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Books Like The Summons

by John Grisham · about this book

Loved The Summons by John Grisham? If its male lead, family secrets and thriller hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Final Twist, Home Is Where the Bodies Are and The 6:20 Man. 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 The Summons: Male Lead · Family Secrets · Thriller · Brothers · American South

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   The Final Twist

   Jeffery Deaver

   Father and Son · Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Family Secrets · Death of a Parent

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   Home Is Where the Bodies Are

   Jeneva Rose

   Estranged Family · Family Secrets · Death of a Parent · Short Chapters · Fast-Paced

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   The 6:20 Man

   David Baldacci

   Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller

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   Th1rt3en

   Steve Cavanagh

   Legal Thriller · Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Thriller

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5. 

   King of Ashes

   S.A. Cosby

   American South · Brothers · Estranged Family · Father and Son · Thriller

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   The Enemy

   Lee Child

   Brothers · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Death of a Parent · Tense and Suspenseful

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   A Plague of Secrets

   John Lescroart

   Legal Thriller · Thriller · Plot-Driven · Mystery · Tense and Suspenseful

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8. 

   The Summer House

   James Patterson, Brendan DuBois

   American South · Plot-Driven · Thriller · Fast-Paced · Conspiracy

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9. 

   No One Saw a Thing

   Andrea Mara

   Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Family Secrets · Thriller

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10. 

    Ward D

    Freida McFadden

    Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Secret Past · Fast-Paced · Thriller

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11. 

    The Ghostwriter

    Julie Clark

    Family Secrets · Estranged Family · Secret Past · Fast-Paced · Thriller

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12. 

    The Wrong Side of Goodbye

    Michael Connelly

    Plot-Driven · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful · Fast-Paced · Father and Son

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13. 

    A Flicker in the Dark

    Stacy Willingham

    American South · Family Secrets · Fast-Paced · Thriller · Secret Past

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14. 

    The Heiress

    Rachel Hawkins

    American South · Family Secrets · Thriller · Secret Past · Tense and Suspenseful

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15. 

    The Da Vinci Code

    Dan Brown

    Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Thriller · Fast-Paced · Family Secrets

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16. 

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    Holly Jackson

    Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Thriller · Fast-Paced · Twisty

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17. 

    Spare

    Prince Harry

    Brothers · Father and Son · Estranged Family · Death of a Parent · Male Lead

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18. 

    Zero Days

    Ruth Ware

    Plot-Driven · Short Chapters · Fast-Paced · Thriller · Conspiracy

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19. 

    First Lie Wins

    Ashley Elston

    American South · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful

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20. 

    Dark Matter

    Blake Crouch

    Short Chapters · Plot-Driven · Father and Son · Thriller · Male Lead

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