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by Amanda Miller

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If you liked "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman...

Try "A Murder for Miss Hortense" by Mel Pennant!

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Set in England, mature characters with surprising backgrounds solve murders in their communities.

If you liked "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus

Try "When Women Were Dragons" by Kelly Barnhill

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Women in 1950s United States challenge the roles, strengths, and limitations that society has placed on them.

If you liked "The Thomas Crown Affair"

Try "The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession" by Michel Finkel

Common themes:

Stéphane Breitwieser, the subject of The Art Thief, cites The Thomas Crown Affair as his favorite art theft movie.

If you liked "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler

Try "Sky Full of Elephants" by Cebo Campbell

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Societal collapse in the United States leads people to travel from their homes seeking safety.

If you liked "All Good People Here" by Ashely Flowers

Try "The Less People Know About US: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity" by Axton Betz-Hamilton

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Family secrets in the rural midwest intertwine with crime and deceit.

If you liked "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" by V.E. Schwab

Try "A Short Walk Through a Wide World" by Douglas Westerbeke

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For those looking to escape into magical realism - but is the magic a blessing or a curse?

If you liked "Nine Perfect Strangers" by Liane Moriarty

Try "Make Me Better" by Sarah Gaily

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A healing retreat is not what it seems. Whose secrets will come to light first?

If you liked "Bones"

Try "The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourn" by Chris Sweeney

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Women in science and forensics whose narrow specialities make them legendary.

If you liked "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xóchitl González

Try "A Skin and Its Girl" by Sarah Cypher

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Generational stories that reveal how political actions affect personal lives, and question independence versus interdependence.

If you liked "Winter Counts" by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

Try "Shutter" by Ramona Emerson

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Indigenous stories by indigenous authors. focused on crime on and off the reservation.

If you liked "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Try "We Set the Dark On Fire & We Unleash the Merciless Storm" (duology) by Tehlor Mejia

Common themes:

A divided society, and those who question the systems that uphold it.