16 best-selling thriller books like The Mother by Jane Caro

Cover of The Mother by Jane Caro

The Mother

By: Jane Caro

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Just like the garden, the fuse box, the bills, bin night and blown light bulbs, this was just somet…

"There's no need to charm your mother, she thought. Which is both a compliment and a burden."

-Jane Caro, The Mother

"The pall bearers were holding Pete's coffin, waiting to walk down the aisle—just like bridesmaids. The music began and they started to move, trying to keep pace with David Bowie's 'Changes'."

-Jane Caro, The Mother

If you liked the thriller plot in The Mother by Jane Caro , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

1. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

By: Shankari Chandran

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more

Similar categories in Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton

2. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

Similar categories in Trent Dalton's Lola in the Mirror book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • family
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • crime
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte  Wood

3. Stone Yard Devotional

By: Charlotte Wood

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winn… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Wood's Stone Yard Devotional book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Wake (PI Lane Holland #1) by Shelley Burr

4. Wake (PI Lane Holland #1)

By: Shelley Burr

3.99

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

'The tiny outback town of Nannine lies in the harsh red interior of Australia. Once a thriving cent… read more

Similar categories in Shelley Burr's Wake (PI Lane Holland #1) book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2) by Chris Hammer

5. The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2)

By: Chris Hammer

4.29

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A man runs for his life in a forest. A woman plans sabotage. A body is unearthed. Newly-minted… read more

Similar categories in Chris Hammer's The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2) book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor

6. Dirt Creek

By: Hayley Scrivenor

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Austral… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Scrivenor's Dirt Creek book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) by Chris Hammer

7. The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

By: Chris Hammer

4.23

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt. Chris Hammer's… read more

Similar categories in Chris Hammer's The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of The Mother by Jane Caro

8. The Mother

By: Jane Caro

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Just like the garden, the fuse box, the bills, bin night and blown light bulbs, this was just somet… read more

Similar categories in Jane Caro's The Mother book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • feminism
  • psychological thriller
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • australia
  • crime
  • book club
  • audiobook
"There's no need to charm your mother, she thought. Which is both a compliment and a burden."

-Jane Caro, The Mother

"The pall bearers were holding Pete's coffin, waiting to walk down the aisle—just like bridesmaids. The music began and they started to move, trying to keep pace with David Bowie's 'Changes'."

-Jane Caro, The Mother

Cover of The Things That Matter Most by Gabbie Stroud

9. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

Similar categories in Gabbie Stroud's The Things That Matter Most book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3) by Margaret Hickey

10. Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3)

By: Margaret Hickey

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Old loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spe… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Hickey's Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3) book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • family
  • australia
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell

11. The Angry Women's Choir

By: Meg Bignell

4.07

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

By the acclaimed author of Welcome To Nowhere River comes a heart-warming and uplifting story about… read more

Similar categories in Meg Bignell's The Angry Women's Choir book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • feminism
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan

12. What Happened to Nina?

By: Dervla McTiernan

4.11

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

10 hours, 50 minutes From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an… read more

Similar categories in Dervla McTiernan's What Happened to Nina? book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Cutters End (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #1) by Margaret Hickey

13. Cutters End (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #1)

By: Margaret Hickey

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A scintillating crime thriller, set in the South Australian outback town of Cutters End. A mysterio… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Hickey's Cutters End (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #1) book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis

14. The Unbelieved

By: Vikki Petraitis

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

'So you believed the alleged rapists over the alleged victim?' Jane's voice took on an indignant pi… read more

Similar categories in Vikki Petraitis's The Unbelieved book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • book club
  • audiobook
Cover of Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan

15. Pheasants Nest

By: Louise Milligan

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

She wonders if they have discovered her missing yet. Has it broken in the news? Who has been assign… read more

Similar categories in Louise Milligan's Pheasants Nest book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Liars by Petronella McGovern

16. The Liars

By: Petronella McGovern

3.84

Format: 407 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Six Minutes and The Good Teacher comes a compelling family drama of … read more

Similar categories in Petronella McGovern's The Liars book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • crime
  • book club
  • audiobook
"There’s more to development than money…Think of how a child develops. Learns to walk, talk. Grows up. Gets a bit smarter every day. That’s development too. It’s time for Kinton Bay to grow up. Get sm…"

-Petronella McGovern, The Liars

Cover of The House of Now and Then by Jo Dixon

17. The House of Now and Then

By: Jo Dixon

4.15

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

You should leave the past in the past ... or should you? A vividly told, jaw-droppingly twisty and … read more

Similar categories in Jo Dixon's The House of Now and Then book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Torrent (Detective Kate Miles, #1) by Dinuka McKenzie

18. The Torrent (Detective Kate Miles, #1)

By: Dinuka McKenzie

3.90

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

A loving husband lost to devastating summer floods. A teenage girl injured during a robbery. Two se… read more

Similar categories in Dinuka McKenzie's The Torrent (Detective Kate Miles, #1) book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • family
  • australia
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Stone Town (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #2) by Margaret Hickey

19. Stone Town (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #2)

By: Margaret Hickey

4.07

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Stone Town is captivating new rural crime drama from the author of the bestselling Cutters End. … read more

Similar categories in Margaret Hickey's Stone Town (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #2) book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Body of Lies (Gemma Woodstock #4) by Sarah   Bailey

20. Body of Lies (Gemma Woodstock #4)

By: Sarah Bailey

3.91

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

DS Gemma Woodstock returns to Smithson in a mysterious new thriller from the bestselling author of … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Bailey's Body of Lies (Gemma Woodstock #4) book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Cane by Maryrose Cuskelly

21. The Cane

By: Maryrose Cuskelly

3.55

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

ONE MISSING GIRL. NO SUSPECTS. A TOWN ABOUT TO IGNITE. Quala, a North Queensland sugar town, t… read more

Similar categories in Maryrose Cuskelly's The Cane book and Jane Caro's The Mother

  • australia
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • crime
  • book club
  • audiobook

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4.41

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3.68

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4.29

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