Books like A death in two parts by Jane Aiken Hodge

When a commuter train ride turns into a shocking glimpse of another life, Rachel’s curiosity pulls her deep into a murder mystery that challenges her own sense of reality.

A 2012 crime thriller that explores a marriage in turmoil as one wife disappears, leaving her husband to confront suspicion and secrets.

Tom Ripley is hired to travel to Italy and persuade a wayward son to return home, but he becomes obsessed with taking the boy’s life, identity and wealth.

In the chilling third entry of the Dollanganger saga, half‑brothers Jory and Bart navigate jealousy, a new family secret, and a mysterious old neighbor, all while the family's dark past looms.

Austin radio host Paris Bell faces a deadly threat when a jealous listener, “Valentino,” vows revenge after she advises his girlfriend. Racing against time, she teams with a police psychologist to stop the kidnapping and protect herself.

Penelope Keeling reflects on a bohemian childhood, wartime romance, and a priceless family portrait as her children debate its future.

Karin Slaughter’s Faithless follows medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver as they investigate a buried‑alive murder in Georgia, uncovering family secrets, police corruption and a killer more dangerous than imagined.

Inspector Hannasyde investigates a poisoned death in the wealthy Matthews family, where each member hides motives as they begin to die one by one.

Inspector Salvo Montalbano is stuck in Vigata during an oppressive August, where a young boy in a beach house disappears into a hidden shaft. His investigation pulls him into a sinister mystery that reshapes his life and relationships.

Caterina Pellegrini, a Venetian-born baroque opera scholar, is sent back to Venice to examine two locked trunks thought to hold the papers of a deceased baroque composer, uncovering inheritance disputes and surprising secrets.

Anne Carter, given only six months to live, sees a chance to revive her career when she lands the lead in a new Beethoven opera in a small European principality. Determined, she must confront accidents, murders, and a dangerous plot that threatens the production and her life.

Lisa Somers pursues a new life as a UN tour guide, seeking to carve her own identity apart from her father's prominence as a radio commentator.

Two best friends become the target of a mysterious killer who leaves behind dancing shoes as he murders his victims.

Rachel, a young academic working on a dissertation about the role of superstition and magic in traditional sewing, finds herself trapped when a mysterious antique quilt brings a supernatural threat into her life.

After returning to Leeds to inherit his aunt’s house, Merlyn Cantelo confronts the truth about her clairvoyant predictions and his mysterious family legacy.

Teenager Caterina Gomez returns to war‑torn Portugal, where she must navigate a complex family, political intrigue, and her own quest for freedom.

April Taylor, a teenage orphan who lost her parents, navigates heartbreak and betrayal, finding refuge with a deaf young woman named Echo. Together they confront danger and must rely on their friendship and inner strength to survive.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

A richly illustrated biography of Georgette Heyer, revealing her prolific career, vibrant personal style, and devotion to Regency themes, for fans and scholars of English romantic literature.

Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot investigates a mysterious murder in the Yorkshire Dales, while Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, once a lover, comes to help and uncover the darker aspects of his family's past.

In downtown Detroit, a retired lawyer’s household turns deadly when a night of heavy drinking and mistaken identities leaves two bodies, two hit men, and a treasure in a safe‑deposit box, prompting detective Frank Delsa to unravel a labyrinth of crime.

In Boston, George Foss is drawn into a murder-swathed world when the enigmatic Liana Dector, a fugitive killer, turns to him for help and his past threatens to unravel everything.