Books like A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman

Andy Weir’s debut science‑fiction bestseller follows astronaut Mark Watney, stranded on Mars in 2035, as he uses ingenuity to survive.

A middle‑aged man returns to his childhood home, where memories of a magical girl and a mysterious farm haunt him, revealing a dark, supernatural mystery from his youth.

After a catastrophic pandemic, former actress Kirsten Raymonde joins a traveling troupe that performs Shakespeare for scattered communities, only to confront a ruthless prophet in a desperate quest for survival.

In a grim, war‑torn future America, orphan siblings Mahlia and Mouse flee the Drowned Cities, only to confront threats that test their bond and survival in a society unraveling under endless civil conflict.

In a near‑future India, a mysterious plague makes people's shadows vanish, stripping them of memory and granting an ominous new power. As society unravels, a husband and wife race through a war‑torn world to protect each other and find a cure.

A group of friends, each at a crossroads in life, are drawn to a stunning lakeside house by the enigmatic Walter. What begins as a hopeful reunion quickly turns into a psychological horror that confronts the anxieties of the modern age.

Jeff Goodell explains how rising sea levels will flood coastlines, dissolve cities, and reshape the planet—mixing climate science with on‑ground reporting to illuminate the coming global flood.

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.

A tense horror sequel where survivors trapped in a house confront a shifting reality shaped by a mastermind.

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.

"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.

After taking care of three orphaned nieces in his lake‑side villa, Andre Savary invites Lorna Darwell to help raise them. In the serene setting of Lugano’s lake and the nearby Alps, Lorna discovers love, duty, and her own happiness.

John Rhode showcases his trademark ingenuity in "The Lake House," a 1929 mystery where the enigmatic death of Mr. George Potterne at Melcote Priory unravels a complex crime.