14 Top suspense books like Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1) by Nicky James

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Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

By: Nicky James

4.21

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Can two rivals work together to solve a case? When an infant is taken from his carriage in broad…

If you liked the suspense plot in Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1) by Nicky James , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1)

By: Cordelia Kingsbridge

4.24

Format: 262 pages, ebook

Homicide detective Levi Abrams is barely holding his life together. He’s reeling from the fallout o… read more

Similar categories in Cordelia Kingsbridge's Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
"The human species has a responsibility to purge its diseased. Like cutting off moldy bread before it ruins the entire loaf."

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1)

"I believe that people can complement each other so well that they’re like two halves of one whole, yes. Not necessarily that there’s only one match in the entire world for each person."

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1)

"Vigilantism appealed to the darker side of human nature, the thirst for primal justice that knew no constraints. This killer was banking on that, maybe even expecting law enforcement to be less dilig…"

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, Kill Game (Seven of Spades, #1)

2. P.S. I Spook You

By: S.E. Harmon

4.22

Format: 129 pages, ebook

SSA Rain Christiansen used to be the agency's golden boy. It just takes one moment of weakness, one… read more

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3. The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer

By: S.E. Harmon

4.28

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

In the archaeology community, Christopher “Kit” Sawyer’s family is a legacy. And while he may be a … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • mystery
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4. Madison Square Murders (Memento Mori, #1)

By: C.S. Poe

4.40

Format: 260 pages, ebook

Everett Larkin works for the Cold Case Squad: an elite—if understaffed and overworked—group of dete… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Poe's Madison Square Murders (Memento Mori, #1) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • romantic suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. All Kinds of Tied Down (Marshals #1)

By: Mary Calmes

4.19

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits… read more

Similar categories in Mary Calmes's All Kinds of Tied Down (Marshals #1) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • crime
  • audiobook
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6. Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori, #3)

By: C.S. Poe

4.45

Format: 311 pages, ebook

The Cold Case Squad of the NYPD is overworked, understaffed, but receiving great press due to star … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Poe's Broadway Butchery (Memento Mori, #3) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • romantic suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. Subway Slayings (Memento Mori, #2)

By: C.S. Poe

4.45

Format: 274 pages, ebook

Detective Everett Larkin of New York City’s Cold Case Squad has been on medical leave since catchin… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Poe's Subway Slayings (Memento Mori, #2) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • romantic suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

By: Nicky James

4.21

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Can two rivals work together to solve a case? When an infant is taken from his carriage in broad… read more

Similar categories in Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • romantic suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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9. Principles of Spookology (The Spectral Files, #2)

By: S.E. Harmon

4.39

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

No one said being a medium would be easy. Rain Christiansen, former FBI agent and current cold c… read more

Similar categories in S.E. Harmon's Principles of Spookology (The Spectral Files, #2) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Life would be so much easier if I didn’t mind disappointing you."

-S.E. Harmon, Principles of Spookology (The Spectral Files, #2)

"I, Daniel McKenna, promise to love, hold, honor, and cherish you. And always say yes to shower sex."

-S.E. Harmon, Principles of Spookology (The Spectral Files, #2)

"Thanks to a threatening tropical storm, air traffic control had made us unwilling participants in the world’s strangest version of Red Rover. There had to be a rhyme and reason to the complicated air…"

-S.E. Harmon, Principles of Spookology (The Spectral Files, #2)

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10. The Spooky Life (The Spectral Files #4)

By: S.E. Harmon

4.39

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Rain Christiansen isn’t sure he’ll ever fully understand the supernatural. But he’s finally finding… read more

Similar categories in S.E. Harmon's The Spooky Life (The Spectral Files #4) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"It’s the classic story of boy meets boy, boy loves boy, boy leaves boy, boy hates boy, boy comes back and loves boy again. Plus ghosts."

-S.E. Harmon, The Spooky Life (The Spectral Files #4)

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11. Guilt by Association (Hazard and Somerset, #4)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.25

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

Everything in Emery Hazard’s life is finally going well: his boyfriend, Nico, is crazy about him; h… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Guilt by Association (Hazard and Somerset, #4) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. Pretty Pretty Boys (Hazard and Somerset, #1)

By: Gregory Ashe

3.99

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

After Emery Hazard loses his job as a detective in Saint Louis, he heads back to his hometown--and … read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Pretty Pretty Boys (Hazard and Somerset, #1) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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13. Paternity Case (Hazard and Somerset #3)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.19

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s almost Christmas, and Emery Hazard finds himself face to face with his own personal nightmare:… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Paternity Case (Hazard and Somerset #3) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • romantic suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. Transposition (Hazard and Somerset, #2)

By: Gregory Ashe

4.01

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

Emery Hazard and his partner, John-Henry Somerset, have solved their first case together. The bruta… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Ashe's Transposition (Hazard and Somerset, #2) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. Spooky Business (The Spectral Files, #3)

By: S.E. Harmon

4.46

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Being insatiably curious is a good way to end up dead. Rain Christiansen, cold case detective a… read more

Similar categories in S.E. Harmon's Spooky Business (The Spectral Files, #3) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Accept the olive branch for what it is. “Don’t do me any favours,"

-S.E. Harmon, Spooky Business (The Spectral Files, #3)

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16. A Spooky Legacy (The Spectral Files #5)

By: S.E. Harmon

4.60

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

Rain Christiansen is settling into married life with fellow cold case detective, Daniel McKenna, an… read more

Similar categories in S.E. Harmon's A Spooky Legacy (The Spectral Files #5) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
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17. One-Eyed Royals (Seven of Spades, #4)

By: Cordelia Kingsbridge

4.33

Format: 330 pages, ebook

Spoiler Alert! The following blurb contains spoilers for Cash Plays, book three of Seven of Spades.… read more

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  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
"Loving someone doesn’t mean you have to let them treat you like shit, no matter what they’re going through."

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, One-Eyed Royals (Seven of Spades, #4)

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18. Cash Plays (Seven of Spades, #3)

By: Cordelia Kingsbridge

4.28

Format: 300 pages, ebook

The Seven of Spades is back with a vengeance—the vigilante serial killer has resumed their murderou… read more

Similar categories in Cordelia Kingsbridge's Cash Plays (Seven of Spades, #3) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Forcing people to take action before they’ve reached a state of readiness for change tends to backfire spectacularly."

-Cordelia Kingsbridge, Cash Plays (Seven of Spades, #3)

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19. Ground Zero (Zero Hour, #1)

By: Aimee Nicole Walker

4.09

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Ground zero, noun: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change. Heat, hu… read more

Similar categories in Aimee Nicole Walker's Ground Zero (Zero Hour, #1) book and Nicky James's Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1)

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • romantic suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. Prince of L.A. (FBI Files #1)

By: Patricia Logan

3.98

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

Special Agent Leo Reeves is new to the FBI’s L.A. field office. His career has been on track since … read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • romantic suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
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21. In His Sights (Second Sight, #1)

By: K.C. Wells

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Random letters belong on Scrabble tiles, not dead bodies. But when a demented serial killer targets… read more

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  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • romantic suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime

20 Best contemporary books like Temporary Partner (Valor and Doyle Mysteries, #1) by Nicky James

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Cordelia Kingsbridge

4.24

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S.E. Harmon

4.28

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Madison Square Murders (Memento Mori, #1)

C.S. Poe

4.40

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Mary Calmes

4.19

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Cordelia Kingsbridge

4.24

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Madison Square Murders (Memento Mori, #1)

C.S. Poe

4.40

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Nicky James

4.51

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Nicky James

4.48

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