilogía que tú también recomendarás. La noche e… read more

Similar categories in Toni Hill's La hora del lobo book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • thriller
Cover of El tiempo de las fieras by Víctor del Árbol

19. El tiempo de las fieras

By: Víctor del Árbol

4.08

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Un policía a las puertas de la jubilación es desterrado por los suyos hasta la tranquila Lanzarote,… read more

Similar categories in Víctor del Árbol's El tiempo de las fieras book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • thriller
Cover of Los niños están mirando (Spanish Edition) by Laird Koenig

20. Los niños están mirando (Spanish Edition)

By: Laird Koenig

3.34

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

El resplandeciente sol californiano baña las playas de Malibú durante la última semana del verano. … read more

Similar categories in Laird Koenig's Los niños están mirando (Spanish Edition) book and Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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21. 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 Joyce Carol Oates's 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister

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

17 Best fiction books like 48 Clues into the Disappearance of My Sister by Joyce Carol Oates

Transform Your Habits

Remaindered

Peter Lovesey

3.47

Transform Your Habits

Se résoudre aux adieux

Philippe Besson

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Zero Days

Ruth Ware

3.65

Transform Your Habits

With My Little Eye

Joshilyn Jackson

3.32

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21 best-selling fiction books like Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur

Transform Your Habits

After Annie

Anna Quindlen

4.03

Transform Your Habits

The Berry Pickers

Amanda Peters

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Happiness Falls

Angie Kim

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

3.99

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