Read-alikes and related books

Books like Scorched

24 books recommended for fans of Scorched by Laura Griffin, tied together by themes of Women Sleuths, Military, Contemporary, and Suspense.

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Top related books to Scorched

Each title here shares meaningful common ground with Scorched — in theme, mood, or literary style.

Twisted

Laura Griffin

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

Count the Ways A Novel

Joyce Maynard

Themes: Women Sleuths • Military • Suspense

Adverse Possession

Rebecca Zanetti

Themes: Women Sleuths • Military • Contemporary

Lucky Score

Deborah Coonts

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

The Girl in the Spider’s Web

David Lagercrantz

Themes: Women Sleuths • Military • Suspense

Fan the Flames

Katie Ruggle

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

Irish Eyes A Callahan Garrity Mystery

Kathy Hogan Trocheck

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

Best Kept Secrets

Sandra Brown

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

Dirty Blonde A Novel

Lisa Scottoline

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

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Marrow Island

Alexis M. Smith

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#11

Gentlemen and Players A Novel

Joanne Harris

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#12

The Summer House The Classic Blockbuster from the Author of Lion and Lamb

James Patterson

Themes: Women Sleuths • Military • Suspense

#13

The Stationmaster’s Cottage

Phillipa Nefri Clark

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#14

The Freedom Broker — K. J. Howe

K.J. Howe

Themes: Women Sleuths • Military • Suspense

#15

Death Walked In A Death on Demand Mystery

Carolyn Hart

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#16

Rage

Debra Webb

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#17

The Lightning Rod A Zig and Nola Novel

Brad Meltzer

Themes: Women Sleuths • Military • Suspense

#18

Lucky Ce Soir Large Print Edition

Deborah Coonts

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#19

Fish Out of Water

Katie Ruggle

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#20

With Malice

Rachel Lee

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#21

Smokescreen

Iris Johansen

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#22

Flash Point

Metsy Hingle

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#23

The Last Star

William Proctor

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

#24

The Enigma of Room 622 A Novel — Joël Dicker

Joel Dicker

Themes: Women Sleuths • Contemporary • Suspense

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Women Sleuths, Military, Contemporary — the same threads that run through Scorched by Laura Griffin. Among the authors featured: Laura Griffin, Joyce Maynard, Rebecca Zanetti, Deborah Coonts, and others.