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If The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins worked for you, these indie books offer a similar reading experience. The comparison comes from AI analysis of each full manuscript (pacing, tone, tropes, and more), not from marketing copy.

K.C. Mitchell
He spent a lifetime commanding from the shadows. She crossed an ocean to escape them. Neither expected paradise to become a battlefield. After decades of sacrifice as commander of The Firm, Richard Stewart has finally walked away. Burned out, alone, and uncertain who he is without the mission, he retreats to Croatia in search of the life he never allowed himself to have. Pfeiffer Storm has already found her peace in the coastal teal waters. The former New York attorney traded courtrooms and expectations for an Adriatic villa, a nightclub stage, and the freedom to live entirely on her own terms. When the commanding stranger in the back of the club requests a song, one unforgettable night becomes something neither of them believed they would ever find. But Richard’s past has not released him—and Pfeiffer’s has been waiting for her. An ambush exposes the lethal man behind Richard’s quiet reserve, shaking Pfeiffer’s hard-won trust. Then an enemy resumes a deadly game with only one acceptable ending: checkmate. To save the woman he loves, Richard must reclaim the command he surrendered, trust the family he built, and face the monster who has spent decades preparing his revenge. In the breathtaking conclusion of The Last Safehouse series, the commander who protected everyone else must learn to trust what he’s built to now protect his heart, his future, and his life.
Romantic Suspense
STEPHAN NEBBIA
Jack Monroe has kept a dark secret for twenty-five years, since the night his high school girlfriend, Eileen Delaney, vanished after a summer lake house party. Now a prominent New York City neurosurgeon dating a beautiful network news anchor, he leads a privileged life. But that all changes after an unexpected visit by his former employer, mafia boss Jimmy Gigante. Gigante is seeking help for his daughter, Connie who has a brain tumor, drawing Jack back into a murky past he thought he had left behind. Jack had dated Connie prior to the arrival of Eileen at their high school and she is privy to the secret, and the guilt, which have tormented him. When breaking news, released during Jack's twenty-fifth high school reunion, reveals that Eileen's body has been discovered submerged in an abandoned rock quarry, Jack's perfect life descends into chaos. Evidence points to Jack and an unscrupulous DA indicts him for murder, setting off a chain of events that leaves Jack and those closest to him scrambling for their lives as they are pursued by powerful, ruthless adversaries. All outward indications portray Jack as an innocent man wrongly accused; but could he, in reality, be a ruthless, calculating, psychopath? Some secrets are best left buried. This debut novel seamlessly blends legal and medical suspense, a decades old political conspiracy, family tension, romance, a missing woman, and an assortment of interesting locations, packing them all into one gripping plot, which will keep you turning the pages late into the evening.
Romantic Suspense
Barry Finlay
Without warning, Mason Seaforth's perfect family life is shattered when his wife, Sami, mysteriously vanishes on the morning of their 20th wedding anniversary. To uncover the truth, Mason and their strong-willed friend, Marcie Kane, embark on a dangerous investigation that leads them from their home in Gulfport, Florida to a casino in Gatineau, Quebec. Along the way, they discover Sami's hidden past and are pursued by two deadly serious men, Aaron Marshall and his enforcer, Greg Johnson, AKA, "The Force". With the stakes getting higher, Mason must put his mild-mannered accountant job on hold and quickly learn how to handle a Glock 17 if he hopes to protect his family.
Thriller
Suum Cuique
Blackmailed by her tyrannical dean over an illicit affair, Isobel believes her career is over. But when the dean is found murdered in his locked office—killed with a surgical, untraceable poison—Isobel’s problems are just beginning. Framed alongside two other desperate colleagues, Isobel discovers the murder is merely the opening move in a terrifying game. Will the truth set her free, or bury her forever?
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