Books like Sundial by Catriona Ward

Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.

Reid’s lush tale follows film legend Evelyn Hugo as she unveils the truth of her glamorous, scandal‑ridden life to an unlikely biographer, revealing the intersecting fates of Hollywood’s biggest star and a struggling reporter.

A suspenseful look inside the seemingly perfect marriage of Jack and Grace, where love, secrecy, and abuse mask a household of hidden violence.

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, written by Tom Lin, is catalogued as American literature and identified by ISBN 0316542156. Published in the early 21st century, it reflects themes common to contemporary American narratives.

The Netanyahus is a literary work by Joshua Cohen that has been reviewed by The New York Times and is recognized within contemporary American literature.

A family gathering turns sinister when an aunt’s apocalyptic vision triggers madness, fear, and violence among relatives in Shirley Jackson’s atmospheric Gothic tale.

Madge's summer vacation has ended, and she is back in school. Madge and her friends initiate Cara Wayne into their secret society by requesting that Cara visit the spooky Swenster mansion at night. Cara comes back tremendously frightened because she saw a ghost digging on the property. While the other girls are skeptical, Madge feels that Cara did see something strange. Madge and Cara visit the Swenster mansion the next day and meet Agatha Swenster, who plans to sell the house. The girls quickly become friends with Miss Swenster and help her prepare the mansion and its contents for auction. The girls learn of a valuable pearl necklace that has been missing for years and how much its recovery would mean to Miss Swenster. The girls search for the pearl necklace and hope that they can recover it so that Miss Swenster does not have to sell the mansion.