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A twisty, fast-paced legal thriller driven by a relentless pursuit of justice and the unbreakable bond of an all-female legal team. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Accused.

  • tense
  • gripping
  • high-stakes
  1. 01

    Look again

    Lisa Scottoline

    A dread-soaked thriller that turns a mother's worst nightmare into a relentless, high-stakes investigation.

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  2. 02

    Everywhere that Mary went

    Lisa Scottoline

    A tense, dread-soaked legal thriller where professional ambition collides with escalating psychological terror.

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  3. 03

    The Good Daughter

    Karin Slaughter

    A visceral, white-knuckle plunge into the dark heart of a fractured family and the inescapable gravity of past trauma.

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  4. 04

    Pretty Girls

    Karin Slaughter

    A pitch-black, relentless descent into the darkest corners of human depravity and the fierce, bloody bonds of sisterhood.

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  5. 05

    The gods of guilt

    Michael Connelly

    A gritty, high-stakes legal thriller where the ghosts of past mistakes haunt the neon-lit courtrooms of Los Angeles.

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  6. 06

    Presumed Innocent

    Scott Turow · 1987

    A masterclass in mounting dread that traps you inside the mind of a man who might be a victim of a frame-up, or a brilliant killer.

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  7. 07

    Missing You

    Harlan Coben

    A breathless plunge into the dark side of digital connection, where a ghost from the past unlocks a terrifying present.

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  8. 08

    True Blue

    David Baldacci

    A high-octane race for redemption through the shadowy, corrupt corridors of the nation's capital.

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    • determined
  9. 09

    The Other Daughter

    Lisa Gardner

    A tense, shadow-chasing thriller where a picture-perfect life shatters under the weight of repressed memories and deadly family secrets.

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  10. 10

    The people vs. Alex Cross

    James Patterson

    A breathless, high-stakes race against the clock where the walls of justice close in on a righteous man.

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  11. 11

    Long road to mercy

    David Baldacci

    A rugged, adrenaline-fueled descent into the vast canyons of the American West, led by a haunted investigator who refuses to back down.

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    The fact of a body

    Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

    A heavy, introspective descent into the murky waters of justice, trauma, and the unsettling collision of personal history with violent crime.

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