17 must-read fiction books like Journey to the End of the World (Joel Gustafsson #4) by Henning Mankell

Cover of Journey to the End of the World (Joel Gustafsson #4) by Henning Mankell

Journey to the End of the World (Joel Gustafsson #4)

By: Henning Mankell

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Continuing Mankell’s magical account of a boyhood spent in northern Sweden, Joel is fifteen and has…

If you liked the fiction plot in Journey to the End of the World (Joel Gustafsson #4) by Henning Mankell , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Alfred Birnbaum

1. The Elephant Vanishes

By: Haruki Murakami , Jay Rubin , Alfred Birnbaum

3.83

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679750536 With the same deadpan mania and genius for disloca… read more

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  • fiction
"Memory is like fiction: or else it' fiction that's like memory."

-Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes

"Memory is like fiction: or else it's fiction that's like memory."

-Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes

"Sometimes when I think about entities—like in “separate entities"

-Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes

"The moment I see her, there’s a rumbling in my chest, and my mouth is as dry as a desert."

-Haruki Murakami, The Elephant Vanishes

Cover of A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3) by Haruki Murakami, Alfred Birnbaum

2. A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)

By: Haruki Murakami , Alfred Birnbaum

3.94

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

His life was like a recurring nightmare: a train to nowhere. But an ordinary life has a way of taki… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
"I’m forever realizing things too late."

-Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)

"A friend to kill time is a friend sublime."

-Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)

"The light of morning decomposes everything."

-Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)

"Sometimes I get real lonely sleeping with you."

-Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)

Cover of Allmen und der rosa Diamant (Allmen, #2) by Martin Suter

3. Allmen und der rosa Diamant (Allmen, #2)

By: Martin Suter

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ein sehr wertvoller rosa Diamant ist verschwunden, und ebenso ein mysterioser Russe mit Wohnsitz in… read more

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  • crime
  • fiction
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4. The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

By: John Boyne

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatri… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Cursed by Thomas Enger, Kari Dickson

5. Cursed

By: Thomas Enger , Kari Dickson

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Hedda Hellberg fails to return from a retreat in Italy, where she has been grieving for her re… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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6. Vestido de novia

By: Pierre Lemaitre

3.93

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

No dejes que nadie te desvele nada de esta historia. Sophie Duguet, la protagonista de esta novela,… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

7. The Children of Noisy Village

By: Astrid Lindgren , Ilon Wikland , Florence Lamborn

4.54

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Noisy Village! Go crayfishing in the summer at Nocken, "dipping in the pot" at Christmas… read more

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8. Lessico famigliare

By: Natalia Ginzburg , Cesare Garboli

5.00

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Lessico famigliaree la storia di una famiglia ebrea, quella della stessa scrittrice, che si svolge … read more

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9. Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth, #1)

By: M.C. Beaton

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

Scottish highland village cop Hamish Macbeth must find which target was provoked enough to strangle… read more

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10. Les Liaisons dangereuses

By: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos , Douglas Parmée

4.06

Format: 402 pages, Paperback

The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of … read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
"J'ai vécu"

-Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses

"Will you, then, never grow weary of being unjust?"

-Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses

"I see you are already as timid as a slave: you might as well be in love."

-Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses

"...it is not for the illusion of a moment to govern the choice of a lifetime."

-Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons dangereuses

11. Chess Story

By: Stefan Zweig , Joel Rotenberg , Peter Gay , None , None , None , None , None

3.00

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Chess Story, also known as The Royal Game, is the Austrian master Stefan Zweig's final achievement,… read more

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12. The Cat Who Saved Books

By: Sōsuke Natsukawa

3.72

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

The Cat Who Saved Books is a heart-warming story about finding courage, caring for others – and the… read more

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  • fiction
"But time is merciless in its passing."

-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

"Books have souls,’ repeated the cat softly. ‘A cherished book will always have a soul. It will come to its reader’s aid in times of crisis."

-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

"In today's world, a lot of what should be obvious has been turned upside down. The weak are used as stepping stones and those in need are taken advantage of. People just caught up in this pattern. No…"

-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

"Being able to express shallow words of sympathy in a sweet voice doesn't make someone a caring, compassionate soul. What's important is the ability to have empathy for another human being--to be able…"

-Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

Cover of So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon

13. So Shall You Reap

By: Donna Leon

4.07

Format: 262 pages, ebook

In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"Given Loreti's position in society, the press had followed, panting. But they were to be disappointed by the police's failure to find any sign of what the English call "foul play," and so the investi…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

"Brunetti, no fan of television, did occasionally watch nature documentaries, and so he was familiar with the pose cobras took when they were preparing to attack. They somehow managed to raise their h…"

-Donna Leon, So Shall You Reap

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14. Púa

By: Lorenzo Silva

3.60

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

PREMIO BLACKLLADOLID 2023 MÁS DE 60.000 LECTORES “Lorenzo se ha ganado la admiración de los compañe… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami

15. The City and Its Uncertain Walls

By: Haruki Murakami

3.82

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

'Truth is not found in fixed stillness, but in ceaseless change/movement. Isn't this the quintessen… read more

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  • fiction
"Vielleicht ist das einer der Problempunkte an der Ewigkeit. Dass man nun mal nicht weiß, wohin man sich fortan wenden soll. Aber was ist eine Liebe wert, die nicht nach Ewigkeit strebt?"

-Haruki Murakami, The City and Its Uncertain Walls

"Später war er so freundlich, mir in einem Satz zu erklären, warum er im Alltag immer einen Rock trug. "Vor allem fühle ich mich, wenn ich einen Rock trage, wie die Zeilen eines schönen Gedichts."

-Haruki Murakami, The City and Its Uncertain Walls

Cover of Revolución: Una novela by Arturo Pérez-Reverte

16. Revolución: Una novela

By: Arturo Pérez-Reverte

4.18

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

UN HOMBRE, TRES MUJERES Y UNA REVOLUCIÓN.UN VIAJE AL CORAZÓN HUMANO Y A LA AVENTURA. Ésta es l… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
Cover of Mind's Eye (Inspector Van Veeteren, #1) by Håkan Nesser

17. Mind's Eye (Inspector Van Veeteren, #1)

By: Håkan Nesser

3.59

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Håkan Nesser is firmly established as one of the world's bestselling crime novelists. And now the n… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Mist (Hidden Iceland #3) by Ragnar Jónasson

18. The Mist (Hidden Iceland #3)

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut everybody ou… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Jealousy Man and Other Stories by Jo Nesbø

19. The Jealousy Man and Other Stories

By: Jo Nesbø

3.65

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

A veritable crime lover’s delight from a true master of mystery and suspense. Experience the #1 New… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Fatal Headwind (Maria Kallio #6) by Leena Lehtolainen

20. Fatal Headwind (Maria Kallio #6)

By: Leena Lehtolainen

3.80

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

After months of maternity leave, tough-talking Espoo police detective Maria Kallio is ready to retu… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Journey to the End of the World (Joel Gustafsson #4) by Henning Mankell

21. Journey to the End of the World (Joel Gustafsson #4)

By: Henning Mankell

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Continuing Mankell’s magical account of a boyhood spent in northern Sweden, Joel is fifteen and has… read more

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  • childrens
  • young adult
  • swedish literature
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime

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Martin Suter

4.00

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Thomas Enger , Kari Dickson

3.91

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Pierre Lemaitre

3.93

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Donna Leon

4.07

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Enni Mustonen , Laura Jurkka

3.72

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Satu Rämö

3.63

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Viveca Sten

4.17

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Iida Turpeinen

4.38

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