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A sharp, twisting psychological puzzle about shifting identities and the dangerous gravity of an intense friendship. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Genuine fraud.

  • tense
  • mysterious
  • volatile
  • dark
  1. 01

    Family of Liars

    E. Lockhart

    A sun-drenched, dread-soaked return to a private island where golden privilege masks a rotting core of secrets and sorrow.

    Shares:
    • cynical
  2. 02

    Sadie

    Courtney Summers

    A relentless, dual-timeline descent into grief and vengeance that grips you by the throat and refuses to let go.

    Shares:
    • suspenseful
  3. 03

    We Were Liars

    E. Lockhart

    A sun-drenched, fractured fever dream about the destructive weight of family secrets and the devastating cost of perfection.

    Shares:
    • cynical
  4. 04

    The Inheritance Games

    Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    A dizzying, puzzle-packed descent into a world of extreme wealth, secret passages, and dangerous family secrets.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • mysterious
    • suspenseful
    • cynical
  5. 05

    About that night

    Norah McClintock

    A tense, fast-paced mystery where romantic guilt collides with a desperate race to clear one's name.

    Shares:
    • tense
  6. 06

    The False Prince

    Jennifer A. Nielsen

    A masterclass in misdirection led by a fiercely defiant narrator who refuses to show his hand until the final, breathless reveal.

    Shares:
    • tense
  7. 07

    Little Thieves

    Margaret Owen

    A darkly glittering, snark-fueled fairytale about a fiercely guarded girl learning she is worth more than what she can steal.

    Shares:
    • tense
  8. 08

    The Lying Game

    Ruth Ware

    A chilly, atmospheric slow-burn about the suffocating weight of a shared teenage secret.

    Feels:
    • murky
    • claustrophobic
    • dread-soaked
  9. 09

    The girl who was supposed to die

    April Henry

    A breathless, frantic sprint through the dark as you try to outrun killers you don't remember.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • suspenseful
  10. 10

    Truly Devious

    Maureen Johnson

    A chilly, atmospheric puzzle-box of a mystery where true crime obsession meets eccentric boarding school secrets.

    Shares:
    • suspenseful
  11. 11

    Listen for the Lie

    Amy Tintera

    A razor-sharp, darkly hilarious thriller that skewers small-town gossip and true-crime obsession through the eyes of a gloriously unreliable narrator.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • suspenseful
    • cynical
  12. 12

    Magic for Liars

    Sarah Gailey

    A gritty, emotionally bruised noir where the real mystery is how to survive the resentment of being the ordinary sister in a magical world.

    Shares:
    • cynical

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