13 best-selling mystery books like Play the Fool by Lina Chern

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Play the Fool

By: Lina Chern

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A cynical tarot card reader seeks to uncover the truth about her friend's mysterious death in this …

If you liked the mystery plot in Play the Fool by Lina Chern , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Mister Magic

By: Kiersten White

3.59

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and di… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Mister Magic book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Magic never forgets the taste of your friendship."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"This version of him isn't perfect. None of them are. New isn't the same as perfect. Growing up isn't inherently loss, it's just change."

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

"I think you've told me thank you more in the last day than anyone else has in years. It's like--when there's a stack of dishes, if my husband actually does them , I tell him thank you. But when I do …"

-Kiersten White, Mister Magic

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2. The Other Lola

By: Ripley Jones

3.59

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What happens when the people you love the most are the people you can trust the least? In the mo… read more

Similar categories in Ripley Jones's The Other Lola book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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3. Scenes of the Crime

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.02

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend's disappearance by recreating their fateful fin… read more

Similar categories in Jilly Gagnon's Scenes of the Crime book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I know how to tell the better story."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"Something can be stunning and still be really fucking dangerous."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"We were all really here because of our secrets. And I, for one, needed to make sure mine were truly safe..."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

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4. The Last Lifeboat

By: Hazel Gaynor

4.33

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

A Most Anticipated Book by Real Simple ∙ SheReads ∙ BookBub ∙ and more! Inspired by a remarkable… read more

Similar categories in Hazel Gaynor's The Last Lifeboat book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Perilous Times

By: Thomas D. Lee

3.89

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An immortal Knight of the Round Table faces his greatest challenge yet—saving the politically polar… read more

Similar categories in Thomas D. Lee's Perilous Times book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Oi!' says the squirrel. 'Get your filthy hands off me! I'll fucking have you!"

-Thomas D. Lee, Perilous Times

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6. A Good Family

By: Matt Goldman

3.64

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

Katie Kuhlmann's marriage is falling apart. But she has a secure job, her children are healthy, and… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goldman's A Good Family book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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7. The Hunter

By: Jennifer Herrera

3.34

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A riveting atmospheric suspense debut that explores the dark side of a small town and asks: How can… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Herrera's The Hunter book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Off the Air

By: Christina Estes

3.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Equal parts thought-provoking and entertaining, Emmy Award winning reporter Christina Estes introdu… read more

Similar categories in Christina Estes's Off the Air book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • murder mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"My serial killer radar starts screaming."

-Christina Estes, Off the Air

"His eyes conduct a polygraph of my face."

-Christina Estes, Off the Air

"Might I interest you in murder and a meal?"

-Christina Estes, Off the Air

"Attention is the drug of choice in local news."

-Christina Estes, Off the Air

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9. I Need You to Read This

By: Jessa Maxwell

3.54

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The author of the “clever, atmospheric, and creepy” (Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Jessa Maxwell's I Need You to Read This book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • murder mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Ladykiller

By: Katherine Wood

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When an heiress goes missing, her best friend races to unravel the secrets behind her disappearance… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Wood's Ladykiller book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Killing Me

By: Michelle Gagnon

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Amber Jamison cannot believe she's about to become the latest victim of a serial killer-she's savvy… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Gagnon's Killing Me book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Play the Fool by Lina Chern

12. Play the Fool

By: Lina Chern

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A cynical tarot card reader seeks to uncover the truth about her friend's mysterious death in this … read more

Similar categories in Lina Chern's Play the Fool book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • murder mystery
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • tarot
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Love You, Mean It by Jilly Gagnon

13. Love You, Mean It

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A playful romantic comedy featuring dueling delis, fake dating, a shockingly awesome ex, and just t… read more

Similar categories in Jilly Gagnon's Love You, Mean It book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Society of Lies

By: Lauren Ling Brown

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When a young woman is found dead on her college campus, her sister doesn't believe it was an accide… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Ling Brown's Society of Lies book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
"That’s the thing about love, isn’t it? When you find someone who sees you in a way no one else does, who understands you and makes you feel like you can’t be whole without them, it wraps you in a vis…"

-Lauren Ling Brown, Society of Lies

"I would remember her hair first: frozen solid and dark red with blood, matted with twigs and dirt. A bloody gash split her head, and yet her expression was calm and serene, as if she were asleep, her…"

-Lauren Ling Brown, Society of Lies

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15. No Road Home

By: John Fram

3.84

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A young father must clear his name and protect his queer son when his wealthy new wife’s televangel… read more

Similar categories in John Fram's No Road Home book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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16. Into the Wonder Dark

By: Lilian T. James

4.08

Format: 612 pages, Kindle Edition

Everyone knows the story about the girl who followed the white rabbit. The one who fell down a hole… read more

Similar categories in Lilian T. James's Into the Wonder Dark book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • fiction
Cover of Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London

17. Fang Fiction

By: Kate Stayman-London

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

She’s out for adventure. He’s out for blood. The world of your favorite fantasy novels is real, … read more

Similar categories in Kate Stayman-London's Fang Fiction book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Under Her Spell

By: K.L. Cerra

3.48

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A woman who returns to her hometown to investigate her childhood friend’s disappearance soon finds … read more

Similar categories in K.L. Cerra's Under Her Spell book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
Cover of How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars, #1) by Laura J. Mayo

19. How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars, #1)

By: Laura J. Mayo

4.35

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

If a fairy godmother can get one sister into a marriage, getting another out of one should be easy…… read more

Similar categories in Laura J. Mayo's How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars, #1) book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • adult
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of If I Dig You by Colby Wilkens

20. If I Dig You

By: Colby Wilkens

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An f/f adventure romance where the only thing trickier than finding gold is understanding what's in… read more

Similar categories in Colby Wilkens's If I Dig You book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Gaslight by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte

21. Gaslight

By: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard and Sundance Award-winning filmmaker and pod… read more

Similar categories in Miles Joris-Peyrafitte's Gaslight book and Lina Chern's Play the Fool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook

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The Other Lola

Ripley Jones

3.59

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Jilly Gagnon

3.02

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The Last Lifeboat

Hazel Gaynor

4.33

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Perilous Times

Thomas D. Lee

3.89

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Jamie Day

3.60

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The Chamber

Will Dean

3.69

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Sarah Pekkanen

3.99

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Hildur Knútsdóttir

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