20 Top fiction books like Diving for Pearls by Jamie O’Connell

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Diving for Pearls

By: Jamie O’Connell

3.30

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A young woman's body floats in the Dubai marina. Her death alters the fates of six people, each one…

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1. Water

By: John Boyne

4.33

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the local… read more

Similar categories in John Boyne's Water book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Wild Houses

By: Colin Barrett

3.78

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A darkly funny and deeply moving debut novel about crimes of desperation, dreams abandoned, and sma… read more

Similar categories in Colin Barrett's Wild Houses book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"What you are in, Dev, is a holding pattern, only you're not holding out for anything."

-Colin Barrett, Wild Houses

"All boys, all children, are capable of cruelty at the right juncture of opportunity and circumstance, but only a few become committed prodigies of sadism..."

-Colin Barrett, Wild Houses

"In the dream, exactly as he had in real life, he sensed the slow, inexorable approach of the shapeless, prospectless days to come, days when there would be no need to get out of bed or brush his teet…"

-Colin Barrett, Wild Houses

"He looked around the empty kitchen. A part of him wanted this of course. A part of him had always wanted this, to be alone, away from even the prospect of any demand upon him to talk, to interact, to…"

-Colin Barrett, Wild Houses

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3. Idol

By: Louise O'Neill

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

'Follow your heart and speak your truth.'For Samantha Miller's young fans - her 'girls' - she's eve… read more

Similar categories in Louise O'Neill's Idol book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"But she'd clawed her way out of addiction because she believed that she was destined for greater things than an undignified death slumped over a toilet cistern"

-Louise O'Neill, Idol

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4. Kala

By: Colin Walsh

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for t… read more

Similar categories in Colin Walsh's Kala book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Vapers are cunt wands,' Donna snaps."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

"I just want to switch myself off. Disconnect from everything."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

"So much of the night's vague. A film strip with half the frames missing."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

"Who drinks a decaf cappuccino? Be honest with yourself and get a cup of warm milk."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

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5. Little Cruelties

By: Liz Nugent

3.76

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

All three of the Drumm brothers were at the funeral. But one of them was in the coffin. Willi… read more

Similar categories in Liz Nugent's Little Cruelties book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Someone in the Attic

By: Andrea Mara

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From a #1 internationally bestselling author comes an atmospheric, chilling novel about a family wh… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Mara's Someone in the Attic book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"People trust people with dogs. They do. There’s an inherent belief that dog people are good people."

-Andrea Mara, Someone in the Attic

"They’re keen to help and intrigued too, she can see, in that way people are when there’s drama but no personal risk."

-Andrea Mara, Someone in the Attic

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7. There's Something I Have to Tell You

By: Michelle McDonagh

4.04

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

HOME IS WHERE THE SECRETS ARE BURIED When two bodies are found on Glenbeg Farm, the local commun… read more

Similar categories in Michelle McDonagh's There's Something I Have to Tell You book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • irish literature
  • fiction
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8. The Trial

By: Jo Spain

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

2014, Dublin: at St Edmunds, an elite college on the outskirts of the city, twenty-year-old medical… read more

Similar categories in Jo Spain's The Trial book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • irish literature
  • fiction
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9. Body of Truth

By: Marie Cassidy

3.91

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

IN THE HUNT FOR A KILLER THE SCARS OF DEATH DON'T LIE FROM IRELAND'S FORMER STATE PATHOLOGIST MA… read more

Similar categories in Marie Cassidy's Body of Truth book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • irish literature
  • fiction
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10. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief

By: Katriona O'Sullivan

4.61

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan mak… read more

Similar categories in Katriona O'Sullivan's Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • irish literature
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11. Service

By: Sarah Gilmartin

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The waitress. The chef. The chef’s wife. Three different stories, but which one contains the truth?… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Gilmartin's Service book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. The Last to Disappear

By: Jo Spain

4.05

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The chilling new thriller from the bestselling author of The Confession and Dirty Little Secrets … read more

Similar categories in Jo Spain's The Last to Disappear book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. Aisling and the City

By: Emer McLysaght

4.08

Format: 402 pages, None

Aisling is 31, and she’s still a complete Aisling. With BallyGoBrunch flying and the door firmly cl… read more

Similar categories in Emer McLysaght's Aisling and the City book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Snowflake

By: Louise Nealon

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An exquisitely talented young Irish writer makes her literary debut with this powerful and haunting… read more

Similar categories in Louise Nealon's Snowflake book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Boys Don't Cry by Fíona Scarlett

15. Boys Don't Cry

By: Fíona Scarlett

4.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

Joe is 17, a gifted artist and a brilliant older brother to 12-year-old Finn. They live with their … read more

Similar categories in Fíona Scarlett's Boys Don't Cry book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Breaking Point

By: Edel Coffey

3.99

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

An innocent mistake. A lifetime of guilt. Susannah has two beautiful daughters, a high-flying me… read more

Similar categories in Edel Coffey's Breaking Point book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. My Hot Friend

By: Sophie White

4.11

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

Lexi is on top of the world The podcast she co-hosts with her ride-or-die bestie is going stratosp… read more

Similar categories in Sophie White's My Hot Friend book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. The Amusements

By: Aingeala Flannery

3.52

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In the seaside town of Tramore, County Waterford, visitors arrive in waves with the tourist season,… read more

Similar categories in Aingeala Flannery's The Amusements book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Diving for Pearls

By: Jamie O’Connell

3.30

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A young woman's body floats in the Dubai marina. Her death alters the fates of six people, each one… read more

Similar categories in Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan

20. Heart, Be at Peace

By: Donal Ryan

4.22

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

‘I said it before. Madness comes circling around. Ten-year cycles, as true as the sun will rise…’ S… read more

Similar categories in Donal Ryan's Heart, Be at Peace book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • irish literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Twelve Motives for Murder

By: Fiona Sherlock

3.24

Format: 612 pages, ebook

ONE MURDER. TWELVE SUSPECTS. TWELVE MOTIVES FOR MURDER . . .Sit back and become a real armchair det… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Sherlock's Twelve Motives for Murder book and Jamie O’Connell's Diving for Pearls

  • mystery
  • irish literature
  • fiction

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