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15 Books Like Verity By Colleen Hoover

If You Love Colleen Hoover's "Verity," You'll Love These Female-Centreed Thrillers

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With all the excitement around the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's "It Ends With Us," it's no surprise that there's equal buzz around Amazon's potential adaptation of "Verity" that's currently in development. The book follows Lowen, a broke and struggling writer whose lifeline comes through a job offer to ghostwrite the remaining books in a book series by successful author Verity Crawford after she is injured and unable to finish them. But when Lowen discovers Verity's unfinished autobiography, she grapples with revealing the bone-chilling revelations therein to her husband Jeremy, who she's beginning to fall for.

If you're hungry for more books like "Verity" as you wait for more word on the potential screen adaptation, we rounded up 15 of our favourites featuring twisted marriages, heroes, and secrets to tide you over. Proving their popularity, many of them have been adapted for the big screen, like "Gone Girl," "Sharp Objects," "The Girl on the Train," and "You."

Get ready for your palms to sweat and your heart rate to skyrocket because, in the following novels, nothing is as it seems.

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"Before I Go to Sleep" by S. J. Watson

"Before I Go to Sleep" ($11) explores a similar chilling marital dynamic between Christine, a woman with a severe amnesia condition, and her husband, Ben. Christine loses her memory every night when she goes to sleep and must trust her husband of 20 years to care for her. But when she wakes up to find the words "Don't trust Ben" written in her secret journal, her life is turned upside down.

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"Fates and Furies" by Lauren Groff

Demonstrating the secrets that a lifetime of marriage can hide, "Fates and Furies" ($18) follows a couple over 24 years, beginning with their madly-in-love 20s and then through moments of deceit, loathing, and joy. Told first from the husband's perspective and then the wife's, the differences between their recollections will shock you.

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"Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn

"Gone Girl" ($13) is a fiction thriller that centres on a grade-A schemer. Nick is framed for murdering his wife of five years when she disappears on the morning of their anniversary. Now, he must race against time and local law enforcement to uncover the truth about her disappearance and their marriage. Like "Verity," the novel has also been adapted for the screen in a film starring Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck, Neil Patrick Harris, and Emily Ratajkowski.

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"Into the Water" by Paula Hawkins

In "Into the Water" ($14), after her sister's unexplained death by drowning in the same spot multiple other women in the town have also drowned, Jules returns to her small hometown to care for her niece. As she tries to learn more about her sister's death, she uncovers secrets, a dirty town detective, and a complicated, illicit love.

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"The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave

Hannah thinks she's met the man of her dreams in Owen... until he disappears and leaves nothing behind except a note begging her to protect his teenage daughter. But that's only where Hannah's problems begin: soon, the FBI is at her door. In "The Last Thing He Told Me" ($15), Hannah must work with the daughter to figure out why Owen disappeared.

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"Lullaby" by Leila Slimani

Translated from French, "Lullaby" ($18) by Leila Slimani is every parent's nightmare. It follows a couple who thinks they've found the perfect nanny, and their lives become increasingly intertwined… until the nanny does the unthinkable.

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"Sharp Objects" by Gillian Flynn

Flynn's follow-up "Gone Girl," "Sharp Objects" ($10), doesn't disappoint. It follows Camille, a reporter with dark secrets. To cover an assignment on two murdered teenage girls, she must return to her hometown, a hypochondriac mother, and her enigmatic half-sister that she intentionally left behind. HBO adapted this novel as a miniseries starring Amy Adams in 2018.

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"The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

"The Girl on the Train" ($8) follows Rachel, a recovering alcoholic who becomes involved in the lives of a couple whose apartment she sees every morning on her commute without them knowing. When one of them goes missing, Rachel becomes a suspect, and the reader learns they can't trust everything Rachel says. Emily Blunt stars as the titular character in the movie adaptation.

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"The Silent Patient" by Alex Michaelides

A famous artist kills her husband—by shooting him in the face five times ub "The Silent Patient" ($15). When she's locked up, she refuses to speak to anyone, but her assigned psychotherapist is determined to break her silence... even if it costs his own sanity.

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"The Woman in Cabin 10" by Ruth Ware

"The Woman in Cabin 10" ($10) features a cast of devious, scheming women, plus a twist ending that will leave you shocked. Lo, a travel journalist sent on a luxury cruise, finds her dream assignment is more of a nightmare when she hears a woman being thrown overboard. As Lo tries to uncover the truth, someone on the ship attempts to stop her, leading to more severe consequences with every step she takes.

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"The Girl in the Mirror" by Rose Carlyle

Set in Australia, "The Girl in the Mirror" ($16) is a thriller about identical twins: one with a seemingly perfect life and one whose life is falling apart. One twin takes advantage of the fact that no one can tell them apart and risks her sister's life in the process. The jealousy these siblings share will leave your head spinning almost as much as the twist ending.

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"Unraveling Oliver" by Liz Nugent

Much like "Verity," "Unraveling Oliver" ($19) features a violent husband who commits an act of violence against his wife, an award-winning author. It's known for its famous opening line and use of multiple narratives unraveling the truth about the husband's dark past.

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"Watch Me Disappear" by Janelle Brown

While Verity never completed her planned disappearance, Billie, the vanished matriarch of "Watch Me Disappear" ($11), has. She leaves behind her husband and only daughter, who discover shocking secrets from Billie's past and the truth behind her disappearance.

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"The Wife Between Us" by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

Told from two perspectives, "The Wife Between Us" ($14) has a delicious twist. It follows Vanessa, an ex-wife who seems to be stalking her controlling ex-husband's new, younger fiancé. But nothing is as simple as it seems.

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"You" by Caroline Kepnes

If you haven't watched the Netflix adaptation of "You" ($15) by now, you've probably heard of it. Joe's obsession with Guinevere reaches dangerous heights and reaps disastrous consequences, which mimics Lowen's relationship with Jeremy in "Verity."

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