18 books like The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes

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Destroyer Angel

Destroyer Angel Nevada Barr · 2014 · 266p · ≈ 8h · Moderate After a summer fighting wildfire, park ranger Anna Pigeon is enjoying a weekend away camping in Minnesota's National Park with her girlfriends. Leah Hendricks is the genius behind a high-end sports gear manufacturer and Heath Jarrod has volunteered to test out some of the equipment. But when they encounter a band of violent kidnappers little do they realise that their ultimate challenge will be… Shares Kidnapping, Missing persons

The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace · 1923 · ★ 3.6 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The Angel of Terror aka The Destroying Angel Jack Glover of Rennet, Glover and Simpson does not believe his cousin Meredith killed Bulford. Meredith's father was an eccentric and unless Meredith is married by the age of thirty his sister inherits everything. She is dead and Meredith, now in prison, is thirty next Monday. Meanwhile Lydia Beale is struggling to pay her dead father's creditors. When… Shares Crime, Thriller

The Butterfly Garden Dot Hutchison · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees...and a collection of precious butterflies -- young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens. When the garden is discovered, a survivor is… Shares Kidnapping, Missing persons, Crime, Thriller

Riding the Rap

Riding the Rap Elmore Leonard · 1995 · ★ 3.9 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Debt-ridden Palm Beach playboy Warren "Chip" Ganz takes a rich man hostage. The trouble is he chooses bookmaker Harry Arno -- an expert scammer with a U.S. Marshal on his tail. When everybody's got a gun, someone's gonna get hurt. Shares Kidnapping in fiction, Kidnapping, Missing persons

Huntingtower John Buchan · 1910 · ★ 3.8 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Dickson MCunn, a recently retired prosperous Scots grocer decides on a walking tour in SW Scotland as a suitable beginning to his retirement activities. To his surprise, he stumbles into a sinister plot involving kidnapping, crown jewels, and terrorism.To his surprise (and deep satisfaction) our 56 year old hero acquits himself very well, in the process proving that the Geritol crowd can and do… Shares Kidnapping in fiction, Kidnapping, Missing persons

Blue Labyrinth

Blue Labyrinth Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child · 2014 · ★ 4.5 · 202p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "A long-buried family secret resurfaces when one of Aloysius Pendergast's most implacable enemies shows up on his doorstep as a murdered corpse. The mystery has all the hallmarks of the perfect murder, save for an enigmatic clue: a piece of turquoise lodged in the stomach of the deceased. The gem leads Pendergast to an abandoned mine on the shore of California's desolate Salton Sea, which in turn… Shares Secrets, Murder, Thriller

Never look away Linwood Barclay · 2010 · ★ 4.0 · 423p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In this tense, mesmerizing thriller by Linwood Barclay, critically acclaimed author of Fear the Worst and Too Close to Home, a man's life unravels around him when the unthinkable strikes.A warm summer Saturday. An amusement park. David Harwood is glad to be spending some quality time with his wife, Jan, and their four-year-old son. But what begins as a pleasant family outing turns into a… Shares Kidnapping, Missing persons, Thriller

Lincoln Park Vin Smith · 2003 · 324p · ≈ 10h · Moderate V. J. Dixon was a playful sort, and the Labor Day weekend would be a perfect time to bond with his two sons, Jeff and Tyler. Dixon's new girlfriend, Mariel Hartman, had slipped seamlessly into the lives of the Dixon's; all three still smarting from the untimely "cafe coronary" death of wife and mother Sharon Dixon. A treasure hunt, promising to be a centerpiece of the three-day end-of-summer… Shares Kidnapping, Romance

The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant #3) Josephine Tey · 1948 · ★ 4.0 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Robert Blair was about to knock off from a slow day at his law firm when the phone rang. It was Marion Sharpe on the line, a local woman of quiet disposition who lived with her mother at their decrepit country house, The Franchise. It appeared that she was in some serious trouble: Miss Sharpe and her mother were accused of brutally kidnapping a demure young woman named Betty Kane. Miss Kane’s… Shares Kidnapping, Crime

Keeper of Lost Children

Keeper of Lost Children Sadeqa Johnson · 2026 Very good read Shares Romance

Fear the Reaper

Fear the Reaper David Housewright Shares Thriller with this book.

Under the Stars

Under the Stars Beatriz Williams NATIONAL BESTSELLER • When a daughter and her famous mother return to Winthrop Island to confront their complicated past, they discover a secret trove of paintings that connect them to a mysterious woman who vanished on a luxury steamship two centuries earlier.From the New York Times bestselling author of Husbands & Lovers comes an epic tale of family legacy, love, and truths that echo down… Shares Romance

I, Medusa

I, Medusa Ayana Gray NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “captivating villain origin story” (People Book of the Week) reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine“Ayana Gray brings her fresh, dynamic storytelling to one of the most monstered, maligned, and misunderstood women of Greek myth, imagining all the girls that Medusa was and could have been.”—Jennifer… Shares Romance

Licensed to Thrill 1

Licensed to Thrill 1 Diane Capri HUNT FOR JACK REACHER THRILLER SERIES: Books 1-3 Boxed Set  “Intricate and Ingenious. Make some coffee. You’ll read all night.” -- Lee Child Licensed to Thrill 1 contains the first 3 Hunt for Jack Reacher thrillers from USA Today and New York Times Bestselling Author Diane Capri More than 500 5-Star Reviews! THIS BOXED SET CONTAINS 3 #1 Bestselling Titles and… Shares Thriller

The Green Wound Contract

The Green Wound Contract Philip Atlee Shares Thriller with this book.

The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators)

The Way Out (Jack Reacher's Special Investigators) Dan Ames Shares Thriller with this book.

Clytemnestra

Clytemnestra Costanza Casati "Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth retelling." —CosmopolitanFor fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best…You were born to a king, but you… Shares Romance

A Dress of Violet Taffeta

A Dress of Violet Taffeta Tessa Arlen A sumptuous novel based on the fascinating true story of La Belle Époque icon Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, who shattered the boundaries of fashion with her magnificently sensual and enchantingly unique design from the USA Today bestselling author of In Royal Service to the Queen.Lucy Duff Gordon knows she is talented. She sees color, light, and texture in ways few people can begin to imagine. But is… Shares Romance

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