12 must-read mystery books like What Feeds The Lake by J.C. Hemstreet

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What Feeds The Lake

By: J.C. Hemstreet

3.79

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to the Artist's Retreat at Pitch Lake. Each year, the infamous art psychologist, Dr. Lad…

If you liked the mystery plot in What Feeds The Lake by J.C. Hemstreet , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Twisted Ones

By: T. Kingfisher

3.64

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When a young woman clears out her deceased grandmother’s home in rural North Carolina, she finds lo… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's The Twisted Ones book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • mystery thriller
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
"Perhaps Welsh fairies stole children and confiscated their vowels."

-T. Kingfisher, The Twisted Ones

"It's a long drive. It's pretty, actually, if you go through West Virginia, but of course then you're in West Virginia."

-T. Kingfisher, The Twisted Ones

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2. Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

By: Brom

4.29

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

Set in Colonial New England, Slewfoot is a tale of magic and mystery, of triumph and terror as only… read more

Similar categories in Brom's Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • paranormal
  • horror
"You will think me foolish. But I wanted to be a fairy queen, to run barefoot through the woods, to sing like a bird and fly through the trees." She smiled. "To be able to talk to the animals."

-Brom, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

"He stared up into the trees, watched them sway in the soft breeze, watched the sun drift slowly across the sky, hour after hour, until it began to sink from view, trying to let go, to let his mind dr…"

-Brom, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

"Buzzing filled his ears, and he watched several bumblebees bounce from flower to flower. He found their hum soothing, and there, at the moment, felt he could watch them forever. He drank in the scent…"

-Brom, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

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3. Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

By: S.T. Gibson

3.66

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

The Devil knows your name, David Aristarkhov. As a teen, David Aristarkhov was a psychic prodig… read more

Similar categories in S.T. Gibson's Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1) book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • gothic
  • paranormal
"He looked as he always did: slightly underfed, terminally scholastic, and two weeks overdue for a haircut."

-S.T. Gibson, Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

"She didn't quite share her husband's passion for antiquarian books, but she understood it. She understood that if you cracked Rhys open, he would probably have paperback pages inside him instead of o…"

-S.T. Gibson, Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

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4. Knock Knock, Open Wide

By: Neil Sharpson

3.99

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Knock Knock, Open Wide weaves horror and Celtic myth into a terrifying, heartbreaking supernatural … read more

Similar categories in Neil Sharpson's Knock Knock, Open Wide book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • thriller
  • horror
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5. Lovely, Dark & Deep

By: Megan Stockton

4.06

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Every year, Six Mile Island has a seasonal shutdown for serious weather. This year, the forecast is… read more

Similar categories in Megan Stockton's Lovely, Dark & Deep book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • thriller
  • horror
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6. 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 J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

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

-Lee Mandelo, The Woods All Black

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7. Your Blood, My Bones

By: Kelly Andrew

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A seductively twisted romance about loyalty, fate, the lengths we go to hide the darkest parts of o… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Andrew's Your Blood, My Bones book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • gothic
  • paranormal
  • horror
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8. Nocticadia

By: Keri Lake

4.29

Format: 682 pages, Kindle Edition

A dark, atmospheric tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love.Mortui vivos docent.The dead teach th… read more

Similar categories in Keri Lake's Nocticadia book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • gothic
  • mystery
  • horror
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9. The Bad Ones

By: Melissa Albert

3.66

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Goddess, goddess, count to five In the morning, who’s alive? In the course of a single winter’s… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Albert's The Bad Ones book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • gothic
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
"Let's say your the girl who saved your best friends life. The person who apparently kept her alive With your love and your constancey. With your steadfast disregard for the worser parts of her nature…"

-Melissa Albert, The Bad Ones

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10. The Cruel Dark

By: Bea Northwick

4.18

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

Millicent Foxboro is haunted. Not by ghosts but by the anguish of her past and the uncertainty o… read more

Similar categories in Bea Northwick's The Cruel Dark book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • gothic
  • mystery
  • horror
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11. We Kill Killers (Psychological Thriller #2)

By: S.T. Ashman

4.18

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

Leah and Agent Richter find themselves in a heart-stopping face-off with an old foe. As the boundar… read more

Similar categories in S.T. Ashman's We Kill Killers (Psychological Thriller #2) book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • thriller
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12. The Crimson Crown (The Crimson Crown Duology)

By: Heather Walter

4.17

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the wickedest of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her sid… read more

Similar categories in Heather Walter's The Crimson Crown (The Crimson Crown Duology) book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
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13. Ocean of Sin and Starlight

By: Karina Halle

3.86

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

PRIEST. PIRATE. MONSTER. From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes Ocean of Sin … read more

Similar categories in Karina Halle's Ocean of Sin and Starlight book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • paranormal
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14. 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 J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • horror
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15. The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1)

By: I.V. Ophelia

3.74

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

"Have you ever wondered how long it would take for a lethal dose of arsenic to kill you? Thirty-fi… read more

Similar categories in I.V. Ophelia's The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1) book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • gothic
  • paranormal
  • horror
"Personal pleasures were like drying flowers, best kept away from the light to preserve their vibrance."

-I.V. Ophelia, The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1)

"My father said unmarked hands were a sign of a man who had not worked for his achievements. He was most likely referring to a future husband, but I decided that it was a standard I wished to hold mys…"

-I.V. Ophelia, The Poisoner (The Poisoner, #1)

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16. Don't Let the Forest In

By: C.G. Drews

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thoma… read more

Similar categories in C.G. Drews's Don't Let the Forest In book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • gothic
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
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17. Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies (Peaches and Honey, #2)

By: R. Raeta

4.37

Format: None pages, None

An immortal love, a tyrannical god thirsting for power, and the divine tree that binds them a… read more

Similar categories in R. Raeta's Pits & Poison: These Godly Lies (Peaches and Honey, #2) book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • paranormal
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18. Graveyard Shift

By: M.L. Rio

3.49

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night sh… read more

Similar categories in M.L. Rio's Graveyard Shift book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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19. Dead of Summer

By: A.J. Merlin

4.34

Format: 545 pages, Kindle Edition

Camp Friends Are Forever Friends Or so the motto of Camp Crestview says. Having been a camp couns… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Merlin's Dead of Summer book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • horror
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20. Smothermoss

By: Alisa Alering

3.57

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A haunting, imaginative, and twisting tale of two sisters and the menacing, unexplained forces that… read more

Similar categories in Alisa Alering's Smothermoss book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • gothic
  • thriller
  • mystery
  • horror
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21. Summer Camp for Slasher Victims

By: Matthew Mercer

3.67

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Camp Safe Woods, a summer camp dedicated to repairing the spirits of those who have face… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Mercer's Summer Camp for Slasher Victims book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • horror
Cover of Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville

22. Blood Like Mine

By: Stuart Neville

3.79

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

STAY ON THE MOVE. STAY OUT OF SIGHT. In LA Times Book Prizewinner Stuart Neville’s daring foray … read more

Similar categories in Stuart Neville's Blood Like Mine book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • horror
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23. The Unmothers

By: Leslie J. Anderson

3.49

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In this emotionally raw and propulsive folk horror-mystery, a journalist goes to a small town and u… read more

Similar categories in Leslie J. Anderson's The Unmothers book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • horror
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24. Fang Fiction

By: Kate Stayman-London

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

She’s out for adventure. He’s out for blood. The world of your favorite fantasy novels is real, … read more

Similar categories in Kate Stayman-London's Fang Fiction book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • thriller
  • paranormal
Cover of Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe

25. Love and Other Conspiracies

By: Mallory Marlowe

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The hardest thing for a paranormal conspiracy theorist and a web series producer to believe in is f… read more

Similar categories in Mallory Marlowe's Love and Other Conspiracies book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • paranormal
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26. Phantasma

By: Kaylie Smith

4.44

Format: 461 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Phantasma. There are only two rules to the game. Stay alive. And don’t fall in love. … read more

Similar categories in Kaylie Smith's Phantasma book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • gothic
  • paranormal
  • horror
"In a different life, in a fair one, I would've kept you until my eternal soul withered away to dust"

-Kaylie Smith, Phantasma

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27. Thrum

By: Meg Smitherman

4.19

Format: None pages, ebook

Ami awakes from years in stasis to find she’s at the edges of deep space, and the only surviving me… read more

Similar categories in Meg Smitherman's Thrum book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • gothic
  • thriller
  • horror
"A scream or a sob begins to work its way up my throat. I don't want to let it out; I'm afraid that if I do, something will hear me and silence me with gentle hands, and I will be lost forever."

-Meg Smitherman, Thrum

Cover of Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram

28. 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 J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • horror
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29. Anathema

By: Keri Lake

4.50

Format: None pages, None

A new gothic dark fantasy coming in 2024 Only the banished know what lies beyond the woods ... … read more

Similar categories in Keri Lake's Anathema book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • gothic
  • horror
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30. What Feeds The Lake

By: J.C. Hemstreet

3.79

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to the Artist's Retreat at Pitch Lake. Each year, the infamous art psychologist, Dr. Lad… read more

Similar categories in J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • gothic
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • paranormal
Cover of Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone

31. Tenderly, I Am Devoured

By: Lyndall Clipstone

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Saltburn, For the Wolf, and House of Hollow, Tenderly, I Am Devoured is a moody… read more

Similar categories in Lyndall Clipstone's Tenderly, I Am Devoured book and J.C. Hemstreet's What Feeds The Lake

  • romance
  • gothic
  • horror

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