27 must-read fiction books like Witnesses for the Dead: Stories by Gary Phillips

Cover of Witnesses for the Dead: Stories by Gary Phillips

Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

By: Gary Phillips

3.85

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

How does witnessing a crime change a person? This powerful collection of stories by a star-studded …

If you liked the fiction plot in Witnesses for the Dead: Stories by Gary Phillips , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

1. Dread Nation

By: Justina Ireland

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Cha… read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Dread Nation book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • fiction
Cover of The Moores Are Missing by James  Patterson, Loren D. Estleman, Sam Hawken, Ed Chatterton

2. The Moores Are Missing

By: James Patterson , Loren D. Estleman , Sam Hawken , Ed Chatterton

3.86

Format: None pages,

read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Moores Are Missing book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction

3. What to do When Someone Dies

By: Nicci French

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

'This is not my world. Something is wrong, askew. . . I am Ellie Falkner, thirty-four years old and… read more

Similar categories in Nicci French's What to do When Someone Dies book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

Cover of Dead by Dawn (Mike Bowditch, #12) by Paul Doiron

4. Dead by Dawn (Mike Bowditch, #12)

By: Paul Doiron

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Maine game warden Mike Bowditch finds himself in a life-or-death chase in this new thriller in the … read more

Similar categories in Paul Doiron's Dead by Dawn (Mike Bowditch, #12) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi

5. Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • fiction
Cover of Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23) by C.J. Box

6. Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23)

By: C.J. Box

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facili… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Box's Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Ghost 19 by Simone St. James

7. Ghost 19

By: Simone St. James

3.50

Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman moves to a town where she becomes obsessed with watching the lives of her neighbors while s… read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's Ghost 19 book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

8. The Last Murder at the End of the World

By: Stuart Turton

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Wat… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Turton's The Last Murder at the End of the World book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

9. The Fox Wife

By: Yangsze Choo

4.01

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, bu… read more

Similar categories in Yangsze Choo's The Fox Wife book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
"Chinese traditionally consider shadows part of the soul. Harm done to a shadow, whether by pinning it to the ground or stepping on it, was considered spiritual damage to the person. Of course none of…"

-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife

"Sometimes our wishes come back in the darkest, most twisted ways, like a thorn that pierces and grows through your flesh. A tree that drinks blood and blots out the sun. The sin was mine; I had water…"

-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife

Cover of Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor

10. Dirt Creek

By: Hayley Scrivenor

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Austral… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Scrivenor's Dirt Creek book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Murder Inn by James  Patterson

11. The Murder Inn

By: James Patterson

3.80

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Returning to the rocky shores of Massachusetts, Bill Robinson has to solve a string of murders if h… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Murder Inn book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Bookworm by Robin Yeatman

12. Bookworm

By: Robin Yeatman

2.96

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

A wickedly funny debut novel--a black comedy with a generous heart that explores the power of imagi… read more

Similar categories in Robin Yeatman's Bookworm book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • fiction
Cover of Perish by LaToya Watkins

13. Perish

By: LaToya Watkins

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From a stunning new voice comes a powerful debut novel, Perish, about a Black Texan family, explori… read more

Similar categories in LaToya Watkins's Perish book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • fiction
"Everybody wants to say bye, show the dying that they here and they somehow living on in spite of everything."

-LaToya Watkins, Perish

"Sometimes we don't get to understand things. People. We just got to try to be better than the things that spit us out. I don't know why my momma like she is, but I love her and got to keep on with it…"

-LaToya Watkins, Perish

Cover of City Under One Roof (Cara Kennedy, #1) by Iris Yamashita

14. City Under One Roof (Cara Kennedy, #1)

By: Iris Yamashita

3.54

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

A stranded detective tries to solve a murder in a tiny Alaskan town where everyone lives in a singl… read more

Similar categories in Iris Yamashita's City Under One Roof (Cara Kennedy, #1) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Seventeen (Last Man Standing #1) by John  Brownlow

15. Seventeen (Last Man Standing #1)

By: John Brownlow

4.01

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

You'll never know my name.But you won't forget my number.Behind the events you know are the killers… read more

Similar categories in John Brownlow's Seventeen (Last Man Standing #1) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis

16. King Nyx

By: Kirsten Bakis

3.49

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the contemporary cult classic, Lives of the Monster Dogs , comes a haunting myst… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten Bakis's King Nyx book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Bitter Past (Porter Beck, #1) by Bruce Borgos

17. The Bitter Past (Porter Beck, #1)

By: Bruce Borgos

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Craig Johnson and C. J. Box, Bruce Borgos's The Bitter Past begins a compelling… read more

Similar categories in Bruce Borgos's The Bitter Past (Porter Beck, #1) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Red London (Red Widow, #2) by Alma Katsu

18. Red London (Red Widow, #2)

By: Alma Katsu

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

CIA agent Lyndsey Duncan has a new asset to turn, in order to prevent the most calculated global in… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's Red London (Red Widow, #2) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Better the Blood by Michael  Bennett

19. Better the Blood

By: Michael Bennett

4.01

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH Hana Westerman is a tenacious Māori detective juggling single… read more

Similar categories in Michael Bennett's Better the Blood book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16) by Linda  Castillo

20. The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16)

By: Linda Castillo

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter … read more

Similar categories in Linda Castillo's The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Pigeon Tony's Last Stand by Lisa Scottoline

21. Pigeon Tony's Last Stand

By: Lisa Scottoline

3.98

Format: 72 pages, Kindle Edition

When amiable Italian immigrant Pigeon Tony discovers that local drug dealers are pressuring his you… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Scottoline's Pigeon Tony's Last Stand book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Behind the Door: The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel by Amy Price

22. Behind the Door: The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel

By: Amy Price

3.47

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The disturbing true story of the notorious Cecil Hotel in downtown LA, by its general manager for a… read more

Similar categories in Amy Price's Behind the Door: The Dark Truths and Untold Stories of the Cecil Hotel book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
Cover of Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris

23. Anywhere You Run

By: Wanda M. Morris

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of All Her Little Secrets comes yet another gripping, suspenseful nov… read more

Similar categories in Wanda M. Morris's Anywhere You Run book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Regrets Only by Kieran Scott

24. Regrets Only

By: Kieran Scott

3.59

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In a fast-paced new novel in the vein of Big Little Lies , a single mom goes undercover to investig… read more

Similar categories in Kieran Scott's Regrets Only book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber

25. A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts

By: Leanna Renee Hieber

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the notorious Lizzie Borden to the innumerable, haunted rooms of Sarah Winchester's mysterious… read more

Similar categories in Leanna Renee Hieber's A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

"The power of the name is the same across all people."

-Leanna Renee Hieber, A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts

"The symbolic meaning is far more interesting than the literal meaning."

-Leanna Renee Hieber, A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts

"Idealization is not reality; it is a dream, an expectation, and a projection that does not need a woman to be alive to still be beholden to its trappings."

-Leanna Renee Hieber, A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts

"While it's easy to dismiss and belittle a living woman who dares to be vocally critical or angry, it is much harder to silence a ghost: She has remarkable staying power."

-Leanna Renee Hieber, A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts

Cover of Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose

26. Dirty Laundry

By: Disha Bose

3.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A twisty, domestic suspense debut about a clique of mothers that shatters when one of their own is … read more

Similar categories in Disha Bose's Dirty Laundry book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Playing Their Games (Playing Dirty) by Kiki Swinson

27. Playing Their Games (Playing Dirty)

By: Kiki Swinson

3.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this this page-turning spin-off prequel to the Playing Dirty and Notorious duology, national bes… read more

Similar categories in Kiki Swinson's Playing Their Games (Playing Dirty) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

Cover of Hard Rain (Annie McIntyre, #2) by Samantha Jayne Allen

28. Hard Rain (Annie McIntyre, #2)

By: Samantha Jayne Allen

3.73

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In shock and found clinging to a tree branch, Bethany Richter is pulled from thrashing floodwaters … read more

Similar categories in Samantha Jayne Allen's Hard Rain (Annie McIntyre, #2) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Witnesses for the Dead: Stories by Gary Phillips

29. Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

By: Gary Phillips

3.85

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

How does witnessing a crime change a person? This powerful collection of stories by a star-studded … read more

Similar categories in Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Confessions of the Dead by James  Patterson

30. Confessions of the Dead

By: James Patterson

3.45

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The dead tell no tales…unless they swam in Cemetery Lake.   Hollows Bend, New Hampshire, is a pict… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Confessions of the Dead book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Hard to Kill (Jane Smith, #2) by James  Patterson

31. Hard to Kill (Jane Smith, #2)

By: James Patterson

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Jane Smith is being hailed as James Patterson’s greatest character yet, a tough-as-nails attorney u… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Hard to Kill (Jane Smith, #2) book and Gary Phillips's Witnesses for the Dead: Stories

  • mystery
  • fiction

24 must-read mystery books like Witnesses for the Dead: Stories by Gary Phillips

Transform Your Habits

The Moores Are Missing

James Patterson , Loren D. Estleman , Sam Hawken , Ed Chatterton

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Dead by Dawn (Mike Bowditch, #12)

Paul Doiron

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23)

C.J. Box

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Ghost 19

Simone St. James

3.50

View all the books

16 must-read audiobook books like Seventeen (Last Man Standing #1) by John Brownlow

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Lone Wolf (Orphan X, #9)

Gregg Hurwitz

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13)

Mark Greaney

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Deadlock (Dez Limerick, #2)

James Byrne

4.40

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.