Books like Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena

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.

Americanah follows Ifemelu, a Nigerian student who moves to the United States for university, exploring her life and love across continents while reflecting on identity, immigration, and cultural belonging.

Sea of Tranquility is a contemporary fiction novel by Emily St. John Mandel that blends time travel, epidemics, and space colonies into a thought‑provoking narrative.

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

A woman born on a snowy night in 1910 dies and is reborn repeatedly, each life giving her the chance to alter history as the world heads toward another global conflict.

A husband’s new engagement unexpectedly draws a determined ex‑wife into a web of lies, secrets, and psychological tension that threatens the lives of all involved.

A Chicago art teacher’s one‑night encounter turns into a kidnapping thriller as she is whisked away to rural Minnesota, setting off a desperate search by her powerful family and a determined detective.

Salman Rushdie’s sweeping epic follows the enigmatic billionaire Nero Golden and his family as they settle into Greenwich Village’s “The Gardens,” setting off a chain of mysteries, betrayals, and political intrigue amid contemporary America.

A hotel maid finds herself caught in a web of deception after entering the suite of a wealthy murder victim.

The final chapter of Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles follows the Clifton family through political intrigue, business battles, and personal crises in contemporary England, as secrets unravel and each character faces unexpected challenges.

A snowbound Catskills inn turns deadly as guests are washed out of contact during a blizzard, and one by one they begin to die in what seems like a sinister murder mystery.

BRAVO FAMILY TIES by Christine Rimmer: These three Bravo men had marriages that began in name only -- but were they destined to be love matches after all? The Nine-Month Marriage BABY MINE Once upon a time, Abby Heller was the lovable, headstrong kid who idolized Cash Bravo. In her hero-worshiping eyes, the Wyoming rancher could do no wrong. But one urgent April night, Cash made a woman of Abby... and Abby came up pregnant. Cash cursed himself for stealing her innocence and vowed to give their baby his name. Then he'd set sweet Abby free -- to find herself a better, younger mate. After all, when a man loved a woman, heartache was nothing... but honor was all. Marriage By Necessity A RING AND A BABY... To fulfill her father's will and keep her precious ranch, Megan Kane needed to marry, bear a child. Since she'd always loved handsome neighbor Nate Bravo - a maverick she couldn't tie down - her solution was simple. She'd beg Nate to wed her and bed her... AND THEN SHE'D SET HIM FREE Meggie vowed she wouldn't cling. Wouldn't linger. She'd cherish her marriage until she got pregnant. Then she'd raise Nate's baby lovingly...and alone. But all too soon Meggie swelled with child. And she learned some promises were hell to keep... Practicaly Married RIGHT BRIDE Lovely widowed mother Tess DeMarley had "perfect wife" written all over her, but rancher Zach Bravo had lost at love once before. So he proposed an arranged marriage. And he knew that it would stay just that, because Tess was a one-man woman, all right. Too bad Zach was the wrong man! WRONG GROOM? If you'd asked Tess DeMarley what man she'd always dreamed of having down on one knee proposing marriage to her, Zach Bravo might not have been her first choice. But now that he was her husband, she began looking at him in a new light and wondering if her in-name-only spouse could possibly be turning into her dream man.

A young married couple hires a widow who becomes the heart of their home, but her lung cancer diagnosis tests their bond and forces them to confront love, loss, and the fragile threads that bind families together.