Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Little Death | 1999 | Laura Wilson | Buy |
| 2 | Dying Voices | 2000 | Laura Wilson | Buy |
| 3 | My Best Friend | 2001 | Laura Wilson | Buy |
| 4 | Telling Lies to Alice / Hello Bunny Alice | 2004 | Laura Wilson | Buy |
| 5 | The Lover | 2004 | Laura Wilson | Buy |
| 6 | A Thousand Lies | 2006 | Laura Wilson | Buy |
| 7 | The Wrong Girl | 2015 | Laura Wilson | Buy |
| 8 | The Other Woman | 2017 | Laura Wilson | Buy |
Laura Wilson’s standalone novels are psychological thrillers that rely on misdirection and flawed narrators rather than action. A Little Death, her debut, tells the story of a death in 1950s London from three different perspectives, each one revealing new details that reshape the reader’s understanding. Dying Voices and My Best Friend use similar techniques, building suspense through what characters hide from each other and from themselves.
Her later standalones, including The Wrong Girl and The Other Woman, are set in the present day and deal with how secrets from the past catch up with people. Wilson is good at creating characters who seem sympathetic at first but grow more unsettling as the story unfolds. The plots tend to move at a measured pace, rewarding patient readers with twists that feel earned rather than arbitrary.