Five readalikes for five popular books over five days
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Finding unexpected support from a new friend while collecting stories from her rapidly vanishing Brooklyn community, Sydney uncovers sinister truths about a regional gentrification project and why her neighbors are moving away.
Genre: African American fiction; Multiple perspectives; Psychological suspense
Themes: Facing racism
Character: Culturally diverse
Storyline: Issue-oriented; Own voices
Tone: Suspenseful
Writing Style: Compelling; Richly detailed
Suspenseful own voices readalikes:
The Eighth Girl by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
A woman with multiple personality disorder finds her other selves becoming assets and vulnerabilities in her effort to rescue her friend, a worker at a London gentlemen’s club who has uncovered a dangerous secret.
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The Farm by Joanne Ramos
Ensconced within a Hudson Valley retreat where expectant birth mothers are given luxurious accommodations and lucrative rewards to produce perfect babies, a Filipino immigrant is forced to choose between a life-changing payment and the outside world.
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Pleasantville by Attica Locke
In this sophisticated thriller, lawyer Jay Porter returns to fight one last case, only to become embroiled once again in a dangerous game of shadowy politics and a witness to how far those in power are willing to go to win.
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Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones
A tale based on the Atlanta child murders of 1979 finds Tasha coping with her parents’ separation in the wake of a first crush, Rodney struggling to make friends while vying for his father’s approval, and Octavia facing down the in crowd at school.
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Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Crosby
Compelled by poverty to agree to a lucrative final heist that will allow him to go straight, a skilled getaway driver finds his efforts complicated by racial dynamics and the ghosts of his past.
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