5 Top mystery books like Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon

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Speaking of Summer

By: Kalisha Buckhanon

3.25

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel from the author of Upstate, one of five books selected by the National Book Foundatio…

If you liked the mystery plot in Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1) by Edward Kelsey Moore

1. The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

By: Edward Kelsey Moore

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and … read more

Similar categories in Edward Kelsey Moore's The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1) book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I called up to Mama, "Is this a miracle?" She raised and lowered her shoulders. Her voice drifted down, "Maybe. Or maybe this is just what's supposed to be."

-Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

"I was free to appreciate the quiet and the way the yellowish-gray light of the rising sun entered the room, turning everything from black and white to color. The journey from Kansas to Oz right in my…"

-Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

"I looked around for that welcoming light I'd heard about, but I didn't see it. Instead, everything around me seemed to glow and shimmer in the sunlight. I heard beautiful sounds-not the voices of dea…"

-Edward Kelsey Moore, The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

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2. The Street

By: Ann Petry

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Streettells the poignant, often heartbreaking story of Lutie Johnson, a young black woman, and … read more

Similar categories in Ann Petry's The Street book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • literary fiction
  • race
  • fiction
  • novels
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3. The Grief Keeper

By: Alexandra Villasante

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Hardcover

Putnam has acquired Alex Villasante's The Grief Keeper, about sisters Marisol and Gabriella Morales… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Villasante's The Grief Keeper book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3)

By: Sunny Hostin

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The View  cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach… read more

Similar categories in Sunny Hostin's Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3) book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel by ReShonda  Tate

5. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

By: ReShonda Tate

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one … read more

Similar categories in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • fiction
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6. American Spy

By: Lauren Wilkinson

3.50

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

What if your sense of duty required you to betray the man you love? One woman struggles to choose b… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Wilkinson's American Spy book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"I learned that a secret is power, that power in application is force, that force is strength, and strength advantage."

-Lauren Wilkinson, American Spy

"I had the impulse to see you. There was something defeated in his voice and his posture. “I know what you are, and I know I can’t trust you. But I can’t trust anyone. At least you’re beautiful. And w…"

-Lauren Wilkinson, American Spy

"You’ve likely never seen me like that. Almost no one has. It has never earned me anything to share my darker self with other people. The only anger I ever expose to the world is through implication, …"

-Lauren Wilkinson, American Spy

"After I heard, I switched the radio to music and turned it up as load as it would go and let myself cry...You've likely never seen me like that. Almost no one has. It has never earned me anything to …"

-Lauren Wilkinson, American Spy

Cover of The Sunset Crowd by Karin Tanabe

7. The Sunset Crowd

By: Karin Tanabe

3.39

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Rodeo Drive to the French Riviera, Karin Tanabe's The Sunset Crowd is a tale of survival and r… read more

Similar categories in Karin Tanabe's The Sunset Crowd book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. How to Resist Amazon and Why

By: Danny Caine

4.30

Format: 15 pages, zine

When a company's workers are literally dying on the job, when their business model relies on preyin… read more

Similar categories in Danny Caine's How to Resist Amazon and Why book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

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9. One Blood

By: Denene Millner

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets … read more

Similar categories in Denene Millner's One Blood book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • race
  • fiction
Cover of Black Girls Must Have It All (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, #3) by Jayne Allen

10. Black Girls Must Have It All (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, #3)

By: Jayne Allen

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this final installment in the acclaimed Black Girls Must Die Exhausted trilogy, Tabitha is jugg… read more

Similar categories in Jayne Allen's Black Girls Must Have It All (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted, #3) book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. Missing White Woman

By: Kellye Garrett

3.53

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The truth is never skin deep.   It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City… read more

Similar categories in Kellye Garrett's Missing White Woman book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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12. And Now She's Gone

By: Rachel Howzell Hall

3.48

Format: 381 pages, Hardcover

Isabel Lincoln is gone. But is she missing? It's up to Grayson Sykes to find her. Although sh… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Howzell Hall's And Now She's Gone book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Can't We Be Friends by Denny S.  Bryce

13. Can't We Be Friends

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a … read more

Similar categories in Denny S. Bryce's Can't We Be Friends book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
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14. American Daughters

By: Piper Huguley

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In the vein of America’s First Daughter , Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkab… read more

Similar categories in Piper Huguley's American Daughters book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • fiction
Cover of Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon

15. Speaking of Summer

By: Kalisha Buckhanon

3.25

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel from the author of Upstate, one of five books selected by the National Book Foundatio… read more

Similar categories in Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • race
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
Cover of Daughter in Exile by Bisi Adjapon

16. Daughter in Exile

By: Bisi Adjapon

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of  The Teller of Secrets  returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, sto… read more

Similar categories in Bisi Adjapon's Daughter in Exile book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
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17. Skin & Bones

By: Renée Watson

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Skin & Bones book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris

18. What You Leave Behind

By: Wanda M. Morris

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Wanda Morris returns with a powerful, haunting thriller following a lawyer who… read more

Similar categories in Wanda M. Morris's What You Leave Behind book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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19. Hurricane Summer

By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves… read more

Similar categories in Asha Ashanti Bromfield's Hurricane Summer book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Sometimes little girls must become their own heroes."

-Asha Ashanti Bromfield, Hurricane Summer

"Mom says you get two birthdays. The first one is the day you are born. The second one is the day you leave home and give birth to yourself."

-Asha Ashanti Bromfield, Hurricane Summer

"When they ask me how I weathered the storm, I will tell them I did not. I was ravished like the zinc houses and devoured like the soil as it swallowed itself whole. I was ruined. I was disaster. I wa…"

-Asha Ashanti Bromfield, Hurricane Summer

"We watch as the rain pummels the land, tearing apart houses and sheds and wiping out what has been so perfectly crafted. Objects crash into one another, and there is an evolution to their madness as …"

-Asha Ashanti Bromfield, Hurricane Summer

Cover of Long After We Are Gone by Terah Shelton Harris

20. Long After We Are Gone

By: Terah Shelton Harris

3.88

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

An explosive and emotional story of four siblings—each fighting their own personal battle—who retur… read more

Similar categories in Terah Shelton Harris's Long After We Are Gone book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • race
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Bitter and Sweet by Rhonda McKnight

21. Bitter and Sweet

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's Bitter and Sweet book and Kalisha Buckhanon's Speaking of Summer

  • fiction
  • contemporary

20 best-selling fiction books like Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon

Transform Your Habits

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (The Supremes, #1)

Edward Kelsey Moore

3.99

Transform Your Habits

The Street

Ann Petry

3.80

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The Grief Keeper

Alexandra Villasante

3.39

Transform Your Habits

Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3)

Sunny Hostin

4.00

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Transform Your Habits

The Beautiful People

Michelle Gable

3.73

Transform Your Habits

The Celebrants

Steven Rowley

3.64

Transform Your Habits

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Ruth Reichl

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Hotel Laguna

Nicola Harrison

3.80

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