10 must-read crime books like A Flaw in the Design by Nathan Oates

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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…

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1. The Quiet Tenant

By: Clémence Michallon

3.85

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate New Yo… read more

Similar categories in Clémence Michallon's The Quiet Tenant book and Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"I’m sorry,"

-Clémence Michallon, The Quiet Tenant

"This is the story I tell myself. No one’s around to tell me it doesn’t make sense. It starts out as a tribute and ends in selfishness. It isn’t about her. Not really. It’s about me and the parts of m…"

-Clémence Michallon, The Quiet Tenant

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2. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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3. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • 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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4. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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6. The Woman on the Ledge

By: Ruth Mancini

3.93

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

A woman falls to her death from a London bank's twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace. You're arreste… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Mancini's The Woman on the Ledge book and Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • 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

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9. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • 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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10. Tell Me Who You Are

By: Louisa Luna

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Silent Patient meets Gone Girl in this sharp psychological thriller about a psychiatrist with a… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Luna's Tell Me Who You Are book and Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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12. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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15. Kill Show

By: Daniel Sweren-Becker

3.78

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When sixteen-year-old Sara Parcell goes missing, it’s an utter tragedy—and an entertaining national… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Sweren-Becker's Kill Show book and Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Some people chalk up every violent act against women to a boy who never got kissed in Middle School...I hate that framework because it implies it's somehow every teenage girl's responsibility to dole…"

-Daniel Sweren-Becker, Kill Show

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16. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • literary fiction
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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18. The New One

By: Evie Green

3.59

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

A suspenseful, cutting-edge novel about two parents who finally get the daughter they've always wan… read more

Similar categories in Evie Green's The New One book and Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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20. 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 Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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21. Blood Like Mine

By: Stuart Neville

3.79

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

STAY ON THE MOVE. STAY OUT OF SIGHT. In LA Times Book Prizewinner Stuart Neville’s daring foray … read more

Similar categories in Stuart Neville's Blood Like Mine book and Nathan Oates's A Flaw in the Design

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

21 Best fiction books like A Flaw in the Design by Nathan Oates

Transform Your Habits

The Quiet Tenant

Clémence Michallon

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Beware the Woman

Megan Abbott

3.29

Transform Your Habits

All That Is Mine I Carry with Me

William Landay

3.84

Transform Your Habits

What Have We Done

Alex Finlay

3.54

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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

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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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