24 best-selling thriller books like The Hand of Strange Children by Robert Richardson

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The Hand of Strange Children

By: Robert Richardson

3.71

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

On the morning of 27 December, newspapers around the country recieve the following Press Associatio…

If you liked the thriller plot in The Hand of Strange Children by Robert Richardson , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of The Treatment (Jack Caffery, #2) by Mo Hayder

1. The Treatment (Jack Caffery, #2)

By: Mo Hayder

4.03

Format: 499 pages, Paperback

Midsummer, and in an unassuming house on a quiet residential street on the edge of Brockwell Park i… read more

Similar categories in Mo Hayder's The Treatment (Jack Caffery, #2) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

2. Wolf (Jack Caffery, #7)

By: Mo Hayder

3.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When a vagrant--the Walking Man--finds a dog wandering alone with the words "HELP US" written on it… read more

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3. Skin (Jack Caffery, #4)

By: Mo Hayder

4.48

Format: None pages, ebook

When the decomposed body of a young woman is found by near railway tracks just outside Bristol one … read more

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4. The Midnight House

By: Amanda Geard

4.17

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A Richard & Judy Bookclub pick of war, love and sacrifice. People disappear. Secrets remain... … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Geard's The Midnight House book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of When You’re Mine (Finn Wright #1) by Blake Pierce

5. When You’re Mine (Finn Wright #1)

By: Blake Pierce

4.02

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

Recently put on leave and divorced after he caught his wife cheating on him, Finn needs a fresh sta… read more

Similar categories in Blake Pierce's When You’re Mine (Finn Wright #1) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) by Val McDermid

6. Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7)

By: Val McDermid

4.26

Format: 452 pages, Hardcover

Val McDermid returns with DCI Karen Pirie in a new thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against th… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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7. The Sister Under the Stairs

By: Steena Holmes

4.09

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this is a revised edition of Lies We Tell Ourselves. My twin sister disappeared twel… read more

Similar categories in Steena Holmes's The Sister Under the Stairs book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
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8. The Phantom Child

By: A.J. Wills

4.01

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Is her child really missing? Or did he never exist at all? With cracks beginning to show in her … read more

Similar categories in A.J. Wills's The Phantom Child book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Left You Dead (Roy Grace, #17) by Peter James

9. Left You Dead (Roy Grace, #17)

By: Peter James

4.35

Format: 508 pages, Kindle Edition

NO BODY. NO TRACE. NO CRIME? Niall and Eden Paternoster start their Sunday the same way they al… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Left You Dead (Roy Grace, #17) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Protector (Game of Chance, #1) by Susan Stoker

10. The Protector (Game of Chance, #1)

By: Susan Stoker

4.08

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker comes a sizzling suspense about the romance tha… read more

Similar categories in Susan Stoker's The Protector (Game of Chance, #1) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
Cover of Before the Dawn (Detective Karen Hart #8) by D.S. Butler

11. Before the Dawn (Detective Karen Hart #8)

By: D.S. Butler

4.44

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Only one person can help crack this case—but he’s also the prime suspect. DC Sophie Jones was in… read more

Similar categories in D.S. Butler's Before the Dawn (Detective Karen Hart #8) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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12. Kala

By: Colin Walsh

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A gripping literary page-turner from a rising Irish talent in which former friends, estranged for t… read more

Similar categories in Colin Walsh's Kala book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Vapers are cunt wands,' Donna snaps."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

"I just want to switch myself off. Disconnect from everything."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

"So much of the night's vague. A film strip with half the frames missing."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

"Who drinks a decaf cappuccino? Be honest with yourself and get a cup of warm milk."

-Colin Walsh, Kala

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13. The Family Cabin

By: James Caine

4.01

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s a young woman tied up in the basement of our cabin. It was supposed to be a fun weekend … read more

Similar categories in James Caine's The Family Cabin book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Fells (Detectives Donovan & Young, #1) by Cath Staincliffe

14. The Fells (Detectives Donovan & Young, #1)

By: Cath Staincliffe

4.30

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

‘It’s brilliant! Buy it!’ Ann CleevesYorkshire Dales, Summer 1997. Vicky Mott slips out the door of… read more

Similar categories in Cath Staincliffe's The Fells (Detectives Donovan & Young, #1) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
Cover of No More Lies (DCI Tom Douglas #11) by Rachel Abbott

15. No More Lies (DCI Tom Douglas #11)

By: Rachel Abbott

4.50

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

" What a storyteller Rachel Abbott is..." Cara Hunter "It's obvious why Abbott has attracted her hu… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Abbott's No More Lies (DCI Tom Douglas #11) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Game of Lies (DC Morgan, #2) by Clare Mackintosh

16. A Game of Lies (DC Morgan, #2)

By: Clare Mackintosh

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can't trust anything you see. Stranded in… read more

Similar categories in Clare Mackintosh's A Game of Lies (DC Morgan, #2) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Let Me In by Claire McGowan

17. Let Me In

By: Claire McGowan

4.10

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of What You Did comes the story of a young couple who are about to disc… read more

Similar categories in Claire McGowan's Let Me In book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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18. The Recipe for Hope

By: Fiona Valpy

4.24

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

In this charming novel from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift, food was once the lang… read more

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19. Not My Baby

By: Anya Mora

3.78

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

Never question a mother’s intuition. My water isn’t supposed to break while there’s a storm ragi… read more

Similar categories in Anya Mora's Not My Baby book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
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20. The Islanders

By: Caroline Mitchell

4.05

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

She thinks the island will keep her safe—she is wrong. Traumatised by the death of a child in her … read more

Similar categories in Caroline Mitchell's The Islanders book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Night They Stole My Baby by Darren O'Sullivan

21. The Night They Stole My Baby

By: Darren O'Sullivan

4.29

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

My baby is due in two weeks. Hand on my bump, I swear to my little girl, I won’t be anything like m… read more

Similar categories in Darren O'Sullivan's The Night They Stole My Baby book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • thriller
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22. The Perfect Parents

By: J.A. Baker

3.79

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Jackson and Lydia Hemsworth are pillars of the community, feted for having the perfect marriage and… read more

Similar categories in J.A. Baker's The Perfect Parents book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
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23. Bonehead

By: Mo Hayder

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

A terrifying accident... Alex Mullins knows she is one of the lucky ones. When a fatal coach crash … read more

Similar categories in Mo Hayder's Bonehead book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Girl From Paradise Hill (A McClintock-Carter Crime Thriller, #1) by Susan Lund

24. The Girl From Paradise Hill (A McClintock-Carter Crime Thriller, #1)

By: Susan Lund

3.96

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

Tess returns home to bury her father but what she finds buried in his attic makes her question ever… read more

Similar categories in Susan Lund's The Girl From Paradise Hill (A McClintock-Carter Crime Thriller, #1) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Trick or Treat (DS Imogen Grey, #7) by Katerina Diamond

25. Trick or Treat (DS Imogen Grey, #7)

By: Katerina Diamond

4.36

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

A stranger. A child. A liar who will stop at nothing… When six-year-old Marcus is taken from out… read more

Similar categories in Katerina Diamond's Trick or Treat (DS Imogen Grey, #7) book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Complete Wilson and McLeish Mysteries 1–7 (Wilson & McLeish #1-7) by Janet Neel

26. The Complete Wilson and McLeish Mysteries 1–7 (Wilson & McLeish #1-7)

By: Janet Neel

4.47

Format: 2013 pages, Kindle Edition

*** Book 1, A Fatal Blow, won the John Creasy New Blood Dagger 1988 *** In this 7-book box set: … read more

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27. The Couple at the Lake House

By: James Caine

3.92

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

You're invited to the lake house. When newly engaged Sidney is out on a date with her fiance, she … read more

Similar categories in James Caine's The Couple at the Lake House book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Complete Maltravers Mysteries Books 1–6 (Augustus Maltravers #1-6) by Robert    Richardson

28. The Complete Maltravers Mysteries Books 1–6 (Augustus Maltravers #1-6)

By: Robert Richardson

4.41

Format: 1283 pages, Kindle Edition

Recipient of the 1985 CWA John Creasey Memorial Award for the best crime novel. BOOK 1: AN ACT O… read more

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29. The Hand of Strange Children

By: Robert Richardson

3.71

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

On the morning of 27 December, newspapers around the country recieve the following Press Associatio… read more

Similar categories in Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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30. Pretty Little Thing

By: Kit Duffield

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes, when you look into your past, your past looks back at you… It’s been over a decade sinc… read more

Similar categories in Kit Duffield's Pretty Little Thing book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • thriller
Cover of Engaged to a Serial Killer by Steena Holmes

31. Engaged to a Serial Killer

By: Steena Holmes

3.92

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Please note this is a revised version of The Perfect Secret. I’ve had it all and lost it all. Bu… read more

Similar categories in Steena Holmes's Engaged to a Serial Killer book and Robert Richardson's The Hand of Strange Children

  • mystery
  • thriller

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Amanda Geard

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Blake Pierce

4.02

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Val McDermid

4.26

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Mark Edwards

4.03

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Amanda Prowse

4.37

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