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Jessica Strawser

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JESSICA STRAWSER is the USA Today bestselling author of seven suspenseful book club novels featuring strong women put to the test, including ALMOST MISSED YOU, NOT THAT I COULD TELL (a Book of the Month selection), A MILLION REASONS WHY, and THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW (a People Magazine Pick). Her two most recent novels, THE LAST CARETAKER (a 2023 Amazon Editors First Reads Selection) and CATCH YOU LATER (new in October 2024) have both become instant bestsellers on the USA Today charts.

She is Editor-at-Large for Writer’s Digest, a contributing editor for Career Authors, and a popular speaker at writing conferences at reader-focused events.

Her work has appeared in The New York Times' Modern Love, Publishers Weekly, and other fine venues. She l ...more

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Average rating: 3.71 · 74,902 ratings · 8,216 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Not That I Could Tell 3.52 avg rating — 21,261 ratings — published 2018 — 19 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 Last Caretaker 3.89 avg rating — 12,449 ratings — published 2023 — 5 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 Quitters Club 4.06 avg rating — 11,906 ratings — published 2026 — 3 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
	Almost Missed You 3.57 avg rating — 9,563 ratings — published 2017 — 12 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
	Catch You Later 3.99 avg rating — 5,885 ratings — published 2024 — 3 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 Million Reasons Why 3.80 avg rating — 5,854 ratings — published 2021 — 6 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
	Forget You Know Me 3.05 avg rating — 5,140 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Next Thing You Know 3.72 avg rating — 2,837 ratings — published 2022 — 6 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
	Winter 2017 St. Martin's First Sampler by Kathleen Rooney (Goodreads Author), Jay Baron Nicorvo (Goodreads Author), Jessica Strawser (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 9 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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Trend Alert: On the Goodreads Blog Today!

I'm happy to have a trend roundup on the Goodreads blog today, discussing the inspiration behind NOT THAT I COULD TELL and a wave of other new and forthcoming domestic suspense titles featuring moms in danger:

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The premise of this book won me over before I'd even cracked it open. I LOVE a good ensemble cast, and the unlikely combination of characters brought together by their middle-of-the-night restlessness kept me smiling ... and, ultimately, guessing, on ...more
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“There was a fine line, it turned out, between being a dreamer and being a loner.”
― Jessica Strawser, Almost Missed You

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“But still, I think it's important for you to know that you can be happy on your own.”
― Jessica Strawser, Almost Missed You

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“Time is the biggest, most elusive gift anyone can possess or give or share. Under the wrong circumstances, it can be mistaken for a curse.
Under the right ones, you can never have enough.”
― Jessica Strawser, The Next Thing You Know

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Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser

The Outsider by Stephen King

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Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1) by Christopher Paolini

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Aftermath by Kelley Armstrong

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