16 Top thriller books like Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse

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Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

By: Erika Krouse

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir and part literary true crime, Tell Me Everything is the mesmerizing story of a landmark…

"I felt a little bit like crying and instead ate more cheese."

-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

"Nothing's more comforting than the sound of rain when you're not in it."

-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

"When people are ashamed, they cover their faces. The face is where shame lives."

-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

"People always rely on the incompetent idiot defense—it doesn’t hurt them. Look at Iran-Contra. They named an airport after that guy."

-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

If you liked the thriller plot in Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. 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 Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • 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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2. Bright Young Women

By: Jessica Knoll

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary novel inspired by the real-life sorority targeted by America's first celebrity ser… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Knoll's Bright Young Women book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • true crime
  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The truth is something people will go to great lengths to keep for themselves. It shouldn't feel like a gift when you get it, but it is."

-Jessica Knoll, Bright Young Women

"Time does not heal all wounds. Grief is just like a sink full of dirty dishes or a pile of soiled laundry. Grief is a chore you have to do, and it's a messy one, at that."

-Jessica Knoll, Bright Young Women

"There were men who cracked their knuckles while divulging to me what they would do to the defendant if they got the chance, thinking this was somehow reassuring for me to hear. But all it did was mak…"

-Jessica Knoll, Bright Young Women

"Her lips are moving silently around words I recognize. 'I carry you like my own personal Time Machine, as I put on my lipstick, smile, and head out to the party.' It's a line by one of her favourite …"

-Jessica Knoll, Bright Young Women

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3. The Cartographers

By: Peng Shepherd

3.63

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

What is the purpose of a map? Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her f… read more

Similar categories in Peng Shepherd's The Cartographers book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Grief can raze a face far worse than ten times as many years. (Romi's chapter, Libby @p735/921)."

-Peng Shepherd, The Cartographers

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4. Take My Hand

By: Dolen Perkins-Valdez

4.37

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in po… read more

Similar categories in Dolen Perkins-Valdez's Take My Hand book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • audiobook
"There wasn’t any justice for little Black girls, and never had been."

-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand

"The world was an enigma. My country was an enigma. Still, she was mine. And I loved every square inch of her."

-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand

"The past doesn't work that way. You can't just make it disappear. You can't pretend certain things didn't happen."

-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand

"She wore a belted yellow dress that screamed springtime even though it was chilly out. Anybody in a dress that bright had to be doing some good in the world, I decided."

-Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Take My Hand

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5. Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

By: Erika Krouse

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir and part literary true crime, Tell Me Everything is the mesmerizing story of a landmark… read more

Similar categories in Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • adult
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"I felt a little bit like crying and instead ate more cheese."

-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

"Nothing's more comforting than the sound of rain when you're not in it."

-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

"When people are ashamed, they cover their faces. The face is where shame lives."

-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

"People always rely on the incompetent idiot defense—it doesn’t hurt them. Look at Iran-Contra. They named an airport after that guy."

-Erika Krouse, Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

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6. When We Were Bright And Beautiful

By: Jillian Medoff

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed, bestselling author of This Could Hurt returns with her biggest, boldest novel yet--a… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Medoff's When We Were Bright And Beautiful book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Which is the funny thing about families; no matter how cake you have someone will always feel starved."

-Jillian Medoff, When We Were Bright And Beautiful

"Which is the funny thing about families; no matter how much cake you have, someone will always feel starved."

-Jillian Medoff, When We Were Bright And Beautiful

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7. True Biz

By: Sara Nović

4.08

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

TRUE BIZ (adj./exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talk Tr… read more

Similar categories in Sara Nović's True Biz book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • audiobook
"No one is comforted by salad."

-Sara Nović, True Biz

"maybe standing for something wasn't always a choice"

-Sara Nović, True Biz

"Reason is for people who still have something to fear."

-Sara Nović, True Biz

"fewer things were more motivating than a fear of one's own extinction."

-Sara Nović, True Biz

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8. I Have Some Questions for You

By: Rebecca Makkai

3.61

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past—the family trag… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Makkai's I Have Some Questions for You book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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9. Breathless

By: Amy McCulloch

3.64

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away—Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb… read more

Similar categories in Amy McCulloch's Breathless book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Getting to the summit is a great achievement. But the mountain will always be there. Getting back down alive is the priority."

-Amy McCulloch, Breathless

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10. Darling Girl

By: Liz Michalski

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A Book of The Month Club pick  In this beautiful dive into the world of J. M. Barrie’s classic, … read more

Similar categories in Liz Michalski's Darling Girl book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"They stay with us, you know. The friends you lost...They're still here. ... In this moment, they are alive to her, all of them. She lets the memories in, lets them settle everywhere. In her heart, in…"

-Liz Michalski, Darling Girl

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11. Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases

By: Paul Holes

4.10

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the detective who found The Golden State Killer, a memoir of investigating America’s toughest … read more

Similar categories in Paul Holes's Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • biography
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • adult
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. The Lies I Tell

By: Julie Clark

4.10

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

From author Julie Clark comes a twisted con-woman thriller about two women out for revenge―or is it… read more

Similar categories in Julie Clark's The Lies I Tell book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Like a Sister

By: Kellye Garrett

3.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A twisty, voice-driven thriller for fans of Megan Miranda and Jessica Knoll, in which no one bats a… read more

Similar categories in Kellye Garrett's Like a Sister book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott

14. Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives

By: Mary Laura Philpott

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink comes a poignant and powerful memoir that ta… read more

Similar categories in Mary Laura Philpott's Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Return of Ellie Black

By: Emiko Jean

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call Ellie Black, a girl w… read more

Similar categories in Emiko Jean's The Return of Ellie Black book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"you cannot save yourself from heartbreak. You cannot save yourself from grief."

-Emiko Jean, The Return of Ellie Black

"When you study what you’ve been through, what happened to you, it loses its power, and then you have a choice: stay or move on."

-Emiko Jean, The Return of Ellie Black

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16. The Book of Cold Cases

By: Simone St. James

3.78

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, w… read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's The Book of Cold Cases book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. You're Invited

By: Amanda Jayatissa

3.51

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

What could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Jayatissa's You're Invited book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. Middletide

By: Sarah Crouch

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspi… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Crouch's Middletide book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. First Born

By: Will Dean

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the acclaimed author of The Last Thing to Burn, a psychological thriller about the dark secret… read more

Similar categories in Will Dean's First Born book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • adult
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The truth is, we can’t all be overachieving academics destined for the UN or a top law firm; some of us are meant to be normal, and there is no shame in that whatsoever."

-Will Dean, First Born

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20. The God of the Woods

By: Liz Moore

4.27

Format: 490 pages, Kindle Edition

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, Augu… read more

Similar categories in Liz Moore's The God of the Woods book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. The Golden Couple

By: Greer Hendricks

3.98

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

The next electrifying novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo behind The Wife Betwe… read more

Similar categories in Greer Hendricks's The Golden Couple book and Erika Krouse's Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"There is more than just infidelity here. Marissa’s cheating is a symptom, not the source of their fundamental breakdown."

-Greer Hendricks, The Golden Couple

"Grief is a shape-shifter, it defies logic, sneaking up on you when you least expect it and leaving you empty-handed and hollow when you go searching for it."

-Greer Hendricks, The Golden Couple

"Grief isn’t linear, it isn’t logical. There’s no structure or civility to it. It grabs you when you least expect it and it digs in its nails until you succumb."

-Greer Hendricks, The Golden Couple

"Time is a chameleon. It's ever changing, cannily adapting to circumstances. It stretches out some tiny moments for an eternity. Then it shifts course and swallows up whole days, years even, as if the…"

-Greer Hendricks, The Golden Couple

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