18 best-selling thriller books like The Affliction by Beth Gutcheon

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The Affliction

By: Beth Gutcheon

3.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of More Than You Know, Leeway Cottage, and Death at Breakfast…

"Next door was a vegetarian café and deli, and next to that was the Wooly Bear yarn shop. Its logo was a caterpillar in shades of yellow, green, and scarlet. Maggie went in. The shop was warm and bright, with one entire wall given over to cubbyholes filled with yarns of every hue in many weights and fibers. The opposite wall held small skeins and spools of thread on pegs for embroidery and quilting. There were racks of pattern books and magazines, and in the back a mini classroom was set up with a small maple table and folding chairs, now accommodating a group of eight-year-olds wielding fat knitting needles and balls of oversize wool. A girl of about sixteen wearing a Rye Manor sweatshirt was helping a little boy to cast on stitches."

-Beth Gutcheon, The Affliction

"Next door was a vegetarian café and deli, and next to that was the Wooly Bear yarn shop. Its logo was a caterpillar in shades of yellow, green, and scarlet. Maggie went in. The shop was warm and bright, with one entire wall given over to cubbyholes filled with yarns of every hue in many weights and fibers. The opposite wall held small skeins and spools of thread on pegs for embroidery and quilting. There were racks of pattern books and magazines, and in the back a mini classroom was set up with a small maple table and folding chairs, now accommodating a group of eight-year-olds wielding fat knitting needles and balls of oversize wool. A girl of about sixteen wearing a Rye Manor sweatshirt was helping a little boy to cast on stitches."

-Beth Gutcheon, The Affliction

If you liked the thriller plot in The Affliction by Beth Gutcheon , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward

By: Mark Lukach

4.29

Format: 256 pages, ebook

A heart-wrenching, yet hopeful, memoir of a young marriage that is redefined by mental illness and … read more

Similar categories in Mark Lukach's My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

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2. Stalked (Lucy Kincaid, #5)

By: Allison Brennan

3.63

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

A new trainee at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Lucy Kincaid has already seen more than her share of … read more

Similar categories in Allison Brennan's Stalked (Lucy Kincaid, #5) book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of The Given Day (Coughlin #1) by Dennis Lehane

3. The Given Day (Coughlin #1)

By: Dennis Lehane

3.83

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, New York Timesbest-selling author Dennis Lehane's … read more

Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's The Given Day (Coughlin #1) book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Split Second (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #1) by David Baldacci

4. Split Second (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #1)

By: David Baldacci

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts… read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's Split Second (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #1) book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

5. No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels

By: Jay Dobyns , Nils Johnson-Shelton

3.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Here, from Jay Dobyns, the first federal agent to infiltrate the inner circle of the outlaw Hells A… read more

Similar categories in Jay Dobyns's No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

6. Distress Signals

By: Catherine Ryan Howard

4.15

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A debut thriller that channels Gone Girl, from the newest writer to watch, Catherine Ryan Howard Th… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Ryan Howard's Distress Signals book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

7. A House in the Sky

By: Sara Corbett , Amanda Lindhout

4.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world's most beautiful… read more

Similar categories in Sara Corbett's A House in the Sky book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

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8. Leaving

By: Roxana Robinson

3.87

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

What risks would you be willing to take to fall in love again? “I never thought I’d see you her… read more

Similar categories in Roxana Robinson's Leaving book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Being a mother is paying it forward, sending that energy and feeling to someone who needed it at first to survive, but who, the older she becomes, needs you less. The older you become, the more irrel…"

-Roxana Robinson, Leaving

"The justification for leaving a marriage was that you were increasing the sum of happiness in the world. You were ending your own unhappiness, and your spouse’s (if you weren’t happy, your spouse cou…"

-Roxana Robinson, Leaving

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9. A Haunting on the Hill

By: Elizabeth Hand

3.35

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

From three-time Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Hand come… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Hand's A Haunting on the Hill book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
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10. The Truth about the Devlins

By: Lisa Scottoline

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Scottoline's The Truth about the Devlins book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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11. The Favorite Sister

By: Jessica Knoll

3.10

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

* * * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * * * Brett and Kelly have always toed the line between supportive … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Knoll's The Favorite Sister book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
"The world’s best mom,"

-Jessica Knoll, The Favorite Sister

"We are going to rig reality."

-Jessica Knoll, The Favorite Sister

"Sisters are reliably good for two things: hating and loving."

-Jessica Knoll, The Favorite Sister

"Reality TV is like driving drunk. You know it might kill you, but there is something rakishly sexy about tempting the fates."

-Jessica Knoll, The Favorite Sister

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12. The Orphan Thief

By: Glynis Peters

3.83

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

From the international bestselling author of The Secret Orphan When all seems lost… As Hitler… read more

Similar categories in Glynis Peters's The Orphan Thief book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • fiction
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13. Her Last Holiday

By: C.L. Taylor

3.64

Format: 400 pages, ebook

You come to the retreat to be healed. You don’t expect to die. Two years ago, Fran’s sister Jenn… read more

Similar categories in C.L. Taylor's Her Last Holiday book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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14. Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #3)

By: S.J. Bennett

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Christmas at Sandringham is going to be murder . . . December 2016 - A severed hand is found was… read more

Similar categories in S.J. Bennett's Murder Most Royal (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #3) book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • murder mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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15. The Clinic

By: Cate Quinn

3.52

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From the critically acclaimed author of Black Widows comes a thriller set in a remote rehab clinic … read more

Similar categories in Cate Quinn's The Clinic book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
Cover of One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2) by Lisa Gardner

16. One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2)

By: Lisa Gardner

4.24

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a thrilling new novel that sends Frankie El… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Gardner's One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2) book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
"The first three men came stumbling into town shortly after ten a.m., babbling of dark shapes and eerie screams and their missing buddy Scott and their other buddy Tim, who set out from their campsite…"

-Lisa Gardner, One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2)

"Miggy sees me watching the approaching wave of dark clouds. "Maybe it will slow him down." The guy who's been outfitted by Survivalists "R" Us? No, he probably has some waterproof supersuit that repe…"

-Lisa Gardner, One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2)

"I'll know if one of the bodies belongs to my son. A parent always knows his child. The look on his face would've broken my heart if I didn't want so badly to slap him. Martin, we've stumbled upon a k…"

-Lisa Gardner, One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2)

"Bob repeats an option that sounds pretty close to the birds I've been hearing in the morning. Not knowing amy species, I've been referring to them mentally as the happy birds. Versus crows and ravens…"

-Lisa Gardner, One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2)

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17. The Sanatorium (Detective Elin Warner, #1)

By: Sarah Pearse

3.37

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

You won't want to leave...until you can't. Half hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatenin… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Pearse's The Sanatorium (Detective Elin Warner, #1) book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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18. The Eden Test

By: Adam Sternbergh

3.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Edgar Award-finalist Adam Sternbergh, an electrifying domestic suspense novel for fans of The … read more

Similar categories in Adam Sternbergh's The Eden Test book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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19. The Half Sister

By: Sandie Jones

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Kate and Lauren meet for Sunday lunch every week without fail, especially after the loss of their f… read more

Similar categories in Sandie Jones's The Half Sister book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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20. How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy

By: Lynette Rice

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first inside story of one of TV's most popular and beloved drama… read more

Similar categories in Lynette Rice's How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • adult
Cover of Once a Midwife (Hope River #3) by Patricia Harman

21. Once a Midwife (Hope River #3)

By: Patricia Harman

3.84

Format: 487 pages, Paperback

Welcome back to Hope River in New York Times bestselling author Patricia Harman’s newest novel as m… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Harman's Once a Midwife (Hope River #3) book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • adult
  • fiction
"I have thought this before about the four seasons. A year is just long enough to forget some sign of nature. Then all of a sudden, it’s there; the sound of thunder before an afternoon storm, the smel…"

-Patricia Harman, Once a Midwife (Hope River #3)

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22. The Damage

By: Caitlin Wahrer

3.93

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When a small-town family is pushed to the brink, how far will they go to protect one of their own? … read more

Similar categories in Caitlin Wahrer's The Damage book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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23. The Whispers

By: Heidi Perks

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The internationally bestselling author of Her One Mistake, hailed by New York Times bestselling aut… read more

Similar categories in Heidi Perks's The Whispers book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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24. The Island of Lost Girls

By: Alex Marwood

3.53

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Sun-drenched glamour and obscene wealth hide evil secrets in this ripped-from-the-headlines thrille… read more

Similar categories in Alex Marwood's The Island of Lost Girls book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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25. Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear

By: Carl L. Hart

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"Hart's argument that we need to drastically revise our current view of illegal drugs is both power… read more

Similar categories in Carl L. Hart's Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

"The key is to keep the focus on people's actions, on their behaviors, rather than speculate about their motives. Trying to determine what's in a person's head or heart is a pointless distraction. It'…"

-Carl L. Hart, Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear

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26. You Will Remember Me

By: Hannah Mary McKinnon

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Forget the truth. Remember the lies. He wakes up on a deserted beach in Maryland with a gash … read more

Similar categories in Hannah Mary McKinnon's You Will Remember Me book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
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27. 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 Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau  by Sherri Aikenhead

28. Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau 

By: Sherri Aikenhead

4.23

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

On January 29, 2008, just days after a bitter winter storm, Nova Scotians watched with breaking hea… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Aikenhead's Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau  book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

Cover of Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy by Jason Bell

29. Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy

By: Jason Bell

3.94

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling true story of Agent A12, the earliest enemy of the Nazis In public life, Dr. Winth… read more

Similar categories in Jason Bell's Cracking the Nazi Code: The Untold Story of Canada's Greatest Spy book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

Cover of The Sequel (The Book Series, #2) by Jean Hanff Korelitz

30. The Sequel (The Book Series, #2)

By: Jean Hanff Korelitz

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After the “insanely readable” (Stephen King) and “perfectly told” (Malcolm Gladwell) New York Times… read more

Similar categories in Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Sequel (The Book Series, #2) book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
Cover of The Affliction by Beth Gutcheon

31. The Affliction

By: Beth Gutcheon

3.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of More Than You Know, Leeway Cottage, and Death at Breakfast… read more

Similar categories in Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction book and Beth Gutcheon's The Affliction

  • mystery thriller
  • murder mystery
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
"Next door was a vegetarian café and deli, and next to that was the Wooly Bear yarn shop. Its logo was a caterpillar in shades of yellow, green, and scarlet. Maggie went in. The shop was warm and brig…"

-Beth Gutcheon, The Affliction

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3.63

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Dennis Lehane

3.83

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Split Second (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #1)

David Baldacci

3.93

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Roxana Robinson

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Mary Kubica

3.81

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Shari Lapena

3.80

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Ruth Ware

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