Books like A curtain falls by Stefanie Pintoff

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

A historical mystery set in 18th-century London that explores themes of women's empowerment and time travel in a twist of fate, featuring a precocious girl solving centuries-old murders.

Eve Dallas returns to her New York precinct for a birthday party, only to confront a long‑suppressed killer from her past—Julie Dockport—whose plan spirals into a deadly, personal showdown.

Detective Chief Inspector John Luther confronts a serial killer that ruins his personal and professional life, forcing him to grapple with fury, vengeance, and the limits of the law.

Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan returns to Bradfield after a violent assault, only to find psychologist Dr. Tony Hill on the scene as a new post at a high‑security mental hospital. When a prostitute is found murdered in a pattern echoing a previous case, Jordan must rely on Hill to unravel a chilling serial killer that may be hiding within the force.

A gripping police procedural mystery centered around Li Yan, the head of Beijing's serious crime squad, as he investigates the Beijing Ripper and uncovers a web of lies and deceit.

Minneapolis detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth race through a series of chilling murders, kidnappings, and disappearances that lead them back sixty years to the eccentric computer geniuses of Monkeewrench, whose forgotten secrets could unleash an unimaginable horror.

"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 serial killer has been terrorizing New York City, and only a renowned expert on criminal behavior can stop him.

Detective Simon Ziele, fresh from a tragedy in New York, tackles a brutal summer homicide in Westchester County, teaming up with criminologist Alistair Sinclair to uncover the killer behind a murder that may replicate a notorious pattern.

Ruth Rendell’s collection of eleven gripping short stories examines the dark corners of the human mind through unsettling encounters, mysterious doubts, and fragile relationships.

Number 35 The Hill, a disturbing crime story involving a kidnapping and investigation by police detectives.

A singer's album debuts, but her debut album is kidnapped.