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Books like King Death

Explore 24 books like King Death by Toby Litt — a handpicked selection united by Suspense, Thrillers, and Literary.

Top related books to King Death

Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to King Death.

Three Bedrooms in Manhattan

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Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

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Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

Once More from the Top A Novel

Emily Layden

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

The Groves of Academe

Mary McCarthy

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

The LOOK of Amie Martine

Laurie Perez

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

Shadow Sister

Simone van der Vlugt

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

Elle The Book Behind the Award-Winning Film

Philippe Djian

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

Rebecca

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Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

Nothing Can Hurt You

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Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#10

Yellowface A Novel

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Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#11

The Last Housewife A Novel

Ashley Winstead

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#12

Visions

Kelley Armstrong

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers

#13

Out of Breath

Julie Myerson

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#14

Lovecraft Country

Matt Ruff

Themes: Thrillers • Literary

#15

The Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

Maurice Leblanc

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#16

The Voice in the Fog

Harold MacGrath

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#17

Lean Fall Stand

Jon McGregor

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#18

One of Us

Elizabeth Day

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#19

The River

Peter Heller

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#20

Mercury A Novel

Margot Livesey

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#21

These Violent Delights A Novel

Micah Nemerever

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#22

The Echo Maker A Novel

Richard Powers

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#23

The Uses of Enchantment A Novel

Heidi Julavits

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

#24

Then Things Went Dark

Bea Fitzgerald

Themes: Suspense • Thrillers • Literary

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Suspense, Thrillers, Literary — the same threads that run through King Death by Toby Litt. Among the authors featured: Georges Simenon, Rocky Carr, Emily Layden, Mary McCarthy, and others.