Books Like The Guest List

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The Guest List uses a six-voice cast led by Jot Davies, and the multi- structure suits a thriller where each character is withholding a different piece of the picture — you hear the evasions in the voices before you've parsed them in the text. At 10 hours the Irish island setting accumulates its atmosphere steadily. Another Lucy Foley title is among the recommendations, alongside thrillers that share that same ensemble format and the elevated reader ratings that suggest they deliver on their premise.

10 books for fans of The Guest List

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    The Hunting Party

    by Lucy Foley

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    Ten Oxford friends reunite for their traditional New Year getaway at an isolated Scottish lodge, but a decade of buried grudges and fresh betrayals culminates in murder. Foley constructs her mystery through multiple perspectives and carefully planted clues.

    3.60 Goodreads (367.9K ratings)
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    The Therapist

    by B.A. Paris

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    Moving into an exclusive gated community, Alice learns her house's previous owner — a therapist — was murdered, leading her down a dangerous path of neighborhood secrets and obsession. Paris crafts another twisty psychological thriller.

    3.77 Goodreads (133.6K ratings)
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    Persistence

    by Marc Costanzo

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    Police officer Celia Miller faces a department that won't respect her and criminals who see her as a target. Outnumbered and defenseless, only persistence will keep her alive.

    5.00 Goodreads (4 ratings)
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    Doubt and Debt (The Three Heirs Book 3)

    by John W Feist

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    Family Christmas becomes a nightmare when Brad discovers someone wants him dead while a corporate raider targets his business and his best friend aids America's enemies. Multiple threats converge for maximum tension.

    5.00 Goodreads (3 ratings)
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    The Death Of The Shadow Merchant

    by Timothy Bullard

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    Drowning in grief and addiction after his wife's death, decorated veteran Jon Wesley learns her cancer was misdiagnosed—her life could have been saved, igniting his desperate quest for justice.

    4.86 Goodreads (14 ratings)
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    The Adversary

    The Tier One Thrillers • Book 9

    by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

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    After a presidential assassination, elite operative John Dempsey navigates political upheaval while supernatural elements intrude on his reality. Military thriller that ventures into unexpectedly mystical territory.

    4.73 Goodreads (1.0K ratings)
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    Judge Stone

    by James Patterson

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    Judge Mary Stone splits her time between running her family farm and her courtroom in Union Springs, Alabama, until she draws the most controversial case in the town's history.

    4.63 Goodreads (915 ratings)
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    Children of the Empire (Noah Wolf Book 27)

    Noah Wolf Series • Book 27

    by David Archer, Vince Vogel

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    When a manufactured disease threatens global catastrophe, Noah Wolf faces enemies who've weaponized childhood itself in this high-stakes thriller.

    4.60 Goodreads (584 ratings)
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    Caught Sleeping

    The Senator's Wife • Book 2

    by Jen Lyon

    4.59 Goodreads (4.5K ratings)
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    Olympus Must Fall (Noah Wolf Book 26)

    Noah Wolf • Book 26

    by David Archer, Vince Vogel

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    When unseen rulers manipulate global events from shadows, assassin Noah Wolf must take on the Council of Olympus itself in this high-stakes espionage battle. Archer and Vogel pit their operative against puppet masters who control world history.

    4.57 Goodreads (877 ratings)