Books like Fraud by Zadie Smith

In an elite New England college, a charismatic classics professor lures a group of eccentric students into obsessive study, leading them from intellectual curiosity to corruption, betrayal, and ultimately murder.

A 2012 crime thriller that explores a marriage in turmoil as one wife disappears, leaving her husband to confront suspicion and secrets.

In the orderly suburb of Shaker Heights, a new family’s arrival and a custody dispute ignite tension, revealing secrets, art, and the complex pull of motherhood in a tightly knit community.

On Beauty explores a New England family’s life as they confront love, identity, and cultural divides over three decades, weaving personal struggles with broader conversations about race and belonging.

A dual narrative of friendship and ambition, following two young Black women from North West London to West Africa as they chase dance dreams and confront cultural identity.

A sweeping family saga that follows the Clifton and Barrington families through love, betrayal, and corporate intrigue in 1960s Britain as secrets and ambition collide.

A thriller that brings together political intrigue, family drama and cross‑border espionage when a suicide note triggers a chain of events affecting the Clifton family, a London banker, and a woman behind the Iron Curtain.

After World War II, aging veteran Teddy Todd struggles to readjust to a rapidly changing world while balancing family responsibilities, past memories, and the lingering scars of war.

Following the events of The Sins of the Father, the Clifton family must confront new threats and hidden agendas as they navigate marriage, career, and political ambitions in 1960s Britain.

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.

James Salter's 'All that is' is a captivating and sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition. A deeply intimate portrait of the emotional and physical experiences of being alive. Set during the golden decades following World War II, the book captures Salter's lifelong obsession with capturing the intimate, ephemeral spaces that all of us hold and leave behind on paper. After serving as a young officer in Okinawa during the war, Philip Bowman returns home to a small publishing house in New York. The frenetic social scene of New York in the post-war era is a backdrop for the story, where Bowman feels at home. However, his enduring love seems to elude him. When he meets a woman who captivates him, Bowman embarks on a journey that he never intended to take. The book is celebrated for its lyrical evocation of a post-war world imaginatively rendered and beautifully written.

Rita and Rosie Stevens, nine and five, are thrust into an orphanage after their widowed mother marries a violent man. The institution, unchecked, sends the sisters overseas without consent, branding them as "throwaway children."

A compelling collection of essays where Zadie Smith blends personal reflection, literary criticism, and cultural commentary, exploring topics from film and American politics to identity and creative process.

A London‑to‑New York quest for a single autograph weaves together obsession, celebrity, and the pursuit of meaning in a modern world of symbols.

The Blake sisters find themselves back in Western Australia after a long separation, facing a challenging journey home to England.