12 Best mystery thriller books like Impostor Syndrome by Kathy Wang

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Impostor Syndrome

By: Kathy Wang

3.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In 2006 Julia Lerner is living in Moscow, a recent university graduate in computer science, when sh…

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1. 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 Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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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2. The Husbands

By: Holly Gramazio

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world … read more

Similar categories in Holly Gramazio's The Husbands book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. Killers of a Certain Age

By: Deanna Raybourn

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon. They've spent their … read more

Similar categories in Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Jesus, what did you have for breakfast? A bowl of Honey Bunches of Bitch?"

-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

"He was dressed like a tourist, his T-shirt tucked into belted jeans like a sociopath."

-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

"I'm a woman. Guilt is our birthright. Guilt if we want to be mothers, guilt if we take the Pill instead or choose to abort. Guilt if we stay home with our kids or guilt if we work. Guilt if we sleep …"

-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

"I'm a woman. Guilt is our birthright. Guilt if we want to be mothers, guilt if we take the pill instead or choose to abort. Guilt if we stay home with our kids or guilt if we work. Guilt if we sleep …"

-Deanna Raybourn, Killers of a Certain Age

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4. 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 Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

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

-Sara Ochs, The Resort

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5. Camp Zero

By: Michelle Min Sterling

3.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In a near-future northern settlement, a handful of climate change survivors find their fates intert… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Min Sterling's Camp Zero book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Now Grant understood. College wasn't about books and ideas and new directions. It was slow annihilation."

-Michelle Min Sterling, Camp Zero

"Why do men take so easily whatever they want? Because nothing will ever be enough, she realizes. The more a man possesses, the more he thinks he deserves."

-Michelle Min Sterling, Camp Zero

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6. The Helsinki Affair

By: Anna Pitoniak

3.44

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

CIA agent Amanda Cole is thrust into an international conspiracy involving high-profile assassinati… read more

Similar categories in Anna Pitoniak's The Helsinki Affair book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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7. The Verifiers (Claudia Lin)

By: Jane Pek

3.50

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

Introducing a sharp-witted heroine for the 21st century: a new amateur sleuth exploring the landsca… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"If this were a novel, he might simply be a poorly written character. But there are no poorly written people. Only ones you don't yet understand."

-Jane Pek, The Verifiers (Claudia Lin)

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8. The Ministry of Time

By: Kaliane Bradley

3.62

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the natu… read more

Similar categories in Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"And then when she was given a second chance, she caught the sword and came up singing."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"You'll have lived through heat waves by now, and you'll know that they make time go utterly Dali clocks."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"What was it like, to be the only one who came back? The only one who still had a body to touch, to hurt, to yearn with? The last one still able to die?"

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

"He was here, by and with and in my body. He lives in me like trauma does. If you ever fall in love, you’ll be a person who was in love for the rest of your life."

-Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time

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9. The Neighbor's Secret

By: L. Alison Heller

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Addictive, suspenseful and masterfully written...will delight fans of Big Little Lies .” ―Michele … read more

Similar categories in L. Alison Heller's The Neighbor's Secret book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2)

By: Lola Akinmade Åkerström

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literature. A Jennette McCurdy Book Club Pick. Am… read more

Similar categories in Lola Akinmade Åkerström's Everything Is Not Enough (In Every Mirror She’s Black #2) book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. The Writing Retreat

By: Julia Bartz

3.43

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

A young author is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding… read more

Similar categories in Julia Bartz's The Writing Retreat book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"At thirteen I learned from Roza's stolen book that girls don't have to be sweet little creatures, that they could in fact be angry and dark and sexual."

-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

"Where did one's power lie in a world that stripped it from you, over and over again? How could we reclaim it when dominant forces dangled it over our heads, shouting, "only the strong survive?"

-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

"That was the way of the world: if you were a woman, then you had a job to do, and that was to pretend to love everyone else walking all over your body, leaving imprints on your face. You were suppose…"

-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

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12. Annie Bot

By: Sierra Greer

3.83

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner, Doug. Designed to satisfy h… read more

Similar categories in Sierra Greer's Annie Bot book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • feminism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Hunting Wives

By: May Cobb

3.47

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obse… read more

Similar categories in May Cobb's The Hunting Wives book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Anita de Monte Laughs Last

By: Xóchitl González

3.82

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-gener… read more

Similar categories in Xóchitl González's Anita de Monte Laughs Last book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"we're all just here trying to get you to see your own light because it's strong enough to guide you."

-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last

"You fall for someone, you get so into them your whole world shrinks, and suddenly barely have a life besides them."

-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last

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15. Counterfeit

By: Kirstin Chen

3.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Reese's Book Club hardcover edition can be found here. For fans of Hustlers and How to Get F… read more

Similar categories in Kirstin Chen's Counterfeit book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I'd nodded dumbly, unable to conceive how it was that I still had my grandmother while by baby no longer had his."

-Kirstin Chen, Counterfeit

"What had once been their greatest strength--their perceived docility and obedience, their relative invisibility--had become their weakness. The narrative flipped. Now their Asian features read as sch…"

-Kirstin Chen, Counterfeit

"She'd gone to the right schools, chosen the right career, married the right partner, formed the right family - and made enormous sacrifices in the process, and yet here she was, thoroughly miserable,…"

-Kirstin Chen, Counterfeit

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16. Advika and the Hollywood Wives

By: Kirthana Ramisetti

3.14

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

A page-turning tale of marriage, scandal, and fame, perfect for readers of Taylor Jenkins Reid: “Th… read more

Similar categories in Kirthana Ramisetti's Advika and the Hollywood Wives book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Everyone's grief is on a different timetable. You'll know when you're ready. ... I lost my grandmother when I was nine, and while it's not the same as your grief, the loss was like a piece of gum. Th…"

-Kirthana Ramisetti, Advika and the Hollywood Wives

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17. 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 Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Intern

By: Michele Campbell

3.80

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

A young Harvard law student falls under the spell of a charismatic judge in this timely and thrilli… read more

Similar categories in Michele Campbell's The Intern book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Impostor Syndrome

By: Kathy Wang

3.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In 2006 Julia Lerner is living in Moscow, a recent university graduate in computer science, when sh… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • feminism
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The Perishing

By: Natashia Deón

2.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary novel featuring a Black immortal in 1930's Los Angeles who must recover the memory… read more

Similar categories in Natashia Deón's The Perishing book and Kathy Wang's Impostor Syndrome

  • mystery
  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
"We’re all on the edge of somebody else’s violence."

-Natashia Deón, The Perishing

"Sometimes, it is life altering. Hurts me to watch the anguish of others who don’t understand it’s not always over. Not for everybody."

-Natashia Deón, The Perishing

"Parents who leave their children don't often double back. That's for the children to spend their life doing. Looking and waiting for word, often that their parents have died."

-Natashia Deón, The Perishing

"And anyway, you don't have to be suicidal to be suicidal. There is also I wouldn't take my own life but I don't mind not being here. It's called passive suicidality and there's nothing wrong with you…"

-Natashia Deón, The Perishing

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21. Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore [A Cookbook]

By: Darra Goldstein

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

100 traditional yet surprisingly modern recipes from the far northern corners of Russia, featuring … read more

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Romantic Comedy

Curtis Sittenfeld

3.64

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Holly Gramazio

3.53

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Killers of a Certain Age

Deanna Raybourn

3.86

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The Resort

Sara Ochs

3.55

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Bad Summer People

Emma Rosenblum

3.43

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She's Not Sorry

Mary Kubica

3.81

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None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

4.12

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Ashley Elston

4.05

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