8 Top thriller books like Never Name the Dead by D.M. Rowell

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Never Name the Dead

By: D.M. Rowell

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Old grudges, tribal traditions, and outside influences collide for a Kiowa woman as forces threaten…

If you liked the thriller plot in Never Name the Dead by D.M. Rowell , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. One Puzzling Afternoon

By: Emily Critchley

3.86

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

A mystery she can't remember. A friend she can't forget. I kept your secret Lucy. I've kept it f… read more

Similar categories in Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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2. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

By: Roshani Chokshi

3.70

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship … read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's The Last Tale of the Flower Bride book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Whatever you have let me know of you, I have loved, and still love."

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

"We looked less like two distinct beings and more like a torn reflection."

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

"Look how I will carve myself to fit into your life. Who will not do less?"

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

"I was left with everything and nothing. I was free and forever trapped. I was a multitude of blues."

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

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3. The Lost Ticket

By: Freya Sampson

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Strangers aboard a London bus unite to help an elderly man find his missed love connection in the h… read more

Similar categories in Freya Sampson's The Lost Ticket book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Hector looked unconvinced. “Does your job make you rich?"

-Freya Sampson, The Lost Ticket

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4. The War Girls

By: V.S. Alexander

4.09

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Kristin Harmel, and Pam Jenoff, this new historical fiction novel f… read more

Similar categories in V.S. Alexander's The War Girls book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Scenes of the Crime

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.02

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend's disappearance by recreating their fateful fin… read more

Similar categories in Jilly Gagnon's Scenes of the Crime book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"I know how to tell the better story."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"Something can be stunning and still be really fucking dangerous."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"We were all really here because of our secrets. And I, for one, needed to make sure mine were truly safe..."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

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6. Daughters of Olympus

By: Hannah M. Lynn

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her... Gods an… read more

Similar categories in Hannah M. Lynn's Daughters of Olympus book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • fiction
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7. Improbably Yours

By: Kerry Anne King

4.28

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

An unusual inheritance leads to a life-changing journey in a novel of romance, secrets, and the tre… read more

Similar categories in Kerry Anne King's Improbably Yours book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1) by Colleen Cambridge

8. Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)

By: Colleen Cambridge

3.64

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Marie Benedict, Nita Prose, and of course, Julia Child, will adore thi… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Cambridge's Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1) book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"If I could fix an airplane engine, I could roast a chicken. It couldn't be that difficult, could it? Yes. Yes, it could."

-Colleen Cambridge, Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)

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9. A Secret Princess

By: Margaret Stohl

3.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A surprising and romantic YA retelling-mashup of A Little Princess and The Secret Garden by bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Stohl's A Secret Princess book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. The Diamond of London

By: Andrea Penrose

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders, Lady H… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's The Diamond of London book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

By: Virginia Kantra

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A woman learns to follow her own road in this heartwarming novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz by Ne… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

By: Rati Mehrotra

3.84

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

To learn what she can become, she must first discover who she is. Katyani’s role in the kingdom … read more

Similar categories in Rati Mehrotra's Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • fiction
"You’ve got to learn how to kiss like that,"

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"A spiritual warrior accepts his punishment with the same indifference that he accepts his reward."

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"She would not cry in front of this man who had torn her world apart. She would wait for an opportunity and kill him."

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

"You were bringing me all those flowers when I was sick, like you were wooing me. How could my poor, weak heart resist?"

-Rati Mehrotra, Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove

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13. Salt and Sugar

By: Rebecca Carvalho

3.71

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families’ feud. Trust … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Carvalho's Salt and Sugar book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"She takes off as fast as Jessie and James getting kicked into the horizon at the end of every Pokémon episode."

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"The ruby guava melts into the cheesy corn cake looking like a flower sprouting in the sun-kissed earth. This is the best compromise between our families' bakeries. It's perfect ."

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"Bell pepper and onion skewers dripping with garlic hot sauce and a little lime. Chicken and steak skewers wrapped in bacon. And a side of farofa so we could dip the skewers and feel the crunch of kas…"

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

"Empadões sit behind the glass, the round, perfectly golden brown pot pies loaded with shredded chicken and green olives. People usually know what they want when they walk into our bakery. Five loaves…"

-Rebecca Carvalho, Salt and Sugar

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14. Famous for a Living

By: Melissa Ferguson

3.51

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

She's Insta-famous. He uses a flip phone. When her business partner is accused of serious financ… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Ferguson's Famous for a Living book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Her Sister's Death

By: K.L. Murphy

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

She wanted the truth. She should have known better. When her sister is found dead in a Baltimore… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Murphy's Her Sister's Death book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Sisters of Fortune

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they bo… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's Sisters of Fortune book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. A Brighter Flame

By: Christine Nolfi

4.16

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

She’s always wanted a sense of belonging. The last place she expects to find it is home. Vale Light… read more

Similar categories in Christine Nolfi's A Brighter Flame book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Our Vengeful Souls

By: Kristi McManus

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When magical mermaid Sereia saves her little sister and overshadows brother and rightful heir, Trit… read more

Similar categories in Kristi McManus's Our Vengeful Souls book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Lost Melody

By: Joanna Davidson Politano

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

"Darkly premised and brilliantly presented. The Lost Melody serves a pitch-perfect blend of history… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Davidson Politano's The Lost Melody book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"There is no such thing as hopeless cases. Only those who have lost hope."

-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody

"When it came to darkness, you could succumb and let it consume you…or you could invade it with light of your own."

-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody

"For all the locking up he’d done, all the patients he’d managed to control with cells and restraints, there was one thing those walls could not contain. Light."

-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody

"One cannot help staring at the light, eh? Especially when he’s been cowering in the shadows for so long…. Perhaps it’s time you quit choosing the darkness – quit lingering there. Whatever you believe…"

-Joanna Davidson Politano, The Lost Melody

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20. What Remains

By: Wendy Walker

3.57

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go. Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. … read more

Similar categories in Wendy Walker's What Remains book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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21. An Inconvenient Wife

By: Karen E. Olson

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This astonishing crime novel—inspired by the Tudor era—takes the reader into the world of Kate Park… read more

Similar categories in Karen E. Olson's An Inconvenient Wife book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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22. Through the Snow Globe

By: Annie Rains

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

It’s a Wonderful Life meets Groundhog Day, as a woman dangerously close to losing it all receives a… read more

Similar categories in Annie Rains's Through the Snow Globe book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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23. Love of My Lives

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

3.07

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Who hasn’t fantasized about finding a soulmate? In acclaimed author Yamile Saied Mendez’s charmingl… read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Love of My Lives book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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24. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI)

By: Jessica Booth

3.88

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

You are never alone when lost in the magic of a book. 12 short stories comprise the Once Upon a … read more

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Cover of 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume 5) by K.R. Wieland

25. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume 5)

By: K.R. Wieland

3.70

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Our Advent Calendar recipients will receive a novella of about 200 pages featuring 12 short stories… read more

Similar categories in K.R. Wieland's 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume 5) book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • fiction
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26. Under the Tamarind Tree

By: Nigar Alam

3.74

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize A compellingly heartbreaking debut no… read more

Similar categories in Nigar Alam's Under the Tamarind Tree book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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27. Main Character Energy

By: Jamie Varon

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Poppy Banks would rather be writing mysteries than writing listicles for her dead-end job at Though… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Varon's Main Character Energy book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Life can continue to surprise you right up until the end, if you're brave enough to take risks."

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

"I have been living in service of my fear for too long. And I did it again. Cowered in the face of it."

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

"All you have to do is stay. And when you feel the urge to flee in fear, you don't. You stand firm. And you choose courage. You keep choosing courage over fear, until it feels natural. Until you reali…"

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

"I've realized that another person's greatness takes nothing from my own. And that the bravest thing you can do is support people and celebrate their success with as much excitement as it deserves. It…"

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

Cover of Never Name the Dead by D.M. Rowell

28. Never Name the Dead

By: D.M. Rowell

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Old grudges, tribal traditions, and outside influences collide for a Kiowa woman as forces threaten… read more

Similar categories in D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of In the Lonely Hours by Shannon  Morgan

29. In the Lonely Hours

By: Shannon Morgan

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In a bewitchingly melancholy, thrillingly modern ghost story for readers of Eve Chase, Megan Shephe… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Morgan's In the Lonely Hours book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Christmas Witch (The Amberlight Valley Series) by Dalea Faulkner

30. The Christmas Witch (The Amberlight Valley Series)

By: Dalea Faulkner

2.59

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

If the only way to save your home town, was to partner with your middle school nemesis... would you… read more

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31. The West Wind (The Four Winds, #2)

By: Alexandria Warwick

3.71

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NORTH WIND COMES A DARKLY REIMAGINED TALE OF FORBIDDEN LOVE, INSPIRED BY THE… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria Warwick's The West Wind (The Four Winds, #2) book and D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead

  • fiction

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One Puzzling Afternoon

Emily Critchley

3.86

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The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

Roshani Chokshi

3.70

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The Lost Ticket

Freya Sampson

4.06

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V.S. Alexander

4.09

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Barbara O'Neal

4.37

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The Stars Don't Lie

Boo Walker

4.14

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Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

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Julianne MacLean

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