8 Best thriller books like Mothers' Instinct by Barbara Abel

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Mothers' Instinct

By: Barbara Abel

3.73

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Soon to be a major US motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, Mothers' Instinct…

"And then someone else would come out with another, even more appalling story: quick, quick, let’s hear about another misfortune that happened to someone else, something that could have happened to us if we were unlucky, although we weren’t."

-Barbara Abel, Mothers' Instinct

"And then someone else would come out with another, even more appalling story: quick, quick, let’s hear about another misfortune that happened to someone else, something that could have happened to us if we were unlucky, although we weren’t."

-Barbara Abel, Mothers' Instinct

"Don’t think. Sweep away the words, ideas, images swirling endlessly in the infernal dance of pitiless affliction. Push back the realization of an unspeakable truth for another second. Don’t speak. Don’t move. Hold on to the illusion of purpose for a few seconds. And when those seconds are over, start again, an infinite loop."

-Barbara Abel, Mothers' Instinct

"Don’t think. Sweep away the words, ideas, images swirling endlessly in the infernal dance of pitiless affliction. Push back the realization of an unspeakable truth for another second. Don’t speak. Don’t move. Hold on to the illusion of purpose for a few seconds. And when those seconds are over, start again, an infinite loop."

-Barbara Abel, Mothers' Instinct

If you liked the thriller plot in Mothers' Instinct by Barbara Abel , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. Je me suis tue

By: Mathieu Menegaux

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Du fond de sa cellule de la maison d'arret des femmes a Fresnes, Claire reprend dans un recit l'enc… read more

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2. 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 Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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3. Listen for the Lie

By: Amy Tintera

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if… read more

Similar categories in Amy Tintera's Listen for the Lie book and Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Men say shit,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"What are you doing here?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"We were all so repressed in our twenties,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"Lucy, didn’t you want to be a writer once?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

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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 Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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5. If Something Happens to Me

By: Alex Finlay

3.79

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open… read more

Similar categories in Alex Finlay's If Something Happens to Me book and Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • 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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7. La Dernière allumette

By: Marie Vareille

4.66

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Depuis plus de vingt ans, Abigaëlle vit recluse dans un couvent en Bourgogne. Sa vie d’avant ? Elle… read more

Similar categories in Marie Vareille's La Dernière allumette book and Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct

  • france
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Mothers' Instinct

By: Barbara Abel

3.73

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Soon to be a major US motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, Mothers' Instinct… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct book and Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • france
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"And then someone else would come out with another, even more appalling story: quick, quick, let’s hear about another misfortune that happened to someone else, something that could have happened to us…"

-Barbara Abel, Mothers' Instinct

"Don’t think. Sweep away the words, ideas, images swirling endlessly in the infernal dance of pitiless affliction. Push back the realization of an unspeakable truth for another second. Don’t speak. Do…"

-Barbara Abel, Mothers' Instinct

"The wait went on, the seconds ticking away in a tangle of emotions, desperate hope giving way to pitiless anguish. The certainty of being safe from misfortune shatters inexorably, like a splinter bei…"

-Barbara Abel, Mothers' Instinct

Cover of The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

9. The Whispers

By: Ashley Audrain

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A pageturner about four suburban families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens--and… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Audrain's The Whispers book and Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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10. Et viva la vida !

By: Sophie Jomain

4.03

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

Porter une jupe, une robe courte ou un short Aller à la piscine sans paréo Manger gras ou trop sucr… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Jomain's Et viva la vida ! book and Barbara Abel's Mothers' Instinct

  • contemporary
Cover of Le Tueur intime by Claire Favan

11. Le Tueur intime

By: Claire Favan

4.20

Format: 636 pages, Mass Market Paperback

À quinze ans, Will a déjà conscience de sa différence. Solitaire, maltraité, il jette son dévolu su… read more

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  • thriller
Cover of Wat je weten moet by Tine Bergen

12. Wat je weten moet

By: Tine Bergen

3.73

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Wanneer Lea met haar dochter Alice in het midden van de nacht met gierende banden de Provence verla… read more

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13. Et chaque fois, mourir un peu

By: Karine Giébel

3.98

Format: 470 pages, Kindle Edition

Le nouveau roman très attendu de Karine Giebel.Monter au front sans arme ni gilet pare-balles. Soig… read more

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14. Beter dan fictie

By: Mireille Versteeg

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Voor de lezers van Charlotte de Monchy en Emily Henry. Dat je idool in het echt meestal tegenval… read more

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15. Gebroken passie (Gebroken, #3)

By: Lotte Leenaerts

4.33

Format: None pages, None

Een jonge vrouw wordt dood aangetroffen in haar huis, koelbloedig vermoord met een scherf van een s… read more

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16. Vlucht (Dutch Edition)

By: Anja Feliers

4.00

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Wanneer Lucas Kathleen achterlaat op het huwelijksfeest van haar beste vriendin Liesbeth, slaat de … read more

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17. Indigo

By: Roxanne Wellens

4.29

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Journaliste Indigo Hartt heeft ogenschijnlijk een succesvol en gelukkig leven. Maar ze eet haar lun… read more

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Cover of Zwijgen is bitter (Olivia Leroy, #2) by Sofie Delporte

18. Zwijgen is bitter (Olivia Leroy, #2)

By: Sofie Delporte

4.20

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Een vader en zijn zoontje gaan samen het bos in. Ze komen niet terug. Een rustig dorpje wordt … read more

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Cover of nom d'une pipe! (Les folles enquêtes de Magritte et Georgette, #1) by Nadine Monfils

19. nom d'une pipe! (Les folles enquêtes de Magritte et Georgette, #1)

By: Nadine Monfils

3.41

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

La nouvelle pépite du cosy mystery dénichée par La Bête noire : Les Folles enquêtes de Magritte et … read more

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  • france
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20. Kleine gelukjes: Studeren is de beste tijd van je leven… [Toch?]

By: Audrey Adelin

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Een liefdesbrief aan de plottwists in het studentenleven Als Ada gaat studeren aan de universite… read more

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  • contemporary

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4.13

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3.35

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