10 Best crime books like The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1) by J.K. Flynn

Cover of The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1) by J.K. Flynn

The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

By: J.K. Flynn

4.27

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Some pictures are not so pretty... Detective Sergeant Esther Penman is a bit of a mess. She dri…

If you liked the crime plot in The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1) by J.K. Flynn , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Progeny (Cases of Lieutenant Kane, #5) by E.H. Reinhard

1. Progeny (Cases of Lieutenant Kane, #5)

By: E.H. Reinhard

3.50

Format: None pages,

Tampa homicide lieutenant Carl Kane has led up grisly crime scenes before, but this one is differen… read more

Similar categories in E.H. Reinhard's Progeny (Cases of Lieutenant Kane, #5) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction

2. Cold Case (DI Sally Parker Thriller #3)

By: M.A. Comley

3.86

Format: None pages,

DI Sally Parker has been handed a ten-year-old cold case. However, the victim, Aisha Thomas, isn't … read more

Similar categories in M.A. Comley's Cold Case (DI Sally Parker Thriller #3) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

3. Deadly Trio: 3 English Mysteries: Ice Blue, Blue Murder, Something Blue (Lord and Lady Hetheridge Mystery Series)

By: Emma Jameson

2.60

Format: 256 pages,

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Cover of It Should Have Been Me by Susan  Wilkins

4. It Should Have Been Me

By: Susan Wilkins

3.99

Format: 434 pages, Paperback

A Prequel to The Detective Jo Boden Case Files – an updated new edition for 2023. A murdered sis… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wilkins's It Should Have Been Me book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Trust No One (Mac Davis, #1) by L.J. Breedlove

5. Trust No One (Mac Davis, #1)

By: L.J. Breedlove

4.43

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

Howard Parker wants to be Secretary of Homeland Security, and he's not letting some punk Marines st… read more

Similar categories in L.J. Breedlove's Trust No One (Mac Davis, #1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Desert Saint (Maria Varela Mysteries Book 1) by A.M. Pascarella

6. The Desert Saint (Maria Varela Mysteries Book 1)

By: A.M. Pascarella

4.21

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

When Maria Varela first made detective, more than a few cops called her a nepo-baby behind her back… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Pascarella's The Desert Saint (Maria Varela Mysteries Book 1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of A Viking's Shadow (Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery, #2) by H.L. Marsay

7. A Viking's Shadow (Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery, #2)

By: H.L. Marsay

4.18

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

The shadows of the past are never far away… Detective Chief Inspector John Shadow is doing his b… read more

Similar categories in H.L. Marsay's A Viking's Shadow (Chief Inspector Shadow Mystery, #2) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Taken to the Hills (Luke Sackville Crime Thrillers Book 1) by S J Richards

8. Taken to the Hills (Luke Sackville Crime Thrillers Book 1)

By: S J Richards

4.27

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Abductions and murder are not what ex-DCI Luke Sackville expected when he left the police after tra… read more

Similar categories in S J Richards's Taken to the Hills (Luke Sackville Crime Thrillers Book 1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Rip Saw (Detective Jericho, #8) by Walter Marks

9. Rip Saw (Detective Jericho, #8)

By: Walter Marks

4.22

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

SOMEONE IS BEHEADING EAST HAMPTON POLICE OFFICERS A crisis unlike any other that Detective Jericho… read more

Similar categories in Walter Marks's Rip Saw (Detective Jericho, #8) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of One Cold Heart: A Detective Max Grady Thriller (Detective Max Grady Thrillers Book 2) by K.J. Kalis

10. One Cold Heart: A Detective Max Grady Thriller (Detective Max Grady Thrillers Book 2)

By: K.J. Kalis

4.42

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

A routine visit to Grady’s hospitalized lieutenant turns into something unimaginable…A bitter man –… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Kalis's One Cold Heart: A Detective Max Grady Thriller (Detective Max Grady Thrillers Book 2) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • fiction
Cover of The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1) by J.K. Flynn

11. The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

By: J.K. Flynn

4.27

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Some pictures are not so pretty... Detective Sergeant Esther Penman is a bit of a mess. She dri… read more

Similar categories in J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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12. Blinding Lies

By: Amy Cronin

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

In a web of lies, who can you trust? Ten years ago, Anna Clarke’s parents disappeared. The myste… read more

Similar categories in Amy Cronin's Blinding Lies book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of An Early Grave (DI Tara Grogan, #1) by Robert  McCracken

13. An Early Grave (DI Tara Grogan, #1)

By: Robert McCracken

4.09

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

During the investigation into the death of a woman on a Liverpool housing estate, DI Tara Grogan en… read more

Similar categories in Robert McCracken's An Early Grave (DI Tara Grogan, #1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of To Silence Them (DI Sam Cobbs, #2) by M.A. Comley

14. To Silence Them (DI Sam Cobbs, #2)

By: M.A. Comley

4.22

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

Missing. A loving husband at the peak of his life. For DI Sam Cobbs it was supposed to be anoth… read more

Similar categories in M.A. Comley's To Silence Them (DI Sam Cobbs, #2) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Silent Quarry (DI Winter Meadows, #1) by Cheryl Rees-Price

15. The Silent Quarry (DI Winter Meadows, #1)

By: Cheryl Rees-Price

4.37

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

The Silent Quarry is the first in the DI Winter Meadows series by Cheryl Rees-Price. In 1987 a quie… read more

Similar categories in Cheryl Rees-Price's The Silent Quarry (DI Winter Meadows, #1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Devil's Eye (Serenity's Plain Secrets #15) by Karen Ann Hopkins

16. Devil's Eye (Serenity's Plain Secrets #15)

By: Karen Ann Hopkins

4.39

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Devil’s Eye continues Sheriff Serenity Adams’ quest to unravel the truth about Possum Gap’s Peachy … read more

Similar categories in Karen Ann Hopkins's Devil's Eye (Serenity's Plain Secrets #15) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Left for Dead (Detective Laura Warburton, #1) by Jay Darkmoore

17. Left for Dead (Detective Laura Warburton, #1)

By: Jay Darkmoore

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

"Dark and delightful" - Booktok "Nail bitingly, skin chillingly insane. A real deep crime thriller… read more

Similar categories in Jay Darkmoore's Left for Dead (Detective Laura Warburton, #1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Color of Murder (Veronica Shade, #1) by Patrick  Logan

18. The Color of Murder (Veronica Shade, #1)

By: Patrick Logan

4.34

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Rookie Detective Veronica Shade experiences the world in a way no one else can.Her rare condition, … read more

Similar categories in Patrick Logan's The Color of Murder (Veronica Shade, #1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
Cover of Beyond Reach (Reese Link, #2) by Molly Black

19. Beyond Reach (Reese Link, #2)

By: Molly Black

4.13

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

Small town police officer Reese Link, teaming up with her new Maine State Police partner, is assign… read more

Similar categories in Molly Black's Beyond Reach (Reese Link, #2) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Quasimodo Killings (Vance and Shepherd Mysteries, Book 1) by John Broughton

20. The Quasimodo Killings (Vance and Shepherd Mysteries, Book 1)

By: John Broughton

4.24

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Inspector Jacob Vance and his assistant, Detective Sergeant Brittany Shepherd, are called… read more

Similar categories in John Broughton's The Quasimodo Killings (Vance and Shepherd Mysteries, Book 1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of No One Left (Sofia Blake FBI Suspense Thriller, #2) by Ava Strong

21. No One Left (Sofia Blake FBI Suspense Thriller, #2)

By: Ava Strong

3.96

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

FBI special agent Sofia Blake, with a Ph.D. in linguistics, can decipher any hidden codes, messages… read more

Similar categories in Ava Strong's No One Left (Sofia Blake FBI Suspense Thriller, #2) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of For You by Mike McCrary

22. For You

By: Mike McCrary

3.90

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

He confessed to killing three people. He said he did it… for you. Hannah Rush waited too long to… read more

Similar categories in Mike McCrary's For You book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • fiction
Cover of Booked for Murder by Jasmine Webb

23. Booked for Murder

By: Jasmine Webb

4.08

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Poppy’s dream of being an author is on life support, and the plug’s about to be pulled. She can bar… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Webb's Booked for Murder book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Advocate's Memory (The Advocate Series, #13) by Teresa Burrell

24. The Advocate's Memory (The Advocate Series, #13)

By: Teresa Burrell

4.52

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

Attorney Sabre Brown runs from a horrific assault and loses her memory of it with every step. When … read more

Similar categories in Teresa Burrell's The Advocate's Memory (The Advocate Series, #13) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Of Body and Bone (Detectives Daniels and Remalla #3) by J.T. Bishop

25. Of Body and Bone (Detectives Daniels and Remalla #3)

By: J.T. Bishop

4.19

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

A kidnapper strikes again, but his evil ties to a killer reveal a dangerous threat. After a shocki… read more

Similar categories in J.T. Bishop's Of Body and Bone (Detectives Daniels and Remalla #3) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Six Sisters (Double Blind #6) by Dan Alatorre

26. Six Sisters (Double Blind #6)

By: Dan Alatorre

4.17

Format: 471 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman disappears and is feared dead, potentially murdered by her abusive husband - a handso… read more

Similar categories in Dan Alatorre's Six Sisters (Double Blind #6) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Little Broken Things (Georgiana Germaine #3) by Cheryl Bradshaw

27. Little Broken Things (Georgiana Germaine #3)

By: Cheryl Bradshaw

4.40

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Georgiana Germaine is back on the trail of a cold-blooded killer, and once again, the cas… read more

Similar categories in Cheryl Bradshaw's Little Broken Things (Georgiana Germaine #3) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Lewis Pass (Dylan Harper #2) by Justin Warren

28. The Lewis Pass (Dylan Harper #2)

By: Justin Warren

4.10

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

On his last case, Dylan Harper strayed too close to a secret government operation and needed to be … read more

Similar categories in Justin Warren's The Lewis Pass (Dylan Harper #2) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

Cover of Body in the Canal (DI Jordan Carr #5) by Diane M. Dickson

29. Body in the Canal (DI Jordan Carr #5)

By: Diane M. Dickson

4.23

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

Normally DI Jordan Carr’s cases land on his desk. This one comes from his wife…An old friend has ca… read more

Similar categories in Diane M. Dickson's Body in the Canal (DI Jordan Carr #5) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The Stone Secret: A Thriller Novel by Amanda Tisevich

30. The Stone Secret: A Thriller Novel

By: Amanda Tisevich

4.05

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

He spent twenty years in prison. She spent twenty years living a lie. At 2:00 a.m. Sylvia Stone aw… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Tisevich's The Stone Secret: A Thriller Novel book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery
Cover of Anna (The Cliff Hangers #1) by Terry Toler

31. Anna (The Cliff Hangers #1)

By: Terry Toler

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

SOME THINGS AREN'T AS THEY SEEM. A mysterious woman. A dead body. A gripping mystery from Internat… read more

Similar categories in Terry Toler's Anna (The Cliff Hangers #1) book and J.K. Flynn's The Art Merchant (Detective Esther Penman #1)

  • mystery

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E.H. Reinhard

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Susan Wilkins

3.99

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L.J. Breedlove

4.43

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Tikiri Herath

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