27 Best mystery books like The Influencer: A Short Story by Joyce Maynard

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The Influencer: A Short Story

By: Joyce Maynard

3.12

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

Insta-fame has deadly repercussions in a timely short story of dark psychological suspense by New Y…

If you liked the mystery plot in The Influencer: A Short Story by Joyce Maynard , here is a list of 27 books like this:

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1. His Happy Place (Getaway, #2)

By: Zakiya Dalila Harris

3.33

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

A quiet weekend in the wilderness, just the two of them. How romantic. But new love turns to terror… read more

Similar categories in Zakiya Dalila Harris's His Happy Place (Getaway, #2) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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2. Uncharted Waters (Getaway, #1)

By: Sally Hepworth

3.54

Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition

“Speak your truth.” An icebreaker leads to unintended consequences for two strangers aboard a luxur… read more

Similar categories in Sally Hepworth's Uncharted Waters (Getaway, #1) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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3. The Ghost Writer

By: Loreth Anne White

3.96

Format: 65 pages, Kindle Edition

A reclusive author with a lurid history is ready to divulge her most infamous secret to the world i… read more

Similar categories in Loreth Anne White's The Ghost Writer book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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4. The Other Side of the Road

By: Andrea Bartz

3.73

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

A couple preparing for the future discovers that their dream house will cost them far more than the… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Bartz's The Other Side of the Road book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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5. Everywhere You Look (Never Tell Collection, #1)

By: Liv Constantine

3.48

Format: 47 pages, Kindle Edition

All it takes is one shocking revelation on a New York street for a woman to unlock the secrets and … read more

Similar categories in Liv Constantine's Everywhere You Look (Never Tell Collection, #1) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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6. Murder at the Royal Ruby

By: Nita Prose

3.17

Format: 27 pages, Kindle Edition

The curtain rises, and the chandelier falls—taking the star of the show down with it. An ambitious … read more

Similar categories in Nita Prose's Murder at the Royal Ruby book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. Slot Machine Fever Dreams

By: Chris Bohjalian

3.14

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s called Sin City for a reason. Dark secrets emerge when a young bartender meets a stranger on a… read more

Similar categories in Chris Bohjalian's Slot Machine Fever Dreams book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. The Mosquito

By: B.A. Paris

3.63

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

After his marriage fails, he hopes a vacation in France will relax and restore him. But fate has so… read more

Similar categories in B.A. Paris's The Mosquito book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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9. Just a Girl

By: Alyssa Cole

3.49

Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition

Social media can be a dangerous game. A young woman’s world teeters on the verge of implosion when … read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Cole's Just a Girl book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. The Bad Friend

By: Caroline Kepnes

3.21

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

Secrets, betrayal, and jealousy are at the heart of a friendship in an unnerving short story about … read more

Similar categories in Caroline Kepnes's The Bad Friend book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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11. Jackrabbit Skin

By: Ivy Pochoda

3.40

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

Secrets and rage can get under the skin in an unsettling short story by Ivy Pochoda, award-winning … read more

Similar categories in Ivy Pochoda's Jackrabbit Skin book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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12. Scorpions (Never Tell Collection, #4)

By: Rachel Howzell Hall

3.36

Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition

A man’s lifetime of secrets and lies. A woman on the hunt for his hidden riches. But there’s a stin… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Howzell Hall's Scorpions (Never Tell Collection, #4) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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13. These Cold Strangers (We Could Be Heroes)

By: J.T. Ellison

3.99

Format: 63 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a chilling tale about how a reporter’s de… read more

Similar categories in J.T. Ellison's These Cold Strangers (We Could Be Heroes) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. Kill Night

By: Victor Methos

3.99

Format: 58 pages, Kindle Edition

In this moody short story, bestselling author of The Secret Witness Victor Methos weaves a psycholo… read more

Similar categories in Victor Methos's Kill Night book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. Unknown Caller

By: Lisa Unger

3.99

Format: 66 pages, Kindle Edition

Charlie Kroft’s job at the crisis center means she’s often seen as a hero: she’s helped countless p… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's Unknown Caller book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Cleaners (Faraway Collection) by Ken Liu

16. The Cleaners (Faraway Collection)

By: Ken Liu

3.48

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

Touch the past or wash it away? Two sisters have a choice in this unforgettable short story of ever… read more

Similar categories in Ken Liu's The Cleaners (Faraway Collection) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. A Show of Faith

By: Greer Hendricks

3.54

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Wife Between Us comes a twisty short story a… read more

Similar categories in Greer Hendricks's A Show of Faith book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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18. The Scenic Route

By: Christina Baker Kline

4.02

Format: 43 pages, Kindle Edition

Driven by desperation to hit the road, a woman sees her life come into view in a powerful short sto… read more

Similar categories in Christina Baker Kline's The Scenic Route book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Stillness can’t really exist ... because even when we’re not moving, we’re breathing, and breath is movement."

-Christina Baker Kline, The Scenic Route

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19. Hazel and Gray (Faraway Collection)

By: Nic Stone

3.47

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

Two anxious young lovers lost in the woods. A beckoning mansion in a dark clearing. A short modern-… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Hazel and Gray (Faraway Collection) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. The Heart of a Mother

By: Julie Clark

3.67

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

A fateful decision from the past haunts a wealthy Californian. Desperate to make things right, she … read more

Similar categories in Julie Clark's The Heart of a Mother book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Belle Mer (Getaway, #4) by Luanne Rice

21. Belle Mer (Getaway, #4)

By: Luanne Rice

3.51

Format: 51 pages, Kindle Edition

On the New England coast, an irresistible vacation rental draws a woman into the sinister secrets o… read more

Similar categories in Luanne Rice's Belle Mer (Getaway, #4) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Catch Her in a Lie (Steinbeck and Reed, #0,5) by Jess Lourey

22. Catch Her in a Lie (Steinbeck and Reed, #0,5)

By: Jess Lourey

3.71

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

Two agents on the trail of a serial killer. A mother and daughter on the trip of a lifetime. Fates … read more

Similar categories in Jess Lourey's Catch Her in a Lie (Steinbeck and Reed, #0,5) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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23. People Like Them

By: Minka Kent

4.09

Format: 56 pages, Kindle Edition

Nobody’s perfect—although one beautiful couple certainly comes close. Discover the cracks beneath t… read more

Similar categories in Minka Kent's People Like Them book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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24. The Gift

By: Alison Gaylin

3.66

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

What’s a desperate mother to do when her child suddenly disappears? Anything it takes to keep the f… read more

Similar categories in Alison Gaylin's The Gift book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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25. Model Home

By: J. Courtney Sullivan

3.19

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

Not happy? No problem. Fake it. From New York Times bestselling author J. Courtney Sullivan comes a… read more

Similar categories in J. Courtney Sullivan's Model Home book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Stockholm (Getaway, #3) by Catherine Steadman

26. Stockholm (Getaway, #3)

By: Catherine Steadman

3.60

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

An extravagant anniversary trip turns into a desperate scramble for survival in an unsettling short… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Steadman's Stockholm (Getaway, #3) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Shell Game (Getaway, #6) by Rumaan Alam

27. Shell Game (Getaway, #6)

By: Rumaan Alam

2.31

Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition

An extended family’s Cape Cod vacation reveals uncomfortable truths that threaten one man’s illusio… read more

Similar categories in Rumaan Alam's Shell Game (Getaway, #6) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Princess Game (Faraway Collection) by Soman Chainani

28. The Princess Game (Faraway Collection)

By: Soman Chainani

3.51

Format: 53 pages, Kindle Edition

There are no happy endings for the Princesses of Chaminade High in this short, twisty tale of teena… read more

Similar categories in Soman Chainani's The Princess Game (Faraway Collection) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Trouble (We Could Be Heroes) by Janelle Brown

29. Trouble (We Could Be Heroes)

By: Janelle Brown

3.79

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

What does it take to be a good mother? A good neighbor? Straight answers are hard to find in this k… read more

Similar categories in Janelle Brown's Trouble (We Could Be Heroes) book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Influencer: A Short Story by Joyce Maynard

30. The Influencer: A Short Story

By: Joyce Maynard

3.12

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

Insta-fame has deadly repercussions in a timely short story of dark psychological suspense by New Y… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • novella
  • short stories
  • social media
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Doll's House: A Short Story by Lisa Unger

31. The Doll's House: A Short Story

By: Lisa Unger

3.96

Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition

A widowed mother, ready to give love another chance, moves into her fiancé’s old family home with h… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's The Doll's House: A Short Story book and Joyce Maynard's The Influencer: A Short Story

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook

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