13 must-read crime books like The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

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The Kind Worth Killing

By: Peter Swanson

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A devious tale of psychological suspense involving sex, deception, and an accidental encounter that…

"I love the beach, everything except the fucking sand, the fucking sun, and the fucking water"

-Peter Swanson, The Kind Worth Killing

"I love the beach, everything except the fucking sand, the fucking sun, and the fucking water"

-Peter Swanson, The Kind Worth Killing

"I love the beach, everything except the fucking sand, the fucking sun, and the fucking water"

-Peter Swanson, The Kind Worth Killing

"And to take another life was, in many ways, the greatest expression of what it meant to be alive."

-Peter Swanson, The Kind Worth Killing

If you liked the crime plot in The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Saving Noah

By: Lucinda Berry

3.56

Format: 304 pages,

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Similar categories in Lucinda Berry's Saving Noah book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • contemporary
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2. The Kind Worth Killing

By: Peter Swanson

3.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

On a night flight from London to Boston, Ted Severson meets the stunning and mysterious Lily Kintne… read more

Similar categories in Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • thriller
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3. Sometimes I Lie

By: Alice Feeney

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I'm in a coma. 2. My… read more

Similar categories in Alice Feeney's Sometimes I Lie book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • psychological thriller
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • mystery

4. Pretty Girls

By: Karin Slaughter

3.86

Format: None pages, Paperback

#1 internationally bestselling author Karin Slaughter returns with a sophisticated and chilling psy… read more

Similar categories in Karin Slaughter's Pretty Girls book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

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5. She's Not Sorry

By: Mary Kubica

3.81

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

An ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past in this chilling thriller. Megha… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kubica's She's Not Sorry book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • psychological thriller
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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6. None of This Is True

By: Lisa Jewell

4.12

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jewell's None of This Is True book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • psychological thriller
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Acting as if there is something wrong with me, when there isn't. It's the world that's wrong, you and I both know that."

-Lisa Jewell, None of This Is True

"Being with so many people felt right, and afterward at the wake thrown by Nathan's company at a huge bar in Paddington overlooking the canal, with seats outside and bottomless champagne and a playlis…"

-Lisa Jewell, None of This Is True

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7. First Lie Wins

By: Ashley Elston

4.05

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house w… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Elston's First Lie Wins book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • book club
"Blunt honesty has more value than blind worship"

-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

"It’s because you’re not ready to tell me the truth and I’d rather you not lie to me."

-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

"There’s an old saying: The first lie wins. It’s not referring to the little white kind that tumble out with no thought; it refers to the big one. The one that changes the game. The one that is delibe…"

-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

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8. The Only One Left

By: Riley Sager

4.14

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

At seventeen, Lenora Hope Hung her sister with a rope Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Ho… read more

Similar categories in Riley Sager's The Only One Left book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • thriller
"You're never alone when there's a book,' she used to say. 'Never ever."

-Riley Sager, The Only One Left

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9. The Teacher

By: Freida McFadden

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a chilling story of twisted secret… read more

Similar categories in Freida McFadden's The Teacher book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • psychological thriller
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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10. Home Is Where the Bodies Are

By: Jeneva Rose

3.86

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage and You Shouldn’t Have Come Here com… read more

Similar categories in Jeneva Rose's Home Is Where the Bodies Are book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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11. Listen for the Lie

By: Amy Tintera

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if… read more

Similar categories in Amy Tintera's Listen for the Lie book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Men say shit,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"What are you doing here?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"We were all so repressed in our twenties,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"Lucy, didn’t you want to be a writer once?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

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12. The Quiet Tenant

By: Clémence Michallon

3.85

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate New Yo… read more

Similar categories in Clémence Michallon's The Quiet Tenant book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • psychological thriller
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"I’m sorry,"

-Clémence Michallon, The Quiet Tenant

"This is the story I tell myself. No one’s around to tell me it doesn’t make sense. It starts out as a tribute and ends in selfishness. It isn’t about her. Not really. It’s about me and the parts of m…"

-Clémence Michallon, The Quiet Tenant

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13. The Drowning Woman

By: Robyn Harding

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A deliciously twisted story of friendship, retribution, and betrayal about a homeless woman fleeing… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Harding's The Drowning Woman book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • psychological thriller
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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14. One Perfect Couple

By: Ruth Ware

3.68

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

Runtime: 14 hours and 9 minutes Harkening to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Ware's One Perfect Couple book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • psychological thriller
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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15. Darling Girls

By: Sally Hepworth

4.04

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER... Sally Hepworth’s new novel has it all. For as long as they… read more

Similar categories in Sally Hepworth's Darling Girls book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"She didn’t do well out of her routine."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"[…] the dogs burst out into the night in search of nocturnal animals to torment."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"She had a very specific routine that she had to follow if she was to have the slightest hope of drifting off."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"Today had involved far too much talking. Norah appreciated the great wonder of communication as much as the next person, but she despised it in excess."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

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16. Hidden Pictures

By: Jason Rekulak

4.16

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

A wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, about a woman working as a nanny for a young … read more

Similar categories in Jason Rekulak's Hidden Pictures book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • thriller
Cover of Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh

17. Kill for Me, Kill for You

By: Steve Cavanagh

4.20

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Silent Patient and Gone Girl, a razor-sharp and Hitchcock-inspired psychological th… read more

Similar categories in Steve Cavanagh's Kill for Me, Kill for You book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • psychological thriller
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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18. We Used to Live Here

By: Marcus Kliewer

3.84

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original m… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Kliewer's We Used to Live Here book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • thriller
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19. Middle of the Night

By: Riley Sager

3.74

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must … read more

Similar categories in Riley Sager's Middle of the Night book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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20. Look Closer

By: David Ellis

4.21

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

"Simon and Vicky couldn't seem more a wealthy Chicago couple with a stable, if unexciting, marriag… read more

Similar categories in David Ellis's Look Closer book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • psychological thriller
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"The brilliance of the law is that it's not concerned with one person but with a system applicable to all. It protects the guilty so it can protect the innocent."

-David Ellis, Look Closer

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21. Jar of Hearts

By: Jennifer Hillier

4.13

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who'… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hillier's Jar of Hearts book and Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • psychological thriller
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"The past is always with you, whether you choose to think about it or not, whether you take responsibility for it or not. You carry the past with you because it transforms you. You can try to bury it …"

-Jennifer Hillier, Jar of Hearts

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Lucinda Berry

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Mary Kubica

3.81

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None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell

4.12

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First Lie Wins

Ashley Elston

4.05

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She's Not Sorry

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3.81

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Jeneva Rose

3.86

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