24 must-read mystery thriller books like The Dead Husband by Carter Wilson

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The Dead Husband

By: Carter Wilson

3.67

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

WINNER—2022 Colorado Book Award (Thriller) A murderer, a victim, and a witness... but no one in …

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in The Dead Husband by Carter Wilson , here is a list of 24 books like this:

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1. Die for You

By: Lisa Unger

3.61

Format: 480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Top Book Pick by the Today Show, Good Morning America, Parade and Good Housekeeping. Isabel Rain… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's Die for You book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Love accepts. Forgiveness comes in time."

-Lisa Unger, Die for You

"You didn't wind up on a pole without a lot of help from your family."

-Lisa Unger, Die for You

2. If You Knew Her

By: None , Emily Elgar

3.65

Format: 304 pages,

The perfect life? Or the perfect lie . . . When Cassie Jensen arrives on the intensive care ward in… read more

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3. The Wrong Man

By: Kate White

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

She wanted to be more daring, but one small risk is about to cost her everything--maybe even her li… read more

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4. Lies She Told

By: Cate Holahan

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes the truth is darker than fiction. Liza Jones has thirty days to write the thriller that c… read more

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5. En Route: A Paramedic's Stories of Life, Death, and Everything in Between

By: Steven "Kelly" Grayson

3.72

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Stephen "Kelly" Grayson has seen the best of us at our worst. When hearts stop working, when blood … read more

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6. The Widower's Wife

By: Cate Holahan

3.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ana Bacon, a beautiful young wife and mother, tumbled off a cruise ship into dark and deadly waters… read more

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7. Everyone Is Watching

By: Heather Gudenkauf

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The Best Friend. The Confidant. The Senator. The Boyfriend. The Executive. Five contestants hav… read more

Similar categories in Heather Gudenkauf's Everyone Is Watching book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Guest

By: B.A. Paris

3.59

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere … read more

Similar categories in B.A. Paris's The Guest book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"...regret is such a waste of emotion. No matter how much we want to, we can't change the past. We need to acknowledge the mistakes we've made but not allow them to cloud every moment of every day." -…"

-B.A. Paris, The Guest

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9. The New Couple in 5B

By: Lisa Unger

3.63

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this binge-worthy thriller from the Ne… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's The New Couple in 5B book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We're always drawn back to our family of origin, aren't we? No matter how much pain they've caused, no matter how far we've run from them."

-Lisa Unger, The New Couple in 5B

"I remember wondering if anything was real, anything was true or if every place, every reality, was just another story you choose to believe."

-Lisa Unger, The New Couple in 5B

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10. Daughter of Mine

By: Megan Miranda

3.95

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

The new thrilling novel from Megan Miranda, the instant New York Times bestselling author of All th… read more

Similar categories in Megan Miranda's Daughter of Mine book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Last Time She Saw Him

By: Kate White

3.28

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A young woman is left reeling after a broken engagement is followed by a shocking death—one she mus… read more

Similar categories in Kate White's The Last Time She Saw Him book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. A Mother Would Know

By: Amber Garza

3.57

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

“Do we ever really know our children? Amber Garza invites readers to untangle the web of a family j… read more

Similar categories in Amber Garza's A Mother Would Know book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Second Husband

By: Kate White

3.38

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A woman's seemingly perfect second marriage is rocked by a discovery about the death of her first h… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Emma cocked her head, a little surprised. Are you two thinking about getting back together? Not sure yet. I'm still trying to decide if his shitty behavior last spring qualifies as a go or a gone. Sh…"

-Kate White, The Second Husband

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14. I Did It for You

By: Amy Engel

3.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A twisty thriller from the beloved author of The Familiar Dark, in which a woman returns to the tow… read more

Similar categories in Amy Engel's I Did It for You book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Everybody grieves their own way. He's got his, and I've got mine. ... Personally, I'm a big fan of a bath. I get through my day, do what has to be done, and then at night I draw a hot bath. Sit in th…"

-Amy Engel, I Did It for You

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15. The Fiancée

By: Kate White

3.62

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

The New York Times bestselling author returns with an unsettling but riveting psychological thrille… read more

Similar categories in Kate White's The Fiancée book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Nanny's Secret

By: Kiersten Modglin

4.13

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

Olivia Mendes has a secret. With her new position as a nanny for the prestigious Locke family, sh… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten Modglin's The Nanny's Secret book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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17. Someone Saw Something

By: Rick Mofina

3.69

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

“Mofina expertly weaves together an anguishing story of a family’s trauma with a propulsive, twisty… read more

Similar categories in Rick Mofina's Someone Saw Something book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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18. The Starter Wife

By: Nina Laurin

3.38

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Girl Last Seen comes "a spine-tingler" (Booklist) of a psychological… read more

Similar categories in Nina Laurin's The Starter Wife book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Favorite Daughter

By: Kaira Rouda

3.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the page-turning domestic suspense Best Day Ever, comes another gripping novel o… read more

Similar categories in Kaira Rouda's The Favorite Daughter book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Playing Jenna

By: Kiersten Modglin

3.66

Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition

On the darkest night of Monroe Perry’s life, her husband leaves her for another woman. This myste… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten Modglin's Playing Jenna book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. I Love It When You Lie

By: Kristen Bird

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The Williams women don’t just keep secrets… They bury them. Just days before her eightieth bi… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Bird's I Love It When You Lie book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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22. Confessions on the 7:45

By: Lisa Unger

3.91

Format: 448 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From master of suspense Lisa Unger comes a riveting thriller about a chance encounter that unravels… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's Confessions on the 7:45 book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When we narrate our experience, we take control of it. And in controlling the story of our past, we can create a better future."

-Lisa Unger, Confessions on the 7:45

"Write it, said Beth. When we narrate our experience, we take control of it. And in controlling the story of our past, we can create a better future."

-Lisa Unger, Confessions on the 7:45

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23. Saving Meghan

By: D.J. Palmer

3.84

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Can you love someone to death? Some would say Becky Gerard is a devoted mother and would do any… read more

Similar categories in D.J. Palmer's Saving Meghan book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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24. Our Little Secret

By: Lisa Jackson

3.79

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

#1  New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson puts a sexy, twisty, gender-reversed spin on Fat… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jackson's Our Little Secret book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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25. Only One Survives

By: Hannah Mary McKinnon

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Becoming the star is easier when the rest of your band is dead… All drummer Vienna Taylor ever w… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Mary McKinnon's Only One Survives book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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26. The Dead Husband

By: Carter Wilson

3.67

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

WINNER—2022 Colorado Book Award (Thriller) A murderer, a victim, and a witness... but no one in … read more

Similar categories in Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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27. The Other Sister

By: Sarah Zettel

3.10

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters. One murder plan. Geraldine Monroe is the bad sister. Reckless and troubled, she ran… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Zettel's The Other Sister book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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28. Not By Blood

By: Chris Narozny

3.42

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

When Tina Evans gets a call from her brother in the middle of the night, she doesn’t think much of … read more

Similar categories in Chris Narozny's Not By Blood book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • suspense
  • audiobook
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29. No One Will Know

By: Rose Carlyle

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A deliciously twisty and suspenseful novel from #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl i… read more

Similar categories in Rose Carlyle's No One Will Know book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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30. A Friend Indeed

By: Elka Ray

3.91

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

Twisty and ingenious, A Friend Indeed is an engrossing psychological thriller perfect for fans of L… read more

Similar categories in Elka Ray's A Friend Indeed book and Carter Wilson's The Dead Husband

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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31. The Husband's Secret: A Psychological Thriller (The Husband Series Book 1)

By: franklin christopher

3.23

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

"He has a dark secret, but so does she. Pamela Whitherspoon seemingly has it all—a stunning adop… read more

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Die for You

Lisa Unger

3.61

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Everyone Is Watching

Heather Gudenkauf

3.65

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The Guest

B.A. Paris

3.59

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The New Couple in 5B

Lisa Unger

3.63

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She's Not Sorry

Mary Kubica

3.81

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Home Is Where the Bodies Are

Jeneva Rose

3.86

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Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

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