12 must-read thriller books like The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud

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The Shimmer

By: Carsten Stroud

3.52

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

How do you hunt a killer who can go back in time and make sure you're never born? A police pursu…

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1. The Villa

By: Nora Roberts

4.01

Format: 486 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Sophia is the pride of the Giambelli clan and a vital player in the family's celebrated winery. But… read more

Similar categories in Nora Roberts's The Villa book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • suspense
"Sophie at sixteen," he remembered. "Christ. She was like a lightning bolt. And she knew it. Irritated the hell out of me."

-Nora Roberts, The Villa

"Can you be bought?" Pilar demanded. Maddy slid into the booth, grinned. "Sure." "Let's negotiate." Pilar sat down beside her."

-Nora Roberts, The Villa

"Não se pode confiar numa pessoa que nutr uma fé inabalável pelas aparências, e naquelas que se estão a borrifar, acabas por confiar demasiado."

-Nora Roberts, The Villa

". "I should be home by midnight." "Dad, I need a car." "Uh-huh. And I need a villa in the south of France. Go figure. Lights out at eleven," he added as he turned away. "I've got to have wheels,"

-Nora Roberts, The Villa

Cover of Second Honeymoon (Honeymoon, #2) by James  Patterson, Howard Roughan

2. Second Honeymoon (Honeymoon, #2)

By: James Patterson , Howard Roughan

3.97

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

FBI agent John O'Hara receives a call from a man desperate for his help. His son and daughter-in-la… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Second Honeymoon (Honeymoon, #2) book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
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3. The Boys from Brazil

By: Ira Levin

4.06

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Alive and hiding in South America, Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for … read more

Similar categories in Ira Levin's The Boys from Brazil book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction
"I say in my talks it takes two things to make it happen again, a new Hitler and social conditions like in the thirties. But that's not true. It takes three things: the Hitler, the conditions, and the…"

-Ira Levin, The Boys from Brazil

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4. Awaken

By: Stephen R. King

3.87

Format: 172 pages,

Delve deep into the creative mind for new legends and visionary underworlds. Enjoy five short stori… read more

Similar categories in Stephen R. King's Awaken book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • horror
Cover of Honeymoon (Honeymoon, #1) by James  Patterson, Howard Roughan

5. Honeymoon (Honeymoon, #1)

By: James Patterson , Howard Roughan

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

Don't give away the ending ... don't give away the beginning. How does it feel to be desired by eve… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Honeymoon (Honeymoon, #1) book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben

6. Don't Let Go

By: Harlan Coben

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

With unmatched suspense and emotional insight, Harlan Coben explores the big secrets and little lie… read more

Similar categories in Harlan Coben's Don't Let Go book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense

7. The Yard (Scotland Yard's Murder Squad, #1)

By: Alex Grecian

3.63

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Victorian London is a cesspool of crime, and Scotland Yard has only twelve detectives--known as "Th… read more

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8. A Prisoner of Birth

By: Jeffrey Archer

4.39

Format: None pages,

International bestseller and master storyteller Jeffrey Archer is at the very top of his game in th… read more

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9. Beautiful Lies (Ridley Jones, #1)

By: Lisa Unger

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Instant New York Timesand USA TodayBestseller, Finalist for Best Novel in ITW Awards, Bookspan Inte… read more

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10. The Weight of Blood

By: Laura McHugh

3.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For fans of Gillian Flynn and Daniel Woodrell, a dark, gripping debut novel of literary suspense ab… read more

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Cover of One Big Happy Family by Jamie        Day

11. One Big Happy Family

By: Jamie Day

3.60

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The newest, riveting summer suspense by the author of The Block Party, Jamie Day. The Precipice … read more

Similar categories in Jamie Day's One Big Happy Family book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Mark    Harmon

12. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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Cover of Do No Harm (Lucas Page, #3) by Robert Pobi

13. Do No Harm (Lucas Page, #3)

By: Robert Pobi

4.29

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In Robert Pobi's thriller Do No Harm , a series of suicides and accidental deaths in the medical co… read more

Similar categories in Robert Pobi's Do No Harm (Lucas Page, #3) book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
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14. California Girls

By: Susan Mallery

3.89

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The California sunshine’s not quite so bright for three sisters who get dumped in the same week… … read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's California Girls book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • fiction
Cover of Her Darkest Secret (FBI: Strange Crimes Unit, 1) by Jessica R. Patch

15. Her Darkest Secret (FBI: Strange Crimes Unit, 1)

By: Jessica R. Patch

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a cold-case serial killer returns, FBI special agent Fiona Kelly has one last chance to stop h… read more

Similar categories in Jessica R. Patch's Her Darkest Secret (FBI: Strange Crimes Unit, 1) book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Forget What You Know (Last Seen in Gothic #2) by Christina Dodd

16. Forget What You Know (Last Seen in Gothic #2)

By: Christina Dodd

3.63

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Forget what you know…yet the past remembers. A submerged car is pulled from the bottom of the la… read more

Similar categories in Christina Dodd's Forget What You Know (Last Seen in Gothic #2) book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of The Girl in Paradise (Bella Walker #1) by A.J. Rivers

17. The Girl in Paradise (Bella Walker #1)

By: A.J. Rivers

4.19

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to the Aloha state.On this island paradise, may your stay be full of fun and adventures.And… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Rivers's The Girl in Paradise (Bella Walker #1) book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • fiction
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18. Hum

By: Helen Phillips

3.58

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the National Book Award–longlisted author of The Need comes an extraordinary novel about a wif… read more

Similar categories in Helen Phillips's Hum book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fantasy
Cover of Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jónasson

19. Death at the Sanatorium

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fresh off his career-changing standalone co-written with Icelandic PM, Reykjavík, #1 Icelandic best… read more

Similar categories in Ragnar Jónasson's Death at the Sanatorium book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud

20. The Shimmer

By: Carsten Stroud

3.52

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

How do you hunt a killer who can go back in time and make sure you're never born? A police pursu… read more

Similar categories in Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • time travel
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • science fiction
Cover of Deadbeat by Adam Hamdy

21. Deadbeat

By: Adam Hamdy

3.90

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The author of the “moving head-spinner of a novel” (John Connolly) The Other Side of Night returns … read more

Similar categories in Adam Hamdy's Deadbeat book and Carsten Stroud's The Shimmer

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction

15 must-read fiction books like The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud

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The Villa

Nora Roberts

4.01

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Second Honeymoon (Honeymoon, #2)

James Patterson , Howard Roughan

3.97

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The Boys from Brazil

Ira Levin

4.06

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Honeymoon (Honeymoon, #1)

James Patterson , Howard Roughan

3.82

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21 Best fiction books like Hum by Helen Phillips

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The Ministry of Time

Kaliane Bradley

3.62

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Bear

Julia Phillips

3.38

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Bury Your Gays

Chuck Tingle

4.29

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The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.67

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