10 Best suspense books like The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2) by Kathy Herman

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The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

By: Kathy Herman

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One man's hatred sets off a community crisis in a chilling page-turning read that is also startling…

"But my family belongs to God. I don't know if you understand how deep that goes, but nothing can touch us that doesn't first touch His nail-scarred hands. He has a plan. And ultimately, He's in control. Obviously, we need to be sensible. But we don't have to walk around terrified to move."

-Kathy Herman, The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

"But my family belongs to God. I don't know if you understand how deep that goes, but nothing can touch us that doesn't first touch His nail-scarred hands. He has a plan. And ultimately, He's in control. Obviously, we need to be sensible. But we don't have to walk around terrified to move."

-Kathy Herman, The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

If you liked the suspense plot in The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2) by Kathy Herman , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Inside the O'Briens

By: Lisa Genova

4.00

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Joe O’Brien is a forty-four-year-old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charles… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Genova's Inside the O'Briens book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"She was brought up strict Irish Catholic... Protestants were evil, monstrous people and somehow probably contagious, and Katie grew up fearing them, praying to God she'd never see one."

-Lisa Genova, Inside the O'Briens

"The room does feel strange, oppressive even, with the TV off. In fact, Katie can’t remember ever being in this room without it on. It’s as if they’re missing their fifth sibling, the one who never sh…"

-Lisa Genova, Inside the O'Briens

"You can be in Downward Dog, hating every second of it. Or you can be in this pose, peaceful and nonreactive, breathing calmly. Either way, you’re in this pose. You decide the quality of your experien…"

-Lisa Genova, Inside the O'Briens

"I have a son,' says JJ, marveling at the sound and truth of the words... 'You know, I love you and Mom... But I don't even know this baby and the love- ' JJ clears his throat and wipes his suddenly w…"

-Lisa Genova, Inside the O'Briens

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2. Unplanned (Kennedy Stern #1)

By: Alana Terry

4.05

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

When Kennedy Stern’s childhood pastor asks her to volunteer at his new pregnancy center, she carves… read more

Similar categories in Alana Terry's Unplanned (Kennedy Stern #1) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery

3. The Witness

By: Dee Henderson

3.93

Format: None pages,

Police Chief Luke Granger's witness to a murder, Amy Griffin, has been on the run for years. Her fa… read more

Similar categories in Dee Henderson's The Witness book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery

4. The Beloved Land (Song of Acadia, #5)

By: Janette Oke , T. Davis Bunn

3.90

Format: 256 pages,

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5. Danger in the Shadows (O'Malley #0.5)

By: Dee Henderson

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Sara is terrified. She's doing the one thing she cannot afford to do: fall in love with former pro-… read more

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6. If I'm Found (If I Run #2)

By: Terri Blackstock

4.00

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Is Dylan hunting Casey to prosecute her or protect her? Casey Cox is still on the run, fleeing pros… read more

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7. If I Run (If I Run, #1)

By: Terri Blackstock

1.75

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

Casey knows the truth. But it won't set her free. Casey Cox's DNA is all over the crime scene. Ther… read more

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8. Countdown (Extreme Measures #4)

By: Lynette Eason

4.46

Format: 299 pages, Paperback

Flight paramedic Raina Price's past has marched back into her present--and it wants to kill her. Wi… read more

Similar categories in Lynette Eason's Countdown (Extreme Measures #4) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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9. Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence

By: Jamie Erickson

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Quiet the voices of "not good enough" and step courageously into guilt-free homeschooling Many home… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Erickson's Homeschool Bravely: How to Squash Doubt, Trust God, and Teach Your Child with Confidence book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian
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10. Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

By: Lysa TerKeurst

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Relationships are wonderful . . . until they're not. Join #1 New York Times bestselling author L… read more

Similar categories in Lysa TerKeurst's Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian
"Love can be unconditional but relational access never should be"

-Lysa TerKeurst, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

"Trauma isn't just something that happens to you. It happens in you"

-Lysa TerKeurst, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

"Even when people turned on Jesus, He didn't let a goodbye turn Him into someone He was never meant to be"

-Lysa TerKeurst, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

"If we want recovery and healing we would be wise to take a break or possibly make a clean break from the one wounding us>"

-Lysa TerKeurst, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are

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11. Crossfire (Extreme Measures, #2)

By: Lynette Eason

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

FBI special agent Julianna James is a top-notch negotiator who has never lost a hostage. Surely, sh… read more

Similar categories in Lynette Eason's Crossfire (Extreme Measures, #2) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
"Life is precious. From the unborn child to the person with dementia who doesn’t realize they’re in this world. Their lives are still important."

-Lynette Eason, Crossfire (Extreme Measures, #2)

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12. Critical Threat (Extreme Measures, #3)

By: Lynette Eason

4.45

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

FBI Special Agent Grace Billingsley tracks serial killers, using her skills as a psychiatrist and b… read more

Similar categories in Lynette Eason's Critical Threat (Extreme Measures, #3) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
Cover of Just Don't Fall (Sweater Weather, #1; Appies, #1) by Emma St. Clair

13. Just Don't Fall (Sweater Weather, #1; Appies, #1)

By: Emma St. Clair

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Before Logan Barnes was hockey’s hottest bad boy, he was my brother’s best friend … and my first cr… read more

Similar categories in Emma St. Clair's Just Don't Fall (Sweater Weather, #1; Appies, #1) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Parker,"

-Emma St. Clair, Just Don't Fall (Sweater Weather, #1; Appies, #1)

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14. If I Live (If I Run, #3)

By: Terri Blackstock

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Casey is hiding again—in Memphis this time—but it’s different now. She knows without a doubt that D… read more

Similar categories in Terri Blackstock's If I Live (If I Run, #3) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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15. The Heirloom

By: Beverly Lewis

4.37

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

This heartwarming prequel to The Shunning is a tender story of love, belonging, and the courage to … read more

Similar categories in Beverly Lewis's The Heirloom book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
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16. The One for Me (January Cove, #1)

By: Rachel Hanna

4.04

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

In the first book of the January Cove series, Kyle Parker has just started his real estate investme… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hanna's The One for Me (January Cove, #1) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"It took me years to get over you. Truth is, I never did fully get over you. I just learned to live without you. I can't ever do that again. It almost killed me. And as much as I would love to kiss yo…"

-Rachel Hanna, The One for Me (January Cove, #1)

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17. Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

By: Elizabeth Goddard

4.22

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job in the quiet Alaska town of Shadow Gap when an… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Goddard's Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
"Your job is important. But it’s not worth your life."

-Elizabeth Goddard, Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

"God brought you here for a purpose greater than your own."

-Elizabeth Goddard, Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

"He’d just have to do what a lot of people came to Alaska to do—vanish."

-Elizabeth Goddard, Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

"This woman. She was feisty and determined. A force to be reckoned with."

-Elizabeth Goddard, Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

Cover of Her Darkest Secret (FBI: Strange Crimes Unit, 1) by Jessica R. Patch

18. Her Darkest Secret (FBI: Strange Crimes Unit, 1)

By: Jessica R. Patch

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a cold-case serial killer returns, FBI special agent Fiona Kelly has one last chance to stop h… read more

Similar categories in Jessica R. Patch's Her Darkest Secret (FBI: Strange Crimes Unit, 1) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
Cover of Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1) by Connilyn Cossette

19. Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1)

By: Connilyn Cossette

4.58

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

As the eldest son of a Levite and a Philistine, Avidan is torn between his duty to his family legac… read more

Similar categories in Connilyn Cossette's Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
"Those songs don't each us about ourselves, son. They teach us about the God who freed us. Because if we forget who Yahweh is, if we let ourselves slide down that slippery slope, then we are no differ…"

-Connilyn Cossette, Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1)

"When I'd told the stories of our ancestors at the fire last night, not only had the shepherds and their families been both fascinated and entertained, but there had been something exhilarating about …"

-Connilyn Cossette, Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1)

Cover of Fear Has a Name (The Crittendon Files #1) by Creston Mapes

20. Fear Has a Name (The Crittendon Files #1)

By: Creston Mapes

4.21

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

How Far Will He Go To Keep Them Safe? It was more than a break-in. More than a stalking. It was pe… read more

Similar categories in Creston Mapes's Fear Has a Name (The Crittendon Files #1) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
Cover of The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2) by Kathy Herman

21. The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

By: Kathy Herman

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One man's hatred sets off a community crisis in a chilling page-turning read that is also startling… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2) book and Kathy Herman's The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
"But my family belongs to God. I don't know if you understand how deep that goes, but nothing can touch us that doesn't first touch His nail-scarred hands. He has a plan. And ultimately, He's in contr…"

-Kathy Herman, The Day of Reckoning (Baxter #2)

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