12 Top fiction books like Before Familiar Woods by Ian Pisarcik

Cover of Before Familiar Woods by Ian Pisarcik

Before Familiar Woods

By: Ian Pisarcik

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of David Joy and Christopher J. Yates, comes Ian Pisarcik's haunting debut novel exploring…

"She felt that her memories had turned to muscle and been stretched over her bones so that she couldn’t move without them. It had gotten so there was nothing in her future. Only a series of reactions born from her past."

-Ian Pisarcik, Before Familiar Woods

"The town of North Falls consisted of twenty-eight square miles positioned on a high plateau in the southern region of the Green Mountain range. It had the highest altitude of any village in the state, which meant the snow came early and it came often. It also meant that the first thing anybody noticed about the town was the church steeple. The rotting whitewashed wood and the slatted oval window and the copper spire all connected to the simple wood framing. It was the highest point in the state, and people liked to say that it was closer to God than anywhere else in Vermont. Not that it did the town much good."

-Ian Pisarcik, Before Familiar Woods

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Cover of In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1) by Julia Spencer-Fleming

1. In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)

By: Julia Spencer-Fleming

3.85

Format: None pages,

Heavy Snow...Icy Desires...Cold-Blooded Murder Clare Fergusson, St. Alban's new priest, fits like a… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Can you tell me what happened, um..."

-Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)

"The woman beside him was shivering, her arms clasped around herself, her knees drawn up. “Sorry,"

-Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)

"You know, sometimes, the first thing that comes to mind is the right thing, no matter how bizarre or improbable it seems,"

-Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)

"Dear God, she thought, help me to accept as Christ accepted. Keep my mind on helping, not judging. And remind me to put in a five-mile run this evening."

-Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter (The Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries #1)

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2. Gabriel Allon CD Collection 2: Moscow Rules / The Defector

By: Daniel Silva , Phil Gigante

3.85

Format: 4 pages, Audio CD

Moscow Rules The death of a journalist leads Gabriel Allon to Russia, where he finds that, i… read more

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  • thriller
  • audiobook
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3. The Accident

By: Linwood Barclay

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this mesmerizing thriller by acclaimed author Linwood Barclay, a typical American community desc… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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4. The Interpretation of Murder (Freud, #1)

By: Jed Rubenfeld

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this ingenious, suspenseful historical thriller, Sigmund Freud is drawn into the mind of a sadis… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

5. The Arbitrator

By: Max Nowaz

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"Was there a pang of remorse for his actions in his mind? Possibly, but what choice did he have? If… read more

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6. Shadow of the Lions

By: Christopher Swann

4.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

How long must we pay for the crimes of our youth? It has been almost ten years since Matthias gradu… read more

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7. River of Darkness (John Madden, #1)

By: Rennie Airth

4.01

Format: None pages, Paperback

In a quiet and picturesque English countryside where people are still recuperating from the ravages… read more

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8. Water Witches

By: Chris Bohjalian

3.87

Format: 309 pages,

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9. A Fountain Filled with Blood (Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries, #2)

By: Julia Spencer-Fleming

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nestled in the heart of the Adirondacks, Miller's Kill, New York is about as safe as it gets. That'… read more

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10. Renatus

By: None

4.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

The double murder of a young man and woman with a message in blood at both scenes reawakens the mem… read more

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11. Brat Farrar

By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Listening Length: 7 hours and 55 minutes Brat Farrar has been carefully coached to assume the ident… read more

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12. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

By: Barry Kirwan

4.23

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more

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  • fiction
"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

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13. The Sacred Well Murders

By: Susan Rowland

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A simple job turns deadly when Mary Wandwalker, novice detective, is hired to chaperone a young Ame… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Take it away,"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"I EAT THE DARK"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"So, Mr. Jeffreys,"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"Wife of Lir eat horse."

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

Cover of Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3) by Karl Braungart

14. Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

By: Karl Braungart

4.36

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

Spy craft between the United States and Iraq takes a turn for the deadly when Iraq teams up with Ir… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
"You understand, gentlemen,"

-Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

"This can only be an urgent call at this late hour."

-Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

"We have three sets of passports. Two are Egyptian with false names."

-Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

"Jesus, I wonder if that sound was our listening receiver falling to the floor."

-Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

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15. Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.32

Format: 389 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Behcet Kaya has once again brought his PI protagonist Jack Ludefance to life i… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Did you, Vance?"

-Behcet Kaya, Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)

"He would tell you to leave?"

-Behcet Kaya, Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)

"911. What is your emergency?"

-Behcet Kaya, Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)

"You could have had an abortion."

-Behcet Kaya, Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)

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16. Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

From the swamps of the Florida panhandle, once again emerges private investigator Jack Ludefance, i… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Mr. Hooks?"

-Behcet Kaya, Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)

"Cindy, have you heard of the second law of thermodynamics?"

-Behcet Kaya, Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)

"This is Detective Ashford Ishikawa. Who am I speaking with?"

-Behcet Kaya, Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)

"Cindy extended her hand. I got up, faced her, and shook her hand. A strong handshake. This was definitely a no-nonsense young woman. “I recognize you from your pictures, Mr. Ludefance."

-Behcet Kaya, Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)

Cover of The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios

17. The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis

By: Maria Smilios

4.33

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

New York City, 1929. A sanatorium, a deadly disease, and a dire nurse shortage. So begins the remar… read more

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  • audiobook
"Missouria took in Mr. Morris’s information and this system of demarcating lives. Maps and lines had defined her entire life. They were drawn throughout history, straightened, elongated, bent up and d…"

-Maria Smilios, The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis

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18. Necessary People

By: Anna Pitoniak

3.72

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Stella and Violet are best friends, and from the moment they met in college, they knew their roles.… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Lies require noise and misdirection to blend in, silence is the best way to draw the truth to the surface."

-Anna Pitoniak, Necessary People

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19. Forget You Know Me

By: Jessica Strawser

3.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Forget You Know Me is that book you can’t put down, and can’t stop thinking about when you are fin… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly

By: Marie Bostwick

4.07

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

From the author of  The Restoration of Celia Fairchild,  comes a novel about the meaning of family … read more

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  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Before Familiar Woods by Ian Pisarcik

21. Before Familiar Woods

By: Ian Pisarcik

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of David Joy and Christopher J. Yates, comes Ian Pisarcik's haunting debut novel exploring… read more

Similar categories in Ian Pisarcik's Before Familiar Woods book and Ian Pisarcik's Before Familiar Woods

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"She felt that her memories had turned to muscle and been stretched over her bones so that she couldn’t move without them. It had gotten so there was nothing in her future. Only a series of reactions …"

-Ian Pisarcik, Before Familiar Woods

"The town of North Falls consisted of twenty-eight square miles positioned on a high plateau in the southern region of the Green Mountain range. It had the highest altitude of any village in the state…"

-Ian Pisarcik, Before Familiar Woods

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3.85

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Susan Rowland

4.30

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Karl Braungart

4.36

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4.32

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Jennifer Foehner Wells

3.83

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J.H. Walker

3.60

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Danielle Bourdon , Kimberly Hoyt

5.00

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Mari Mancusi

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