5+ Books to Read if You Liked Rebecca
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When I think about books to read in October or for Halloween, Rebecca is top of my list.
I’ve loved this book since I read it with my mom in high school – it is just so good and deliciously creepy!
If you’ve read and loved Rebecca, here are some other books to consider:
OTHER BOOKS TO READ IF LIKED THE BOOK REBECCA
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
This bestseller was one of the first books I read after I finished my undergrad degree and started reading in earnest again. It definitely has that Gothic feel to it and so many unexpected twists. Vera Winter is a famous novelist and has never told the real story about her life until her death is approaching and she asks a young woman she doesn’t know to be the one to write her real biography. (Full review here)
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware
This one was repeatedly recommended with people using phrases like “best book I’ve read this year.” Hal gets a letter informing her of a large inheritance she’s received, but she knows it’s not meant for her. But she thinks her work as a tarot card reader might have given her the skills she needs to snag the cash anyway. I really loved this one – it reminded me of The Thirteenth Tale and Rebecca in the best ways!
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
I read this novel years ago and all the reviews that compared it to Rebecca weren’t wrong. Linda is an orphan in her early 20s who goes to be a governess in France for a wealthy young boy who will inherit the whole family estate when he comes of age. Naturally, things get a little frightening very quickly. You’ll swear you’re at a Gothic manor in the French countryside, all without leaving your couch. (Full review here)
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelide
Alicia is a famous painter married to a brilliant photographer and their life looks storybook perfect. Until one night, her husband arrives home and she shoots him five times. And then she will not say one word about it. In fact, she won’t say a single word at all and Theo Faber is the criminal psychotherapist who is determined to unravel the mystery. (Fair warning that this one is probably the most adult title on this list)
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
I got a copy of this as a gift YEARS ago (like. . . 25 years ago) and I finally read it as the October book for the 2020 Everyday Reading Book Club and I’m so glad to have read this classic mystery!
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
I’ve read several of Kate Morton’s books and this is by far my favorite. When Laurel is sixteen, a stranger arrives at a family birthday party, calling Laurel’s mother by name and her mother stabs and kills him. The family never mentions it again and the story splits into two parts – Laurel, fifty years in the future, now an extremely successful actress, knows her mother is close to death, and finds herself desperate to understand, before it’s too late, what exactly happened with her mother and this mysterious man she murdered. The other story takes place in the early 40s, during WWII, in London where two young women become friends in the days of the London Blitz. Somehow these stories intersect and Laurel is determined to figure out how. (Full review here)
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