Books like 'Litani'
Readers who enjoyed Litani by Jess Lourey also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
historical mystery horror psychological small town north-america suspense minnesota usa thriller
-
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAn unconventional vicar moves to a remote corner of the English countryside, only to discover a community haunted by death and disappearances both past and present--and intent on keeping its dark secrets--in this explosive, unsettling thriller from acclaimed author C. J. Tudor.Welcome to Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, eight protestant martyrs were burned at the stake here... -
![A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'Nan]()
A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'Nan
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSet just after the Civil War, A Prayer for the Dying is the story of a small Wisconsin town gripped by a mysterious, deadly epidemic, and one man desperate to save it. Torn between his loyalty to his family, his faith in God, and his terror of this vicious disease, Jacob Hansen struggles to preserve his sanity amid the chaos and violence around him...Categorized as:
dark historical-fiction 20th-century adult american-civil-war apocalyptic book civil-war -
![Bloodline by Jess Lourey]()
Bloodline by Jess Lourey
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPerfect town. Perfect homes. Perfect families. It’s enough to drive some women mad…In a tale inspired by real events, pregnant journalist Joan Harken is cautiously excited to follow her fiancé back to his Minnesota hometown. After spending a childhood on the move and chasing the screams and swirls of news-rich city life, she’s eager to settle down... -
![Lizzie Borden by Elizabeth Engstrom]()
Lizzie Borden by Elizabeth Engstrom
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Lizzie Borden took an axe . . ". Or did she? One hundred years ago, Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered. Their youngest daughter Lizzie was arrested and tried for the killings and--shockingly to many--was found innocent...Categorized as:
crime historical-fiction true-crime action-adventure adult book domestic-drama family -
-
![Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey]()
Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsInspired by a terrifying true story from the author’s hometown, a heart-pounding novel of suspense about a small Minnesota community where nothing is as quiet—or as safe—as it seems.Cassie McDowell’s life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome. She lives on a farm, loves school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class...Categorized as:
coming-of-age crime dark drama historical-fiction kidnapping minnesota north-america -
![Spider Light by Sarah Rayne]()
Spider Light by Sarah Rayne
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The dangerous thing about spider light is that it hides things - things you never knew existed. But once you have seen those things, you can never afterwards forget them..."Antonia Weston has come to the sleepy market town of Amberwood in search of peace and anonymity after a shattering and all-too-public tragedy in her life... -
![Maynard's House by Herman Raucher]()
Maynard's House by Herman Raucher
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAustin Fletcher, a disturbed young Vietnam War vet, is willed a small house deep in the woods of northern Maine. He comes to own it by the generosity of a brother-in-arms—a fellow soldier and confidante, Maynard Whittier, killed in action by a wayward mortar shell. The rugged landscape of Maine is an intoxicating blend of claustrophobic interiors and endless frozen wastelands... -
![Five Mile House by Karen Novak]()
Five Mile House by Karen Novak
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA modern day mystery haunted by a 19th Century ghost.Eleanor Bly haunts Five Mile House, looking for someone to tell her story to. Jumping from a window to her death in 1889, Eleanor's soul is at unrest until the truth is told about her life and death. She finally finds Leslie, one hundred years later... -
![Let Me Die in His Footsteps by Lori Roy]()
Let Me Die in His Footsteps by Lori Roy
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn the spellbinding and suspenseful Let Me Die in His Footsteps, Edgar Award–winner Lori Roy wrests from a Southern town the secrets of two families touched by an evil that has passed between generations. On a dark Kentucky night in 1952 exactly halfway between her fifteenth and sixteenth birthdays, Annie Holleran crosses into forbidden territory... -
![All These Bodies by Kendare Blake]()
All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
Rated: 3.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. One impossible explanation.It starts with a lone victim, found on his front porch with his throat cut and his body drained of blood. By the time it’s over, the Bloodless Murders leave a trail of sixteen bodies littered across the Midwest, with no suspects and no witnesses...
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
