13 must-read history books like Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family by J.B. Fisher

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Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

By: J.B. Fisher

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

In December 1958, Ken Martin, his wife Barbara, and their three young daughters left their home in …

If you liked the history plot in Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family by J.B. Fisher , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery

By: Bill James , Rachel McCarthy James

3.46

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Using unprecedented, dramatically compelling sleuthing techniques, legendary statistician and baseb… read more

Similar categories in Bill James's The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
"He was who he was; it was how he thought about himself. He was the man with the secret that nobody could ever get to. You guys look at me and you see nothing- this is how he thought; you see a small …"

-Bill James, The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery

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2. The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)

By: Alexander McCall Smith

4.01

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Life is never without its problems… read more

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"The recipe for each child is just for that child, even if it is the same mother and father."

-Alexander McCall Smith, The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)

"That was the trouble with people in general: they were surprisingly unrealistic in their expectations."

-Alexander McCall Smith, The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)

"A traditional house smelled of wood smoke, the earth, and of thatch; all good smells, the smell of life itself."

-Alexander McCall Smith, The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)

"She had a great respect for books herself, and she wished that she had read more. One could never read enough. Never."

-Alexander McCall Smith, The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)

3. Hank Williams: The Biography

By: Colin Escott , None , None

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

- Long considered the last word on Hank Williams, this biography has remained continuously in print… read more

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4. The Echo Man (Jessica Balzano & Kevin Byrne #5)

By: Richard Montanari

3.95

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It is fall in Philadelphia and the mutilated body of a man is found in one of the poorest neighbour… read more

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5. Natural Born Keller

By: None

3.84

Format: None pages, Paperback

One of Australia's favourite and most multi-talented entertainers lifts the lid on life on-screen a… read more

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6. The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

By: Peter Baker

4.46

Format: 725 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency ye… read more

Similar categories in Peter Baker's The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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7. You Never Know: A Memoir

By: Tom Selleck

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more

Similar categories in Tom Selleck's You Never Know: A Memoir book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
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8. We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America

By: Roxanna Asgarian

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children—and … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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9. Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up

By: Selma Blair

3.93

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** 'Funny and frank, a chance to spend time with a brave… read more

Similar categories in Selma Blair's Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • nonfiction
"To outlive your child is the worst grief, my mother said later that night."

-Selma Blair, Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up

Cover of While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students by J. Reuben Appelman

10. While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students

By: J. Reuben Appelman

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “Univers… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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11. Litani

By: Jess Lourey

3.99

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

The Amazon Charts bestselling author of Unspeakable Things and Bloodline explores the darkness at t… read more

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"The evil of what had been done to Crane and the choices he'd made because of it were living inside him, just like I'd have to carry around forever everything I'd survived and done. That's the way it …"

-Jess Lourey, Litani

"Creeping Charlie was the real rock star, though, according to Dad. It thrived in the shade on the edge of forests and sometimes on rocky soil, and the world saw it as a greedy invader. They didn't kn…"

-Jess Lourey, Litani

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12. Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.

By: Robert Hardman

3.92

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller‘Fascinating . . . The book everyone is talking about’ – Daily Mai… read more

Similar categories in Robert Hardman's Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story. book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
"He's a very charming person - very warm and very friendly...I admire the way he interacts with people. That, to me, speaks to the measure of our King."

-Robert Hardman, Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.

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13. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune

By: Anderson Cooper

3.77

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting histor… read more

Similar categories in Anderson Cooper's Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
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14. Beyond Reason: The True Story of a Shocking Double Murder

By: Ken Englade

4.09

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

The She was a beautiful, gifted descendant of Lady Astor. But Elizabeth Haysom was also a spoiled,… read more

Similar categories in Ken Englade's Beyond Reason: The True Story of a Shocking Double Murder book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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15. King Nyx

By: Kirsten Bakis

3.49

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the contemporary cult classic, Lives of the Monster Dogs , comes a haunting myst… read more

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16. The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

By: John E. Douglas

4.15

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration … read more

Similar categories in John E. Douglas's The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
"I miss my dog,"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

"I familiarize myself with every detail of their crimes and loathe what they did. At the same time, I may feel tremendous empathy and sorrow for what they went through in their young lives that contri…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

"Within just about every serial predator, there are two warring elements: A feeling of grandiosity, specialness, and entitlement, together with deep-seated feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness and…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

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17. The Teacher's Pet

By: Hedley Thomas

4.14

Format: 619 pages, Kindle Edition

If you thought you knew the story of The Teacher's Pet, get ready to be shocked. Hedley Thomas take… read more

Similar categories in Hedley Thomas's The Teacher's Pet book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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18. Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power

By: Susan Page

4.16

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Featuring more than 150 exclusive interviews with those who know her best—and a series of in-depth,… read more

Similar categories in Susan Page's Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living

By: Robert A. Jensen

3.83

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The owner of the world's leading disaster management company chronicles the unseen world behind the… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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20. Not Like Other Dads

By: Sean Szeps

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A fearless, frank and funny memoir about reinventing the rules of parenting Sean had wanted to be a… read more

Similar categories in Sean Szeps's Not Like Other Dads book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • nonfiction
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21. Sisters in Captivity

By: Colin Burgess

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

For readers of Anzac Girls and The Nazis Knew My Name, the incredible account of Sister Betty Jeffr… read more

Similar categories in Colin Burgess's Sisters in Captivity book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
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22. Big Mouth: a memoir

By: Matt Preston

3.61

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A rock'n'roll memoir of life, death and growing up with the occasional scandal. For a man who has b… read more

Similar categories in Matt Preston's Big Mouth: a memoir book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • nonfiction
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23. Your Time Starts Now: Food and fame, failure and freedom: the life story of Australia’s first MasterChef

By: Julie Goodwin

4.57

Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition

Julie Goodwin was catapulted into our hearts as the first-ever winner of MasterChef Australia. In m… read more

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24. The Lady Vanishes

By: Alison Sandy

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never see… read more

Similar categories in Alison Sandy's The Lady Vanishes book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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25. Back to Bangka: Searching for the truth about a wartime massacre

By: Georgina Banks

4.33

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Bangka Strait, Indonesia, 1942 . Allied ships are evacuating thousands in flight from Singapore, th… read more

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26. Murder in the Neighborhood

By: Ellen J. Green

4.28

Format: 352 pages, None

On September 6,1949, twenty-eight-year-old Howard Barton Unruh shot thirteen people in less than tw… read more

Similar categories in Ellen J. Green's Murder in the Neighborhood book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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27. War of the Windsors: The Inside Story of Charles, Andrew and the Rivalry That Has Defined the Royal Family

By: Nigel Cawthorne

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Telling the story of their lives from children to modern day, this fascinating and revelatory new b… read more

Similar categories in Nigel Cawthorne's War of the Windsors: The Inside Story of Charles, Andrew and the Rivalry That Has Defined the Royal Family book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
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28. All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way

By: Fred C. Trump

4.07

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

With revealing, never-before-told stories, Fred C. Trump III, nephew of President Donald Trump, bre… read more

Similar categories in Fred C. Trump's All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • nonfiction
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29. Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

By: J.B. Fisher

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

In December 1958, Ken Martin, his wife Barbara, and their three young daughters left their home in … read more

Similar categories in J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family book and J.B. Fisher's Echo of Distant Water: The 1958 Disappearance of Portland's Martin Family

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Finding Marjorie King: A daughter's journey to discover her mother's identity by Jennifer Durrant

30. Finding Marjorie King: A daughter's journey to discover her mother's identity

By: Jennifer Durrant

4.33

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Who was Marjorie King?  Her daughter, Jennifer, needed to know. Why did her beautiful, funny, shy m… read more

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31. Playing Dead - Twisted Tales of Fake Suicides

By: Wendy Lewis

3.35

Format: 281 pages, Paperback

Pretending to be dead is one of the more bizarre ways to opt out of society. But despite the obviou… read more

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  • nonfiction

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3.46

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4.46

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4.05

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We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America

Roxanna Asgarian

4.32

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Kristin Hannah

4.64

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Rachel Maddow

4.45

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Ariel Lawhon

4.43

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