Books like Family Storms by V. C. Andrews

A collection of twelve short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, first published in The Strand Magazine (1891‑92) and compiled in 1892.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s second Sherlock Holmes novel, The Sign of Four, follows Holmes and Watson as they investigate a mysterious treasure and a crime tied to a former convict.

Flowers in the Attic, V. C. Andrews’ first Gothic novel, follows the Dollanganger siblings through Cathy’s first‑person voice.

In the chilling third entry of the Dollanganger saga, half‑brothers Jory and Bart navigate jealousy, a new family secret, and a mysterious old neighbor, all while the family's dark past looms.

Garden of Shadows, the fifth book in V.C. Andrews’ Dollanganger series, follows young Malcom Foxworth as he meets and marries Olivia Winfield, revealing dark family secrets that set the stage for the later tragedies of the Dollanganger saga.

When a dying criminal reveals that his loot is hidden in a mansion tower, the Hardy Boys race to find it—only to discover a clue that lifts the blame from a friend’s father.

My Sweet Audrina is a 1982 stand‑alone novel by V. C. Andrews, set in a 1960s‑70s Mid‑Atlantic Victorian mansion by the fictitious River Lyle, where a fragile daughter faces death, betrayal, and hidden secrets.

Leigh VanVoreen flees Boston’s Farthingdale Manor, burdened by a hidden secret. With her mother Jillian skeptical and stepfather Tony treacherous, she finds tentative hope in Luke Casteel’s protection.

Ruthless, a mystery novel for teens, revolves around four high school seniors who have been terrorized by a relentless stalker named A. Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer must navigate their own secrets and fears as they try to uncover the truth behind the killer.

Lillian Booth rises from the opulent plantations of The Meadows to become the mistress of the Cutler's Cove hotel, navigating family secrets, betrayal, and love amid the Great Depression.

The final Dollanganger novel chronicles Cathy’s life from age 52 to her death, exploring family secrets, revenge, and lingering trauma.

In her wealthy Boston home, Heaven Leigh Casteel longs for a fresh start, yet hidden family secrets threaten to unravel her newfound hope and peace of mind.

The Adventure of the Speckled Band, first published in 1892, is a classic Sherlock Holmes detective short story featuring Holmes and Watson solving a mysterious case.

Mail order bride mystery for children in 1878 Kansas

A young boy discovers his birth parents online and must navigate the complex world of adoption and the consequences of his identity revelation.

Allie, an eleven‑year‑old student, must solve a decades‑old fire that killed a school cafeteria worker’s family while battling a jealous friend and mysterious glowing flames.

**Driven from the Dumas mansion back to her beloved bayou, Ruby's only hope is that fate will let her begin anew....** Living again in a humble shack, Ruby is determined to make a secure and happy home for her precious infant daughter, Pearl. Paul Tate -- her first love, whom she was forced to abandon -- is at her side once more, now a man of dazzling wealth. When he whisks her into his grand house, it seems their future is assured. As mistress of Cypress Woods, Ruby can forget even the shocking reason she and Paul must wed in a secret ceremony and remain husband and wife in name alone. But the thick, expensive walls of Cypress Woods cannot shut out the terrible memories that have woven their fabric over her destiny, or the cold eyes of Paul's mother Gladys, reminding Ruby of the secret she must keep to give Pearl a loving father. Then her venomous twin sister, Gisselle, arrives to taunt her with news of Beau Andreas, the true father Pearl has never met, and the only man Ruby will ever long for with all her body and soul. Desperate to find the complete, fulfilling life she craves, Ruby builds a precarious new existence, a flimsy shanty of hope that the first flood washes away. Only when the storm exposes the very blackest evils of the past will she glimpse the rainbow's fragile promise, a morning of sunshine and laughter with a family of her own....

A young adult mystery novel about a 18-year-old girl who tries to understand why her best friend committed suicide.

Willow De Beers, a glamorous Palm Beach socialite, discovers a family diary after her adoptive father's death that reveals the truth about her birth parents and a hidden love affair, shattering her perfect life.

Semantha Heavenstone returns to her Kentucky family estate after graduation, where haunting memories of her deceased sister Cassie and a looming stepmother threaten her future career and newfound love with Ethan Hunter.

A literary thriller about two men living in a world of fiction, words, scenes, characters, and the New York Times bestseller list, featuring a complex plot involving deception, envy, and the power of the written word.

A young woman in London faces unsettling doubts when her husband hires a strange couple to care for her children during a work assignment.

A mystery about an artist colony in England where murder takes place and a young American girl tries to solve the crime while uncovering her past.

When a mysterious stranger claiming to be a relative arrives in a quiet English village, a sixteen‑year‑old boy’s ordinary life is upended, sparking questions of identity and adventure.

Seventeen‑year‑old Max, his girlfriend Parvati, and best friend Pres start Liars, Inc., a scheme of note‑forging and deception that promises quick money but soon escalates into danger when Pres asks Max to cover for him.