Books like The Drowning Place by S W Kane

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.

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 pioneering English detective story in which a priceless diamond, once stolen from a Hindu idol and presented to a young woman on her eighteenth birthday, disappears again, sparking intrigue and danger.

U.S. Marshals Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule investigate a missing patient on Shutter Island’s Ashcliffe Hospital, only to confront sinister experiments and psychological horrors that threaten their sanity.

In a sizzling Florida smuggling ring, Ordell "Whitebread" Robbie sells illicit weapons while Jackie Burke, a flight‑attendant courier, must dodge federal crackdowns and decide whether to stay loyal or walk away.

At Singer, a boarding school for underprivileged youth, an urban legend whispers of the Society of Seven—a secret guild that allegedly murdered the founder and set a fire to cover it up. The mystery lingers in the halls of the school.

"When Angela Braddock enters her quilts in an Amish auction, she never expects one of her neighbors to end up going, going, gone-- Angie is finding her niche as the new owner of her late aunt's Amish quilt shop, Running Stitch. But as the summer is winding down, so is business. To bolster support for the shop, Angie decides to sell her quilts in the Rolling Brook Amish Auction, including some of her aunt's most prized works. The quilts promise to be a hit--but the gavel comes down on the lively event when Angie stumbles upon the body of township trustee Wanda Hunt behind a canning shed. The cause of death: a poisoned blueberry fry pie from Rachel Miller's bakery table. Now Angie's closest friend is a murder suspect. With Angie taking the lead, she and the other women of her aunt's quilting circle set out to patch together the clues and stop a killer set on shredding the simple peace of Rolling Brook. Includes Quilting Tips!"--Page 4 of cover.

In the middle of a high‑school campus, Erin uncovers her biology teacher’s dead body and takes it upon herself to unravel the mystery of her own mother’s murder, a crime that occurred while she was only a child.

In this classic Golden Age mystery, the murder of Miss Pongleton in the Northern Line’s Belsize Park station sets a group of Frampton Hotel residents, including a terrier, on a hunt for the killer.

Former undercover cop Elena Estes, now a horse trainer on the fringes of Palm Beach society, must unravel a murder that ties her back to her past, the Russian mob, and a powerful alibi network that could cost her life.

Lauren and her friend try to clear their friend of murder charges while searching for evidence and clues in a kidnapping mystery. It is a story about friendship, crime, and the truth. The story is written in the style of a mystery and detective novel, but with a child-friendly twist. Lauren and her friend are young, and the story is set in a children's adventure setting. The book is intended for children aged 8-12, and is suitable for young adults as well.

A television producer and her lawyer host investigate the mysterious killing of UCLA student Susan Dempsey in the first episode of their cold‑case series, "Under Suspicion," uncovering secrets among Hollywood elites and tech billionaires.

One late-summer's evening, before the beginning of the new term, Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired police detective Alan Newbitt, are guests at Sherebury University art department's drinks party to introduce the new teaching assistant sculptress Gillian Roberts. However, tragedy strikes on a tour of the art department, when the lift breaks down ans a corpse is discovered at the bottom of the shaft. Dorothy and Alan become involved in the ensuing investigation, putting their local knowledge and sleuthing skills to good use once again. But when another member of the art faculty goes missing and someone receives threatening phone calls, it seems the killer still has something to hide and may very well strike again.

In the rough corners of Arizona, a former rodeo cowboy turned private investigator takes on a mysterious murder that challenges his trust and reveals hidden layers of hate.