21 Best mystery books like My Summer Darlings by May Cobb

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My Summer Darlings

By: May Cobb

3.35

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Three lifelong friends plus a dangerous, sexy new stranger in town add up to a scorching summer of …

If you liked the mystery plot in My Summer Darlings by May Cobb , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Bad Summer People

By: Emma Rosenblum

3.43

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A whip-smart, propulsive debut about infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue, set against … read more

Similar categories in Emma Rosenblum's Bad Summer People book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. She's Not Sorry

By: Mary Kubica

3.81

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

An ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past in this chilling thriller. Megha… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kubica's She's Not Sorry book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. Listen for the Lie

By: Amy Tintera

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if… read more

Similar categories in Amy Tintera's Listen for the Lie book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Men say shit,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"What are you doing here?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"We were all so repressed in our twenties,"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

"Lucy, didn’t you want to be a writer once?"

-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

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4. Only If You're Lucky

By: Stacy Willingham

3.56

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

Lucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot, wh… read more

Similar categories in Stacy Willingham's Only If You're Lucky book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"...with an entire year lost since I lost Eliza, I don't just need to be saved anymore. I need to be resuscitated."

-Stacy Willingham, Only If You're Lucky

"How interesting: that female instinct to duck, to hide, like prey catching sight of glowing eyes in the night. Something inherent in our very genes, our very DNA"

-Stacy Willingham, Only If You're Lucky

"She's all the way in the front, perched on the bow like a figurehead pulling us forward. Or maybe a siren, seductive and dangerous, her little lies fooling us all."

-Stacy Willingham, Only If You're Lucky

"And if Eliza was adrenaline, that makes Lucy something even more. Something more addicting, more dangerous. Something I probably shouldn't be dabbling in -- but at the same time, something impossible…"

-Stacy Willingham, Only If You're Lucky

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5. Stone Cold Fox

By: Rachel Koller Croft

3.67

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

A compelling debut novel about an ambitious woman who, after a lifetime of conning alongside her mo… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Koller Croft's Stone Cold Fox book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. One Perfect Couple

By: Ruth Ware

3.68

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

Runtime: 14 hours and 9 minutes Harkening to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Ware's One Perfect Couple book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Heiress

By: Rachel Hawkins

3.87

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest w… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hawkins's The Heiress book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"One rarely finds salvation in Florida."

-Rachel Hawkins, The Heiress

"Sometimes it's fun to give people enough rope with which to hang themselves."

-Rachel Hawkins, The Heiress

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8. Darling Girls

By: Sally Hepworth

4.04

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER... Sally Hepworth’s new novel has it all. For as long as they… read more

Similar categories in Sally Hepworth's Darling Girls book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She didn’t do well out of her routine."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"[…] the dogs burst out into the night in search of nocturnal animals to torment."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"She had a very specific routine that she had to follow if she was to have the slightest hope of drifting off."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"Today had involved far too much talking. Norah appreciated the great wonder of communication as much as the next person, but she despised it in excess."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

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9. My Summer Darlings

By: May Cobb

3.35

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Three lifelong friends plus a dangerous, sexy new stranger in town add up to a scorching summer of … read more

Similar categories in May Cobb's My Summer Darlings book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. The Next Mrs. Parrish (Mrs. Parrish, #2)

By: Liv Constantine

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Daphne and Amber Parrish are thrust back into each other’s lives upon the resurgence of a long-forg… read more

Similar categories in Liv Constantine's The Next Mrs. Parrish (Mrs. Parrish, #2) book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Block Party

By: Jamie Day

3.70

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This summer, meet your neighbors. The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are en… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Day's The Block Party book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"My mom is fond of saying that if everyone threw their problems up in the air, people would race to catch their own. [Lettie Fox]"

-Jamie Day, The Block Party

"Willow buries her face in her hands. 'How'd everything get this screwed up?' she asks in a muffled voice. I want to say: Because we were born and life seems to go awry no matter what we do. [Lettie F…"

-Jamie Day, The Block Party

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12. The Soulmate

By: Sally Hepworth

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge... … read more

Similar categories in Sally Hepworth's The Soulmate book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. You Can Trust Me

By: Wendy Heard

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Summer and Leo would do anything for each other. Inspired by the way each has had to carve her plac… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Heard's You Can Trust Me book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. A Twisted Love Story

By: Samantha Downing

3.21

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of My Lovely Wife comes a reckless, delicious thriller about a young co… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Downing's A Twisted Love Story book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Senator's Wife

By: Liv Constantine

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A D.C. philanthropist suspects that her seemingly perfect employee is secretly plotting to steal he… read more

Similar categories in Liv Constantine's The Senator's Wife book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. Middle of the Night

By: Riley Sager

3.74

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must … read more

Similar categories in Riley Sager's Middle of the Night book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. The Spare Room

By: Andrea Bartz

3.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Staying with a friend and her husband is sexier—and deadlier—than anyone could have imagined, in th… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Bartz's The Spare Room book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Social Climber

By: Amanda Pellegrino

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When you’re on top, you can get away with anything... It’s the week before her wedding, and all … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Pellegrino's The Social Climber book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Bye, Baby

By: Carola Lovering

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A missing baby. A fraught friendship. A secret that can never be told. On a brisk fall night in … read more

Similar categories in Carola Lovering's Bye, Baby book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Instantly calming as she suckles by breast. It's a relief for both of us..."

-Carola Lovering, Bye, Baby

"Ella is on my nipple like a magnet... my breasts engorged and tingling from the let-down."

-Carola Lovering, Bye, Baby

"Ella begins to fuss in her stroller... I feel a wave of love for her as my nipples tingle on instinct - my milk coming down."

-Carola Lovering, Bye, Baby

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20. The Last Housewife

By: Ashley Winstead

3.70

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed In My Dreams I Hold a Knife comes a pitch-black thriller about a w… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Winstead's The Last Housewife book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She thrust a pamphlet at me. Suicide Prevention Hotline , it said. Her voice was soaked in reassurance, "No matter what you're feeling, I promise it gets better." I stared at her until she staggered …"

-Ashley Winstead, The Last Housewife

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21. Can't Look Away

By: Carola Lovering

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It's 2013, and twenty-three-year-old Brooklyn barista Molly Diamond has just locked eyes with Jake … read more

Similar categories in Carola Lovering's Can't Look Away book and May Cobb's My Summer Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook

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Emma Rosenblum

3.43

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Mary Kubica

3.81

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Listen for the Lie

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4.13

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Only If You're Lucky

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3.56

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Mary Kubica

3.81

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Jeneva Rose

3.86

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4.13

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3.65

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