9 Best thriller books like Tear by Erica McKeen

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Tear

By: Erica McKeen

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A reclamation of female rage and a horrifyingly deformed Bildungsroman. Frances is quiet and rec…

If you liked the thriller plot in Tear by Erica McKeen , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle

1. The Devil in Silver

By: Victor LaValle

4.10

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review * The Washington Post * P… read more

Similar categories in Victor LaValle's The Devil in Silver book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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2. Rouge

By: Mona Awad

3.56

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lone… read more

Similar categories in Mona Awad's Rouge book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
"If I had beauty, I decided then, I would never throw it away. I would never give it up."

-Mona Awad, Rouge

"I mean, we all have our dark days. Very dark days, sometimes. When our demons come out to play. No one lives entirely in the light, right?"

-Mona Awad, Rouge

"That I can’t protect you from my terrible places that I still go, can’t help but go because no one protected me, no one saved me, no one ever held out their hand and walked me away. But I’m trying to…"

-Mona Awad, Rouge

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3. The Haunting of Velkwood

By: Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Bram Stoker Award­–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood… read more

Similar categories in Gwendolyn Kiste's The Haunting of Velkwood book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"Because I'd prefer to live in a world with you in it."

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"I understood something that Brett wouldn't admit - that we were talking about family. And family is the ultimate trap, it's something you carry with you for life; the people you come from and the mar…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"There were things that seemed so impossible when we were young, things I gave up on long ago even though they aren't impossible anymore. There's the world we lived in then and the world we live in no…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"It's always startling to see her... the way looks like a fever dream, like something not quite real. That valence of dark hair over her eyes, those lips always painted bright red as a pomegranate see…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

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4. Your Shadow Half Remains

By: Sunny Moraine

3.38

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

One look can kill. Riley has not seen a single human face in longer than she can reckon. No fac… read more

Similar categories in Sunny Moraine's Your Shadow Half Remains book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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5. Nails and Eyes

By: Kaori Fujino

3.43

Format: 138 pages, Paperback

Tense, subtly disturbing Japanese literary horror perfect for fans of The Memory Police, Tender is … read more

Similar categories in Kaori Fujino's Nails and Eyes book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"As a woman, Shoko is extremely petite, but as a heart, she is wondrously large."

-Kaori Fujino, Nails and Eyes

"Maybe she suddenly had a deathwish, the way some people fall in love at first sight."

-Kaori Fujino, Nails and Eyes

"There were always going to be people who loved you and people who hated you, no matter what you did, so why let anything trouble you?"

-Kaori Fujino, Nails and Eyes

"You felt that your life would always be this way. Not as one day going by, and then another, but life as an ever-expanding single day. And yet, time did go by."

-Kaori Fujino, Nails and Eyes

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6. The Day of the Door

By: Laurel Hightower

4.13

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Once there were four Lasco siblings banded together against a world that failed to protect them. Bu… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Hightower's The Day of the Door book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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7. Grey Dog

By: Elliott Gish

3.96

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women’s historical fiction with delu… read more

Similar categories in Elliott Gish's Grey Dog book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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8. Bloom

By: Delilah S. Dawson

3.90

Format: 203 pages, Hardcover

A sweet sapphic romance takes a deadly dark turn in this sharp-as-a-knife novella from the New York… read more

Similar categories in Delilah S. Dawson's Bloom book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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9. The Glutton

By: A.K. Blakemore

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A subversive historical novel set during the French Revolution, inspired by a young peasant boy tur… read more

Similar categories in A.K. Blakemore's The Glutton book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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10. The Woods All Black

By: Lee Mandelo

3.81

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all … read more

Similar categories in Lee Mandelo's The Woods All Black book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
"Spill enough blood on it, and the earth was bound to go strange."

-Lee Mandelo, The Woods All Black

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11. Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes

By: Christine Yu

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“ Up to Speed is a roadmap and toolbox for athletes of all ages. Every coach should read it and dis… read more

Similar categories in Christine Yu's Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • feminism
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12. The Marigold

By: Andrew F. Sullivan

3.32

Format: 360 pages, ebook

An alternate cover of this ISBN can be found here. In a near-future Toronto buffeted by environm… read more

Similar categories in Andrew F. Sullivan's The Marigold book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • canada
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
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13. Brat

By: Gabriel Smith

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From a provocative new literary talent, a hilarious and haunted novel featuring an unlikable protag… read more

Similar categories in Gabriel Smith's Brat book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
"I chose this one. This is the one I care about."

-Gabriel Smith, Brat

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14. American Daughter

By: Stephanie Thornton Plymale

4.20

Format: 288 pages, ebook

For 50 years, Stephanie Plymale kept her past a fiercely guarded secret. No one outside her immedia… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Thornton Plymale's American Daughter book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult
Cover of The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

15. The Eyes Are the Best Part

By: Monika Kim

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of mu… read more

Similar categories in Monika Kim's The Eyes Are the Best Part book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • feminism
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
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16. Cuckoo

By: Gretchen Felker-Martin

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Cuckoo is a searing new novel from Manhunt author Gretchen Felker-Martin, where a motley crew of ki… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Felker-Martin's Cuckoo book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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17. State of Paradise

By: Laura van den Berg

3.51

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A heart-racing fun house of uncanniness hidden in Florida’s underbelly, from a reality-warping stor… read more

Similar categories in Laura van den Berg's State of Paradise book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
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18. William

By: Mason Coile

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Psychological horror meets cyber noir in this delicious one-sitting read — a haunted house story in… read more

Similar categories in Mason Coile's William book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
Cover of Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram

19. Coup de Grâce

By: Sofia Ajram

3.94

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal su… read more

Similar categories in Sofia Ajram's Coup de Grâce book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • fiction
  • adult
  • canada
  • horror
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20. Rest Stop

By: Nat Cassidy

4.69

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A young musician finds himself locked inside a gas station bathroom in the middle of the night by a… read more

Similar categories in Nat Cassidy's Rest Stop book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Tear by Erica McKeen

21. Tear

By: Erica McKeen

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A reclamation of female rage and a horrifyingly deformed Bildungsroman. Frances is quiet and rec… read more

Similar categories in Erica McKeen's Tear book and Erica McKeen's Tear

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • canada
  • literature
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult

19 Top adult books like Tear by Erica McKeen

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Rouge

Mona Awad

3.56

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The Haunting of Velkwood

Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

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Your Shadow Half Remains

Sunny Moraine

3.38

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Nails and Eyes

Kaori Fujino

3.43

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20 Best fiction books like Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram

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The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.67

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Heads Will Roll

Josh Winning

3.69

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Devils Kill Devils

Johnny Compton

3.46

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The Eyes Are the Best Part

Monika Kim

3.89

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