16 Top mystery books like The Unwilling by John Hart

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The Unwilling

By: John Hart

4.15

Format: 369 pages, Hardcover

Set in the South at the height of the Vietnam War, The Unwilling combines crime, suspense and seari…

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1. The River of Kings

By: Taylor Brown

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two brothers travel a storied river's past and present in search of the truth about their father's … read more

Similar categories in Taylor Brown's The River of Kings book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Bottoms

By: Joe R. Lansdale

4.39

Format: None pages, Paperback

The narrator of The Bottomsis Harry Collins, an old man obsessively reflecting on certain key exper… read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's The Bottoms book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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3. Paradise Sky

By: Joe R. Lansdale

4.00

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

A Library JournalBest Book of 2015! A rollicking novel about Nat Love, an African-American cowboy w… read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Paradise Sky book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. The Thicket

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.97

Format: 649 pages, Paperback

ALA Reading List Award for History, Short List Love and vengeance at the dark dawn of the East Texa… read more

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5. Desperation Road

By: Michael Farris Smith

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"An elegantly written, perfectly-paced novel about a man and woman indelibly marked by violence" (R… read more

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6. Gods of Howl Mountain

By: Taylor Brown

3.37

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Gods of Howl Mountain,award-winning author Taylor Brown explores a world of folk healers, whiske… read more

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7. All the Sinners Bleed

By: S.A. Cosby

4.24

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust. Titus Crown is the first Black … read more

Similar categories in S.A. Cosby's All the Sinners Bleed book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"In the former capital of the confederacy, equalities surest foothold was found on the autopsy table."

-S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed

"It occurred to him that no place was more confused about it's past or more terrified of the future than the South."

-S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed

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8. The River We Remember

By: William Kent Krueger

4.29

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh… read more

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's The River We Remember book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Finally, she wrote: The most frightening thing we do in our lives is to love."

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"People who make other people happy are generally pretty unhappy themselves," she said."

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"Bluestone said, " Hihanni waste ." "He honnay washtay?" Sam gave him a bewildered half smile. "I'm afraid I don't understand." "Exactly my point," Bluestone said. "I've lived in a white man's world a…"

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"[Scott] heard the clock on the living room mantel strike midnight, and he could no longer lie there suffering. He slipped from his bed, dressed, and so quietly that he might not even have existed--an…"

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

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9. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. A Calamity of Souls

By: David Baldacci

4.53

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo … read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's A Calamity of Souls book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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11. An Honest Man

By: Michael Koryta

4.13

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

The murder of several politicians at sea has shattering implications for a local lobsterman and a y… read more

Similar categories in Michael Koryta's An Honest Man book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay

12. I Will Ruin You

By: Linwood Barclay

3.98

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher’s act of hero… read more

Similar categories in Linwood Barclay's I Will Ruin You book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Forsaken Country (Detective Max Rupert, #5) by Allen Eskens

13. Forsaken Country (Detective Max Rupert, #5)

By: Allen Eskens

4.24

Format: None pages, Audiobook

11 hours, 9 minutes Three fathers collide far beyond the reach or safety of the law in this bre… read more

Similar categories in Allen Eskens's Forsaken Country (Detective Max Rupert, #5) book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2)

By: Allen Eskens

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A lawyer's race to reveal a wrongful conviction collides with the dark shadow of a murder in his ow… read more

Similar categories in Allen Eskens's Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2) book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"There are no miracles, my friend. God's hand is in everything; it's only when we can't explain it that we call it a miracle."

-Allen Eskens, Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2)

Cover of The Unwilling by John Hart

15. The Unwilling

By: John Hart

4.15

Format: 369 pages, Hardcover

Set in the South at the height of the Vietnam War, The Unwilling combines crime, suspense and seari… read more

Similar categories in John Hart's The Unwilling book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • war
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Small Mercies

By: Dennis Lehane

4.29

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River —a… read more

Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's Small Mercies book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Southern Man (Penn Cage, #7) by Greg Iles

17. Southern Man (Penn Cage, #7)

By: Greg Iles

4.15

Format: 966 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen years after the events of the Natchez Burning trilogy, Penn Cage is alone. Nearly all his l… read more

Similar categories in Greg Iles's Southern Man (Penn Cage, #7) book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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18. Cemetery Road

By: Greg Iles

4.13

Format: 590 pages, Hardcover

Marshall McEwan is one of the most successful journalists in Washington, DC. But his father is term… read more

Similar categories in Greg Iles's Cemetery Road book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. All the Colors of the Dark

By: Chris Whitaker

4.44

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an e… read more

Similar categories in Chris Whitaker's All the Colors of the Dark book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) by William Kent Krueger

20. Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O’Connor’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twe… read more

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A River of Crows by Shanessa Gluhm

21. A River of Crows

By: Shanessa Gluhm

4.18

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1988, Sloan Hadfield's brother Ridge went fishing with their father and never came home. Their f… read more

Similar categories in Shanessa Gluhm's A River of Crows book and John Hart's The Unwilling

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

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