17 must-read thriller books like Bad Call by Stephen Wallenfels

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Bad Call

By: Stephen Wallenfels

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It was supposed to be epic. During a late-night poker game, tennis teammates Colin, Ceo, Grahame…

If you liked the thriller plot in Bad Call by Stephen Wallenfels , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Mapping the Interior

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.79

Format: 131 pages, ebook

Walking through his own house at night, a fifteen-year-old thinks he sees another person stepping t… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's Mapping the Interior book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • fiction
  • horror
"I'm all right," I told her. This is a lie, when you're twelve. And all the other years, too."

-Stephen Graham Jones, Mapping the Interior

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2. Trapped

By: Michael Northrop

3.29

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. That for th… read more

Similar categories in Michael Northrop's Trapped book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • survival
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
"I was thinking: Is this what love is, feeling like you've been spun around underwater? Forgetting how cold you are, until she looks up and you look down and you're embarrassed and the world comes rus…"

-Michael Northrop, Trapped

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3. The Girl I Used to Be

By: April Henry

3.89

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

Fourteen years ago, a three-year-old girl was the only survivor at a horrific murder scene. Now she… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's The Girl I Used to Be book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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4. Love, Hate & Other Filters

By: Samira Ahmed

3.75

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

A searing #OwnVoices coming-of-age debut in which an Indian-American Muslim teen confronts Islamoph… read more

Similar categories in Samira Ahmed's Love, Hate & Other Filters book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Thanks. I love cake."

-Samira Ahmed, Love, Hate & Other Filters

"I'm tired of hiding all the important parts of myself."

-Samira Ahmed, Love, Hate & Other Filters

"One thing I’ve learned: people love a camera, and when I’m filming, they see it, not me, so whenever I need to, I can quietly disappear behind my trusty shield."

-Samira Ahmed, Love, Hate & Other Filters

"These terrorists are the antithesis of Islam. They’re not Muslim. Violence has no place in religion, and the terrorists are responsible for their own crimes, not the religion and not us."

-Samira Ahmed, Love, Hate & Other Filters

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5. The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

3.86

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

Dear Reader, I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are i… read more

Similar categories in Lemony Snicket's The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4) book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • adventure
"They're book addicts."

-Lemony Snicket, The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)

"-the phrase "lion's share" here means "the biggest part" and has nothing to do with lions or sharing-"

-Lemony Snicket, The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)

"Remember, sometimes something might seem like bad news, but it could turn out to be a blessing in disguise."

-Lemony Snicket, The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)

"Appearance matters a great deal because you can often tell a lot about people by looking at how they present themselves."

-Lemony Snicket, The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)

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6. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Franklin's 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • survival
  • adventure
"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

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7. The Given Day (Coughlin #1)

By: Dennis Lehane

3.83

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, New York Timesbest-selling author Dennis Lehane's … read more

Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's The Given Day (Coughlin #1) book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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8. The Sun Is Also a Star

By: Nicola Yoon

3.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Natasha: I'm a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will n… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. Not If I Save You First

By: Ally Carter

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Maddie thought she and Logan would be friends forever. But when your dad is a Secret Service agent … read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Not If I Save You First book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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10. Bad Monkey

By: Carl Hiaasen

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

Carl Hiaasen is back doing what he does best: spinning a wickedly funny, fiercely pointed tale in w… read more

Similar categories in Carl Hiaasen's Bad Monkey book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction

11. The First Time She Drowned

By: Kerry Kletter

3.99

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Cassie O'Malley has been trying to keep her head above water--literally and metaphorically--since b… read more

Similar categories in Kerry Kletter's The First Time She Drowned book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

12. The Cabin

By: Natasha Preston

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

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13. Milkweed

By: Jerry Spinelli

4.02

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He's a boy who l… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Spinelli's Milkweed book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

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14. Intercepts

By: T.J. Payne

4.13

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Joe works at a facility that performs human experimentation.His work just followed him home. The go… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Payne's Intercepts book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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15. Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)

By: Adib Khorram

4.24

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran. Darius Kellner speaks better K… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1) book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"How could I be a tourist in my own past?"

-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)

"...love was and opportunity, not a burden."

-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)

"Don't ask me, we never did anything other than kissing."

-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)

"Suicide isn't the only way you can lose someone to depression."

-Adib Khorram, Darius the Great Is Not Okay (Darius The Great, #1)

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16. Are You Listening?

By: Tillie Walden

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Bea is on the run. And then, she runs into Lou. This chance encounter sends them on a journey th… read more

Similar categories in Tillie Walden's Are You Listening? book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Everyone everything has potential for magic. You just gotta be standing somewhere in the world and in the body that lets you see it."

-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?

"Mom. It's too hot out. Can't we skip today? We could walk twice tomorrow...' 'We have to, Lou. We have to move every day, even when we don't want to."

-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?

"When something horrible happens, or something amazing...really, anything that's big, it makes you feel like mountains could shatter, or the sky could disappear...you know what I'm talking about? Well…"

-Tillie Walden, Are You Listening?

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17. The Vessel

By: Adam L.G. Nevill

3.73

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

'A watcher may remark that after sleeping for so long, the building appears to have been roused.' … read more

Similar categories in Adam L.G. Nevill's The Vessel book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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18. Begin Again

By: Emma Lord

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper competitive Blue Ridg… read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's Begin Again book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Anything worth doing starts with a mess."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"My favorite flavor is indiscriminate fruit."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"I don't want to hurt anymore. I just want to understand."

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

"Yeah, but aren’t all books kind of self-insert fanfiction?"

-Emma Lord, Begin Again

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19. Nothing More to Tell

By: Karen M. McManus

3.90

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teach… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's Nothing More to Tell book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
"Because you can make a real difference with every story, and give a voice to people who don’t have one."

-Karen M. McManus, Nothing More to Tell

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20. The Last Sinner (New Orleans, #9)

By: Lisa Jackson

4.20

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Survived delivers a gripping novel of susp… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jackson's The Last Sinner (New Orleans, #9) book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
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21. Two Truths and a Lie

By: April Henry

3.36

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

A group of teens are trapped in an old motel with a murderer in this chilling YA mystery by New Yor… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Two Truths and a Lie book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
"I'm not just ignoring you, I'm waiting to see if you'll put in the effort to talk to me."

-April Henry, Two Truths and a Lie

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22. In the Hall with the Knife (Clue Mystery, #1)

By: Diana Peterfreund

3.56

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

A murderer could be around every corner in this thrilling YA trilogy based on the board game CLUE! … read more

Similar categories in Diana Peterfreund's In the Hall with the Knife (Clue Mystery, #1) book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
"But he couldn't do it with orchid. He had to know. 'But you think it was showing off.' 'Well...' she ducked her chin and her bangs fell into her eyes, but they didn't hide her smile. 'Wasn't it?' He …"

-Diana Peterfreund, In the Hall with the Knife (Clue Mystery, #1)

"And then Vaughn, too, lost the ability to speak. Or at least, she no longer heard it over the thunderous rush in her ears. She felt his hands on her shoulders, pulling her up and back out of the room…"

-Diana Peterfreund, In the Hall with the Knife (Clue Mystery, #1)

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23. Family of Liars

By: E. Lockhart

3.77

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

The prequel to We Were Liars takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation,… read more

Similar categories in E. Lockhart's Family of Liars book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
"Don’t pretend you would never hurt anybody."

-E. Lockhart, Family of Liars

"This is the only time I will ever tell, I say to myself."

-E. Lockhart, Family of Liars

"Not all pain is worth it,’ said Tipper. ‘Some pain is just pain."

-E. Lockhart, Family of Liars

"They're doing just as I asked them to. As we Sinclairs always do. Pretending. Lying. Trying to have a good time."

-E. Lockhart, Family of Liars

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24. Good Girls Don’t Die

By: Christina Henry

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Celia wakes up in a house that isn’t hers. She doesn't recognize her husband or the little girl who… read more

Similar categories in Christina Henry's Good Girls Don’t Die book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
"[S]he marveled at how easily the heroines of her favorite books stumbled across physical clues after a crime. Fiction really was easier than truth."

-Christina Henry, Good Girls Don’t Die

"Maggie resisted the urge to explain to the other woman that life was not fair, that it had never been fair, that terrible things happened all the time that nobody planned on, that even when you tried…"

-Christina Henry, Good Girls Don’t Die

"Most women faked half their lives daily, pretending to have their work and their family and their health completely under control, moving through the world with just enough makeup and effortless sham…"

-Christina Henry, Good Girls Don’t Die

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25. The Woods Are Always Watching

By: Stephanie Perkins

3.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A companion to There's Someone Inside Your House. Bears aren't the only predators in these woods… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Perkins's The Woods Are Always Watching book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • survival
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
"Trembling, Neena repeated it until she believed it."

-Stephanie Perkins, The Woods Are Always Watching

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26. A Danger to Herself and Others

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

3.86

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Only when she’s locked away does the truth begin to escape… Four walls. One window. No way to e… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa B. Sheinmel's A Danger to Herself and Others book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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27. Somebody's Daughter

By: David Bell

3.69

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A man must save the life of a little girl who may be his own flesh and blood in this pulse-pounding… read more

Similar categories in David Bell's Somebody's Daughter book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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28. It's Me, Charlie

By: C.M. Guidroz

2.95

Format: 69 pages, Kindle Edition

I know everything about her, I've been her "book bestie" for over a year now. I've read every book … read more

Similar categories in C.M. Guidroz's It's Me, Charlie book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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29. Freshman Year

By: Sarah Mai

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt universal to the experience o… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mai's Freshman Year book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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30. Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

By: Rachel Cohn

2.78

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times Bestselling duo behind Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and The Twelve Days of D… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Cohn's Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"There’s such power in that, being someone’s focus."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

"It's like a fairy tale, and we're the shadows who are turning back into boys."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

"I’ve tried breaking things to feel better and found that it only feels better while things are breaking."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

"Do you know what I learned? I learned that leaving is bullshit. Because you always take yourself wherever you go."

-Rachel Cohn, Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah

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31. Bad Call

By: Stephen Wallenfels

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It was supposed to be epic. During a late-night poker game, tennis teammates Colin, Ceo, Grahame… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call book and Stephen Wallenfels's Bad Call

  • mystery thriller
  • survival
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror

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Stephen Graham Jones

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4.13

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Michael Thomas Ford

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Lynn Weingarten

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