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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 and A GOOD MARRIAGE. 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, New York. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter and at kimberlymccreight.com

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Average rating: 3.82 · 239,986 ratings · 23,895 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Reconstructing Amelia 3.83 avg rating — 130,029 ratings — published 2013 — 65 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 — 52,690 ratings — published 2020 — 41 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 — 37,335 ratings — published 2015 — 38 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) 3.32 avg rating — 8,873 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
	Friends Like These 3.48 avg rating — 7,913 ratings — published 2021 — 24 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 — 1,952 ratings — published 2017 — 22 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) 3.59 avg rating — 869 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Clara's Room, A Flash Fiction Short 2.84 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Amelia 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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
	XXL-Leseprobe: Outliers - Gefährliche Bestimmung. Die Suche: Die Outliers-Reihe 1 - Roman 2.67 avg rating — 3 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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“Sometimes its hard to tell how fast the current's moving until you're headed over a waterfall”
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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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“Everyone has beacons. Lights that guide them home.”
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Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

4 votes, 21.1%

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

4 votes, 21.1%

Geist (Book of the Order, #1) by Philippa Ballantine

Geist by Philippa Ballantine

3 votes, 15.8%

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine, #1) by Ransom Riggs

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

2 votes, 10.5%

Parasite (Parasitology, #1) by Mira Grant

Parasite by Mira Grant

2 votes, 10.5%

The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian

2 votes, 10.5%

Amber House (Amber House, #1) by Kelly Moore

Amber House by Kelly Moore

1 vote, 5.3%

Pantomime by Laura Lam

1 vote, 5.3%

The Child Thief by Brom

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The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter, #1) by Megan Shepherd

The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

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