8 Top mystery books like Heart of Junk by Luke Geddes

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Heart of Junk

By: Luke Geddes

3.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious debut novel about an eclectic group of merchants at a Kansas antique mall who become im…

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1. The Midwife

By: Gay Courter

4.03

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

Hannah Blau, a young midwife, is driven by a passion to help other women--from Russian noblewomen t… read more

Similar categories in Gay Courter's The Midwife book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • novels
  • adult
  • fiction
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2. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

By: Sarah Vowell

3.84

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous and insight… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Vowell's Lafayette in the Somewhat United States book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • humor
  • audiobook
"In the United States, there was no simpler, more agreeable time."

-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

"Lafayette took umbrage - just gobs and gobs of umbrage - at the patriots' vilification of his countrymen for leaving Newport."

-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

"I do not think that there can ever be enough books about anything; and I say that knowing that some of them are going to be about Pilates."

-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

"You know your country has a checkered past when you find yourself sitting around pondering the humanitarian upside of sticking with the British Empire."

-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

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3. Funny Girl

By: Nick Hornby

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Set in 1960's London, Funny Girlis a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie … read more

Similar categories in Nick Hornby's Funny Girl book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook

4. The Golden Cup

By: Belva Plain

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this magnificent return to the world of Evergreen, Henrietta Roth, an extraordinary woman, fight… read more

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5. A Cold Day in Paradise (Alex McKnight, #1)

By: Steve Hamilton

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Other than the bullet lodged less than a centimeter from his heart, former Detroit police officer A… read more

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6. Lucky Us

By: Amy Bloom

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

"My father's wife died. My mother said we should drive down to his place and see what might be in i… read more

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7. Alternatives to Sex

By: Stephen McCauley

4.50

Format: 282 pages,

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8. Tommy's Tale

By: Alan Cumming

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"Until yesterday I'd had a carefree existence. It was great. I had a laugh with Charlie, we went ou… read more

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9. Baltimore Blues (Tess Monaghan #1)

By: Laura Lippman

3.95

Format: 473 pages, Hardcover

In a city where someone is murdered almost every day, attorney Michael Abramowitz's death should be… read more

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10. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

By: Jenny Colgan

3.65

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

What does an It girl do if she loses all her money? Sophie Chesterton is a girl about town – she… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook

11. The Imperfectionists

By: Tom Rachman

4.07

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman's wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy… read more

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12. The Silence

By: Don DeLillo

2.66

Format: 117 pages, Hardcover

From one of the most dazzling and essential voices in American fiction, a timely and compelling nov… read more

Similar categories in Don DeLillo's The Silence book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • audiobook
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"What happens to people who live inside their phones?"

-Don DeLillo, The Silence

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13. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed (Elderly Lady, #2)

By: Helene Tursten

3.87

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

Everyone’s favorite octogenarian killer is back in this new collection of stories by Swedish crime … read more

Similar categories in Helene Tursten's An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed (Elderly Lady, #2) book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • mystery thriller
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Sugar Plum Poisoned (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #15) by Jenn McKinlay

14. Sugar Plum Poisoned (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #15)

By: Jenn McKinlay

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It's Christmastime, and this holiday season, things are heating up for the bakers at Fairy Tale Cup… read more

Similar categories in Jenn McKinlay's Sugar Plum Poisoned (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #15) book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Ozark Dogs

By: Eli Cranor

3.72

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkan… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth

By: Sarah Smarsh

3.76

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

During Sarah Smarsh’s turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Smarsh's Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • audiobook
"When I found your name, in my early adulthood, I don't think I'd ever heard the term "white working class". The experience it describes contains both racial privilege and economic disadvantage, which…"

-Sarah Smarsh, Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth

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17. The Patron Saint of Second Chances

By: Christine Simon

3.59

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The self-appointed mayor of a tiny Italian village is determined to save his hometown no matter the… read more

Similar categories in Christine Simon's The Patron Saint of Second Chances book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I am just saying, no one can be here forever. And that is why it matters what you choose to do if God gives you the chance."

-Christine Simon, The Patron Saint of Second Chances

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18. The Road to Dalton (Dalton, Maine, #1)

By: Shannon Bowring

4.04

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

From debut author Shannon Bowring comes a novel of small town America that Pulitzer-winner Richard … read more

Similar categories in Shannon Bowring's The Road to Dalton (Dalton, Maine, #1) book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • audiobook
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Temple Folk

By: Aaliyah Bilal

3.74

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with … read more

Similar categories in Aaliyah Bilal's Temple Folk book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Big Time

By: Ben H. Winters

3.43

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Ben Winters, whom critics attest  "you'll follow...anywhere" ( New York Times Book Review ), return… read more

Similar categories in Ben H. Winters's Big Time book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. A Deadly Inside Scoop (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #1)

By: Abby Collette

3.23

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

This book kicks off a charming cozy mystery series set in an ice cream shop--with a fabulous cast o… read more

Similar categories in Abby Collette's A Deadly Inside Scoop (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #1) book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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22. Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It

By: Greg Marshall

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets… read more

Similar categories in Greg Marshall's Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • adult
  • audiobook
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23. Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays

By: R. Eric Thomas

4.03

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of Elle's "Eric Reads the News," a poignant and hilarious memoir-in-essays about g… read more

Similar categories in R. Eric Thomas's Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • humor
  • audiobook
"Who am I doing this for and do they want what I want?"

-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays

"No, but has the tyranny of facts ever stopped me before? Again, no."

-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays

"...the thing about success is that it doesn't seem like a natural result of unsuccessfulness."

-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays

"What is more romantic than the sudden revelation of the thing you didn't even dare to hope for?"

-R. Eric Thomas, Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays

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24. Just Because

By: Matthew McConaughey

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The debut picture book by Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matt… read more

Similar categories in Matthew McConaughey's Just Because book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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25. Pebble & Dove

By: Amy Jones

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In the tradition of Karen Russell's Swamplandia! , a once-famous but now-abandoned aquarium-in-a-sh… read more

Similar categories in Amy Jones's Pebble & Dove book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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26. Where There Was Fire

By: John Manuel Arias

3.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A lush and lyrical debut novel about a Costa Rican family wrestling with a deadly secret, from risi… read more

Similar categories in John Manuel Arias's Where There Was Fire book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • novels
  • audiobook
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27. The Book of V.

By: Anna Solomon

3.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Anna Solomon's kaleidoscopic novel intertwines the lives of a Brooklyn mother in 2016, a senator’s … read more

Similar categories in Anna Solomon's The Book of V. book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. Transient and Strange: Notes on the Science of Life

By: Nell Greenfieldboyce

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing debut from the beloved NPR science intimate essays about the intersection of scienc… read more

Similar categories in Nell Greenfieldboyce's Transient and Strange: Notes on the Science of Life book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • adult
  • audiobook
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29. Heart of Junk

By: Luke Geddes

3.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious debut novel about an eclectic group of merchants at a Kansas antique mall who become im… read more

Similar categories in Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • mystery thriller
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • adult
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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30. Miss Subways

By: David Duchovny

3.65

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Emer is just a woman living in New York City who takes the subway, buys ice cream from the bodega o… read more

Similar categories in David Duchovny's Miss Subways book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Dickinson had no voice in her own time, as a woman, so she stuffed her silent screams, more than eight hundred of them, in a drawer and waited for eternity hear. And eternity did hear."

-David Duchovny, Miss Subways

"What is the moral reason to do anything? Is it my pleasure? Or is it simply some imprecise calculus of figuring out the greatest good for the greatest number? Or is there a hard and fast thing called…"

-David Duchovny, Miss Subways

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31. New Waves

By: Kevin Nguyen

3.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Set in the New York City tech world, a wry and edgy debut novel about a heist gone wrong, a secret … read more

Similar categories in Kevin Nguyen's New Waves book and Luke Geddes's Heart of Junk

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook

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