6 Top psychological thriller books like Kill a Stranger by Simon Kernick

Cover of Kill a Stranger by Simon Kernick

Kill a Stranger

By: Simon Kernick

3.82

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

They took your fiancée. They framed you for murder. You're given one chance to save her. To clea…

If you liked the psychological thriller plot in Kill a Stranger by Simon Kernick , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of The Dream Home by T.M. Logan

1. 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 Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of See Them Run (D.I. Clare Mackay, #1) by Marion Todd

2. See Them Run (D.I. Clare Mackay, #1)

By: Marion Todd

4.15

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

In a famous Scottish town, someone is bent on murder – but why?On the night of a wedding celebratio… read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's See Them Run (D.I. Clare Mackay, #1) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Cry Baby (Tom Thorne, #17) by Mark Billingham

3. Cry Baby (Tom Thorne, #17)

By: Mark Billingham

4.19

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 1996, two boys run from a playground into the adjoining woods, but only one comes … read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's Cry Baby (Tom Thorne, #17) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) by Peter James

4. Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19)

By: Peter James

4.35

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A ruthless crime. A race against time. When a young farmer confronts intruders in the middle of … read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Their Little Secret (Tom Thorne, #16) by Mark Billingham

5. Their Little Secret (Tom Thorne, #16)

By: Mark Billingham

4.12

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

When DI Tom Thorne is called to conduct a routine assessment at the site of a suicide, he expects t… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's Their Little Secret (Tom Thorne, #16) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story by Peter James

6. They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story

By: Peter James

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

'One of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee ChildPete… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Burnt Island (DI Ben Kitto, #3) by Kate Rhodes

7. Burnt Island (DI Ben Kitto, #3)

By: Kate Rhodes

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

INTRUDERS HERE ARE BOUND TO DIE As the sun sets on St Agnes on bonfire night, a man’s charred bo… read more

Similar categories in Kate Rhodes's Burnt Island (DI Ben Kitto, #3) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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8. The Fake Wife

By: Sharon J. Bolton

3.96

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Olive Anderson is dining alone at a hotel when a glamourous stranger joins her table, pretending to… read more

Similar categories in Sharon J. Bolton's The Fake Wife book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) by Mark Billingham

9. The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18)

By: Mark Billingham

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Tom Thorne finally has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by h… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12) by Tim Weaver

10. The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12)

By: Tim Weaver

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

TWO DISAPPEARANCESAt the country's newest theme park, Tom Preacher and his son Leo are queuing for … read more

Similar categories in Tim Weaver's The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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11. No Secrets

By: David Jackson

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

THEY ALL BELIEVE HIM THEY BELIEVE HIS LIES. SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH. You can't lie to Izzy Lambert.… read more

Similar categories in David Jackson's No Secrets book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Bone Lands by Pip Fioretti

12. Bone Lands

By: Pip Fioretti

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

'Isn't it your job to stop people being murdered?' 1911, on a winter's night in arid New South W… read more

Similar categories in Pip Fioretti's Bone Lands book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Conviction by Jack   Jordan

13. Conviction

By: Jack Jordan

4.01

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

TO STEAL A MAN'S FREEDOM ALL IT TAKES IS . . . CONVICTION Wade Darling stands accused of killing hi… read more

Similar categories in Jack Jordan's Conviction book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of I Follow You by Peter James

14. I Follow You

By: Peter James

4.03

Format: 449 pages, Kindle Edition

From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes I Follow You, a nerve-shredding standalo… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's I Follow You book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Body in the Mist (DCI Craig Gillard #3) by Nick Louth

15. The Body in the Mist (DCI Craig Gillard #3)

By: Nick Louth

4.11

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder hints at a terrifying mystery, and this time it’s personal.A body is found on a qui… read more

Similar categories in Nick Louth's The Body in the Mist (DCI Craig Gillard #3) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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16. A Face in the Crowd

By: Kerry Wilkinson

3.83

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Had me hooked from the very first paragraph’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was totally gripped’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Completely riveted… read more

Similar categories in Kerry Wilkinson's A Face in the Crowd book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • psychological thriller
  • thriller
Cover of The Quiet Dead (DI Sebastian Locke, #1) by N.J. Mackay

17. The Quiet Dead (DI Sebastian Locke, #1)

By: N.J. Mackay

3.78

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Fifteen years ago, he confessed to the murder of his wife and children. As a teenager, Hayley Da… read more

Similar categories in N.J. Mackay's The Quiet Dead (DI Sebastian Locke, #1) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Kill a Stranger by Simon Kernick

18. Kill a Stranger

By: Simon Kernick

3.82

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

They took your fiancée. They framed you for murder. You're given one chance to save her. To clea… read more

Similar categories in Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • thriller
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime
Cover of The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2) by Mark Billingham

19. The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2)

By: Mark Billingham

4.41

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

This is one case Detective Miller won't want to open . . . The second rip-roaring mystery from m… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Forget Me Not (Helen Grace, #12) by M.J. Arlidge

20. Forget Me Not (Helen Grace, #12)

By: M.J. Arlidge

4.46

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

As a feud between drug gangs grips the city, a desperate mother begs DI Helen Grace to help find he… read more

Similar categories in M.J. Arlidge's Forget Me Not (Helen Grace, #12) book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Confessions of the Dead by James  Patterson

21. Confessions of the Dead

By: James Patterson

3.45

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The dead tell no tales…unless they swam in Cemetery Lake.   Hollows Bend, New Hampshire, is a pict… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Confessions of the Dead book and Simon Kernick's Kill a Stranger

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction

18 Best fiction books like Kill a Stranger by Simon Kernick

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The Dream Home

T.M. Logan

3.97

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See Them Run (D.I. Clare Mackay, #1)

Marion Todd

4.15

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Cry Baby (Tom Thorne, #17)

Mark Billingham

4.19

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Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19)

Peter James

4.35

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Lie in Wait

G.J. Minett

3.63

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The Rags of Time (D.C. Smith #6)

Peter Grainger

3.50

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The Camera Man (D.C. Smith #10)

Peter Grainger

4.61

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Roxanne (Kings Lake Investigation #3)

Peter Grainger

4.45

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