21 Best mystery books like A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon

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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…

If you liked the mystery plot in A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

1. 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 Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of You Are Here by David Nicholls

2. You Are Here

By: David Nicholls

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way . . . Michael is coming undone. Adrift after his… read more

Similar categories in David Nicholls's You Are Here book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It’s true I do have time and freedom and I love it, sometimes. But the notion that I should be “making the most of it"

-David Nicholls, You Are Here

"You were traumatised.’ ‘I wonder if people use that word too much.’ ‘It’s the right word for something traumatic.’ ‘But it wasn’t war. People get beaten up every Friday night.’ ‘And are traumatised b…"

-David Nicholls, You Are Here

"she went on a solo trip to Italy, role-playing a character in a Forster novel. In Florence, she read performatively in cafés and sat in the cool of exquisite churches, straining for some kind of spir…"

-David Nicholls, You Are Here

"Books saw her through the pupal stage of thirteen to sixteen, frowning at Kafka and Woolf, then tearing through John Irving and Maeve Binchy, widely read in the proper sense, making no distinction be…"

-David Nicholls, You Are Here

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3. Bournville

By: Jonathan Coe

3.81

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling, award-winning author of Middle England comes a profoundly moving, brutally fu… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Coe's Bournville book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. The Mother

By: T.M. Logan

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Framed for murder. Now she's free . . . A woman attends a funeral, standing in the shadows and w… read more

Similar categories in T.M. Logan's The Mother book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. A Terrible Kindness

By: Jo Browning Wroe

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When we go through something impossible, someone, or something, will help us, if we let them . . . … read more

Similar categories in Jo Browning Wroe's A Terrible Kindness book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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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 Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

7. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels

By: Janice Hallett

3.95

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into belie… read more

Similar categories in Janice Hallett's The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. Forever Home

By: Graham Norton

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Where do secrets live? Carol is a divorced teacher living in a small town in Ireland, her only son … read more

Similar categories in Graham Norton's Forever Home book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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9. The Whalebone Theatre

By: Joanna Quinn

4.06

Format: 558 pages, Hardcover

A transporting, irresistible debut novel that takes its heroine, Cristabel Seagrave, from a theatr… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Quinn's The Whalebone Theatre book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Without passion we are only machines."

-Joanna Quinn, The Whalebone Theatre

"A place where exiles gather to talk of passion."

-Joanna Quinn, The Whalebone Theatre

"The men repeatedly request that she play Elgar’s “Nimrod"

-Joanna Quinn, The Whalebone Theatre

"It pleases her immensely that she has created this. It reminds her of playing with the cardboard theatre in the attic, how her favourite part was lying on the floor, doing the voices, making the char…"

-Joanna Quinn, The Whalebone Theatre

Cover of The Christmas Appeal (The Appeal, #1.5) by Janice Hallett

10. The Christmas Appeal (The Appeal, #1.5)

By: Janice Hallett

3.63

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This immersive holiday caper from the “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) follows t… read more

Similar categories in Janice Hallett's The Christmas Appeal (The Appeal, #1.5) book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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11. 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 Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • 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

Cover of In the Blink of An Eye (Kat and Lock, #1) by Jo  Callaghan

12. In the Blink of An Eye (Kat and Lock, #1)

By: Jo Callaghan

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds. Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an ey… read more

Similar categories in Jo Callaghan's In the Blink of An Eye (Kat and Lock, #1) book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Tidy Ending by Joanna  Cannon

13. 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 Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) by Richard Osman

14. The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

By: Richard Osman

4.49

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been … read more

Similar categories in Richard Osman's The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"His authentic indifference seems to delight them."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"I think Psychopaths wear lipstick too,' says Joyce."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"I love you,' he says. Because what else is there to say?"

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"Sure,' says Ron. 'She wants to kill me. Bake her some scones."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

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15. Platform Seven

By: Louise Doughty

3.52

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. The man crossing the covered walkw… read more

Similar categories in Louise Doughty's Platform Seven book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The dead don't bother haunting graveyards- they are the last place on earth they need to haunt. The living do that job for them with their messy combination of grief, desire, imagination. There is no…"

-Louise Doughty, Platform Seven

"It's a deal we all make, I remember thinking. What kind of life will I live with this person? All relationships are a balancing act, after all, each individual perched on either side of a seesaw. You…"

-Louise Doughty, Platform Seven

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16. Strange Sally Diamond

By: Liz Nugent

4.20

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father… read more

Similar categories in Liz Nugent's Strange Sally Diamond book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. The Book of Beginnings

By: Sally Page

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Keeper of Stories, comes the next uplifting story … read more

Similar categories in Sally Page's The Book of Beginnings book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. Broken Light

By: Joanne Harris

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Bernie Moon is feeling invisible. She's given her life to other people - her husband, her son, her … read more

Similar categories in Joanne Harris's Broken Light book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. Meredith, Alone

By: Claire Alexander

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Meredith Maggs has everything a person needs.A best friend in Sadie.A beloved cat in Fred.Jigsaws t… read more

Similar categories in Claire Alexander's Meredith, Alone book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Maureen (Harold Fry #3) by Rachel Joyce

20. 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 Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Leave No Trace (Kat and Lock, #2) by Jo  Callaghan

21. Leave No Trace (Kat and Lock, #2)

By: Jo Callaghan

4.31

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

DCS Kat Frank and AIDE Lock return in the provocative new thriller from the author of In the Blink … read more

Similar categories in Jo Callaghan's Leave No Trace (Kat and Lock, #2) book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Game of Lies (DC Morgan, #2) by Clare Mackintosh

22. A Game of Lies (DC Morgan, #2)

By: Clare Mackintosh

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can't trust anything you see. Stranded in… read more

Similar categories in Clare Mackintosh's A Game of Lies (DC Morgan, #2) book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Only Suspect by Louise Candlish

23. The Only Suspect

By: Louise Candlish

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

THE NEW CAUTIONARY TALE OF OBSESSION, LOVE, JEALOUSY AND DECEPTION FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLIN… read more

Similar categories in Louise Candlish's The Only Suspect book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Windmill Hill by Lucy Atkins

24. Windmill Hill

By: Lucy Atkins

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

In the 1970s, a single night in a remote hunting lodge with a Hollywood director and his leading la… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Atkins's Windmill Hill book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore

25. The Garnett Girls

By: Georgina Moore

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this brilliant debut novel full of heart and warmth, three very different sisters--and their fre… read more

Similar categories in Georgina Moore's The Garnett Girls book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It wasn't until the small daily gestures of affection disappeared in a marriage that you noticed them or knew how much you relied on them to break up the grind of work and childcare. They were the be…"

-Georgina Moore, The Garnett Girls

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26. Into the Dark

By: Fiona Cummins

3.67

Format: 400 pages, ebook

THE PLACE: Seawings, a beautiful Art Deco home overlooking the sweep of the bay in Midtown-on-Sea. … read more

Similar categories in Fiona Cummins's Into the Dark book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Vintage Shop of Second Chances by Libby Page

27. The Vintage Shop of Second Chances

By: Libby Page

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Among the cobbled streets of the Somerset town of Frome, Lou is embarking on the start of something… read more

Similar categories in Libby Page's The Vintage Shop of Second Chances book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly

28. The Skeleton Key

By: Erin Kelly

3.78

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

THIS REUNION WILL TEAR A FAMILY APART... Summer, 2021. Nell has come home at her family's insist… read more

Similar categories in Erin Kelly's The Skeleton Key book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Life and Otter Miracles by Hazel Prior

29. Life and Otter Miracles

By: Hazel Prior

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Nineteen-year-old Phoebe and her widower father Al have recently moved to Devon, to a small cottage… read more

Similar categories in Hazel Prior's Life and Otter Miracles book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of What July Knew by Emily Koch

30. What July Knew

By: Emily Koch

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Summer, 1995. July Hooper knows eighteen things about her mother. Like number thirteen: she … read more

Similar categories in Emily Koch's What July Knew book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin

31. Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love

By: Marianne Cronin

4.62

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with … read more

Similar categories in Marianne Cronin's Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love book and Joanna Cannon's A Tidy Ending

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

31 Best fiction books like A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon

Transform Your Habits

The List of Suspicious Things

Jennie Godfrey

4.29

Transform Your Habits

You Are Here

David Nicholls

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Bournville

Jonathan Coe

3.81

Transform Your Habits

The Mother

T.M. Logan

4.02

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Trust

Hernan Diaz

3.83

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Old God's Time

Sebastian Barry

3.85

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Kate Morton

4.07

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Ann Patchett

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