Books like…

Books Like Midwives

by Chris Bohjalian · about this book

Loved Midwives by Chris Bohjalian? If its contemporary fiction, emotional and courtroom drama hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Poison, The Widow and A Calamity of Souls. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Midwives: Contemporary Fiction · Emotional · Courtroom Drama · Healer · Female Lead

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   Poison

   John Lescroart

   Courtroom Drama · Courtroom · Legal Thriller · Family Secrets · Contemporary Fiction

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   The Widow

   John Grisham

   Courtroom Drama · Courtroom · Legal Thriller · Small Town · Contemporary Fiction

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   A Calamity of Souls

   David Baldacci

   Courtroom Drama · Courtroom · Legal Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful · Small Town

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   Th1rt3en

   Steve Cavanagh

   Courtroom Drama · Courtroom · Legal Thriller · Mystery · Plot-Driven

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   The Radium Girls

   Kate Moore

   Medicine · Courtroom Drama · Courtroom · Emotional · Feminism

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6. 

   Looking for Jane

   Heather Marshall

   Reproductive Health · Women's Fiction · Emotional · Feminism · Female Lead

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7. 

   To Kill a Mockingbird

   Harper Lee

   Courtroom Drama · Courtroom · Small Town · First Person Narrator · Emotional

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   Remarkably Bright Creatures

   Shelby Van Pelt

   Widowed Protagonist · Contemporary Fiction · Small Town · Emotional · Family Secrets

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9. 

   A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

   Holly Jackson

   Small Town · First Person Narrator · Contemporary Fiction · Plot-Driven · Female Lead

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10. 

    The Last Letter

    Rebecca Yarros

    Single Mother · Women's Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Small Town · Emotional

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11. 

    How to Read a Book

    Monica Wood

    Widowed Protagonist · Death of a Spouse · Women's Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Emotional

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12. 

    Ward D

    Freida McFadden

    Contemporary Fiction · Healer · First Person Narrator · Family Secrets · Mystery

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13. 

    The Missing Half

    Ashley Flowers

    Small Town · Contemporary Fiction · Family Secrets · Plot-Driven · Tense and Suspenseful

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14. 

    The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

    Gabrielle Zevin

    Widowed Protagonist · Death of a Spouse · Contemporary Fiction · Small Town · Emotional

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15. 

    Long Bright River

    Liz Moore

    Single Mother · Contemporary Fiction · Family Secrets · First Person Narrator · Emotional

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16. 

    Where the Crawdads Sing

    Delia Owens

    Courtroom Drama · Courtroom · Small Town · Emotional · Mystery

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17. 

    Broken Country

    Clare Leslie Hall

    Courtroom Drama · Courtroom · Emotional · Family Secrets · First Person Narrator

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18. 

    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

    Stieg Larsson

    Courtroom Drama · Courtroom · Feminism · Tense and Suspenseful · Female Lead

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    Strange Sally Diamond

    Liz Nugent

    Small Town · Contemporary Fiction · Tense and Suspenseful · Female Lead · First Person Narrator

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20. 

    Good in Bed

    Jennifer Weiner

    Single Mother · Women's Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · First Person Narrator · Female Lead

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