8 must-read historical fiction books like The Boy and the Lake by Adam Pelzman

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The Boy and the Lake

By: Adam Pelzman

4.06

Format: 270 pages, ebook

Set against the backdrop of the Newark riots in 1967, a teenage Benjamin Baum leaves the city to sp…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Boy and the Lake by Adam Pelzman , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Hermit's Peak (Kevin Kerney, #4)

By: Michael McGarrity

4.13

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

Hermit’s Peak is a seminal novel in the crime fiction series that places New Mexico lawman Kevin Ke… read more

Similar categories in Michael McGarrity's Hermit's Peak (Kevin Kerney, #4) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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2. Into the Dark

By: Rick Mofina

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

The sole survivor of a heartbreaking family tragedy... Claire Bowen, a haunted psychologist, devote… read more

Similar categories in Rick Mofina's Into the Dark book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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3. The Eleventh Man

By: Ivan Doig

4.19

Format: 416 pages,

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Similar categories in Ivan Doig's The Eleventh Man book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. The Suspect

By: L.R. Wright

3.88

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

In this, L.R. Wright's first mystery novel, we are introduced to RCMP Staff Sergeant Karl Alberg; a… read more

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5. Tucker's Way & For Tucker (Tucker 1 & 1.5)

By: David Johnson

4.24

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

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6. Sleepless City (Nick Ryan, #1)

By: Reed Farrel Coleman

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Every cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud. In fact, they don't talk abou… read more

Similar categories in Reed Farrel Coleman's Sleepless City (Nick Ryan, #1) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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7. Riverstone Cottage (Pajaro Bay, #8)

By: Barbara Cool Lee

4.42

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Heartwarming books with characters you'll Welcome to Pajaro Bay.A lonely widow and widower are bro… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Cool Lee's Riverstone Cottage (Pajaro Bay, #8) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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8. The Hollow Place (Ray Wyatt #2)

By: Rick Mofina

4.38

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

While driving to Canada with her boyfriend to start a new life, Samantha Moore, a college student f… read more

Similar categories in Rick Mofina's The Hollow Place (Ray Wyatt #2) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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9. Lies of Mine (DI Winter Meadows, #5)

By: Cheryl Rees-Price

4.48

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

A body is found in a dark and dingy tunnel at the bottom of Dinas Rock, the site of a disused mine.… read more

Similar categories in Cheryl Rees-Price's Lies of Mine (DI Winter Meadows, #5) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Final Arrangements (Manny Rivera #9) by Rich Curtin

10. Final Arrangements (Manny Rivera #9)

By: Rich Curtin

4.49

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Iggy Webb, a Moab rockhound who makes his living finding beautiful rocks in the Utah backcountry an… read more

Similar categories in Rich Curtin's Final Arrangements (Manny Rivera #9) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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11. A Fire in the Night

By: Christopher Swann

4.02

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed Southern mystery master Christopher Swann delivers a novel perfect for fans of Linwood Ba… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Swann's A Fire in the Night book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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12. Bad Liar (Broussard and Fourcade, #3)

By: Tami Hoag

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Masterful #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag is back with a riveting, emotionally power… read more

Similar categories in Tami Hoag's Bad Liar (Broussard and Fourcade, #3) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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13. How the Light Gets In

By: Joyce Maynard

4.27

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard comes the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Maynard's How the Light Gets In book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. The Swimmer

By: Loreth Anne White

4.39

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

A deviously twisty novel of psychological suspense about secrets, neighbors, a need to belong, and … read more

Similar categories in Loreth Anne White's The Swimmer book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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15. The Belladonna Maze

By: Sinéad Crowley

3.95

Format: None pages, ebook

From bestselling crime novelist and renowned Irish TV journalist Sinéad Crowley, gripping dual time… read more

Similar categories in Sinéad Crowley's The Belladonna Maze book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Gallows Wood (PC Lucy Halliday #1) by Louisa Scarr

16. Gallows Wood (PC Lucy Halliday #1)

By: Louisa Scarr

4.49

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

The signs are unmistakable. The dog halts, his nose up – nostrils quivering. Every inch of him is p… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Scarr's Gallows Wood (PC Lucy Halliday #1) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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17. Like Mother, Like Mother

By: Susan Rieger

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secr… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rieger's Like Mother, Like Mother book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Every Breath You Take

By: Miranda Rijks

4.13

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Has her husband really left her? Or is someone playing a deadly game? When Eva’s husband Samuel … read more

Similar categories in Miranda Rijks's Every Breath You Take book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
Cover of The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

19. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

By: Lynda Cohen Loigman

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It's never too late for new beginnings. On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist … read more

Similar categories in Lynda Cohen Loigman's The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

By: John Grisham

4.49

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Cent… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
Cover of Mademoiselle Eiffel by Aimie K. Runyan

21. Mademoiselle Eiffel

By: Aimie K. Runyan

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the author of The School for German Brides and A Bakery in Paris, this captivating historical … read more

Similar categories in Aimie K. Runyan's Mademoiselle Eiffel book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Nowhere to Hide (Rafferty Family, #2) by Nancy Bush

22. Nowhere to Hide (Rafferty Family, #2)

By: Nancy Bush

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

THERE ARE SINS “Do unto others…” Carefully, he carves the words into their flesh. The victims are … read more

Similar categories in Nancy Bush's Nowhere to Hide (Rafferty Family, #2) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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23. The Boy and the Lake

By: Adam Pelzman

4.06

Format: 270 pages, ebook

Set against the backdrop of the Newark riots in 1967, a teenage Benjamin Baum leaves the city to sp… read more

Similar categories in Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Plastic Surgeon: An utterly addictive psychological thriller with a shocking twist (Standalone Psychological Thrillers) by AJ Carter

24. The Plastic Surgeon: An utterly addictive psychological thriller with a shocking twist (Standalone Psychological Thrillers)

By: AJ Carter

3.90

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

He’ll take care of you… forever…I never thought I'd fear the man who made me beautiful.Dr. Cillian … read more

Similar categories in AJ Carter's The Plastic Surgeon: An utterly addictive psychological thriller with a shocking twist (Standalone Psychological Thrillers) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

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25. All They Need to Know (Gold Creek, #1)

By: Eileen Goudge

4.29

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman escaping a violent past finds new friendships, romance, and tenuous sanctuary in an emotion… read more

Similar categories in Eileen Goudge's All They Need to Know (Gold Creek, #1) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • fiction
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26. Who Loves You Best

By: Marilyn Simon Rothstein

4.22

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman drops everything to spend more time with her grandchild, only to discover new truths about … read more

Similar categories in Marilyn Simon Rothstein's Who Loves You Best book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • fiction
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27. The Trade Off

By: Samantha Greene Woodruff

4.49

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

A brilliant and ambitious young woman strives to find her place amid the promise and tumult of 1920… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Greene Woodruff's The Trade Off book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. A Golden Life

By: Ginny Kubitz Moyer

4.58

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

It’s 1938, and twenty-five-year-old secretary Frances Healey is ready for a fresh start. Hoping to … read more

Similar categories in Ginny Kubitz Moyer's A Golden Life book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Fire Catcher (Abby Kane FBI Thriller Book 15) by Ty Hutchinson

29. Fire Catcher (Abby Kane FBI Thriller Book 15)

By: Ty Hutchinson

4.50

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

Tick. Tick. Boom! A man calling himself the Fire Catcher is blowing up commuter ferries in San F… read more

Similar categories in Ty Hutchinson's Fire Catcher (Abby Kane FBI Thriller Book 15) book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
  • fiction
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30. Triple Shot: Three First in Series Thrillers

By: Melissa F. Miller

4.24

Format: 814 pages, Kindle Edition

One edge-of-your-seat collection. Three unforgettable heroes. Endless twists. Get ready for a trip… read more

Similar categories in Melissa F. Miller's Triple Shot: Three First in Series Thrillers book and Adam Pelzman's The Boy and the Lake

  • mystery
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31. Search For Maylee

By: Didi Oviatt

4.47

Format: 388 pages, Paperback

Since Maylee was abducted from her high school the very month of graduation, her Aunt Autumn has ne… read more

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Michael McGarrity

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Andrea Mara

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