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Loved Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight? If its mystery, thriller and mother and daughter hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Night Film, What She Knew and Don't Look for Me. 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 Reconstructing Amelia: Mystery · Thriller · Mother and Daughter · Death of a Child · Grief Over a Child
Marisha Pessl
Death of a Child · Grief Over a Child · Suicide Content · Secret Society · Twisty
Gilly Macmillan
Online Harassment · Social Media · Single Mother · Grief Over a Child · Twisty
Wendy Walker
Grief Over a Child · Death of a Child · Mother and Daughter · Twisty · Thriller
Ruth Rendell
Grief Over a Child · Death of a Child · Mother and Daughter · Single Mother · Twisty
Christina McDonald
Grief Over a Child · Mother and Daughter · Single Mother · Twisty · Thriller
Jodi Picoult
Hazing · Death of a Child · Grief Over a Child · Bullying · Multiple POV
Sara Shepard
Online Harassment · Social Media · Bullying · Twisty · Mystery
Amy Hatvany
Death of a Child · Grief Over a Child · Mother and Daughter · Single Mother · Multiple POV
Toni Morrison
Grief Over a Child · Death of a Child · Mother and Daughter · Single Mother · Multiple POV
Jennifer Weiner
Death of a Child · Grief Over a Child · Mother and Daughter · Single Mother · Multiple POV
Melina Marchetta
Grief Over a Child · Death of a Child · Twisty · Thriller · Mystery
Lisa Jewell
Grief Over a Child · Mother and Daughter · Twisty · Thriller · Mystery
Tammy Cohen
Grief Over a Child · Death of a Child · Twisty · Thriller · Multiple POV
John Irving
Grief Over a Child · Death of a Child · Mother and Daughter · Multiple POV · Mystery
Harlan Coben
Online Harassment · Social Media · Twisty · Thriller · Mystery
William Styron
Death of a Child · Grief Over a Child · Mother and Daughter · Suicide Content · Multiple POV
Blake Crouch
Grief Over a Child · Death of a Child · Suicide Content · Twisty · Thriller
Lane Davis
Online Harassment · Social Media · Suicide Content · Bullying · Multiple POV
John Lescroart
Grief Over a Child · Death of a Child · Suicide Content · Mystery · Thriller
Liane Moriarty
Death of a Child · Grief Over a Child · Twisty · Mystery · Multiple POV
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