21 Top thriller books like First Born by Will Dean

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First Born

By: Will Dean

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Last Thing to Burn, a psychological thriller about the dark secret…

"The truth is, we can’t all be overachieving academics destined for the UN or a top law firm; some of us are meant to be normal, and there is no shame in that whatsoever."

-Will Dean, First Born

If you liked the thriller plot in First Born by Will Dean , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall

1. No One Can Know

By: Kate Alice Marshall

3.68

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too… read more

Similar categories in Kate Alice Marshall's No One Can Know book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"A pregnancy wasn’t a promise."

-Kate Alice Marshall, No One Can Know

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2. What Lies in the Woods

By: Kate Alice Marshall

3.96

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two years ago, she and her two best friends, Cassidy an… read more

Similar categories in Kate Alice Marshall's What Lies in the Woods book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Nothing good comes from digging up old trouble."

-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

"But why should she be able to leave the woods, when I never had?"

-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

"Don't worry. She does this. She likes to go out to the woods to think."

-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

"When it comes to relationships, if you could take it or leave it, leaving is always the right choice"

-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods

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3. The Resort

By: Sara Ochs

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A searing vacation thriller set on a remote island in Thailand following two mysterious women, a ch… read more

Similar categories in Sara Ochs's The Resort book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"There isn't a flood that will not subside."

-Sara Ochs, The Resort

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4. When We Were Bright And Beautiful

By: Jillian Medoff

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed, bestselling author of This Could Hurt returns with her biggest, boldest novel yet--a… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Medoff's When We Were Bright And Beautiful book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Which is the funny thing about families; no matter how cake you have someone will always feel starved."

-Jillian Medoff, When We Were Bright And Beautiful

"Which is the funny thing about families; no matter how much cake you have, someone will always feel starved."

-Jillian Medoff, When We Were Bright And Beautiful

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5. Breathless

By: Amy McCulloch

3.64

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away—Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb… read more

Similar categories in Amy McCulloch's Breathless book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Getting to the summit is a great achievement. But the mountain will always be there. Getting back down alive is the priority."

-Amy McCulloch, Breathless

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6. The Stranger Upstairs

By: Lisa M. Matlin

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than s… read more

Similar categories in Lisa M. Matlin's The Stranger Upstairs book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh

7. Kill for Me, Kill for You

By: Steve Cavanagh

4.20

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Silent Patient and Gone Girl, a razor-sharp and Hitchcock-inspired psychological th… read more

Similar categories in Steve Cavanagh's Kill for Me, Kill for You book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Party (DC Morgan, #1) by Clare Mackintosh

8. The Last Party (DC Morgan, #1)

By: Clare Mackintosh

3.78

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

At midnight, one of them is dead. By morning, all of them are suspects. It's a party to end all… read more

Similar categories in Clare Mackintosh's The Last Party (DC Morgan, #1) book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Does it really hurt?' Ffion asked her mam. She'd read the books Elen had bought, had even watched that awful video in school, but she still found it hard to comprehend that -- in a matter of weeks --…"

-Clare Mackintosh, The Last Party (DC Morgan, #1)

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9. Things We Do in the Dark

By: Jennifer Hillier

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Things We Do in the Dark is a brilliant new thriller from Jennifer Hillier, the award-winning autho… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hillier's Things We Do in the Dark book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. The Family Game

By: Catherine Steadman

3.84

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

A rich, eccentric family. A time-honored tradition. Or a lethal game of survival? One woman finds o… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Steadman's The Family Game book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Last Word

By: Taylor Adams

3.71

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote location begins to wonder if the a… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Adams's The Last Word book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Being seen burdens you with an image you have to maintain."

-Taylor Adams, The Last Word

"Far worse things can happen to you than some stranger hurting your feelings on the internet."

-Taylor Adams, The Last Word

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12. The Lies I Tell

By: Julie Clark

4.10

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

From author Julie Clark comes a twisted con-woman thriller about two women out for revenge―or is it… read more

Similar categories in Julie Clark's The Lies I Tell book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3) by Peter  Swanson

13. A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3)

By: Peter Swanson

3.61

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in this spectacularl… read more

Similar categories in Peter Swanson's A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3) book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of She Started It by Sian Gilbert

14. She Started It

By: Sian Gilbert

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Lucy Foley and Liane Moriarty, She Started It is a hot, twisty summer debut thriller ab… read more

Similar categories in Sian Gilbert's She Started It book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. House of Glass

By: Sarah Pekkanen

3.99

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perf… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Pekkanen's House of Glass book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of When I'm Dead (Black Harbor, #3) by Hannah Morrissey

16. When I'm Dead (Black Harbor, #3)

By: Hannah Morrissey

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl murdered. Another one missing. And a medical examiner desperate to uncover the truth in th… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Morrissey's When I'm Dead (Black Harbor, #3) book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

17. Middle of the Night

By: Riley Sager

3.74

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must … read more

Similar categories in Riley Sager's Middle of the Night book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

18. You're Invited

By: Amanda Jayatissa

3.51

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

What could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Jayatissa's You're Invited book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2) by Megan Goldin

19. Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2)

By: Megan Goldin

3.84

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though investigators … read more

Similar categories in Megan Goldin's Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2) book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of First Born by Will Dean

20. First Born

By: Will Dean

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Last Thing to Burn, a psychological thriller about the dark secret… read more

Similar categories in Will Dean's First Born book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The truth is, we can’t all be overachieving academics destined for the UN or a top law firm; some of us are meant to be normal, and there is no shame in that whatsoever."

-Will Dean, First Born

Cover of Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

21. Daisy Darker

By: Alice Feeney

3.77

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists returns…with a family reunion that leads to murder. … read more

Similar categories in Alice Feeney's Daisy Darker book and Will Dean's First Born

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Don’t spend all of your ambition on other people’s dreams."

-Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker

"Sometimes people don't know they're in love until they're not."

-Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker

"A mother's least favourite child always knows that's what they are."

-Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker

"People are not the same but different, they are different but the same."

-Alice Feeney, Daisy Darker

21 Best fiction books like First Born by Will Dean

Transform Your Habits

No One Can Know

Kate Alice Marshall

3.68

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What Lies in the Woods

Kate Alice Marshall

3.96

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The Resort

Sara Ochs

3.55

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When We Were Bright And Beautiful

Jillian Medoff

3.41

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If Something Happens to Me

Alex Finlay

3.79

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One Perfect Couple

Ruth Ware

3.68

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Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth

4.04

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Bad Tourists

Caro Carver

3.69

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