23 must-read thriller books like Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman

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Paperback Jack

By: Loren D. Estleman

3.71

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A brand new historical thriller from a Grand Master: lurid paperback covers promised sex and danger…

If you liked the thriller plot in Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman , here is a list of 23 books like this:

Cover of Angel Eyes by Eric Van Lustbader

1. Angel Eyes

By: Eric Van Lustbader

1.00

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

"Gripping...Spellbinding...A suspense novel that kill keep you glued to its pages." THE MIAMI HERAL… read more

Similar categories in Eric Van Lustbader's Angel Eyes book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale, Andres Guinaldo

2. Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In

By: Joe R. Lansdale , Andres Guinaldo

4.00

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

When a group of friends decided to spend a day at the world's largest Drive-In theater horror fest,… read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • fiction

3. Eden (Archer & Bennett #2)

By: Candice Fox

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

'I fool myself that Eden has a heart - that she would at least have trouble killing me...' Most pol… read more

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Cover of Showstopper (Peter Diamond #21) by Peter Lovesey

4. Showstopper (Peter Diamond #21)

By: Peter Lovesey

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The cast and crew of a hit British TV show is rumored to be cursed—but are these spooky deaths coin… read more

Similar categories in Peter Lovesey's Showstopper (Peter Diamond #21) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50) by Mike Lupica

5. Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50)

By: Mike Lupica

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest installment of … read more

Similar categories in Mike Lupica's Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

6. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10) by Martin Cruz Smith

7. Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10)

By: Martin Cruz Smith

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Detective Arkaday Renko risks his life when he heads to Ukraine shortly before the Russian invasion… read more

Similar categories in Martin Cruz Smith's Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • detective
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Girl Friday, #1) by Emily J. Edwards

8. Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Girl Friday, #1)

By: Emily J. Edwards

3.72

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Life as a secretary in New York just got tougher when Viviana Valentine's boss winds up dead in thi… read more

Similar categories in Emily J. Edwards's Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man (Girl Friday, #1) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Brief History of Living Forever by Jaroslav Kalfar

9. A Brief History of Living Forever

By: Jaroslav Kalfar

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In a nativist near-future America obsessed with eternal life and under the increasing threat of tec… read more

Similar categories in Jaroslav Kalfar's A Brief History of Living Forever book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Maltese Iguana (Serge Storms, #26) by Tim Dorsey

10. The Maltese Iguana (Serge Storms, #26)

By: Tim Dorsey

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Serge A. Storms is back on the road in the latest zany Florida caper from the wickedly funny (Enter… read more

Similar categories in Tim Dorsey's The Maltese Iguana (Serge Storms, #26) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke

11. Flags on the Bayou

By: James Lee Burke

3.98

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's Flags on the Bayou book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. 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 Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"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

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13. Murder Book

By: Thomas Perry

3.87

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

An ex-cop takes on a widespread criminal organization targeting Midwestern towns in this "master cl… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's Murder Book book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Every Man a King (King Oliver, #2) by Walter Mosley

14. Every Man a King (King Oliver, #2)

By: Walter Mosley

3.87

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

In this highly anticipated sequel from Edgar Award-winning "master of craft and narrative," Walter … read more

Similar categories in Walter Mosley's Every Man a King (King Oliver, #2) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper

15. Everybody Knows

By: Jordan Harper

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where “Nobody talks. But everybody whispers.” As a “black-bag… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Harper's Everybody Knows book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"You have to be invited in. Cops are like vampires that way."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"What she tells him after that blows out the back of Chris’s head like a book-depository bullet."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"Brass and the DAs are the true villains in a cop’s life. The knuckleheads are just the product they trade in."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"His hands in his lap grasp and clench the air like he’s trying to find the world’s throat and choke it until it’s dead."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

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16. The Donut Legion

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.64

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

In this standalone, Edgar-award winning author, Joe R. Lansdale, whom "few can match" ( Booklist ) … read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's The Donut Legion book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Paperback Jack by Loren D. Estleman

17. Paperback Jack

By: Loren D. Estleman

3.71

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A brand new historical thriller from a Grand Master: lurid paperback covers promised sex and danger… read more

Similar categories in Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • detective
  • historical
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • writing
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder Crossed Her Mind (Pentecost and Parker, #4) by Stephen Spotswood

18. Murder Crossed Her Mind (Pentecost and Parker, #4)

By: Stephen Spotswood

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The latest action-packed installment in the Nero Award-winning Pentecost & Parker Mystery series fo… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Spotswood's Murder Crossed Her Mind (Pentecost and Parker, #4) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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19. Heller - The Big Bundle

By: Max Allan Collins

4.27

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

True Crime detective Nathan Heller returns in a brand new case that connects a millionaire’s kidnap… read more

Similar categories in Max Allan Collins's Heller - The Big Bundle book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of An Honest Living by Dwyer Murphy

20. An Honest Living

By: Dwyer Murphy

3.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"Like the best noir practitioners, Murphy uses the mystery as scaffolding to assemble a world of fa… read more

Similar categories in Dwyer Murphy's An Honest Living book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12) by Lawrence Block

21. The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

By: Lawrence Block

3.78

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Suppose you’re Bernie Rhodenbarr. You’ve got a dream job, running your own cozy secondhand books… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Secrets Typed in Blood (Pentecost & Parker, #3) by Stephen Spotswood

22. Secrets Typed in Blood (Pentecost & Parker, #3)

By: Stephen Spotswood

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

In the newest entry into the Nero Award-winning Parker & Pentecost Mystery series ("my new favorite… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Spotswood's Secrets Typed in Blood (Pentecost & Parker, #3) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Red London (Red Widow, #2) by Alma Katsu

23. Red London (Red Widow, #2)

By: Alma Katsu

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

CIA agent Lyndsey Duncan has a new asset to turn, in order to prevent the most calculated global in… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's Red London (Red Widow, #2) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Drop of Hemlock (Nightingale Mysteries, #2) by Katharine Schellman

24. The Last Drop of Hemlock (Nightingale Mysteries, #2)

By: Katharine Schellman

3.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York, 1924. Vivian Kelly has gotten a job at the Nightingale, a speakeasy known to the young an… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Schellman's The Last Drop of Hemlock (Nightingale Mysteries, #2) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16) by Walter Mosley

25. Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16)

By: Walter Mosley

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Easy Rawlins novels follow the infamous detective Easy Rawlins solving mysteries on the sun-soa… read more

Similar categories in Walter Mosley's Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Second Murderer: A Philip Marlowe Novel by Denise Mina

26. The Second Murderer: A Philip Marlowe Novel

By: Denise Mina

3.61

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Philip Marlowe is on the hunt for a missing heiress in L.A. —and up against a rival PI—in this smar… read more

Similar categories in Denise Mina's The Second Murderer: A Philip Marlowe Novel book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • historical
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of One-Shot Harry by Gary Phillips

27. One-Shot Harry

By: Gary Phillips

3.48

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Race and civil rights in 1963 Los Angeles provide a powerful backdrop in Gary Phillips’s riveting h… read more

Similar categories in Gary Phillips's One-Shot Harry book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • historical
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Bullet Garden (Earl Swagger #4) by Stephen Hunter

28. The Bullet Garden (Earl Swagger #4)

By: Stephen Hunter

4.39

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

The long-anticipated origin story of legendary sniper, fan favorite, and father of literary icon Bo… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Hunter's The Bullet Garden (Earl Swagger #4) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins

29. 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 Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Welcome to the Game by Craig   Henderson

30. Welcome to the Game

By: Craig Henderson

3.51

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From a brilliant new voice, Welcome to the Game is a gripping thriller that races through Motor Cit… read more

Similar categories in Craig Henderson's Welcome to the Game book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Deadly Spirits (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 3) by Mary Miley

31. Deadly Spirits (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 3)

By: Mary Miley

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Medium's assistant - and reluctant sleuth - Maddie Pastore is shocked when her long-lost sister is … read more

Similar categories in Mary Miley's Deadly Spirits (A Mystic's Accomplice mystery, 3) book and Loren D. Estleman's Paperback Jack

  • mystery
  • historical
  • historical fiction

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