22 Best crime books like Little Friends by Jane Shemilt

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Little Friends

By: Jane Shemilt

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

THE STUNNING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB SEN…

"I’ve thought of all the times when we could have forestalled damage to the children, but the truth is we were damaged ourselves. Even if we had worked that out, it wouldn’t have been much use. Those early wounds run deep. Eve had been ignored as a child, controlled but neglected; longing for freedom and longing for affection, she was ridiculously generous with both, and I don’t just mean Martin. She trusted everyone. How would she have recognized cruelty when she was determined to love everyone she met? Melly swapped one tyrant for another, her father for her husband; it’s hard to know who caused the most damage, especially as she was hell-bent on damaging herself. When you are anorexic, it actually does something to your vision; you can’t assess what you see properly. I heard that on the radio yesterday and I wanted to tell her, but I’m not sure if that would help; not now. I was damaged by greed: my own. My grandfather told me that anything was possible; it wasn’t his fault that I believed him. I thought I could manage it all – work, marriage, kids, writing, being scared. That was wrong, or worse, half right. He forgot to add that anything is possible, but not on your own. He might have thought that was completely obvious; I grew up in an African village, after all. I should have asked for help when I needed it. He told me to walk slowly and he was right. I might have noticed what was there in front of me. You can’t blame Melly for not seeing things properly, when I wasn’t watching either."

-Jane Shemilt, Little Friends

If you liked the crime plot in Little Friends by Jane Shemilt , here is a list of 22 books like this:

1. How to Fall (Jess Tennant, #1)

By: Jane Casey

3.66

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen-year-old Jess Tennant has never met any of her relatives, until her mom suddenly drags her … read more

Similar categories in Jane Casey's How to Fall (Jess Tennant, #1) book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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2. Before I Let You In

By: Jenny Blackhurst

3.77

Format: 32 pages,

SEINE FREUNDE SOLLTE MAN SICH GUT AUSSUCHEN - SEINE FEINDE NOCH BESSER ... Als Karen Brown ihre neu… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Blackhurst's Before I Let You In book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

3. The Guilty One

By: Lisa Ballantyne

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An eight-year-old boy is found dead in a playground . . . and his eleven-year-old neighbor is accus… read more

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4. Everything But The Truth

By: Gillian McAllister

3.65

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Just how much can you trust the person you love? Everything but the Truth is Gillian McAllister's s… read more

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5. Ten Seconds (Ben Harper #3)

By: Robert Gold

4.14

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

After a tense birthday celebration in Haddley, journalist Ben Harper watches his boss, Madeline, ge… read more

Similar categories in Robert Gold's Ten Seconds (Ben Harper #3) book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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6. The Mother

By: T.M. Logan

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Framed for murder. Now she's free . . . A woman attends a funeral, standing in the shadows and w… read more

Similar categories in T.M. Logan's The Mother book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. The Dream Home

By: T.M. Logan

3.97

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

IF YOU HAD NEVER OPENED THE DOOR, YOUR FAMILY WOULD BE SAFE . . . THE UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER FR… read more

Similar categories in T.M. Logan's The Dream Home book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. All of Us Are Broken

By: Fiona Cummins

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s been a long time since the Hardwicke family has been on holiday. But thirteen-year-old Galen h… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Cummins's All of Us Are Broken book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • family
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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9. Two Dead Wives (DCI Clements, #2)

By: Adele Parks

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An overprotective father has lived as a recluse until his adult daughter – Stacie Jones – returns f… read more

Similar categories in Adele Parks's Two Dead Wives (DCI Clements, #2) book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. The New Wife

By: J.P. Delaney

3.38

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

When Finn Hensen gets a call from his sister Jess to say their father has died, neither is heartbro… read more

Similar categories in J.P. Delaney's The New Wife book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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11. The Wrong Sister

By: Claire Douglas

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. Their lifestyles couldn't be more d… read more

Similar categories in Claire Douglas's The Wrong Sister book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. The Playground

By: Michelle Frances

3.85

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Looking to escape her old life, Nancy and her ten-year-old daughter Lara move to Ripton. A quiet, p… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Frances's The Playground book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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13. No One Saw a Thing

By: Andrea Mara

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two children get on the train. Only one gets off...No one saw it happen.You stand on a crowded tube… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Mara's No One Saw a Thing book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. The Rule

By: David Jackson

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

'The master of razor-sharp one liners. An absolute belter' - MANDASUE HELLER'Brilliant. This is Bri… read more

Similar categories in David Jackson's The Rule book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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15. The House of Mirrors

By: Erin Kelly

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

One of them has killed before. One of them will kill again. In the sweltering summer of 1997, s… read more

Similar categories in Erin Kelly's The House of Mirrors book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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16. A Bird in Winter

By: Louise Doughty

3.68

Format: None pages, ebook

Bird is a woman on the run. One minute, she's in a meeting in her office in Birmingham - the next, … read more

Similar categories in Louise Doughty's A Bird in Winter book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. I Made a Mistake

By: Jane Corry

4.01

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT.IT WAS ONLY ONCE.BUT NOW HE'S DEAD, AND SOMEONE HAS TO PAY . . . In Po… read more

Similar categories in Jane Corry's I Made a Mistake book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. Strangers

By: C.L. Taylor

3.90

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

Ursula, Gareth and Alice have never met before. Ursula thinks she killed the love of her life. … read more

Similar categories in C.L. Taylor's Strangers book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. The Flower Girls

By: Alice Clark-Platts

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

YOU'LL NEVER FORGET THE FLOWER GIRLS The Flower Girls. Laurel and Primrose. One convicted of… read more

Similar categories in Alice Clark-Platts's The Flower Girls book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. She Says She's My Daughter

By: Lauren North

4.26

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

‘I don’t know who you are or why you’ve come here,’ I say, jabbing my finger at her, shaking as muc… read more

Similar categories in Lauren North's She Says She's My Daughter book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • family
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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21. The Other Guest

By: Heidi Perks

3.47

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

She thinks she knows the truth. But what if she's wrong? Laila and her husband arrive for a week… read more

Similar categories in Heidi Perks's The Other Guest book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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22. Her Last Summer

By: Emily Freud

4.22

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

No body. No crime? Twenty years ago, Mari vanished while backpacking through Thailand with her boy… read more

Similar categories in Emily Freud's Her Last Summer book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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23. The House Hunt

By: C.M. Ewan

3.74

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Your estate agent calls. She’s running late and needs you to show a man around your home. You… read more

Similar categories in C.M. Ewan's The House Hunt book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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24. The Closer You Get

By: Mary Torjussen

4.06

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

They promised to tell their spouses they were leaving and then meet to begin their new life togethe… read more

Similar categories in Mary Torjussen's The Closer You Get book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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25. Forget Me Not

By: Claire Allan

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

I disappeared on a Tuesday afternoon. I was there one minute and the next I was gone. They’ve never… read more

Similar categories in Claire Allan's Forget Me Not book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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26. Little Friends

By: Jane Shemilt

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

THE STUNNING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB SEN… read more

Similar categories in Jane Shemilt's Little Friends book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"I’ve thought of all the times when we could have forestalled damage to the children, but the truth is we were damaged ourselves. Even if we had worked that out, it wouldn’t have been much use. Those …"

-Jane Shemilt, Little Friends

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27. I Looked Away

By: Jane Corry

4.23

Format: 467 pages, Kindle Edition

YOU MADE A MISTAKE. BUT THEY'RE SAYING IT'S MURDER. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of … read more

Similar categories in Jane Corry's I Looked Away book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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28. Her Last Breath (The Tattoo Thief, #2)

By: Alison Belsham

4.07

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping new detective series set in Brighton for readers who enjoy Peter James' Roy Grace series… read more

Similar categories in Alison Belsham's Her Last Breath (The Tattoo Thief, #2) book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

29. First Wife's Shadow

By: Adele Parks

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Emma, a wealthy, independent, sensible CEO, has long put her chaotic childhood at the hands of alco… read more

Similar categories in Adele Parks's First Wife's Shadow book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • mystery thriller
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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30. All The Little Things

By: Sarah Lawton

3.85

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Rachel has made poor decisions in the past, but she has always tried her best for her daughter. Whe… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Lawton's All The Little Things book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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31. Mr Nice

By: John Nicholl

3.99

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Your worst nightmare is about to come true... When Megan discovers that her young daughter is miss… read more

Similar categories in John Nicholl's Mr Nice book and Jane Shemilt's Little Friends

  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

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