19 must-read crime books like The Escape by Lynda La Plante

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The Escape

By: Lynda La Plante

3.61

Format: 523 pages,

If you liked the crime plot in The Escape by Lynda La Plante , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Double Clue: And Other Hercule Poirot Stories

By: Agatha Christie , Sophie Hannah , None

3.71

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A perfect introduction to Agatha Christie - four of the best Hercule Poirot stories, chosen for the… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's The Double Clue: And Other Hercule Poirot Stories book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
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2. Hello Mum

By: Bernardine Evaristo

3.69

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chi… read more

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  • crime
  • short stories
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3. Blackout

By: Emily Barr

3.76

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

A tense and chilling Quick Read from the queen of psychological suspense. You wake up in a stran… read more

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  • crime
  • short stories
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4. Dead Simple

By: Jane Casey , Clare Mackintosh , Antonia Hodgson , C.L. Taylor , None , Mark Billingham , Angela Marsons , Harry Bingham

3.65

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman reports a crime to the police, with unexpected resultsThe grieving widow who finds that she… read more

Similar categories in Jane Casey's Dead Simple book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
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5. Too Good To Be True (Shetland Island, #6.2)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.84

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Too Good To Be True is a gripping Quick Read from Ann Cleeves, featuring Detective Inspector Jimmy … read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's Too Good To Be True (Shetland Island, #6.2) book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
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6. Bloody Valentine (Quick Reads)

By: James Patterson

3.57

Format: 122 pages, Unknown Binding

This year Valentine's Day isn't for romance. It's for murder. Mega rich restaurant owner Jack Ba… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Bloody Valentine (Quick Reads) book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
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7. Four Warned

By: Jeffrey Archer

3.97

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

These four short stories from a master storyteller are packed full of twists and turns. In Stuck on… read more

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  • short stories
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8. Wrong Time, Wrong Place

By: Simon Kernick

4.12

Format: 428 pages, Paperback

Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? You are hiking in the Scottish highlands w… read more

Similar categories in Simon Kernick's Wrong Time, Wrong Place book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
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9. The Escape

By: Lynda La Plante

3.61

Format: 523 pages,

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  • crime
  • short stories

10. Blackwater

By: Conn Iggulden

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

A dark, chilling psychological thriller from the number one bestselling author of the Emperor serie… read more

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11. Paris for One

By: Jojo Moyes

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author Jojo Moyes brings us a charming and heart-warming short story in association wit… read more

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12. One False Move (Quick Reads 2017)

By: Dreda Say Mitchell

4.62

Format: 290 pages,

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13. Dead Man Talking

By: Roddy Doyle

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pat had been best friends with Joe Murphy since they were kids. But years ago they had a fight. A b… read more

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14. The Kiss

By: Santa Montefiore

3.69

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes your biggest mistake can also be a blessing . . .Madison has always known she had a diffe… read more

Similar categories in Santa Montefiore's The Kiss book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • short stories
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15. Blind Spot

By: Paula Hawkins

3.27

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

'How can you say things like this? How can you be so blind?' Since they were kids, Edie, Jake an… read more

Similar categories in Paula Hawkins's Blind Spot book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
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16. The Swimmer

By: Graham Norton

3.86

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

Quick Reads 2022 Helen is a retired teacher living on the Irish coast. She enjoys the peace and qu… read more

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  • crime
  • short stories
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17. The Black Mountain

By: Kate Mosse

3.66

Format: 136 pages, Kindle Edition

The Black Mountain is a Quick Read short story from bestselling author Kate Mosse. It is May, 17… read more

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  • short stories
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18. Loyalty

By: Martina Cole

4.53

Format: 602 pages, Kindle Edition

'The Queen of Crime is back!' CloserDon't miss the brand new novel from legendary author Martina Co… read more

Similar categories in Martina Cole's Loyalty book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
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19. Those People Next Door

By: Kia Abdullah

3.61

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A Quick Reads story from award winning author Kia Abdullah ‘Abdullah’s legal thrillers make John… read more

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20. The Skylight

By: Louise Candlish

3.75

Format: None pages, Audiobook

They can’t see her, but she can see them… Simone has a secret. She likes to stand at her bathroom w… read more

Similar categories in Louise Candlish's The Skylight book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
Cover of Wish You Were Dead (Roy Grace, #17.5) by Peter James

21. Wish You Were Dead (Roy Grace, #17.5)

By: Peter James

3.71

Format: 97 pages, Kindle Edition

Wish You Were Dead is a Quick Read short story from bestselling author Peter James.Roy Grace and hi… read more

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  • crime
  • short stories
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22. The Cutting Season

By: M.W. Craven

4.11

Format: 105 pages, Kindle Edition

Poe's just hanging around on a Saturday afternoon... Dangling from a hook in a meat packing plan… read more

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  • crime
  • short stories
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23. A Fresh Start (Quick Reads) (Quick Reads 2020)

By: Fanny Blake

3.62

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

From wronged wives to nosy neighbours, from distant dads to new-found family, from secrets to lies,… read more

Similar categories in Fanny Blake's A Fresh Start (Quick Reads) (Quick Reads 2020) book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • short stories
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24. The Donor

By: Clare Mackintosh

3.86

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

She gave you everything. But what does she want in return?When Lizzie's daughter Meg is given a lif… read more

Similar categories in Clare Mackintosh's The Donor book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
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25. Witness

By: Alex Wheatle

3.23

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

To tell the truth? Or protect his family? Cornell is having a bad time. Kicked out of secondary sc… read more

Similar categories in Alex Wheatle's Witness book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
Cover of Darkness Rising (Harry Virdee, #0.5) by A.A. Dhand

26. Darkness Rising (Harry Virdee, #0.5)

By: A.A. Dhand

3.68

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Detective Inspector Harry Virdee has a lot on his plate. His team is facing government cuts, tensio… read more

Similar categories in A.A. Dhand's Darkness Rising (Harry Virdee, #0.5) book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • crime
  • short stories
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27. Saving the Day

By: Katie Fforde

3.63

Format: 92 pages, Paperback

She has only one chance to turn her life around... Allie is bored with her job and starting to w… read more

Similar categories in Katie Fforde's Saving the Day book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • short stories
Cover of Notting Hill Carnival (Quick Reads): A West Side Story (Quick Reads 2020) by Candice Carty-Williams

28. Notting Hill Carnival (Quick Reads): A West Side Story (Quick Reads 2020)

By: Candice Carty-Williams

3.42

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Sapphire is the hot-headed leader of the Red Roses in an area where gang loyalty is all that matter… read more

Similar categories in Candice Carty-Williams's Notting Hill Carnival (Quick Reads): A West Side Story (Quick Reads 2020) book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • short stories
Cover of Cut Off (Quick Reads) by Mark Billingham

29. Cut Off (Quick Reads)

By: Mark Billingham

3.50

Format: 71 pages, Kindle Edition

Step into a thrilling Quick Read from number one bestselling crime fiction author Mark Billingham.I… read more

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  • crime
  • short stories
Cover of The Great Cornish Getaway by Fern Britton

30. The Great Cornish Getaway

By: Fern Britton

3.72

Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition

As the sun sits high in the sky over Cornwall, and the sea breeze brings a welcome relief to the re… read more

Similar categories in Fern Britton's The Great Cornish Getaway book and Lynda La Plante's The Escape

  • short stories
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31. Clean Break

By: Tammy Cohen

3.89

Format: 95 pages, Kindle Edition

Marriage is complicated, especially for Kate. Her husband Jack has a temper on him, and has been an… read more

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  • crime
  • short stories

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Agatha Christie , Sophie Hannah , None

3.71

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Bernardine Evaristo

3.69

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Blackout

Emily Barr

3.76

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Dead Simple

Jane Casey , Clare Mackintosh , Antonia Hodgson , C.L. Taylor , None , Mark Billingham , Angela Marsons , Harry Bingham

3.65

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Agatha Christie , Sophie Hannah , None

3.71

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Bernardine Evaristo

3.69

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Emily Barr

3.76

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Stuart MacBride

3.66

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