9 best-selling mystery books like A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey

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A Very Typical Family

By: Sierra Godfrey

3.47

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

All families are messy. Some are disasters. Natalie Walker is the reason her older brother and s…

If you liked the mystery plot in A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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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 Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • 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. Bad Summer People

By: Emma Rosenblum

3.43

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A whip-smart, propulsive debut about infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue, set against … read more

Similar categories in Emma Rosenblum's Bad Summer People book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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3. None of This Is True

By: Lisa Jewell

4.12

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jewell's None of This Is True book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Acting as if there is something wrong with me, when there isn't. It's the world that's wrong, you and I both know that."

-Lisa Jewell, None of This Is True

"Being with so many people felt right, and afterward at the wake thrown by Nathan's company at a huge bar in Paddington overlooking the canal, with seats outside and bottomless champagne and a playlis…"

-Lisa Jewell, None of This Is True

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4. 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 Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • 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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6. Happiness Falls

By: Angie Kim

3.75

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they kn… read more

Similar categories in Angie Kim's Happiness Falls book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"I lost a World - the other day! Has Anybody found? - Emily Dickinson, 1896"

-Angie Kim, Happiness Falls

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7. Tom Lake

By: Ann Patchett

3.99

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more

Similar categories in Ann Patchett's Tom Lake book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

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8. Hello Beautiful

By: Ann Napolitano

4.16

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

An emotionally layered and engrossing story of a family that asks: Can love make a broken person wh… read more

Similar categories in Ann Napolitano's Hello Beautiful book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The child inside Julia lay wide-eyed in the dark, knowing that she was Jo, but only because Sylvie was Beth."

-Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful

"You and your sisters have so many reference points, such a dense history," William said. "I never get used to it."

-Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful

"She was Julia's wild hair, she was the lake her husband had once been carried out of, and no matter what happened next, she was love."

-Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful

"You’re depressed, not crazy. It’s not insane to be depressed in this world. It’s more sane than being happy. I never trust those upbeat individuals who grin no matter what’s going on. Those are the o…"

-Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful

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9. Pineapple Street

By: Jenny Jackson

3.57

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Darley, the eldest daughter in the well-connected, old money Stockton family, followed her heart, t… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Jackson's Pineapple Street book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
"But you know foundations shouldn't have to be the answer. The real problems are tax laws, anti-labor policies, and the slow expansion of the welfare state," Chip said. Everyone turned and looked at h…"

-Jenny Jackson, Pineapple Street

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10. Romantic Comedy

By: Curtis Sittenfeld

3.64

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

A comedy writer thinks she’s sworn off love, until a dreamily handsome pop star flips the script on… read more

Similar categories in Curtis Sittenfeld's Romantic Comedy book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Just to be clear,"

-Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy

"Aren't we all performing the role of ourselves?"

-Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy

"I don't write from a point of clarity. I write out of confusion."

-Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy

"Isn't the goal to live with out demons, not to expect them to go away?"

-Curtis Sittenfeld, Romantic Comedy

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11. The Celebrants

By: Steven Rowley

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises—especially to ourselve… read more

Similar categories in Steven Rowley's The Celebrants book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"My purpose, in this life, has been to love and spend it with you."

-Steven Rowley, The Celebrants

"You only live once. That was the truth of it. But if you do it right, and he felt that he had, once is more than enough"

-Steven Rowley, The Celebrants

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12. You Shouldn't Have Come Here

By: Jeneva Rose

3.34

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Grace Evans, an overworked New Yorker looking for a total escape from her busy life, books an Airbn… read more

Similar categories in Jeneva Rose's You Shouldn't Have Come Here book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I knew it was just a dream but it felt real, and sometimes there wasn't a difference between the two."

-Jeneva Rose, You Shouldn't Have Come Here

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13. Same Time Next Summer

By: Annabel Monaghan

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Beach Rules: Do take long walks on the sand. Do put an umbrella in every cocktail. Do NOT run in… read more

Similar categories in Annabel Monaghan's Same Time Next Summer book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Breakaway

By: Jennifer Weiner

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new no… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Weiner's The Breakaway book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. One Summer in Savannah

By: Terah Shelton Harris

4.14

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A compelling debut that glows with bittersweet heart and touching emotion, deeply interrogating que… read more

Similar categories in Terah Shelton Harris's One Summer in Savannah book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Wishing Game

By: Meg Shaffer

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Make a wish. . . . Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents … read more

Similar categories in Meg Shaffer's The Wishing Game book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Hate is a knife without a handle. You can't cut something with it without cutting yourself."

-Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game

"Another thing I learned in therapy?" Angie said. "The kids in dysfunctional families who act out and rebel are the ones who are the healthiest mentally. They're the ones who see that something's wron…"

-Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game

"Once, he'd loved the ocean. Loved seeing it every morning, every night. Seeing all its facets, all its faces. Not many people knew what the sea looked like in all seasons, under all phases of the moo…"

-Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game

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17. 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 Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. Cassandra in Reverse

By: Holly Smale

3.56

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK “A Time-Twisting Delight” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club June ’23 … read more

Similar categories in Holly Smale's Cassandra in Reverse book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Not everyone is like me: that much is painfully clear."

-Holly Smale, Cassandra in Reverse

"Maybe love prefers to be eaten warm, like biscuits out of the oven."

-Holly Smale, Cassandra in Reverse

"I can't help wondering: Am I a monster? And--if so--was I born or was I made?"

-Holly Smale, Cassandra in Reverse

"I get caught up with trying to read all the music around me, instead of one note inside myself."

-Holly Smale, Cassandra in Reverse

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19. Hello Stranger

By: Katherine Center

3.94

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

Love isn’t blind, it’s just a little blurry. Sadie Montgomery never saw what was coming . . . Li… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Center's Hello Stranger book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Mother-Daughter Murder Night

By: Nina Simon

3.58

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. A lighthearted whodunnit about a gran… read more

Similar categories in Nina Simon's Mother-Daughter Murder Night book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey

21. A Very Typical Family

By: Sierra Godfrey

3.47

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

All families are messy. Some are disasters. Natalie Walker is the reason her older brother and s… read more

Similar categories in Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family book and Sierra Godfrey's A Very Typical Family

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • mystery
  • audiobook

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Elin Hilderbrand

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Emma Rosenblum

3.43

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None of This Is True

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Anna Quindlen

4.03

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