9 Top thriller books like When a Stranger Comes by Karen S. Bell

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When a Stranger Comes

By: Karen S. Bell

3.42

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Would you be willing to make a deal with the devil to have your hopes and dreams come true? Witnes…

If you liked the thriller plot in When a Stranger Comes by Karen S. Bell , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

By: Ellery Adams

3.77

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams comes the first in an intriguing new series set… read more

Similar categories in Ellery Adams's The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1) book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • audiobook
"Is that from a book?"

-Ellery Adams, The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

"… Becoming a reader is a change for the better. Trust me. No one has ever lost by becoming addicted to stories – to the lessons learned by those who possess enough courage to put pen to paper."

-Ellery Adams, The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

"The books in her shop weren’t merely things. They were gifts wrapped in imagination, inspiration, excite ment, pain, and heartache. Gifts given by thousands of writers. Gifts just waiting to be opene…"

-Ellery Adams, The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)

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2. A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)

By: Libba Bray

3.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this debut gothic novel mysterious visions, dark family secrets and a long-lost diary thrust Gem… read more

Similar categories in Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • paranormal
  • fantasy
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3. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

By: Garth Nix

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers w… read more

Similar categories in Garth Nix's The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1) book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • magic
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Shakespeare knew too much."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"Come sleep, oh sleep, the certain knot of peace."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"I read. And you know 'no offense' means 'I am about to be or have just been fucking offensive."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"Books help us anchor our souls, or re-anchor them; particularly for us, the left-handed, given the things we have to do."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

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4. Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

By: Robert Thorogood

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Clu… read more

Similar categories in Robert Thorogood's Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2) book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • thriller
  • audiobook
"... Feynman's technique was simple. And he claimed that it was always successful. But it' not currently working for me. Not yet. What was it? Well, when he was building the first atomic bomb, he obse…"

-Robert Thorogood, Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

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5. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street Mystery, #1)

By: Valerie Burns

3.68

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

In a brand-new culinary cozy series with a fresh edge and a delightful small-town setting, the accl… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Burns's Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street Mystery, #1) book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • thriller
  • audiobook
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6. Even Though I Knew the End

By: C.L. Polk

3.85

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the… read more

Similar categories in C.L. Polk's Even Though I Knew the End book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • fantasy
"A warm firework blossomed in my chest, the brilliant sparks flying along my nerves. I barely stopped myself from reaching across the table for her hand."

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

"I never told her how she had saved me. I never told her how she became the dearest friend I’d ever had. I told her I loved her, but never enough. My Edith of the sparrows. My heart. My world."

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

"Ten years. It wasn't enough time, but I would live every blessed second of it. "We're going to San Fransisco." She smiled up at me. "We'll get a house in North Beach." "Right away," I said. "I've got…"

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

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7. The Housekeepers

By: Alex Hay

3.34

Format: 365 pages, Hardcover

On the night of London's grandest ball, a bold group of women launches a daring revenge heist again… read more

Similar categories in Alex Hay's The Housekeepers book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • audiobook
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8. Velvet Was the Night

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.51

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking… read more

Similar categories in Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Velvet Was the Night book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • thriller
  • audiobook
"He walked and let the rain kiss him."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Velvet Was the Night

"In the end, you either fight or lie down to be trampled."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Velvet Was the Night

"Cinderellas, dreaming. Maite dreamed too, but nothing came of it."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Velvet Was the Night

"He didn't know what the words meant, but he knew what they sounded like: it was the sound of sadness."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Velvet Was the Night

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9. Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #1)

By: Tirzah Price

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young woman who desires a law career must be in want … read more

Similar categories in Tirzah Price's Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #1) book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • thriller
  • audiobook
"You’re infuriating."

-Tirzah Price, Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #1)

"Where men fail to see the truth, a woman may uncover many secrets before tea."

-Tirzah Price, Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #1)

"I would recommend putting off marriage for as long as possible. It’s a tool to keep women from wielding any true power or autonomy."

-Tirzah Price, Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #1)

" IT IS A TRUTH universally acknowledged that a brilliant idea, conceived and executed by a clever young woman, must be claimed by a man. "

-Tirzah Price, Pride and Premeditation (Jane Austen Murder Mystery, #1)

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10. Lost in the Never Woods

By: Aiden Thomas

3.71

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When children go missing in the small coastal town of Astoria, people look to Wendy for answers. … read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Lost in the Never Woods book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I think people are more frightening than the dark," he said. "A person can stand right in front of you and be dangerous without you even knowing it."

-Aiden Thomas, Lost in the Never Woods

"The mind is a complicated thing," Mrs. Darling said, considering her words as she spoke. "Sometimes it acts on its own, and quite often it controls us against our will. And I think, sometimes... It t…"

-Aiden Thomas, Lost in the Never Woods

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11. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn

By: Mark Lawrence

None

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than ci… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lawrence's The Book That Wouldn’t Burn book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • fantasy
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12. Flea Market Magic (Southern Relics #1)

By: Bella Falls

3.86

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

A little sweet tea and a whole lot of spells won’t always put out the fire… Welcome to Jewell, NC,… read more

Similar categories in Bella Falls's Flea Market Magic (Southern Relics #1) book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • magic
  • paranormal
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. The Golden Spoon

By: Jessa Maxwell

3.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton… read more

Similar categories in Jessa Maxwell's The Golden Spoon book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Sometimes we must do what we can to keep our mistakes a secret, don't we?"

-Jessa Maxwell, The Golden Spoon

"It's an optimistic scene of pastel colors and light woods. One that lends itself well to the show's folksy niceness."

-Jessa Maxwell, The Golden Spoon

"Recipes are like architecture; a combination of tested methods with personal elements is what makes a bake memorable."

-Jessa Maxwell, The Golden Spoon

"They are all unique and lovingly constructed. There's one for a chocolate ganache tart striped with hazelnut and praline, a honey cake with orange marmalade filling, coconut cream-filled doughnuts wi…"

-Jessa Maxwell, The Golden Spoon

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14. Nightwatching

By: Tracy Sierra

3.86

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

The Fallon Spring Reads Book Club Pick A mother is forced to the breaking point when her life an… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Sierra's Nightwatching book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • psychological thriller
  • thriller
  • suspense
  • audiobook
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15. Grief, Love, and Other Light Topics

By: Roy Faulkner

4.76

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

This book of poems was written to help me deal with the death of my wife of 38 years from cancer. I… read more

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16. A Myopic Life Resonated From The Brink of The Abyss

By: Simeon Johnson

4.87

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

Simeon Johnson's life has been transformed from a myopic life resonated to a vanguard of change lif… read more

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17. Unforgettable Tribute to Healthcare Professionals Dealing with Grief, and Global Pandemic

By: Simeon Johnson

4.80

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

We will never forget the pain & loss of past and present experiences. In a time of depression, grie… read more

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18. Ela Green and the Kingdom of Abud

By: Sylvia Greif

4.40

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

Ela Green and the Kingdom of Abud is book one of a trilogy and introduces Ela Green, a fourteen-yea… read more

Similar categories in Sylvia Greif's Ela Green and the Kingdom of Abud book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • fantasy
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19. Rags To Witches (Southern Relics #2)

By: Bella Falls

4.27

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

A little sweet tea and a whole lot of spells won’t always put out the fire… Ruby Mae Jewell's tale… read more

Similar categories in Bella Falls's Rags To Witches (Southern Relics #2) book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • magic
  • paranormal
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. The Man of Her Dreams

By: Dee S. Knight

4.88

Format: None pages, None

Cassandra Hudson dreams, just like everyone else. But sometimes Cassandra's dreams foretell events.… read more

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21. When a Stranger Comes

By: Karen S. Bell

3.42

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Would you be willing to make a deal with the devil to have your hopes and dreams come true? Witnes… read more

Similar categories in Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • magic
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • paranormal
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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22. What Happens in Denver

By: Liz Crowe

3.99

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Andi Rigby. She and her husband own a famous bar. Andi can mix a cocktail, change a beer keg, … read more

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23. The Dead Kids Club

By: Rich Hosek

4.70

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

No one would ever want to join the Dead Kids Club–the dues are a price too high to pay. Two grievin… read more

Similar categories in Rich Hosek's The Dead Kids Club book and Karen S. Bell's When a Stranger Comes

  • thriller
Cover of Marybeth, Hollister & Jane by Vera Jane Cook

24. Marybeth, Hollister & Jane

By: Vera Jane Cook

4.24

Format: 319 pages, ebook

Some secrets draw people closer.........after they tear them apart. Marybeth and Hollister mov… read more

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25. Let's talk! A story of Autism and Friendship

By: Lisa Jacovsky

4.78

Format: 30 pages, Hardcover

Harper, a seven-year-old little girl that is typically developing, loves going to the pool. One day… read more

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26. The Radiant Rainbow Cap ("The Nobble Ook Series")

By: Bonnie Lieberman

4.89

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

What would your world be like if everyone was the same?This children's book about diversity is a gr… read more

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27. Spencer the Spark: Not All Wildfires Are Bad! (Nature Speaks Series)

By: Rana Boulos

4.90

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

What is a wildfire? How does it start and how does it grow? Why is it beneficial? Join Spencer t… read more

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Cover of The Curse: Origin of the Vampires by Kethric Wilcox

28. The Curse: Origin of the Vampires

By: Kethric Wilcox

5.00

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

Cain Slays Abel! In this day and age, that's not an earth-shattering headline. We want headlines t… read more

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29. Indirect Work: A Regenerative Change Theory for Businesses, Communities, Institutions and Humans

By: Carol Sanford

4.41

Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition

Make a profound and lasting difference with your life. Start with understanding regenerative change… read more

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30. Generation Ship (Tulyar 2)

By: Adam Carpenter

4.17

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

In the follow-up to the thrilling MURDER PLANET, Sunita Kumar and the crew of Tulyar find themselve… read more

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31. pull yourself together

By: Arden Hunter

4.82

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

Arden Hunter uses the pen as both sword and paintbrush. The reader is transported between conversat… read more

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A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)

Libba Bray

3.15

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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

Garth Nix

3.86

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Even Though I Knew the End

C.L. Polk

3.85

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Aiden Thomas

3.71

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Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)

Hannah Kaner

3.90

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Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)

Travis Baldree

4.20

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The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

James Islington

4.63

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Brandon Sanderson

4.40

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