14 must-read crime books like The Comfort of Monsters by Willa C. Richards

Cover of The Comfort of Monsters by Willa C. Richards

The Comfort of Monsters

By: Willa C. Richards

3.32

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Set in Milwaukee during the “Dahmer summer” of 1991, A remarkable debut novel for fans of Mary Gait…

If you liked the crime plot in The Comfort of Monsters by Willa C. Richards , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg, #1) by Lene Kaaberbøl, Agnete Friis

1. The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg, #1)

By: Lene Kaaberbøl , Agnete Friis

2.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife, and mother of two, is a compulsive do-gooder who can't say no w… read more

Similar categories in Lene Kaaberbøl's The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg, #1) book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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2. The Ridge

By: John Rector

4.06

Format: 344 pages,

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Similar categories in John Rector's The Ridge book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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3. They All Fall Down

By: Tammy Cohen

3.43

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

She knows there's a killer on the loose. But no-one believes her. Will she be next? Hannah had a no… read more

Similar categories in Tammy Cohen's They All Fall Down book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Tell No One / Gone For Good by Harlan Coben

4. Tell No One / Gone For Good

By: Harlan Coben

4.01

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

From New York Timesbestselling author Harlan Coben comes an unforgettable duet of classic novels--t… read more

Similar categories in Harlan Coben's Tell No One / Gone For Good book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

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

5. No Time to Wave Goodbye

By: Jacquelyn Mitchard

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard captured the heart of a nation with The Deep En… read more

Similar categories in Jacquelyn Mitchard's No Time to Wave Goodbye book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

6. Wilde Lake

By: Laura Lippman

4.21

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of the acclaimed standalones After I'm Gone, I'd Know You Anywhere, and What… read more

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7. The Crime Writer

By: Gregg Hurwitz

4.42

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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8. One of Us Knows

By: Alyssa Cole

3.14

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author of When No One Is Watching come… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Cole's One of Us Knows book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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9. How the Dukes Stole Christmas

By: Tessa Dare

3.71

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

Christmas magic is in the air... From the ballrooms of London, to abandoned Scottish castles, to t… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Dare's How the Dukes Stole Christmas book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • historical fiction
"Louisa was left to wonder how grown men found the smallest words the most difficult ones to say. “Thanks,"

-Tessa Dare, How the Dukes Stole Christmas

"What you don’t realize is that the world does not need more perfection. It needs more compassion and empathy."

-Tessa Dare, How the Dukes Stole Christmas

Cover of The Evil Men Do (Detective P. T. Marsh, #2) by John  McMahon

10. The Evil Men Do (Detective P. T. Marsh, #2)

By: John McMahon

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The author of The Good Detective delivers a gripping and atmospheric new novel in which a cop takes… read more

Similar categories in John McMahon's The Evil Men Do (Detective P. T. Marsh, #2) book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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11. Into the Jungle

By: Erica Ferencik

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this “ hypnotic, violent, unsparing” (A.J. Banner, USA TODAY bestselling author) thriller from t… read more

Similar categories in Erica Ferencik's Into the Jungle book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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12. Cahokia Jazz

By: Francis Spufford

4.03

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently—from th… read more

Similar categories in Francis Spufford's Cahokia Jazz book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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13. While We Were Burning

By: Sara Koffi

3.28

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Parasite meets Such a Fun Age in a scorching debut that is as heartbreaking as it is thrilling, exa… read more

Similar categories in Sara Koffi's While We Were Burning book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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14. Graveyard of Lost Children

By: Katrina Monroe

3.52

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"With nimble pacing, genuine scares, and a riveting central mystery, Graveyard of Lost Children is … read more

Similar categories in Katrina Monroe's Graveyard of Lost Children book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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15. West Heart Kill

By: Dann McDorman

3.05

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the West Heart country club. Where the drinks are neat but behind closed doors . . . thi… read more

Similar categories in Dann McDorman's West Heart Kill book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"You're a private detective."

-Dann McDorman, West Heart Kill

"The writer of murder, like all writers, must be a miser, conceding revelations bit by bit; for every novel is a puzzle, and every reader a sleuth."

-Dann McDorman, West Heart Kill

"People hunger for epiphany, you think, they clamor for it, but given a chance, who among us would actually recognize it? Or, having seen it, would choose to act?"

-Dann McDorman, West Heart Kill

"This is, you reflect, one of the consolations of the genre: any respectable practitioner must follow the rules in making the truth–however skillfully camouflaged by lies–accessible to all."

-Dann McDorman, West Heart Kill

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16. The Hungry Dark

By: Jen Williams

3.55

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Macabre murders plague a rural town as a scam-artist psychic races to find the answers in this haun… read more

Similar categories in Jen Williams's The Hungry Dark book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Dark Night (Alaska Wild, #3) by Paige Shelton

17. Dark Night (Alaska Wild, #3)

By: Paige Shelton

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Dark Night is the third book in the gripping, atmospheric Alaska Wild series by beloved cozy author… read more

Similar categories in Paige Shelton's Dark Night (Alaska Wild, #3) book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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18. The House of Last Resort

By: Christopher Golden

3.20

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

The next high concept horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden. Across Italy,… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Golden's The House of Last Resort book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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19. Sleeping Giants

By: Rene Denfeld

4.03

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Enchanted, a compelling and poignant story … read more

Similar categories in Rene Denfeld's Sleeping Giants book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Black River (Tuva Moodyson Mystery, #3) by Will Dean

20. Black River (Tuva Moodyson Mystery, #3)

By: Will Dean

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Black River is an electrifying return for relentless reporter Tuva Moodyson, from the author of Dar… read more

Similar categories in Will Dean's Black River (Tuva Moodyson Mystery, #3) book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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21. Ghost Season

By: Fatin Abbas

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and… read more

Similar categories in Fatin Abbas's Ghost Season book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Comfort of Monsters by Willa C. Richards

22. The Comfort of Monsters

By: Willa C. Richards

3.32

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Set in Milwaukee during the “Dahmer summer” of 1991, A remarkable debut novel for fans of Mary Gait… read more

Similar categories in Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Good Girls Die Last by Natali Simmonds

23. Good Girls Die Last

By: Natali Simmonds

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Today, nothing is going right for Em. And it's about to get much worse. Heartbroken by a recent … read more

Similar categories in Natali Simmonds's Good Girls Die Last book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Lost and Wanted by Nell Freudenberger

24. Lost and Wanted

By: Nell Freudenberger

3.42

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

'In the first few months after Charlie died, I began hearing from her much more frequently.' Hel… read more

Similar categories in Nell Freudenberger's Lost and Wanted book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I had an uncomfortable feeling I sometimes get in conversation with another person, as if the fundamental part of myself had evaporated-not in the sense of being gone, but as if it has undergone a ph…"

-Nell Freudenberger, Lost and Wanted

Cover of The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart

25. The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne

By: Elsa Hart

3.62

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

London, 1703. In a time when the old approaches to science coexist with the new, one elite communit… read more

Similar categories in Elsa Hart's The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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26. Gull Island

By: Anna Porter

2.37

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

A haunting psychological suspense novel about a young woman who visits her remote family cottage se… read more

Similar categories in Anna Porter's Gull Island book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Secrets They Left Behind by Lissa Marie Redmond

27. The Secrets They Left Behind

By: Lissa Marie Redmond

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Three missing girls, no leads, a vault of dark secrets, and a case that's getting chillier by the m… read more

Similar categories in Lissa Marie Redmond's The Secrets They Left Behind book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers by Bridgett M. Davis

28. The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers

By: Bridgett M. Davis

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of Detroit in the 1960's and 1970's, the story of the life of a one-of-a-k… read more

Similar categories in Bridgett M. Davis's The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • audiobook
"That was my mother's policy: Feel free, feel welcome. Be happy."

-Bridgett M. Davis, The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers

"My mother's message to black and white folks alike was clear: It's nobody's business what I do for my children, nor how I manage to do it."

-Bridgett M. Davis, The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers

"She also loved beautiful things, and seems to have embraced early a philosophy penned by the writer Toni Cade Bambara: "Beauty is care, just as ugly is carelessness."

-Bridgett M. Davis, The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers

"The word secret is so loaded, suggests its country cousin shame ; but I wasn't ashamed of anything because our family secret wasn't dark and my mother acted neither apologetic nor embarrassed."

-Bridgett M. Davis, The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers

Cover of Fierce Little Thing by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

29. Fierce Little Thing

By: Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

3.23

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

“A Secret History -esque tale...All the ingredients for the perfect summer read.” ―The Millions “Ca… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Beverly-Whittemore's Fierce Little Thing book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Our Kind of Game by Johanna Copeland

30. Our Kind of Game

By: Johanna Copeland

3.73

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"A rager of a psychological mystery about toxic men, murderous women and the art of constructing f… read more

Similar categories in Johanna Copeland's Our Kind of Game book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Actor by Chris MacDonald

31. The Actor

By: Chris MacDonald

3.67

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS, HE MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING... Discover 2024's most original new thriller… read more

Similar categories in Chris MacDonald's The Actor book and Willa C. Richards's The Comfort of Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

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The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg, #1)

Lene Kaaberbøl , Agnete Friis

2.50

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John Rector

4.06

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They All Fall Down

Tammy Cohen

3.43

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Tell No One / Gone For Good

Harlan Coben

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All the Ways to Ruin a Rogue (The Debutante Files, #2)

Sophie Jordan

3.68

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A Daring Arrangement (The Four Hundred, #1)

Joanna Shupe

3.67

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3.74

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