7 Top gothic books like Mr. Flood's Last Resort by Jess Kidd

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Mr. Flood's Last Resort

By: Jess Kidd

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of Himself comes a spellbinding and “magically entertaining read” (Go…

"Memory is like a wayward dog. Sometimes it drops the ball and sometimes it brings it, and sometimes it doesn’t bring a ball at all; it brings a shoe."

-Jess Kidd, Mr. Flood's Last Resort

"Memory is like a wayward dog. Sometimes it drops the ball and sometimes it brings it, and sometimes it doesn’t bring a ball at all; it brings a shoe."

-Jess Kidd, Mr. Flood's Last Resort

"The wind grabbed a handful of sand and scattered it like bright confetti along the hard-packed, sea-scoured, deserted beach. The sky had a newly rinsed look, the clouds spun and wrung out on high."

-Jess Kidd, Mr. Flood's Last Resort

"The wind grabbed a handful of sand and scattered it like bright confetti along the hard-packed, sea-scoured, deserted beach. The sky had a newly rinsed look, the clouds spun and wrung out on high."

-Jess Kidd, Mr. Flood's Last Resort

If you liked the gothic plot in Mr. Flood's Last Resort by Jess Kidd , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. The Vanishing

By: Sophia Tobin

3.69

Format: 384 pages, ebook

A story of intrigue and revenge, perfect for fans of Jane Eyreand Fingersmith and The Miniaturist. … read more

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2. Old God's Time

By: Sebastian Barry

3.85

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author, a dazzlingly written novel exploring love, memory, … read more

Similar categories in Sebastian Barry's Old God's Time book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • ireland
  • audiobook
"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-se immòbil, feliç i inútil"

-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time

"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-de immòbil, feliç i inútil"

-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time

"No one minds life as long as they are not trying to leave it. Nor death, as long as they are not dying."

-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time

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3. The List of Suspicious Things

By: Jennie Godfrey

4.29

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

'What if we decided to try and find him?' 'What on earth are you on about?' she said. 'How are w… read more

Similar categories in Jennie Godfrey's The List of Suspicious Things book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Mr. Flood's Last Resort by Jess Kidd

4. Mr. Flood's Last Resort

By: Jess Kidd

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of Himself comes a spellbinding and “magically entertaining read” (Go… read more

Similar categories in Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • ireland
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Memory is like a wayward dog. Sometimes it drops the ball and sometimes it brings it, and sometimes it doesn’t bring a ball at all; it brings a shoe."

-Jess Kidd, Mr. Flood's Last Resort

"The wind grabbed a handful of sand and scattered it like bright confetti along the hard-packed, sea-scoured, deserted beach. The sky had a newly rinsed look, the clouds spun and wrung out on high."

-Jess Kidd, Mr. Flood's Last Resort

"My sister said that when the tide was out you could walk all the way to America; the waves pulled back that far. So far that the starfish forgot there ever was an ocean and stiffened with dismay. So …"

-Jess Kidd, Mr. Flood's Last Resort

Cover of The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights by Bridget Collins

5. The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights

By: Bridget Collins

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the creators of The Haunting Season comes a dazzling collection of never-before-seen ghostly t… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • gothic
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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6. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

Similar categories in Stacey Halls's The Household book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • gothic
  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

7. Shrines of Gaiety

By: Kate Atkinson

3.85

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

London 1926. Roaring Twenties. Corruption. Seduction. Debts due. In a country still recovering … read more

Similar categories in Kate Atkinson's Shrines of Gaiety book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The library had not been a career choice. After all, who would choose to be a librarian?"

-Kate Atkinson, Shrines of Gaiety

"His head was always in the clouds. 'I'm writing a novel,' he told her. As if that was something to crow about. As if there weren't enough novels in the world already."

-Kate Atkinson, Shrines of Gaiety

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8. The Shape of Darkness

By: Laura Purcell

3.83

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

As the age of the photograph dawns in Victorian Bath, silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep… read more

Similar categories in Laura Purcell's The Shape of Darkness book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
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9. A Tidy Ending

By: Joanna Cannon

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A delightfully sinister novel about a married woman living a nice, quiet suburban life—but things a… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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10. The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights

By: Bridget Collins

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Winter, with its unsettling blend of the cosy and the sinister, has long been a popular time for ga… read more

Similar categories in Bridget Collins's The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • gothic
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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11. The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist, #2)

By: Jessie Burton

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Alive with the magic of Amsterdam, the enchanting new historical novel from the author of the sensa… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Burton's The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist, #2) book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The road in front is empty: it is behind them that something waits."

-Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist, #2)

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12. Lily

By: Rose Tremain

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Nobody knows yet that she is a murderer... Abandoned at the gates of a London park one winter's … read more

Similar categories in Rose Tremain's Lily book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Clear

By: Carys Davies

3.92

Format: 196 pages, Hardcover

A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a minister dispatched to a remote is… read more

Similar categories in Carys Davies's Clear book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3) by Richard Osman

14. The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

By: Richard Osman

4.38

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

One Thursday afternoon in the seniors' center, a decade-old cold case --their favorite kind-- leads… read more

Similar categories in Richard Osman's The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3) book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"But you can’t be ruled by hindsight, can you?"

-Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

"Love? Try Googling it. There aren't any answers."

-Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

"When you look backwards, everything is inevitable."

-Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

"Ron's mouth opens, but, unusually for him, no words come out."

-Richard Osman, The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)

Cover of Maureen (Harold Fry #3) by Rachel Joyce

15. Maureen (Harold Fry #3)

By: Rachel Joyce

3.95

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry comes a moving novel told from… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Joyce's Maureen (Harold Fry #3) book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna  Cannon

16. The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

By: Joanna Cannon

3.65

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Part coming-of-age story, part mystery, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep is a quirky and utterly ch… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Cannon's The Trouble with Goats and Sheep book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The most important thing a garden needs is the shadow of a gardener."

-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

"I thought I would like a job where inquiring about everyone else's private business was considered perfectly routine."

-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

"And I decided it really was true after all. You only really need two people to believe in the same thing, to feel as though you just might belong."

-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

"The only problem was, when your whole existence is something you have to cope with, you look back one day and find that your strategy has become a way of life."

-Joanna Cannon, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

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17. The Whispering Muse

By: Laura Purcell

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a gripping tale of obsession, superstition and ambit… read more

Similar categories in Laura Purcell's The Whispering Muse book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
Cover of The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk

18. The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley

By: Sean Lusk

3.90

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Zachary Cloudesley is gifted in a remarkable way. But not all gifts are a blessing... Leadenhall… read more

Similar categories in Sean Lusk's The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • magical realism
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal

19. The Burial Plot

By: Elizabeth Macneal

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable his… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's The Burial Plot book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Book of Secrets by Anna Mazzola

20. The Book of Secrets

By: Anna Mazzola

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Months after the plague ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it t… read more

Similar categories in Anna Mazzola's The Book of Secrets book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

21. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

Similar categories in Kate Atkinson's Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) book and Jess Kidd's Mr. Flood's Last Resort

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction

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