17 best-selling mystery books like Guile by Constance Cooper

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Guile

By: Constance Cooper

4.24

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

In the Bad Bayous the water is thick with guile, a powerful substance that wreaks unpredictable cha…

If you liked the mystery plot in Guile by Constance Cooper , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2) by Carolyn Keene, Mildred Benson

1. The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2)

By: Carolyn Keene , Mildred Benson

3.96

Format: 182 pages, Hardcover

After receiving a call from her friend Helen Corning, Nancy agrees to help solve a baffling mystery… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Keene's The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2) book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • adventure
"One thing is for sure, she thought. Work is the best antidote for worry. I'll get back to Twin Elms and do some more sleuthing there."

-Carolyn Keene, The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2)

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2. The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1)

By: Rin Chupeco

3.82

Format: 267 pages, Hardcover

" [A] Stephen Kinglike horror story...A chilling, bloody ghost story that resonates ."― Kirkus From… read more

Similar categories in Rin Chupeco's The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1) book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
"Even then I found the word fitting, soothing. Fireflies. Fire flies. Fire, fly."

-Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1)

"There is a thrill in relishing the suffering of strangers, and they hide their interest with worried faces."

-Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1)

"It is not in my nature to be interested in the living. But there are many things, I have found, that defy nature."

-Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1)

"There are so many other fun ways to dishonor the family name that buying girls’ underwear shouldn’t be one of them."

-Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well (The Girl from the Well, #1)

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3. The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)

By: Nancy Springer

3.80

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

When Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has d… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Springer's The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1) book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
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4. Catalyst

By: Laurie Halse Anderson

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Meet Kate Malone--straight-A science and math geek, minister's daughter, ace long-distance runner, … read more

Similar categories in Laurie Halse Anderson's Catalyst book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • young adult
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5. If You Find Me

By: Emily Murdoch

4.00

Format: 10 pages,

There are some things you can't leave behind... A broken-down camper hidden deep in a national fore… read more

Similar categories in Emily Murdoch's If You Find Me book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
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6. True Grit

By: Charles Portis

3.20

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Mattie Ross, 14, from Dardanelle, Arkansas, narrates half a century later, her trip in the winter o… read more

Similar categories in Charles Portis's True Grit book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • adventure
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7. Guile

By: Constance Cooper

4.24

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

In the Bad Bayous the water is thick with guile, a powerful substance that wreaks unpredictable cha… read more

Similar categories in Constance Cooper's Guile book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • paranormal

8. Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)

By: Elizabeth Wein

4.26

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Oct. 11th, 1943 - A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Wein's Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) book and Constance Cooper's Guile

9. Black Widow: Forever Red (Black Widow, #1)

By: Margaret Stohl

4.01

Format: 532 pages, Hardcover

Enter the world of the Avengers' iconic master spy... Natasha Romanoff is one of the world's most l… read more

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10. Death Cloud (Young Sherlock Holmes, #1)

By: Andy Lane

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

1868 England. Sherlock Holmes, age 14, unexpectedly summers with Farnham relations and befriends or… read more

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11. Princess of Souls (Hundred Kingdoms, #2)

By: Alexandra Christo

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of To Kill a Kingdom comes Princess of Souls, a Rapunzel-inspired YA fantasy romanc… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Christo's Princess of Souls (Hundred Kingdoms, #2) book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Death has a habit of getting its way."

-Alexandra Christo, Princess of Souls (Hundred Kingdoms, #2)

"This castle is lonely enough without having to be alone in it."

-Alexandra Christo, Princess of Souls (Hundred Kingdoms, #2)

"I'm being serious." "You're always serious, it's a real personality flaw."

-Alexandra Christo, Princess of Souls (Hundred Kingdoms, #2)

"It's fine," I say, shrugging it off. "I'm fine." It's the biggest lie I've ever told."

-Alexandra Christo, Princess of Souls (Hundred Kingdoms, #2)

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12. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • adventure
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13. This Time It's Real

By: Ann Liang

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes vira… read more

Similar categories in Ann Liang's This Time It's Real book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • young adult
"We weren’t flirting,"

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I want this to be real."

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I'm not going anywhere. I promise."

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

"I hope you remember to miss me when all this is over"

-Ann Liang, This Time It's Real

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14. Long Lost

By: Jacqueline West

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline West's Long Lost book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • fiction
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15. The One That Got Away with Murder

By: Trish Lundy

3.77

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Be careful who you fall for... Robbie and Trevor Cresmont have a body count—the killer kind. Han… read more

Similar categories in Trish Lundy's The One That Got Away with Murder book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Until something crashes down around us, and he's screaming. I inhale ash. His burning skin. His burning hair. It suffocates me."

-Trish Lundy, The One That Got Away with Murder

"We write one thing we're going to leave behind in the old season and then we burn it. We start off every year with a clean slate."

-Trish Lundy, The One That Got Away with Murder

"Suddenly, everything around me is on fire. I lurch forward, stumbling because I'm drunk. Sweating because it's hot as hell. The smoke is black as night and I can't see anything. Then I feel his hand,…"

-Trish Lundy, The One That Got Away with Murder

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16. Book Love

By: Debbie Tung

4.29

Format: 137 pages, Hardcover

Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels f… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Tung's Book Love book and Constance Cooper's Guile

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17. Huda F Cares?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more

Similar categories in Huda Fahmy's Huda F Cares? book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?

Cover of Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1) by Kayvion Lewis

18. Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1)

By: Kayvion Lewis

3.88

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's Eleven in this cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat compe… read more

Similar categories in Kayvion Lewis's Thieves' Gambit (Thieves' Gambit, #1) book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis

19. A Long Stretch of Bad Days

By: Mindy McGinnis

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lydia Chass doesn’t mind living in a small town; she just doesn’t want to die in one. A lifetime of… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's A Long Stretch of Bad Days book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
"The action is wrong. But the person committing it is a breathing, thinking, living, feeling human being. And I can tell you that most of the time where there's violence, there's fear- and it's not on…"

-Mindy McGinnis, A Long Stretch of Bad Days

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20. Pumpkinheads

By: Rainbow Rowell

4.03

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

In Pumpkinheads author Rainbow Rowell and artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create this ten… read more

Similar categories in Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • young adult
"...I'm your friend. And friends don't let friends live small lives."

-Rainbow Rowell, Pumpkinheads

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21. The Charmed List

By: Julie Abe

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After spending most of high school as the quiet girl, Ellie Kobata is ready to take some risks and … read more

Similar categories in Julie Abe's The Charmed List book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"I brought some Honey & Butter."

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"And please, you know you’re cute."

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"But we can’t leave without a book,"

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

"Is that—is that the Enchanted Forest?"

-Julie Abe, The Charmed List

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22. Year of the Reaper

By: Makiia Lucier

4.04

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

The past never forgets... Before an ambush by enemy soldiers, Lord Cassia was an engineer's appr… read more

Similar categories in Makiia Lucier's Year of the Reaper book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"We are not promised a long life, Cassia. Just a life. Take what happiness you can. Hold tight to it."

-Makiia Lucier, Year of the Reaper

"Loss is a part of life, my lord Cassiapeus, and grief is constant. It is unbearable at first. Then you find you can indeed bear it. Over and over again. As many times as necessary."

-Makiia Lucier, Year of the Reaper

Cover of Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury

23. Hold Back the Tide

By: Melinda Salisbury

3.95

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Everyone in this quiet lakeside community knows that Alva's father killed her mother all those year… read more

Similar categories in Melinda Salisbury's Hold Back the Tide book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1) by Katy Rose Pool

24. Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1)

By: Katy Rose Pool

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling YA fantasy/mystery duology from award-winning author Katy Pool, cursebreaker Marl… read more

Similar categories in Katy Rose Pool's Garden of the Cursed (Garden of the Cursed, #1) book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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25. Practice Girl

By: Estelle Laure

3.66

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Jo never heard of the label "practice girl"...until she was called one. And those two devastating w… read more

Similar categories in Estelle Laure's Practice Girl book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • young adult
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26. Starlings

By: Amanda Linsmeier

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A dark YA fantasy debut perfect for fans of House of Hollow and Small Favors. In the wake of her fa… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Linsmeier's Starlings book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • young adult
"...why would you hurt me so much?" "Because you still have fight in you. I want you broken."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

"We are two blackbirds, connected by the wings. She's the only one I have left, the only one who can light up the dark and chase my nightmares away."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

"I push away the questions. I don't look for frightening things anymore. Except somewhere, in the deepest recesses of my bones, I feel like they still look for me."

-Amanda Linsmeier, Starlings

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27. Jinx

By: Melissa K. Magner

4.36

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Things are quiet in the morning, especially in an unassuming town like Aledale. When sixteen-year-o… read more

Similar categories in Melissa K. Magner's Jinx book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"When the world was dark, those amber-emerald eyes filled the void, greeting Jan like an old friend - reminding her that they were part of her, and that they would be for years to come."

-Melissa K. Magner, Jinx

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28. Star Splitter

By: Matthew J. Kirby

3.85

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Crash-landed on a desolate planet lightyears from Earth, sixteen-year-old Jessica Mathers must unra… read more

Similar categories in Matthew J. Kirby's Star Splitter book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
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29. No Beauties or Monsters

By: Tara Goedjen

3.64

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A mystery about a girl whose family secrets are as threatening as the desert that surrounds her—but… read more

Similar categories in Tara Goedjen's No Beauties or Monsters book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of Last Girl Breathing by Court Stevens

30. Last Girl Breathing

By: Court Stevens

3.79

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When the answers to a present-day murder lie in the past, one teen girl must examine a tragic event… read more

Similar categories in Court Stevens's Last Girl Breathing book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
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31. Stay with My Heart

By: Tashie Bhuiyan

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Counting Down with You  and  A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a … read more

Similar categories in Tashie Bhuiyan's Stay with My Heart book and Constance Cooper's Guile

  • fiction
  • young adult

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3.82

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3.78

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Allison Saft

3.53

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Kika Hatzopoulou

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