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Kimberly McCreight

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Kimberly McCreight is the New York Times bestselling author of several literary thrillers including RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA, A GOOD MARRIAGE and FRIENDS LIKE THESE. Her next book LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER (Knopf) is forthcoming in July 2024. She has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Alex awards and her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. She attended Vassar College and graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She lives in Brooklyn with her two teenaged daughters. You can find her on Instagram and Facebook and at kimberlymccreight.com

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	Reconstructing Amelia 3.83 avg rating — 133,068 ratings — published 2013 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Good Marriage 3.91 avg rating — 56,944 ratings — published 2020 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where They Found Her 3.83 avg rating — 38,784 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Friends Like These 3.48 avg rating — 9,436 ratings — published 2021 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Outliers (The Outliers, #1) 3.33 avg rating — 9,367 ratings — published 2016 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scattering (The Outliers, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 2,134 ratings — published 2017 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Like Mother, Like Daughter 3.91 avg rating — 1,109 ratings — expected publication 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collide (The Outliers #3) 3.60 avg rating — 988 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clara's Room 2.86 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Là où elle repose - Extrait by Kimberly McCreight (Goodreads Author), Élodie Leplat (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It wouldn't have been so bad if I hadn't been counting the minutes until I could forgive her. But it's a lot harder to forgive someone who's not looking to apologize.”
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Bel Canto

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Today Will Be Different

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4 votes, 5.9%

Underground Airlines

by Ben H. Winters

3 votes, 4.4%

The Stone Boy

by Sophie Loubière

3 votes, 4.4%

Nutshell

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3 votes, 4.4%

The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie

2 votes, 2.9%

Sweetgirl

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Where They Found Her

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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

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