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A high-stakes, paranoid thrill ride through the glittering, treacherous halls of international diplomacy where trust is a fatal luxury. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with See How They Run.

  • tense
  • shadowy
  • claustrophobic
  • glamorous
  1. 01

    Take the Key and Lock Her Up

    Ally Carter

    A breathless, high-stakes sprint through shadowy corridors of power where the truth is the deadliest weapon of all.

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    • tense
    • shadowy
    • urgent
    • paranoid
  2. 02

    Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls #4)

    Ally Carter

    A high-stakes blend of boarding school camaraderie and espionage where the hardest test is figuring out who to trust.

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    • tense
    • shadowy
    • paranoid
    • suspenseful
  3. 03

    Stormbreaker

    Anthony Horowitz

    A cinematic, adrenaline-soaked thrill ride where childhood ends and a deadly game of espionage begins.

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    • tense
    • shadowy
    • urgent
    • suspenseful
  4. 04

    This Lie Will Kill You

    Chelsea Pitcher

    A claustrophobic, locked-room thriller dripping with teen angst, toxic secrets, and the inescapable gravity of revenge.

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    • tense
    • shadowy
    • claustrophobic
    • urgent
  5. 05

    The Season

    Sarah MacLean

    A sparkling Regency romp that trades polite society rules for espionage, murder, and swoony romance.

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    • suspenseful
  6. 06

    One Of Us Is Lying

    Karen M. McManus

    A twisty, high-stakes puzzle box where high school stereotypes shatter under the pressure of a murder investigation.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • paranoid
    • dramatic
  7. 07

    Arsenic For Tea

    Robin Stevens

    A delightfully sharp, Golden Age-style country house mystery where the greatest danger might just be growing up and seeing adults for who they really are.

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    • claustrophobic
    • suspenseful
  8. 08

    Point Blanc

    Anthony Horowitz

    A high-altitude shot of adrenaline wrapped in boarding school paranoia and sleek espionage.

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    • urgent
    • paranoid
    • suspenseful
  9. 09

    The Fixer

    Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    A sudden plunge from rural responsibility into a glittering, treacherous world of political power and tangled family secrets.

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    • tense
    • glamorous
    • dramatic
    • family secrets
  10. 10

    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.

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    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • urgent
    • paranoid
  11. 11

    The Runaway King

    Jennifer A. Nielsen

    A breathless, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse driven by a fiercely clever and endlessly defiant protagonist.

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    • tense
    • shadowy
    • suspenseful
  12. 12

    Ruthless

    Sara Shepard

    A glossy, paranoia-soaked thrill ride where every designer label hides a devastating secret and no one can be trusted.

    Shares:
    • tense
    • claustrophobic
    • suspenseful

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