17 must-read mystery thriller books like Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3) by Stephanie Gayle

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Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

By: Stephanie Gayle

3.98

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

In the small, sleepy town of Idyll, Connecticut, Police Chief Thomas Lynch assists police officer M…

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3) by Stephanie Gayle , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Time Lottery (Time Lottery, #1) by Nancy Moser

1. Time Lottery (Time Lottery, #1)

By: Nancy Moser

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Come experience a lottery unlike any other. The prize is not money, or a new car, or a trip to Berm… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Moser's Time Lottery (Time Lottery, #1) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • fiction
Cover of Say You're Sorry (Morgan Dane, #1) by Melinda Leigh

2. Say You're Sorry (Morgan Dane, #1)

By: Melinda Leigh

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In a new series from Wall Street Journalbestselling author Melinda Leigh, former prosecutor Morgan … read more

Similar categories in Melinda Leigh's Say You're Sorry (Morgan Dane, #1) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
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3. Fortune's Rocks

By: Anita Shreve

4.19

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

A meditation on the erotic life of women, an exploration of class prejudices, and most of all a por… read more

Similar categories in Anita Shreve's Fortune's Rocks book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. The Marriage Bureau for Rich People

By: Farahad Zama

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Alexander McCall Smith meets Jane Austen in this delightfully charming Indian novel about finding l… read more

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5. Light on Snow

By: Anita Shreve

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

Written from the point of view of 30-year-old Nicky as she recalls the vivid December day 19 years … read more

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6. Traps

By: MacKenzie Bezos

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The story of four very different women whose paths intersect--briefly, but significantly--in ways t… read more

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7. Tooth and Nail (Inspector Rebus, #3)

By: Ian Rankin

4.00

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

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8. Wonderland

By: Jennifer Hillier

3.00

Format: 107 pages,

Fans of Chelsea Cain and Lisa Gardner will devour this edgy thriller about the gruesome secrets hid… read more

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9. The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

By: Alison Goodman

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

A high society amateur detective at the heart of Regency London uses her wits and invisibility as a… read more

Similar categories in Alison Goodman's The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What makes you think he is trustworthy?’ ‘ He has a sense of humor,’ I said, and then added the final proof. ‘And he found my observations funny too."

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"If you need me, just yell,' he said. 'Ladies do not yell,' I replied over my shoulder. 'But renegades do.' I caught a glimpse of myself in one of the mirrors as I passed; my color was high and I had …"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"My brother pursed his lips. 'Love? Really, Augusta, this is an important decision. If you think love is essential to a good match it is no wonder you are still unmarried.' 'Duffy, that is unkind,' Ju…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

"He took the offering and positioned it behind his head with a baleful look. 'If I recall, it is your fault I have lost a great deal of blood,' Undeniable, but then again, I had not started the encoun…"

-Alison Goodman, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies (The Ill-Mannered Ladies, #1)

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10. A Stranger in the Family (Maeve Kerrigan #11)

By: Jane Casey

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Every mother's worst nightmare . . . When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one … read more

Similar categories in Jane Casey's A Stranger in the Family (Maeve Kerrigan #11) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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11. If I Survive You

By: Jonathan Escoffery

3.69

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

In the 1970s, Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. … read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Escoffery's If I Survive You book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What does Whiteness feel like?... I imagine it's like walking barefoot…"

-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You

"Why don't stars make any sounds in the winter? What sounds? Ethan said."

-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You

"Every boy deserves to believe him father is good, but if each father were good, we’d be living in a different kind of world."

-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You

"I imagined I could have begged an old girlfriend from college to send money; enough of them had expressed ambivalence about their trust funds that this seemed a plausible path down which I might drag…"

-Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You

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12. Long Time Gone

By: Charlie Donlea

4.21

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

When DNA results reveal a disturbing connection to the mysterious disappearance of a famous baby ne… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Donlea's Long Time Gone book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"Procrastination is the devil's way of stealing your time."

-Charlie Donlea, Long Time Gone

Cover of The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer  Croft

13. The Extinction of Irena Rey

By: Jennifer Croft

3.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the International Booker Prize–winning translator and Women's Prize finalist, a propulsive, be… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"The sun was higher, a white light between the birches that arched and bared their lenticels, shimmering their leaves."

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

"Glittering crystalline rainbows extended in every direction, while gentle gold beams swept between the softened trees that sparkled and beckoned and forbade."

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

"It was a new moon, but the stars of the northern hemisphere transformed her slim sinuous home, converting the oak strips on the convex walls into quicksilver that momentarily held the frenzied shadow…"

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

"It was barely spring in the southern hemisphere, and Buenos Aires was not yet soft, or sumptuous, or purple.* *I wasn't sure what this meant at first, but when I asked this author to explain it, she …"

-Jennifer Croft, The Extinction of Irena Rey

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14. Seven Dirty Secrets

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.66

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

A New York Times Bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers a… read more

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's Seven Dirty Secrets book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Lock-Up (Quirke, #9) by John Banville

15. The Lock-Up (Quirke, #9)

By: John Banville

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Booker Prize winner and “Irish master” (The New Yorker) John Banville’s most ambitious crime novel … read more

Similar categories in John Banville's The Lock-Up (Quirke, #9) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Suicide House (Rory Moore/Lane Phillips, #2) by Charlie Donlea

16. The Suicide House (Rory Moore/Lane Phillips, #2)

By: Charlie Donlea

4.17

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

Inside the walls of Indiana’s elite Westmont Preparatory High School, expectations run high and rul… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"What was it about being so close to danger that filled us with adrenaline?"

-Charlie Donlea, The Suicide House (Rory Moore/Lane Phillips, #2)

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17. Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1)

By: Attica Locke

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful thriller about the explosive intersection of love, race, and justice from a writer and p… read more

Similar categories in Attica Locke's Bluebird, Bluebird (Highway 59, #1) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Good Turn (Cormac Reilly, #3) by Dervla McTiernan

18. The Good Turn (Cormac Reilly, #3)

By: Dervla McTiernan

4.22

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The unputdownable new novel from the bestselling author of The Ruin and The Scholar. Police corrupt… read more

Similar categories in Dervla McTiernan's The Good Turn (Cormac Reilly, #3) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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19. Hunted

By: Abir Mukherjee

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A breakout thriller from an “enthralling” and award-winning writer: can two parents find their lost… read more

Similar categories in Abir Mukherjee's Hunted book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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20. The Bittlemores

By: Jann Arden

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt, comic, and deeply satisfying debut novel from the #1 bestselling author, singer-songwr… read more

Similar categories in Jann Arden's The Bittlemores book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
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21. The Darkness (Hidden Iceland #1)

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.53

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Spanning the icy streets of Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and cold, isolated fjords, The Darkn… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"It was as if her life had been brought to a full stop: she couldn't look forward, couldn't picture what tomorrow night bring."

-Ragnar Jónasson, The Darkness (Hidden Iceland #1)

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22. The Turtle House

By: Amanda Churchill

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Minnie and her granddaughter Lia are unforgettable protagonists, whose grit and grace will inspire … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. Murder Road

By: Simone St. James

3.72

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deser… read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's Murder Road book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Max Factor: The Man Who Changed the Faces of the World by Fred E. Basten

24. Max Factor: The Man Who Changed the Faces of the World

By: Fred E. Basten

4.09

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

Nice women never wore makeup. Even the word was taboo in polite society—until Max Factor entered th… read more

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25. Fever

By: Mary Beth Keane

3.73

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

A bold, mesmerizing novel about the woman known as “Typhoid Mary,” the first known healthy carrier … read more

Similar categories in Mary Beth Keane's Fever book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Punishment of a Hunter (A Leningrad Confidential #1) by Yulia Yakovleva

26. Punishment of a Hunter (A Leningrad Confidential #1)

By: Yulia Yakovleva

3.58

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

1930s Leningrad. As a mood of fear cloaks the city, Investigator Vasily Zaitsev is called on to inv… read more

Similar categories in Yulia Yakovleva's Punishment of a Hunter (A Leningrad Confidential #1) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

27. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

Similar categories in Kate Atkinson's Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Dark Bones (A Dark Lure, #2) by Loreth Anne White

28. The Dark Bones (A Dark Lure, #2)

By: Loreth Anne White

4.23

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller. She’s come back to solve the mystery of her fathe… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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29. Creation Lake

By: Rachel Kushner

3.67

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From Rachel Kushner, a Booker Prize finalist, two-time National Book Award finalist, and “one of th… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
"Charisma does not originate inside the person called "charismatic." It comes from the need of others to believe that special people exist."

-Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake

"Plus, Lucien said, a lot of them had come from other social milieus and had tattoos from earlier lives, since people who change affinities are the same kinds of people who are attracted to the perman…"

-Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake

"My biker and these tramps, as people who organize their life around some subculture or other: People can sometimes pretend so thoroughly that they forget they are pretending. At which point, it could…"

-Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake

"I could sense him gathering a false hindsight that afternoon in the Place des Vosges, shaping a retrospective narrative, the thing a person tells himself about fate, about how everything had seemed f…"

-Rachel Kushner, Creation Lake

Cover of Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3) by Stephanie Gayle

30. Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

By: Stephanie Gayle

3.98

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

In the small, sleepy town of Idyll, Connecticut, Police Chief Thomas Lynch assists police officer M… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3) book and Stephanie Gayle's Idyll Hands (Thomas Lynch, #3)

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst

31. Our Evenings

By: Alan Hollinghurst

4.28

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally acclaimed winner of the Booker Prize, a piercing novel that envisions mode… read more

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  • m m romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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