17 best-selling adult books like The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay

Cover of The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay

The Lie Maker

By: Linwood Barclay

4.13

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First an…

If you liked the adult plot in The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena

1. Everyone Here Is Lying

By: Shari Lapena

3.80

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Stanhope - a safe neighbourhood. A place for families.William Wooler is a family man, on… read more

Similar categories in Shari Lapena's Everyone Here Is Lying book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) by Michael    Connelly

2. Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

By: Michael Connelly

4.56

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning ar… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Zero Days by Ruth Ware

3. Zero Days

By: Ruth Ware

3.65

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Ware returns with this adrenaline-fueled thriller about a woman in a race against time to clea… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Ware's Zero Days book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The wall around the perimeter was child's play."

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

"... they were just one part of a vast dark web of unseen players ... And yes, they could be fought, maybe some individuals might even be arrested, but you might as well try to prosecute cancer. They …"

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

"If I shut my eyes, I could picture him... The thought gave me a kind of peace, the idea that he could be out there somewhere-just beyond my reach. But it was a dishonest peace, and I knew that as muc…"

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

Cover of Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3) by Lisa Gardner

4. Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

By: Lisa Gardner

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner comes a harrowing new thriller: Frankie … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Gardner's Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"You're not a killer," I whisper one last time. Then I drop to the ground, twisting as I roll to light up his form with my flashlight. Inside Vaughn's cabin, Aolani pulls the trigger. A single crack. …"

-Lisa Gardner, Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

"Honest to God, I'm a complete stranger to you. How hard is it to just walk away? She has me there. So much so I feel profoundly stupid. Even ashamed. During all my years trying to save the world, I n…"

-Lisa Gardner, Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

Cover of The Boy from the Woods (Wilde, #1) by Harlan Coben

5. The Boy from the Woods (Wilde, #1)

By: Harlan Coben

3.95

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

Thirty years ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. N… read more

Similar categories in Harlan Coben's The Boy from the Woods (Wilde, #1) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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6. The Exchange

By: John Grisham

3.69

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a … read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's The Exchange book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Winning was always fun, but winning with class was far more important."

-John Grisham, The Exchange

Cover of After That Night (Will Trent, #11) by Karin Slaughter

7. After That Night (Will Trent, #11)

By: Karin Slaughter

4.27

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

After that night, nothing was ever the same again Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed … read more

Similar categories in Karin Slaughter's After That Night (Will Trent, #11) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Obsessed (Michael Bennett, #15) by James  Patterson

8. Obsessed (Michael Bennett, #15)

By: James Patterson

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A superstitious killer targeting young women in every borough of New York City has Detective Michae… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Obsessed (Michael Bennett, #15) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12) by Harlan Coben

9. Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

By: Harlan Coben

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

9 hours, 41 minutes Myron Bolitar and Windsor Horne Lockwood III​ reunite to find a dead man co… read more

Similar categories in Harlan Coben's Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39) by Jonathan Kellerman

10. The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide … read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Kellerman's The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16) by Jeffery Deaver

11. The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16)

By: Jeffery Deaver

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and killin… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) by David Baldacci

12. The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2)

By: David Baldacci

4.37

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murde… read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Simply Lies (Mickey Gibson, #1) by David Baldacci

13. Simply Lies (Mickey Gibson, #1)

By: David Baldacci

3.98

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A twisting new psychological thriller in which two women—one a former detective, the other a danger… read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's Simply Lies (Mickey Gibson, #1) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

14. A Calamity of Souls

By: David Baldacci

4.53

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo … read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's A Calamity of Souls book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay

15. The Lie Maker

By: Linwood Barclay

4.13

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First an… read more

Similar categories in Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • canada
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of An Honest Man by Michael Koryta

16. An Honest Man

By: Michael Koryta

4.13

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

The murder of several politicians at sea has shattering implications for a local lobsterman and a y… read more

Similar categories in Michael Koryta's An Honest Man book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of 12 Months to Live (Jane Smith #1) by James  Patterson

17. 12 Months to Live (Jane Smith #1)

By: James Patterson

4.10

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Criminal attorney Jane F. Smith, tough as nails, has received a terminal diagnosis and doesn't have… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's 12 Months to Live (Jane Smith #1) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Truth about the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline

18. The Truth about the Devlins

By: Lisa Scottoline

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Scottoline's The Truth about the Devlins book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of An Evil Heart (Kate Burkholder, #15) by Linda  Castillo

19. An Evil Heart (Kate Burkholder, #15)

By: Linda Castillo

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the brutal death of a young Amish man in An Evil Heart… read more

Similar categories in Linda Castillo's An Evil Heart (Kate Burkholder, #15) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

20. I Will Find You

By: Harlan Coben

4.15

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

David and Cheryl Burroughs are living the dream - married, a beautiful house in the suburbs, a thre… read more

Similar categories in Harlan Coben's I Will Find You book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The American economy relies more on the con than we like to think"

-Harlan Coben, I Will Find You

Cover of Betrayal (Robin Lockwood #7) by Phillip Margolin

21. Betrayal (Robin Lockwood #7)

By: Phillip Margolin

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In Phillip Margolin's Betrayal , attorney Robin Lockwood finds herself defending her old nemesis in… read more

Similar categories in Phillip Margolin's Betrayal (Robin Lockwood #7) book and Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

21 Best fiction books like The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay

Transform Your Habits

Everyone Here Is Lying

Shari Lapena

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

Michael Connelly

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Zero Days

Ruth Ware

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

Lisa Gardner

3.99

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21 Best fiction books like A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

Transform Your Habits

Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

C.J. Box

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Eruption

Michael Crichton

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

Harlan Coben

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)

Jonathan Kellerman

4.21

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