23 best-selling mystery books like The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson

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The Girl Who Wasn't There

By: Penny Joelson

3.51

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

I know what I saw. Nothing ever happens on Kasia's street. And Kasia would know. Her illness kee…

If you liked the mystery plot in The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Invisible Girl

By: Kate Maryon

4.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

Gabriella Midwinter used to have a home. She wasn't invisible back then... For fans of Cathy Cassid… read more

Similar categories in Kate Maryon's Invisible Girl book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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2. #MURDERTRENDING

By: Gretchen McNeil

4.88

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

WELCOME TO THE NEAR FUTURE, where good and honest 8/18 citizens can enjoy watching the executions o… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen McNeil's #MURDERTRENDING book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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3. Twisted

By: Hannah Jayne

4.01

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

When her father is accused of being a serial killer, Bex becomes the ultimate bait in this game of … read more

Similar categories in Hannah Jayne's Twisted book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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4. Paper Butterflies

By: Lisa Heathfield

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

June's life at home with her stepmother and stepsister is a dark one--and a secret one. She is trap… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Heathfield's Paper Butterflies book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • fiction
  • abuse
  • young adult
  • contemporary

5. Crow Country

By: Kate Constable

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the author of the Chanters of Tremaris series comes a contemporary time travel fantasy, ground… read more

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6. The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall

By: Katie Alender

3.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

In this asylum, your mind plays tricks on you all the time... Delia's new house isn't just a house.… read more

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7. Shine

By: Kate Maryon

4.95

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Tiff loves her mom, Carla, who is glitzy and fun and always coming home with shiny … read more

Similar categories in Kate Maryon's Shine book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

8. Seven Black Diamonds (Seven Black Diamonds, #1)

By: Melissa Marr

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lilywhite Abernathy is a criminal. Her father's "unconventional" business has meant a life of tight… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Marr's Seven Black Diamonds (Seven Black Diamonds, #1) book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

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9. No Way Home

By: Jody Feldman

3.28

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

How can you save your parents when you are an ocean away? A propulsive international thriller from … read more

Similar categories in Jody Feldman's No Way Home book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
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10. You Won't Believe Me

By: Cyn Balog

3.57

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Willow is alone, confined to a bed with restraints. She can't remember how she got there...or how l… read more

Similar categories in Cyn Balog's You Won't Believe Me book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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11. Two Truths and a Lie

By: April Henry

3.36

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

A group of teens are trapped in an old motel with a murderer in this chilling YA mystery by New Yor… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Two Truths and a Lie book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
"I'm not just ignoring you, I'm waiting to see if you'll put in the effort to talk to me."

-April Henry, Two Truths and a Lie

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12. Four Found Dead

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.45

Format: 321 pages, Paperback

At the movie theater where Jo works, the last show has ended. But the nightmare is just beginning. … read more

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's Four Found Dead book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
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13. Have You Seen My Sister?

By: Kirsty McKay

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Gaia Gill is the last person in the world anyone would expect to go missing. Beautiful, athletic, a… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty McKay's Have You Seen My Sister? book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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14. Tag, You're Dead

By: Kathryn Foxfield

3.45

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Come Out, Come Out, Whatever You Are and Good Girls Die First comes … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Foxfield's Tag, You're Dead book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
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15. Secrets Never Die

By: Vincent Ralph

3.46

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

We call it the Dark Place. I don’t know who built it or when but, for us, it’s special. Every ye… read more

Similar categories in Vincent Ralph's Secrets Never Die book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
"Was he okay with you staying over? Wasnt worried about you two bumping uglies in the night?" Haran is dicking around. He knows that my uglies and Elisha's have never officially met."

-Vincent Ralph, Secrets Never Die

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16. Girl Forgotten

By: April Henry

3.67

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Piper Gray starts a true-crime podcast investigating a seventeen-year-old cold case.  Seventeen … read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Girl Forgotten book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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17. 10 Hours to Go

By: Keely Parrack

3.10

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

Lily wants to get home. Her friends want to get even. Lily needs a ride―a fire warning in Oregon ha… read more

Similar categories in Keely Parrack's 10 Hours to Go book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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18. The Murder Game

By: Carrie Doyle

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

What if your best friend and roommate killed a teacher at your prep school? Or what if he didn’t do… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Doyle's The Murder Game book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
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19. Run, Hide, Fight Back

By: April Henry

3.83

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

Six teens must band together to survive after a shooting breaks out. When a deadly shooting brea… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Run, Hide, Fight Back book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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20. What She Found in the Woods

By: Josephine Angelini

4.01

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Magda just wants to forget what happened. But there's a nightmare lurking —and it's coming for her.… read more

Similar categories in Josephine Angelini's What She Found in the Woods book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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21. What Happened on Hicks Road

By: Hannah Jayne

3.14

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Sadie Oliver is loving her new life in California. For the first time, she has friends and a normal… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Jayne's What Happened on Hicks Road book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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22. The Girl in the Headlines

By: Hannah Jayne

3.46

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The headlines say she killed her family. The truth? She doesn't remember. Andrea McNulty goes to… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Jayne's The Girl in the Headlines book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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23. What You Hide

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.77

Format: 369 pages, Paperback

A new pulse-pounding romantic thriller from the author of We All Fall Down and Six Months Later … read more

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's What You Hide book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
"Maybe there’s a book in here that will tell me what to do when all the smart choices feel wrong."

-Natalie D. Richards, What You Hide

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24. Hide and Don't Seek: And Other Very Scary Stories

By: Anica Mrose Rissi

3.48

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary collection of original short stories by Anica Mrose Rissi that is sure to elicit chi… read more

Similar categories in Anica Mrose Rissi's Hide and Don't Seek: And Other Very Scary Stories book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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25. Time Will Tell

By: Barry Lyga

3.38

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

A young-adult thriller ricocheting between the bigotry of the past and present as teens unravel the… read more

Similar categories in Barry Lyga's Time Will Tell book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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26. Even If We Break

By: Marieke Nijkamp

2.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp comes a shocking new thriller about a gro… read more

Similar categories in Marieke Nijkamp's Even If We Break book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
"Finn never told me how reassuring physical pain can be. It sends a thrill through me. A restless trembling that leaves me breathless—a hunger."

-Marieke Nijkamp, Even If We Break

"Here, everything is possible. And that is the biggest lie of all. I don't just want to make the game good for them; I want to stay here and never go back."

-Marieke Nijkamp, Even If We Break

"It's hard, isn't it? Trusting others with the whole of you?" She smiles bitterly and shakes her head. "It's so much easier to lie. You know that. You lie too."

-Marieke Nijkamp, Even If We Break

" My friends are hurting. It's my job to protect them. It's my job to keep them safe." "No, your job is to love hard enough to counterbalance the hatred. That's enough. "

-Marieke Nijkamp, Even If We Break

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27. Girl on the Run (Underlined Paperbacks)

By: Abigail Johnson

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A fast-paced original paperback thriller about a girl who discovers that her mother might not be wh… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Johnson's Girl on the Run (Underlined Paperbacks) book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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28. Hot Dog Girl

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.47

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Elouise (Lou) Parker is determined to have the absolute best, most impossibly epic summer of her li… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Hot Dog Girl book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I’m not too big for this town, Dad. I never will be."

-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl

"I know I don’t have the face of a woman who walks into an office and demands answers - I have the faces of a girl trying to be too many things at once."

-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl

"And I get it now, I that’s all he could ever be, that’s all anyone else could ever be: a Band-Aid, a butterfly strip, a temporary measure, because this is the after, and all of the good stuff got lef…"

-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl

"I flick my eyes to the spot on her shoulder where her freckles match the constellations in the sky, and I smile. I get lost in her skin, sipping my drink and mapping the stars on her arm while everyo…"

-Jennifer Dugan, Hot Dog Girl

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29. The Girl Who Wasn't There

By: Penny Joelson

3.51

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

I know what I saw. Nothing ever happens on Kasia's street. And Kasia would know. Her illness kee… read more

Similar categories in Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
  • abuse
  • disability
Cover of The Last to Die by Kelly  Garrett

30. The Last to Die

By: Kelly Garrett

2.93

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

It all started out as a game. Just a way to have fun. We figured as long as we had rules, it wou… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Garrett's The Last to Die book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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31. Bunny Call (Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights #5)

By: Scott Cawthon

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-len… read more

Similar categories in Scott Cawthon's Bunny Call (Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights #5) book and Penny Joelson's The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller

24 Top thriller books like The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson

Transform Your Habits

#MURDERTRENDING

Gretchen McNeil

4.88

Transform Your Habits

Twisted

Hannah Jayne

4.01

Transform Your Habits

No Way Home

Jody Feldman

3.28

Transform Your Habits

You Won't Believe Me

Cyn Balog

3.57

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19 must-read fiction books like Time Will Tell by Barry Lyga

Transform Your Habits

Two Truths and a Lie

April Henry

3.36

Transform Your Habits

Four Found Dead

Natalie D. Richards

3.45

Transform Your Habits

The Summer She Went Missing

Chelsea Ichaso

3.68

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One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying, #3)

Karen M. McManus

3.96

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