Looking for great reads similar to your favorite bestsellers? Try these read-alikes from the Lititz Public Library.
The President in Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
How did the most guarded, monitored, closely watched person in the world vanish?
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The President’s Shadow by Brad Meltzer
An archivist makes the alarming discovery of a severed arm buried in the Rose Garden and realizes it is a message that may have dire repercussions for the President.
The Switch by Joseph Finder
After he picks up the wrong computer in an airport security line, a businessman discovers that the owner is a US senator and the laptop contains top secret files.
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
A lavish wedding ends in disaster when the bride-to-be is found dead in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony and everyone in the wedding party is a suspect.
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All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark
Five years after a bride goes missing without a trace from a destination wedding at the Breakers resort in Palm Beach, a television journalist decides to reopen the investigation.
Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George
A police inspector is sent undercover to investigate the drowning death of a wealthy man’s nephew and discovers a clan awash in secrets, lies and motives.
The Outsider by Stephen King
The prime suspect in the death of an eleven-year-old boy is one of the city’s most popular citizens, and he has an ironclad alibi.
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What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz
Even though he has a signed confession from the fourteen-year-old killer, when another killing spree begins a police detective believes the deaths are connected to past crimes.
Nocturnal by Scott Sigler
Experiencing vivid dreams about serial murders taking place in San Francisco, a homicide detective fears he is losing his sanity and discovers a link between the victims and a young boy who is gripped by the same nightmares.
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
A woman’s good life as part of the Nashville elite is threatened when her teenage son snaps a provocative photo and sends it to friends, dividing the community with the scandal.
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Testimony by Anita Shreve
A scandal at a New England boarding school triggers a chorus of voices from the men, women, teenagers and parents involved in the event, illustrating the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment.
All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank
A man decides to return to his Southern hometown to lead a more peaceful life but his talented New York wife is not quite sure she is ready to make the transition.
The Fallen by David Baldacci
While visiting his friend’s sister, a detective discovers two dead men in a nearby house but finds the police and unseen forces are stonewalling the investigation.
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Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag
An FBI serial-killer profiler is brought into the investigation when the daughter of a local billionaire becomes a victim of a monster known as the Cremator.
City of Endless Night by Douglas Preston
The NYPD expects fierce scrutiny when the daughter of a wealthy tech billionaire is discovered in an abandoned warehouse, the head nowhere to be found.
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
When the daughter of a US senator, a promising assistant D.A. in Baltimore, returns to South Carolina to help her father weather a health crisis and a political attack, a chance encounter with a stranger leaves her deeply shaken.
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Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
In the 1950s, a fifteen-year-old girl, caring for her siblings after the loss of their parents, connects with a social worker who strains personal and professional relationships when she advocates for the girl.
All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani
Forced to leave her convent and begin a new journey, a young nun becomes actress Loretta Young’s secretary and over the course of decades forges a bond with the star.
August 24, 2018