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If you want more Laura Dave
The Night We Lost Him
Laura Dave
Why Matchbook recommends it: A woman investigates her father's mysterious death and uncovers a family history nobody wanted found.
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Books Like The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me opens with a two-word note — "Protect her" — left by a husband who vanishes the same day his company is raided, leaving his wife with a teenage stepdaughter who wants nothing to do with her. Readers searching for books like The Last Thing He Told Me want fast, emotional suspense about a spouse with a hidden past, families bound together by crisis and mysteries driven as much by love as by danger.
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If you loved a spouse who isn't what they seemed
Tell No One
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Why Matchbook recommends it: Years after his wife's murder, a doctor receives an email suggesting she's still alive.
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If you loved suspicion inside a marriage
Before She Knew Him
Peter Swanson
Why Matchbook recommends it: A woman becomes convinced her new neighbour is a killer, while her husband seems strangely unconcerned.
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If you loved a family under investigation
Every Last Fear
Alex Finlay
Why Matchbook recommends it: A college student returns home after his family's deaths and uncovers the truth behind his brother's conviction.
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If you loved a family unravelling under suspicion
The Perfect Couple
Elin Hilderbrand
Why Matchbook recommends it: A Nantucket wedding is derailed when a body is found, and family secrets come to light.
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If you loved a woman searching for the truth alone
The Last House Guest
Megan Miranda
Why Matchbook recommends it: A woman fights to clear her name after her best friend's death in a Maine summer town.
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If you loved a parent's loyalty tested
Defending Jacob
William Landay
Why Matchbook recommends it: A prosecutor's son is accused of murder, and his parents must decide what they really believe.
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