22 Top fiction books like The Vain Curse by Ryan Morgan Miller

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The Vain Curse

By: Ryan Morgan Miller

4.09

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

" The Vain Curse , a unique, quirky, un-politically correct detective caper about an inept PI who i…

"This search was coming up empty, and I felt ashamed both as a man and as a detective. I pulled my flask out of my jacket pocket and tried taking a sip. Only a drop of whiskey hit my tongue. I needed to stop at the liquor store for a refill. I was low in spirits."

-Ryan Morgan Miller, The Vain Curse

"This search was coming up empty, and I felt ashamed both as a man and as a detective. I pulled my flask out of my jacket pocket and tried taking a sip. Only a drop of whiskey hit my tongue. I needed to stop at the liquor store for a refill. I was low in spirits."

-Ryan Morgan Miller, The Vain Curse

If you liked the fiction plot in The Vain Curse by Ryan Morgan Miller , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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1. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

By: Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan

4.29

Format: 459 pages, Paperback

How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t un… read more

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"Gullibility kills."

-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

"Occasionally, I get a letter from someone who is in “contact"

-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."

-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

"Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you're in love, you want to tell the world."

-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

2. Look Homeward, Angel

By: Thomas Wolfe

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The stunning, classic coming-of-age novel written by one of America's foremost Southern writers A l… read more

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3. Go Set a Watchman

By: Harper Lee

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning… read more

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4. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

By: Jules Verne , Anthony Bonner

3.89

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

When an unidentified “monster” threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronna… read more

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"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not"

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

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5. The Body: A Guide for Occupants

By: Bill Bryson

4.32

Format: 450 pages, Hardcover

In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson achieved the se… read more

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6. A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

By: Louise Penny

4.30

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

Catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media, and a mysterious disappearance greet… read more

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"Consequences,"

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

"Civility. How can we expect it if we don't give it?"

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

"It was, he knew, a sign of End of Days. Ruth refusing booze."

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

"Chief Inspector Gamache’s says there are ‘four sentences that lead to wisdom: I don’t know. I need help. I’m sorry. I was wrong."

-Louise Penny, A Better Man (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #15)

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7. Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

By: Louise Penny

4.33

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gamache to an abandoned farmhouse, the former head o… read more

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"I don’t know. I need help. I was wrong. I’m sorry."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

"In time, it wasn't all that long ago, but measured in events, it was an eternity."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

"They looked at each other, and then, in unison, all three said, "Tell me what you know."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

"Entitlement was, she knew, a terrible thing. It chained the person to their victimhood. It gobbled up all the air around it. Until the person lived in a vacuum, where nothing good could flourish."

-Louise Penny, Kingdom of the Blind (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #14)

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8. The Last Chairlift

By: John Irving

3.44

Format: 889 pages, Hardcover

John Irving, one of the world’s greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years—a g… read more

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9. The Butterfly Café

By: Diane Hawley Nagatomo

4.59

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

Set in modern-day Tokyo, The Butterfly Café tells the story of American Jessie Yamada. When her emo… read more

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10. Falling

By: T.J. Newman

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

You just boarded a flight to New York. There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers o… read more

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11. Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning

By: Gail Ward Olmsted

4.27

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

A marriage of convenience leads to a life of passion and purpose. A shared vision transforms the Am… read more

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12. Middletide

By: Sarah Crouch

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspi… read more

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13. A Persistent Echo

By: Brian Kaufman

4.61

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

"Kaufman is a fantastic writer with a distinctive poetic touch... It will be the rare reader who wi… read more

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14. Tropical Depression (Equal and Opposite Reactions Trilogy)

By: Patti Liszkay

4.88

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

After being deported from the United States, Lupe and Ascensión Guzman have returned to Krukrulitos… read more

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15. Armageddon (Awaken Online, #6)

By: Travis Bagwell

4.55

Format: 777 pages, Kindle Edition

New Enemies. Reluctant Allies. A World on Fire. Jason has barely had a chance to catch his breat… read more

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  • fiction
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16. Grocery Girl (Green Hills, #1)

By: Virginia'dele Smith

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

She inhales life with every breath. He’s suffered a world of pain. Can they rise above tragedy to f… read more

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"I don’t know what to do about you,"

-Virginia'dele Smith, Grocery Girl (Green Hills, #1)

"And when I am kissing you, I can’t think at all."

-Virginia'dele Smith, Grocery Girl (Green Hills, #1)

"So let her love you. Love her back. And cherish every single moment you have together."

-Virginia'dele Smith, Grocery Girl (Green Hills, #1)

"He could not breathe, much less speak. She was too much. She was sweet and understanding, and she was going to kill him."

-Virginia'dele Smith, Grocery Girl (Green Hills, #1)

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17. Lying to Children

By: Alex Shahla

3.54

Format: 346 pages, ebook

A fictional father writes letters to his college-aged daughter and son remembering events, large an… read more

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"Never forget, I love you just as much on your worst day as I do on your best day."

-Alex Shahla, Lying to Children

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18. The Wish

By: Lena Gibson

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Three men. Two timelines. One wish. Haunted by her choices, including marrying an abusive con m… read more

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  • fiction
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19. Stable: Someone is Taking Them... (A Tyler Zahn Novel Book 1)

By: Cam Torrens

4.42

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

A kidnapper hiding in plain sight. A rural town with tons of suspects. From debut author Cam Torren… read more

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20. All I See is Violence

By: Angie Elita Newell

4.05

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman warrior, a ruthless general, and a single mother—three stories deftly braided into the lega… read more

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21. Heroes, Inc. (Heroes, Inc., #1)

By: Kyle Crocco

3.61

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

In the first book of the Heroes, Inc. series, the last thing Grover wants to be is a professional h… read more

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22. Clucked

By: Troy Hollan

4.46

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

Clucked takes the reader, its bereaved Spam-loving protagonist, and one elderly rat terrier on a wi… read more

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  • fiction
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23. Secrets (Lost and Found, #2)

By: Fern Michaels

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fear Thy Neighbor and No Way Out blends mystery and dra… read more

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24. Hollis and Gray (Serafina Gray #1)

By: J.P. Zeigler

3.77

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Frank Hollis is a private investigator whose health is failing. Serafina Gray is more than his empl… read more

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  • fiction
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25. Temporal Exploration

By: Joe Pranaitis

4.88

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

2364: The ECS Andrea has returned home after going back and forth through time. Commander Moore the… read more

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26. The Tome of Ages (Rootworld, #1)

By: Jay Horne

4.00

Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition

A man becoming a legend looks to a god coming of age... What can possibly go wrong?When demigod Haz… read more

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27. Hazardous Lies

By: Stephen J. Wallace

4.13

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

AMAZON BESTSELLERA loud blast in the early morning shakes a neighborhood and alarms a community. An… read more

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28. The Vain Curse

By: Ryan Morgan Miller

4.09

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

" The Vain Curse , a unique, quirky, un-politically correct detective caper about an inept PI who i… read more

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  • fiction
"This search was coming up empty, and I felt ashamed both as a man and as a detective. I pulled my flask out of my jacket pocket and tried taking a sip. Only a drop of whiskey hit my tongue. I needed …"

-Ryan Morgan Miller, The Vain Curse

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29. The Handler (The Norwood Nanny Chronicles, #2)

By: Monica McGurk

3.65

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

From domestic duplicity to diplomatic double-crosses, the nanny spies of Norwood have their hands f… read more

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30. If You Hear Hoofbeats

By: Catherine Sequeira

4.11

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr. Josie Harjo is used to cutting up dead bodies. As a veterinary pathologist at a state diagno… read more

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