14 must-read mystery thriller books like If I Should Die by Grace F. Edwards

Cover of If I Should Die by Grace F. Edwards

If I Should Die

By: Grace F. Edwards

3.83

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

On her way to pick up her orphaned nephew Alvin at the world-renowned Uptown Children's Chorus, ex-…

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in If I Should Die by Grace F. Edwards , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Trail of Echoes (Detective Elouise Norton, #3) by Rachel Howzell Hall

1. Trail of Echoes (Detective Elouise Norton, #3)

By: Rachel Howzell Hall

3.98

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

On a rainy spring day in Los Angeles, homicide detective Elouise "Lou" Norton is called away from a… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Howzell Hall's Trail of Echoes (Detective Elouise Norton, #3) book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • african american
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23) by Sue Grafton

2. W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23)

By: Sue Grafton

3.95

Format: 486 pages, Hardcover

Two dead men changed the course of my life that fall. One of them I knew and the other I’d never la… read more

Similar categories in Sue Grafton's W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23) book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"nothing wrong with a lie or two when the situation demanded it"

-Sue Grafton, W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23)

"maybe it was time to at least pretend to be a nicer person than i knew i was"

-Sue Grafton, W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23)

"I wondered if I'd ever be nice enough to volunteer for anything. I was hoping not."

-Sue Grafton, W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23)

"i'm happiest when signs are posted--no spitting, no public urination, no walking on the grass. i might not obey but at least i know where i stood."

-Sue Grafton, W is for Wasted (Kinsey Millhone, #23)

3. The Gatehouse Mystery (Trixie Belden #3)

By: Julie Campbell , Mary Stevens , None

3.68

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

When Trixie and Honey explore an abandoned gatehouse, they discover more than dust and spiderwebs. … read more

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4. The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1)

By: Carolyn Keene , Sara Paretsky , Russell H. Tandy

4.04

Format: 431 pages, Hardcover

This is a facsimile reprint of the first ever Nancy Drew book, published 1930. Nancy Drew's keen mi… read more

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5. Lord of Light

By: Roger Zelazny , Sönmez Güven

3.90

Format: None pages, Paperback

Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made … read more

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6. Bury Me When I'm Dead: A Charlie Mack Motown Mystery

By: Cheryl A. Head

2.83

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Charlene "Charlie" Mack runs one of the most respected private investigation firms in Detroit--not … read more

Similar categories in Cheryl A. Head's Bury Me When I'm Dead: A Charlie Mack Motown Mystery book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

7. Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)

By: Walter Mosley

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

In Los Angeles of the late 1940s, Easy Rawlins, a black war veteran, has just been fired from his j… read more

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8. Shutter

By: Ramona Emerson

3.80

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico’s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller,… read more

Similar categories in Ramona Emerson's Shutter book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Downtown Village was one of the oldest apartment buildings in Albuquerque, rising five stories above the street below. The first four floors housed six small apartments, each just like the one next t…"

-Ramona Emerson, Shutter

Cover of Miss Pearly's Girls: A Captivating Tale of Family Healing by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

9. Miss Pearly's Girls: A Captivating Tale of Family Healing

By: ReShonda Tate Billingsley

4.38

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In this captivating family drama from award-winning, bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley, … read more

Similar categories in ReShonda Tate Billingsley's Miss Pearly's Girls: A Captivating Tale of Family Healing book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • african american
  • fiction
Cover of Hide (Detective Harriet Foster, #1) by Tracy    Clark

10. Hide (Detective Harriet Foster, #1)

By: Tracy Clark

4.15

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

A mystery featuring hard-boiled Chicago detective Harriet Foster, who’s on the hunt for a serial ki… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Clark's Hide (Detective Harriet Foster, #1) book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street Mystery, #1) by Valerie Burns

11. 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 Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
Cover of Blackwater Falls (Blackwater Falls, #1) by Ausma Zehanat Khan

12. Blackwater Falls (Blackwater Falls, #1)

By: Ausma Zehanat Khan

3.75

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

From critically acclaimed author Ausma Zehanat Khan, Blackwater Falls is the first in a timely and … read more

Similar categories in Ausma Zehanat Khan's Blackwater Falls (Blackwater Falls, #1) book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Find Me (Inland Empire, #1) by Anne Frasier

13. Find Me (Inland Empire, #1)

By: Anne Frasier

4.20

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

A bone-chilling family history is unearthed in a heart-stopping thriller by New York Times bestsell… read more

Similar categories in Anne Frasier's Find Me (Inland Empire, #1) book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Deadly Inside Scoop (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #1) by Abby Collette

14. 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 Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection) by Sadeqa Johnson

15. Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection)

By: Sadeqa Johnson

4.22

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

A single mother in segregated Virginia pushes back on societal prejudice and her own family’s judgm… read more

Similar categories in Sadeqa Johnson's Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection) book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • african american
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

16. All Her Little Secrets

By: Wanda M. Morris

3.70

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this fast-paced thriller, Wanda M. Morris crafts a twisty mystery about a black lawyer who gets … read more

Similar categories in Wanda M. Morris's All Her Little Secrets book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"If I were in trouble, Lana would bring a casserole to my house and help me find a good lawyer. Grace would bring a gallon of bleach, a tarp, and a couple of shovels."

-Wanda M. Morris, All Her Little Secrets

Cover of Dead Dead Girls (Harlem Renaissance Mystery, #1) by Nekesa Afia

17. Dead Dead Girls (Harlem Renaissance Mystery, #1)

By: Nekesa Afia

3.21

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Harlem, 1926. Young Black women like Louise Lloyd are ending up dead. Following a harrowing kidn… read more

Similar categories in Nekesa Afia's Dead Dead Girls (Harlem Renaissance Mystery, #1) book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
Cover of A Glimmer of Death (Odessa Jones, #1) by Valerie Wilson Wesley

18. A Glimmer of Death (Odessa Jones, #1)

By: Valerie Wilson Wesley

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Valerie Wilson Wesley launches a thrilling new mystery series set in New Jerse… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Wilson Wesley's A Glimmer of Death (Odessa Jones, #1) book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Tell Me (Inland Empire, #2) by Anne Frasier

19. Tell Me (Inland Empire, #2)

By: Anne Frasier

4.26

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

What really happened in the forest? Hidden crimes and secrets of the past converge in a riveting th… read more

Similar categories in Anne Frasier's Tell Me (Inland Empire, #2) book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Killing Fire by Faye Snowden

20. A Killing Fire

By: Faye Snowden

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The first time Raven Burns saw her father kill, the victim was her mother. Afterwards, Floyd "FIRE"… read more

Similar categories in Faye Snowden's A Killing Fire book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of If I Should Die by Grace F. Edwards

21. If I Should Die

By: Grace F. Edwards

3.83

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

On her way to pick up her orphaned nephew Alvin at the world-renowned Uptown Children's Chorus, ex-… read more

Similar categories in Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die book and Grace F. Edwards's If I Should Die

  • new york
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

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Ramona Emerson

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Danielle Girard

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