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Books like The Redbreast
The best books like The Redbreast are The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin, and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø is about wartime betrayal, memory and guilt, norwegian collaboration. 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.
- The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
Ben Macintyre · History
Ben Macintyre tells the story of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB officer who became the most important British spy of the Cold War.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Timothy Snyder · History
Bloodlands is Timothy Snyder's account of the territories between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union — principally Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic states — where the two regimes' violence overlapped between 1933 and 1945.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer · History
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is William Shirer's comprehensive account of Nazi Germany from the early career of Adolf Hitler through the defeat of the Reich in 1945.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Erik Larson · History
Dead Wake tells the story of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania on May 7, 1915, when a German U-boat torpedoed the British ocean liner off the coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 of the 1,959 people aboard, including 128 Americans.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - All Quiet on the Western Front
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque · History
All Quiet on the Western Front follows Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier who enlists with his classmates during the First World War after being swept up in patriotic speeches.
A kindred thriller read.
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.
Read the summary → - Angels & Demons
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Dan Brown · Thriller
Physicist Leonardo Vetra is found dead at CERN with a symbol burned into his chest: the Illuminati ambigram.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Big Little Lies
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Liane Moriarty · Thriller
Big Little Lies begins with a death at a school trivia night and then spends its entire length working backward to explain how it happened.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Blacklands
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Belinda Bauer · Thriller
Twelve-year-old Steven Lamb lives in the shadow of an unresolved disappearance.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Blindsighted
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Karin Slaughter · Thriller
Blindsighted is Karin Slaughter's debut novel, published in 2001, and the first book in the Grant County series set in fictional Heartsdale, Georgia.
A kindred thriller read.
Read the summary → - Dark Places
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Gillian Flynn · Thriller
Libby Day survived the Kansas farmhouse massacre that killed her mother and two sisters when she was seven.
A kindred thriller read.
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Books like The Redbreast: quick answers
What are the best books like The Redbreast?
The best books like The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø are The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Redbreast, such as wartime betrayal, memory and guilt, norwegian collaboration.
What should I read after The Redbreast?
A natural next read after The Redbreast is The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre. A kindred thriller read. Other strong choices are Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson.
What books are similar to The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø?
The Redbreast centers on wartime betrayal, memory and guilt, norwegian collaboration. Books with a similar feel include The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, A Time to Kill by John Grisham — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
