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Recommendations similar to 'The Girl on the Train'

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evergoingincircles · 06/04/2015 06:23

Really enjoyed reading this - anything similar you can recommend?

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TroubleinDaFamily · 20/02/2016 21:08

DO NOT READ GONE GIRL IT IS TOTALLY MEH AND A WASTE OF TIME.

Instead read The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison who sadly died before it was published.

It is a much more intelligent read and the characters are much more rounded and you believe in them and only 275 pages. So even if you don't like it, you won't have wasted too much time on it.

Unlike Begone Girl. Grin

Another cracking read is The Truth About The Harry Quibert Affair.

HalloweenQueen1 · 20/02/2016 20:57

The girl in the red coat by Kate Hammer
The book of you by Claire Kendal
Still Missing by Beth Gutcheon (I loved this)
The Cry by Helen FitzGerald
The Woman before me by Ruth Dugdall - all of these are books I've read in the last year and really enjoyed and they're all in that vein of thriller / psychological thriller
Another one I loved was Anna Quindlens Black and Blue it's about a woman who leaves a very abusive marriage and goes on the run with their son, was really good. Hope you find something in that list you enjoy

PollyPerseid · 20/02/2016 20:30

humble I've just finished The Burning Air by Erin Kelly - loved it, also The Poison Tree by her.

Just started In a Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware.

There's a few on Amazon I want - the actual books are 3 for £10 but the Kindle versions much dearer so I'm waiting till they come down a bit no spend February didn't turn out as expected. Grin

humblebumblejo · 20/02/2016 20:07

Anyone get any new to add to this... think I've read of of these!

MimsyBorogroves · 23/01/2016 22:38

Yes to Alex Marwood and Liane Moriarty.

Ellieboolou27 · 23/01/2016 22:32

Another vote for Elizabeth Haynes!
I also liked....
The girl in 6E - A. Thore (I think)!
I let you go
If she did it
The sisters (not as good as the above)
After Alice
Breaking the silence - Diana chamberlain

PollyPerseid · 18/01/2016 19:47

I've just finished The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton - it was brilliant, still thinking about it now. Very atmospheric. Absolutely loved it.

So far this year I've read and really enjoyed:

Follow Me by Angela Clarke - grip-lit with a Twitter twist, scared me but couldn't put it down.

In Bitter Chill by Sarah R Ward - thriller/mystery set in Derbyshire.

The Darkest Secret by Alex Marwood - loved this one so much, she really makes the characters come alive - thankfully they don't actually do this as some of them are HORRIBLE! Especially The Landlord in The Killer Next Door - utterly revolting character.

Going to read The Widow by Fiona Barton next, or maybe The Expatriates by Janice Y K Lee, but I really should read the library books I picked up on Saturday first!

royallyoverit · 18/01/2016 08:15

Thanks, will check those out :)

everydayinMK · 17/01/2016 02:13

I liked the fact that The Girl On The Train was based on the author's own experiences of commuting to London from Bucks every day for work. I think it added that realism. It was believable. If you want something similar that I have found just as gripping and believable, with a fab twist, I'd truly recommend The Theseus Paradox. Here on Kindle. I think it's on January special coz I paid a fiver and it's now dirt cheap at £1.99. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B015UDFYQ6

mizu · 15/01/2016 21:27

Another yes for Disclaimer. Now reading 'The Bones of You' by Debbie Howells which I'm enjoying.

Anything by Elizabeth Haynes, I find her books have got more substance to them than others in the same genre.

Loved Alys, Always and Her. Also, Sabine Durrant has written two that are good.

royallyoverit · 15/01/2016 19:55

Any new recommendations anyone? Smile

BringMeTea · 19/11/2015 14:27

Just came on to say Things We Have in Common but rose has beaten me to it. Smile. I have also read Disclaimer and Alys, Always and of course TGOTT. I think Things We have in Common is the best of those though also flawed (picky).

rosepepper2010 · 09/11/2015 13:08

I've read and enjoyed most of the books on here.

I think you might like "things we have in common" just finished it.

Great book!

Cornishblues · 07/11/2015 20:35

Another vote for I Let You Go, and I'd also suggest A pleasure and a calling, phil hogan.

hollyisalovelyname · 01/11/2015 20:07

I too recommend 'What Kind of Mother are You?'

bangbangprettypretty · 25/05/2015 08:27

Another recommendation here for Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly!

Gen12 · 25/05/2015 08:11

The quality of silence is coming out soon by Rosamund Lupton, she wrote sisters in 2013. I was sent an advanced copy to review - it's stunning.

AliceLidl · 24/05/2015 10:31

Have you read any of these?

A Kind of Intimacy by Jenn Ashworth. Annie moves into a new house and becomes interested in her new neighbour, but can't seem to escape her past.

Just What Kind of Mother Are You? by Paula Daly. A woman is asked to look after her friend's daughter, but the girl goes missing and she's not the first to vanish.

Keep Your Friend's Close by Paula Daly. Natty is called to an emergency and asks an old friend to help her out. But she soon has to question how well she ever knew this friend, as everything she thought she had starts to slip through her fingers.

Three Steps Behind You by Amy Bird. Dan is obsessed by his childhood friend Adam, but has his obsession led him to murder? And if so, will he kill again?

You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz. A therapist writes a book advising people that they should have known what would go wrong in their relationships before they even entered into them, however she then has to question what she should have known about her own life.

The Lonely Cool Before Dawn by Mary Torjussen. A woman takes in an inconvenient new lodger. The author is a MNer. She also wrote My Time, Your Time, in which a woman searches for a missing friend and doesn't know who to trust.

Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse. Hannah thinks she has the perfect marriage, until the day her husband doesn't come home. I've read two of her other books, The Bed I Made and The House At Midnight as well and liked them both.

Black Is The Colour by Helen Howe. A woman moves in with her new boyfriend and finds a locked room and the ghosts of his past.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 17/05/2015 14:11

Mark Edwards The Magpies.

theliverpoolone · 17/05/2015 11:02

Another vote for I Let You Go. I couldn't put it down - a really gripping read (I had liked Girl on the Train, but wasn't as bowled over as I'd expected to be from reviews). Still have the character's and events from I Let You Go going round in my head - amazing first novel.

Provencalroseparadox · 15/05/2015 07:11

Under your Skin by Sabine Durrant and also Alys Always by Harriet Lane

weaselwithin · 11/05/2015 20:46

 anything by Liane MoriartyÂ

seamistbythesea · 11/05/2015 19:06

Thank you all - have put them on my amazon wish list so can keep an eye on kindle price and purchase when price is low enough!

321zerobaby · 05/05/2015 23:32

Another vote for Before I go to Sleep.

sanssoleil · 05/05/2015 23:23

I have just had a quick scoot through my books and The Ice Twins and Alys ,Always are similiar in genre

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