27 must-read contemporary books like The Couple Upstairs by Holly Wainwright

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The Couple Upstairs

By: Holly Wainwright

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Five months after Mel told her husband to leave, a ghost moved in upstairs.A young man who reminds …

If you liked the contemporary plot in The Couple Upstairs by Holly Wainwright , here is a list of 27 books like this:

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1. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

Similar categories in Trent Dalton's Lola in the Mirror book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Dirt Creek

By: Hayley Scrivenor

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Austral… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Scrivenor's Dirt Creek book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. 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 Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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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4. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

Similar categories in Gabbie Stroud's The Things That Matter Most book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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5. Seeing Other People

By: Diana Reid

3.42

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

Which comes first—those you love, or those you want? Charlie’s skin was stinging. Not with heat … read more

Similar categories in Diana Reid's Seeing Other People book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. The Angry Women's Choir

By: Meg Bignell

4.07

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

By the acclaimed author of Welcome To Nowhere River comes a heart-warming and uplifting story about… read more

Similar categories in Meg Bignell's The Angry Women's Choir book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

By: Holly Ringland

4.04

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

From international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland, comes a ha… read more

Similar categories in Holly Ringland's The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • book club
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"There's a certain kind of beauty that can only exist because of darkness."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"You can see it, but it's not really there. Just like the end of a rainbow, the horizon is an illusion."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"Catch the gold in your eyelashes so we have light for later, Starry, so it won't be dark in our dreams."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"Everything I've wanted most in life has been on the other side of finding the courage to ask for the help I need."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

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8. What Happened to Nina?

By: Dervla McTiernan

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

10 hours, 50 minutes From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an… read more

Similar categories in Dervla McTiernan's What Happened to Nina? book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. Exiles (Aaron Falk, #3)

By: Jane Harper

4.05

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

At a busy festival site on a warm spring night, a baby lies alone in her pram, her mother vanishing… read more

Similar categories in Jane Harper's Exiles (Aaron Falk, #3) book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. The Work Wives

By: Rachael Johns

3.91

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

How well do you really know the people you work with? For work wives Debra and Quinn, it's a case… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Johns's The Work Wives book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. The Accident

By: Fiona Lowe

3.86

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A terrible crash... but the facts don't add up. Worlds converge and two women's lives are torn … read more

Similar categories in Fiona Lowe's The Accident book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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12. The Other Bridget

By: Rachael Johns

4.16

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A feelgood romantic comedy by Australia's bestselling romance writer, ideal for fans of Emily Henry… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Johns's The Other Bridget book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. No Hard Feelings

By: Genevieve Novak

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Hungover, underpaid and overwhelmed, this isn't where Penny expected to be as she reached her late … read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Novak's No Hard Feelings book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Green Dot

By: Madeleine Gray

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible and messy love story about the terrible allure of wanting something that promises n… read more

Similar categories in Madeleine Gray's Green Dot book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. The Money Club

By: Fiona Lowe

3.94

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

A gripping exploration of modern greed as bestselling Australian author Fiona Lowe unpicks the mora… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Lowe's The Money Club book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. 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 Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. The Running Club

By: Ali Lowe

3.92

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

The rules of the running club are the same as they have always been: keep your breath steady, keep … read more

Similar categories in Ali Lowe's The Running Club book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • book club
  • audiobook
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18. Everyone and Everything

By: Nadine J. Cohen

4.29

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

A dazzling literary debut, Everyone and Everything will make you laugh, cry and call your sister. … read more

Similar categories in Nadine J. Cohen's Everyone and Everything book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. The Opposite of Success

By: Eleanor Elliott Thomas

3.06

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

All Lorrie wants is to get promoted, accept her body and end global warming. By Friday. Is that rea… read more

Similar categories in Eleanor Elliott Thomas's The Opposite of Success book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Something Bad is Going to Happen

By: Jessie Stephens

3.86

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

Adella is facing the dawn of a new year and the end of her twenties - and she's in a psychiatric un… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Stephens's Something Bad is Going to Happen book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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21. The Work

By: Bri Lee

3.43

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

Lally has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and the sacrifices are finally paying o… read more

Similar categories in Bri Lee's The Work book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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22. The Couple Upstairs

By: Holly Wainwright

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Five months after Mel told her husband to leave, a ghost moved in upstairs.A young man who reminds … read more

Similar categories in Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast by Karina  May

23. Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast

By: Karina May

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Trade Paperback

What if the person getting you through the hardest time in your life is someone you've never met? … read more

Similar categories in Karina May's Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of I’ll Leave You With This by Kylie Ladd

24. I’ll Leave You With This

By: Kylie Ladd

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

I’ll Leave You With This is a heartbreaking, funny, thought-provoking and honest novel about a brot… read more

Similar categories in Kylie Ladd's I’ll Leave You With This book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. The Shot

By: Naima Brown

3.64

Format: 427 pages, Kindle Edition

How much would you sacrifice for another shot at the perfect life? Producer Mara Bolt is the queen … read more

Similar categories in Naima Brown's The Shot book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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26. Crushing

By: Genevieve Novak

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

When do you stop starting over? The sparkling new novel from the author of No Hard Feelings. Gettin… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Novak's Crushing book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. The Albatross

By: Nina Wan

3.48

Format: None pages, ebook

'The albatross is just about the rarest thing in golf - two shots on a par 5. A hole-in-one, anywhe… read more

Similar categories in Nina Wan's The Albatross book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. Every Last Suspect

By: Nicola Moriarty

3.95

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Who killed Harriet? Complicated, driven, loving; manipulative, irresistible, monstrous – whether… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Moriarty's Every Last Suspect book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. Heartsick

By: Jessie Stephens

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

'Heartbreak does not seem to be a brand of grief we respect. And so we are left in the middle of th… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Stephens's Heartsick book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • audiobook
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30. A Recipe for Family

By: Tori Haschka

3.67

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Things are getting slippery for Stella. With her husband away she’s juggling a full-time job, a tri… read more

Similar categories in Tori Haschka's A Recipe for Family book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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31. All the Beautiful Things You Love

By: Jonathan Seidler

3.63

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

Elly and Enzo love each other.Elly and Enzo are breaking up.Now, everything must go.When Enzo sudde… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Seidler's All the Beautiful Things You Love book and Holly Wainwright's The Couple Upstairs

  • fiction

29 Best fiction books like The Couple Upstairs by Holly Wainwright

Transform Your Habits

Lola in the Mirror

Trent Dalton

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Dirt Creek

Hayley Scrivenor

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth

4.04

Transform Your Habits

The Things That Matter Most

Gabbie Stroud

4.44

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21 Best fiction books like What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan

Transform Your Habits

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

4.13

Transform Your Habits

If Something Happens to Me

Alex Finlay

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Sanctuary

Garry Disher

3.99

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