Books Like The Secret

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If you loved The Secret by Lee Child, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of The Secret

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    Tom Clancy Shadow State (A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel Book 18)

    Jack Ryan, Jr. • Book 18

    by M.P. Woodward

    4.49 BLT Score (6.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (6.1K)
  2. 2
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    Dear Debbie

    by Freida McFadden

    4.45 BLT Score (244.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (244.1K)
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    The Race

    Isaac Bell • Book 4

    by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

    4.28 BLT Score (8.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (8.4K)
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    The Assassin

    Isaac Bell • Book 8

    by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

    4.28 BLT Score (6.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (6.3K)
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    The Thief

    Isaac Bell • Book 5

    by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

    4.25 BLT Score (7.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (7.6K)
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    The Gangster

    Isaac Bell • Book 9

    by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott

    4.23 BLT Score (6.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (6.2K)
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    The Next Mrs. Parrish

    Mrs. Parrish • Book 2

    by Liv Constantine

    4.21 BLT Score (115.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (115.5K)
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    Radiant Angel

    John Corey • Book 7

    by Nelson DeMille

    4.20 BLT Score (21.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.97 Goodreads (21.7K)
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    Pacific Vortex!

    Dirk Pitt® • Book 1

    by Clive Cussler, Michael Pritchard

    4.17 BLT Score (25.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.8 Goodreads (25.4K)
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    Cold Storage

    Revival • Book 2

    by Michael C. Grumley

    4.16 BLT Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.6K)

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