Thriller · Similar reads
Books like Blindsighted
The best books like Blindsighted are In Cold Blood, The Devil in the White City, and Killers of the Flower Moon. Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter is about violence against women, small-town insularity, medical and forensic procedure. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- In Cold Blood
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Truman Capote · Memoir
Truman Capote's account of the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas — and of the investigation, capture, trial, and execution of the killers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock — is the founding document of the true crime genre and one of the most admired works of American nonfiction of the twentieth century.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - The Devil in the White City
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Erik Larson · History
The Devil in the White City tells two stories that unfolded simultaneously in Chicago in 1893.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Killers of the Flower Moon
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David Grann · History
In the 1920s, members of the Osage Nation in northeastern Oklahoma were being murdered.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Faceless Killers
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Henning Mankell · Mystery
Faceless Killers is the first Kurt Wallander novel, published in Swedish in 1991 and translated to English in 1997.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - The Executioner's Song
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Norman Mailer · Memoir
The Executioner's Song is Norman Mailer's Pulitzer Prize-winning account of Gary Gilmore, the convicted murderer who in 1977 became the first person executed in the United States after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - The Bat
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Jo Nesbø · Thriller
The Bat is the first Harry Hole novel, published in Norwegian in 1997 and set almost entirely in Sydney, Australia.
Both dig into violence against women.
Read the summary → - The Constant Gardener
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John le Carré · Thriller
Justin Quayle is a mild, reserved British diplomat stationed in Kenya.
Both dig into complicity and silence.
Read the summary → - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson · Thriller
Mikael Blomkvist is a financial journalist in Stockholm who has just lost a libel case brought by a billionaire industrialist.
Both dig into violence against women.
Read the summary → - Small Things Like These
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Claire Keegan · Literary fiction
Small Things Like These is a novella set in the Irish town of New Ross in 1985.
Both dig into complicity and silence.
Read the summary → - The Black Dahlia
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James Ellroy · Mystery
In January 1947, the body of Elizabeth Short — a young woman who wanted to be an actress — is found mutilated in a vacant lot in Los Angeles.
Both dig into violence against women.
Read the summary → - A Time to Kill
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John Grisham · Thriller
In Clanton, Mississippi, two white men rape and nearly kill ten-year-old Tonya Hailey.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Along Came a Spider
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James Patterson · Thriller
Along Came a Spider introduces Alex Cross, a Black homicide detective and forensic psychologist working in Washington D.C., in the case that made James Patterson a bestseller.
A kindred thriller read.
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Books like Blindsighted: quick answers
What are the best books like Blindsighted?
The best books like Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter are In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell, The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Blindsighted, such as violence against women, small-town insularity, medical and forensic procedure.
What should I read after Blindsighted?
A natural next read after Blindsighted is In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. A kindred thriller read. Other strong choices are The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell.
What books are similar to Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter?
Blindsighted centers on violence against women, small-town insularity, medical and forensic procedure. Books with a similar feel include In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell, The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer, The Bat by Jo Nesbø — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
