Books like Too close to home by Linwood Barclay

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.

John Grisham’s debut legal thriller follows a murder trial in Mississippi that explores capital punishment, racial discrimination, and the complexities of the judicial system.

After returning home to a new marriage and living with her brother, a woman develops an obsessive fascination with the handsome school principal, only to discover a deadly crush — and that someone else is watching her.

In southeast Minnesota, a school board vote to allow a local reporter to be killed triggers a mystery, as Virgil Flowers investigates a dognapping ring that has expanded into medical labs and a murder.

A federal judge and his secretary vanish before a trial, sparking an FBI investigation that uncovers a brutal murder and a lawyer’s chilling confession.

Fourteen‑year‑old Cynthia Bigge returns twenty‑five years later to unlock the mystery of her family's sudden disappearance, while her skeptical husband Terry Archer faces new supernatural threats after a TV reenactment.

Detective Will Trent races to uncover a sinister killer after a teenage girl is brutally murdered in Atlanta’s affluent Ansley Park, unraveling a web of secrets, abandoned lives and the hidden dangers lurking behind the city’s polished façade.

In Linwood Barclay’s suspenseful thriller, a suburban Connecticut father, Tim Blake, races against time to locate his missing daughter, uncovering a hidden world of corruption and danger that threatens to unravel his life.

A gripping psychological suspense novel set in Dublin, focusing on two detectives investigating a series of murders in the woods.

A thrilling story in which two brothers suddenly find themselves pulled into a frightening vortex of power and murder…Thomas Kilbride is a map-obsessed schizophrenic so affected that he rarely leaves the self-imposed bastion of his bedroom. But with a computer program called Whirl360.com, he travels the world while never so much as stepping out the door. He pores over and memorizes the streets of the world. He examines every address, as well as the people who are frozen in time on his computer screen.Then he sees something that anyone else might have stumbled upon—but has not—in a street view of downtown New York City: an image in a window. An image that looks like a woman being murdered.Thomas’s brother, Ray, takes care of him, cooking for him, dealing with the outside world on his behalf, and listening to his intricate and increasingly paranoid theories. When Thomas tells Ray what he has seen, Ray humors him with a half-hearted investigation. But Ray soon realizes he and his brother have stumbled onto a deadly conspiracy.And now they are in the crosshairs… ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.linwoodbarclay.com/thrillers/trust-your-eyes/

Private investigator Cal Weaver and detective Barry Duckworth uncover a dark secret in Promise Falls after a mysterious hidden room and a series of murders link the town’s past to its present.

When an encounter at Heathrow turns into a murderous plan, the tangled lives of Ted Severson, his wife Miranda, and a mysterious stranger collide across continents, forcing each to decide whether to pursue their own violent course or to protect their futures.

When elite Heiress Poppy takes her own life, her surviving siblings must uncover a decades‑old family curse that may turn her death from suicide into murder.

Four-year-old missing child found in grave 20 years later sparks a mystery in small Ohio town.

When new homeowner Zack Walker trades city life for suburban calm in Oakwood, he quickly discovers the quiet town hides a killer—and himself is suspected. His safety‑obsessed instincts clash with paranoia as he tries to clear his name and protect his family.

In the shadows of Oslo, a murdered drug dealer sparks a tense investigation when a mysterious Dutchman, blood‑spattered and silent, is detained, forcing detectives to unravel hidden motives.

An Army Ranger returns to Seattle after his estranged grandfather is shot, forcing him back into a world of thieves he abandoned a decade ago to clear his name and uncover a family secret.

In 1961 Minnesota, 13‑year‑old Frank Drum must confront the far‑reaching impact of a family tragedy, as secrets, adultery, and betrayal unravel his Methodist household and the close‑knit town it calls home.

A thriller that follows Terry Archer as he straddles the remnants of a family tragedy and the danger of a new threat when his daughter’s boyfriend leads them into a mysterious house. The novel blends suspense, murder mystery, and intimate family stakes.

A single father in suburban Connecticut launches a perilous investigation after his wife and two passengers are killed in a car accident, uncovering a hidden web of corruption as he seeks justice for his family.

Private investigator Cal Weaver, still reeling from his teenage son's death, encounters a mysterious girl who taps his window in the rain. He lets her in, sensing danger, and vows to uncover the truth, risking his own judgment.

When a former journalist settles back into his hometown of Promise Falls, New York, a hidden family secret and a series of brutal killings force him to confront the town’s dark past and his own doubts.

Detective Inspector Adam Fawley races against time to find eight‑year‑old Daisy Mason after she disappears from her Oxford family home during a costume party, suspecting that the culprit may be someone close to the family.