23 Best crime books like The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2) by David Gordon

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The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

By: David Gordon

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Ex-black-ops-specialist-turned-strip-club-bouncer Joe Brody has a new qualifica-tion to add to his …

If you liked the crime plot in The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2) by David Gordon , here is a list of 23 books like this:

Cover of Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole, #3) by Robert Crais

1. Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole, #3)

By: Robert Crais

4.16

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Hollywood's newest wunderkind is Peter Alan Nelson, the brilliant, erratic director known as the Ki… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole, #3) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Because of the wind, the crows were pointing in one direction but traveling in another. I wondered if they knew it, and, knowing it, understood it, or if they were simply oblivious, carried along by …"

-Robert Crais, Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole, #3)

Cover of Hostage by Robert Crais

2. Hostage

By: Robert Crais

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

When a convenience store robbery goes horribly wrong the three young men who perpetrated the crime … read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Hostage book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole, #10) by Robert Crais

3. The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole, #10)

By: Robert Crais

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Elvis Cole is back...With his acclaimed bestsellers, Hostage (a New York Times Notable Book) and De… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole, #10) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"As a man gets older, his regrets changes. Especially when he's gotten into the Scotch."

-Robert Crais, The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole, #10)

Cover of Taken (Elvis Cole, #15; Joe Pike, #4) by Robert Crais

4. Taken (Elvis Cole, #15; Joe Pike, #4)

By: Robert Crais

4.02

Format: None pages,

When Nita Morales hires Elvis Cole to find her missing adult daughter, she isn't afraid, even thoug… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Taken (Elvis Cole, #15; Joe Pike, #4) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Sentry (Elvis Cole, #14; Joe Pike, #3) by Robert Crais

5. The Sentry (Elvis Cole, #14; Joe Pike, #3)

By: Robert Crais

4.12

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

Dru Rayne and her uncle fled to L.A. after Hurricane Katrina; but now, five years later, they face … read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's The Sentry (Elvis Cole, #14; Joe Pike, #3) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2) by Robert Crais

6. Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2)

By: Robert Crais

4.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

The blonde who walked into Cole's office was the best-looking woman he'd seen in weeks. The only th… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, #2) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Promise (Elvis Cole, #16; Joe Pike, #5; Scott James & Maggie, #2) by Robert Crais

7. The Promise (Elvis Cole, #16; Joe Pike, #5; Scott James & Maggie, #2)

By: Robert Crais

3.66

Format: 341 pages,

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are joined by Suspect heroes LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German sh… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's The Promise (Elvis Cole, #16; Joe Pike, #5; Scott James & Maggie, #2) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Neal Carey, #1) by Don Winslow

8. A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Neal Carey, #1)

By: Don Winslow

4.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Neal Carey is not your usual private eye. A graduate student at Columbia University, he grew up on … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Neal Carey, #1) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole, #7) by Robert Crais

9. Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole, #7)

By: Robert Crais

4.50

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Life in the California sun suits Elvis Cole--until the day a fifteen-year-old girl and her two youn… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole, #7) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Demolition Angel by Robert Crais

10. Demolition Angel

By: Robert Crais

4.50

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

Carol Starkey is a bomb squad veteran now doing time as a Detective-2 with LAPD's Criminal Conspira… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Demolition Angel book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9) by Robert Crais

11. The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9)

By: Robert Crais

4.50

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

P.I. Elvis Cole's relationship with attorney Lucy Chenier is strained. Then the unthinkable happens… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's The Last Detective (Elvis Cole, #9) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Watchman (Elvis Cole, #11; Joe Pike, #1) by Robert Crais

12. The Watchman (Elvis Cole, #11; Joe Pike, #1)

By: Robert Crais

4.33

Format: 260 pages,

To pay back an old debt, Pike is coerced into protecting Larkin Barkley, a hard-partying young heir… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's The Watchman (Elvis Cole, #11; Joe Pike, #1) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

13. The Two Minute Rule

By: Robert Crais

0.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In his latest New York Times bestseller, the author of The Last Detective and L.A. Requiem unleashe… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's The Two Minute Rule book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Voodoo River (Elvis Cole, #5) by Robert Crais

14. Voodoo River (Elvis Cole, #5)

By: Robert Crais

3.90

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

Hired to uncover the past of Jodi Taylor, Elvis leaves Los Angeles to head for Louisiana in search … read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Voodoo River (Elvis Cole, #5) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

15. Savage Season (Hap and Leonard, #1)

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.93

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

Here comes Trudy back into Hap's life, thirty-six but looking ten years younger, with long blonde h… read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Savage Season (Hap and Leonard, #1) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

16. The Trail to Buddha's Mirror (Neal Carey, #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.36

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Robert Pendleton is a chemical genius with a fertilizer worth a fortune to whoever controls the for… read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's The Trail to Buddha's Mirror (Neal Carey, #2) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

17. Free Fall (Elvis Cole, #4)

By: Robert Crais

3.96

Format: 289 pages,

Private detective Elvis Cole takes Jennifer Sheridan's case, which involves her decorated Los Angel… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Free Fall (Elvis Cole, #4) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

18. The First Rule (Elvis Cole, #13; Joe Pike, #2)

By: Robert Crais

3.15

Format: 252 pages,

The organized criminal gangs of the former Soviet Union are bound by what they call the thieves' co… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's The First Rule (Elvis Cole, #13; Joe Pike, #2) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

19. Chasing Darkness (Elvis Cole, #12)

By: Robert Crais

4.34

Format: 168 pages,

Elvis Cole is Back--In a Desperate Fight to Clear his Name... It's fire season, and the hills of Lo… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Chasing Darkness (Elvis Cole, #12) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

20. L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole, #8)

By: Robert Crais

4.18

Format: 578 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Robert Crais (Free Fall, Monkey's Raincoat) returns with his eighth Elvis Cole mystery, L.A. Requie… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole, #8) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

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21. The Price You Pay (Peter Ash, #8)

By: Nick Petrie

4.36

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

War veteran Peter Ash must follow his friend Lewis into a criminal underworld when secrets from the… read more

Similar categories in Nick Petrie's The Price You Pay (Peter Ash, #8) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13) by Mark Greaney

22. The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13)

By: Mark Greaney

4.48

Format: 556 pages, Kindle Edition

Artificial intelligence leads to shockingly real danger for the Gray Man in this latest entry in th… read more

Similar categories in Mark Greaney's The Chaos Agent (Gray Man #13) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Deadlock (Dez Limerick, #2) by James  Byrne

23. Deadlock (Dez Limerick, #2)

By: James Byrne

4.40

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

James Byrne's Deadlock is the sequel to the highly praised The Gatekeeper featuring Dez Limerick, o… read more

Similar categories in James Byrne's Deadlock (Dez Limerick, #2) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Sleepless City (Nick Ryan, #1) by Reed Farrel Coleman

24. Sleepless City (Nick Ryan, #1)

By: Reed Farrel Coleman

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

Every cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud. In fact, they don't talk abou… read more

Similar categories in Reed Farrel Coleman's Sleepless City (Nick Ryan, #1) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8) by Robert Crais

25. Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8)

By: Robert Crais

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner Joe Pike are back on the case in this bri… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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26. Hero

By: Thomas Perry

4.05

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

A private security agent finds that being branded as the City of Angels’ latest hero could also mak… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's Hero book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Everything she saw was lit by skylights and every fixture conveyed the message, "This is the best, not just the most expensive."

-Thomas Perry, Hero

Cover of The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2) by David Gordon

27. The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

By: David Gordon

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Ex-black-ops-specialist-turned-strip-club-bouncer Joe Brody has a new qualifica-tion to add to his … read more

Similar categories in David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Gatekeeper (Dez Limerick, #1) by James  Byrne

28. The Gatekeeper (Dez Limerick, #1)

By: James Byrne

4.11

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

James Byrne's The Gatekeeper introduces Dez Limerick in the most anticipated new thriller in years.… read more

Similar categories in James Byrne's The Gatekeeper (Dez Limerick, #1) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Fixit (IQ, #6) by Joe Ide

29. Fixit (IQ, #6)

By: Joe Ide

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the latest installment in Joe Ide's "superb" series ( Washington Post ), the relentless, hard-bi… read more

Similar categories in Joe Ide's Fixit (IQ, #6) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Sentinel (Armored, #2) by Mark Greaney

30. Sentinel (Armored, #2)

By: Mark Greaney

4.38

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

An African coup may force Josh Duffy to choose between his mission and his family in this intense t… read more

Similar categories in Mark Greaney's Sentinel (Armored, #2) book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"One of the men had been hurt; Mandy heard him cussing in English in the front passenger seat throughout the entire drive, using words she'd learned from her dad,"

-Mark Greaney, Sentinel (Armored, #2)

Cover of Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins

31. Don't Let the Devil Ride

By: Ace Atkins

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“An instant Southern noir classic” –S.A. Cosby S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thri… read more

Similar categories in Ace Atkins's Don't Let the Devil Ride book and David Gordon's The Hard Stuff (Joe the Bouncer #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

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