7 must-read suspense books like Widespread Panic by James Ellroy

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Widespread Panic

By: James Ellroy

3.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the modern master of noir comes a novel about the malevolent monarch of the 1950s Hollywood un…

If you liked the suspense plot in Widespread Panic by James Ellroy , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale, Andres Guinaldo

1. 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 James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • fiction
Cover of Little Sister Death by William Gay

2. Little Sister Death

By: William Gay

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

David Binder is a young, successful writer living in Chicago and suffering from writer's block. He … read more

Similar categories in William Gay's Little Sister Death book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • novels
  • fiction

3. A Long Walk Up the Water Slide (Neal Carey #4)

By: Don Winslow

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Neal Carey has to keep the mob, the FBI, and a major television personality from killing his newest… read more

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Cover of City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow

4. 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 James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
Cover of Harbor Lights by James Lee Burke

5. Harbor Lights

By: James Lee Burke

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from “America’s best novelist” ( Denver Post ), the… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's Harbor Lights book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Trudy by Massimo Carlotto

6. Trudy

By: Massimo Carlotto

3.36

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

Un ex commissario ai vertici di un'agenzia di security, una giovane di provincia il cui marito è sc… read more

Similar categories in Massimo Carlotto's Trudy book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • noir
Cover of Front Sight by Stephen Hunter

7. Front Sight

By: Stephen Hunter

4.39

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

This collection of three interconnected novellas follows each generation of the iconic Swagger fami… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Hunter's Front Sight book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

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

8. 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 James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas by Mick Herron

9. Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

By: Mick Herron

4.13

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

At last in one volume: the collected Slough House spy novellas, including the never-before-publishe… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Well don't talk to me when I'm not listening. It's a waste of everyone's time."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

"Shut up. Now, ordinarily the reason I make you run up those stairs is I don't like you and I want you to die. But today, as it happens, I've a job for you."

-Mick Herron, Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas

Cover of The Lock-Up (Quirke, #9) by John Banville

10. The Lock-Up (Quirke, #9)

By: John Banville

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Booker Prize winner and “Irish master” (The New Yorker) John Banville’s most ambitious crime novel … read more

Similar categories in John Banville's The Lock-Up (Quirke, #9) book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Blood Red Summer (Jess Keeler, #2) by Eryk Pruitt

11. Blood Red Summer (Jess Keeler, #2)

By: Eryk Pruitt

4.08

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

Second in the Jess Keeler Thrillers series, this moody installment follows the podcaster’s investig… read more

Similar categories in Eryk Pruitt's Blood Red Summer (Jess Keeler, #2) book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Commandant (Dutch Edition) by Sandro Veronesi

12. Commandant (Dutch Edition)

By: Sandro Veronesi

4.05

Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition

Er doen allerlei verhalen de ronde over onderzeebootcommandant Salvatore Todaro. Hij is een magiër,… read more

Similar categories in Sandro Veronesi's Commandant (Dutch Edition) book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow

13. City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime w… read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
Cover of Widespread Panic by James Ellroy

14. Widespread Panic

By: James Ellroy

3.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the modern master of noir comes a novel about the malevolent monarch of the 1950s Hollywood un… read more

Similar categories in James Ellroy's Widespread Panic book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • suspense
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
Cover of The Horse by Willy Vlautin

15. The Horse

By: Willy Vlautin

4.26

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Willy Vlautin explores loneliness, art, addiction, regret, love, and hard-won … read more

Similar categories in Willy Vlautin's The Horse book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • novels
  • fiction
Cover of The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story by Sam Wasson

16. The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story

By: Sam Wasson

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and The Big Goodbye returns with t… read more

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Cover of Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16) by Walter Mosley

17. 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 James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of To Die in June (Harry McCoy, #6) by Alan  Parks

18. To Die in June (Harry McCoy, #6)

By: Alan Parks

4.33

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman enters a Glasgow police station to report her son missing, but no record can be found of th… read more

Similar categories in Alan Parks's To Die in June (Harry McCoy, #6) book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

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

19. 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 James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen

20. The Rumor Game

By: Thomas Mullen

3.71

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A determined reporter and a reluctant FBI agent face off against fascist elements in World War II-e… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Mullen's The Rumor Game book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Los escorpiones by Sara Barquinero

21. Los escorpiones

By: Sara Barquinero

3.67

Format: 963 pages, Kindle Edition

LA MONUMENTAL NOVELA DE UNA GENERACIÓN La joven Sara Barquinero, elogiada por Carlos Zanón, Nuri… read more

Similar categories in Sara Barquinero's Los escorpiones book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • thriller
  • novels
  • fiction
Cover of The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves

22. The Book of Elsewhere

By: Keanu Reeves

3.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic … read more

Similar categories in Keanu Reeves's The Book of Elsewhere book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Devil's Daughter by Gordon Greisman

23. The Devil's Daughter

By: Gordon Greisman

3.86

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-nominated screenwriter Gordon Greisman, The Devil's Daughter is a noir thriller full of t… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Greisman's The Devil's Daughter book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • crime
Cover of The Wheel of Doll by Jonathan Ames

24. The Wheel of Doll

By: Jonathan Ames

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The eponymous and hapless detective Happy Doll returns with a new philosophy and a new case in this… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Ames's The Wheel of Doll book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Love Me Fierce In Danger: The Life of James Ellroy by Steven Powell

25. Love Me Fierce In Danger: The Life of James Ellroy

By: Steven Powell

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Love Me Fierce In Danger is the story of James Ellroy, one of the most provocative and singular fig… read more

Similar categories in Steven Powell's Love Me Fierce In Danger: The Life of James Ellroy book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • crime
Cover of Imposter Syndrome by Joseph  Knox

26. Imposter Syndrome

By: Joseph Knox

3.63

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

On the run from his shady past, Lynch has just arrived in London, still looking over his shoulder t… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Knox's Imposter Syndrome book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Beyond the Light Horizon (Lightspeed Trilogy, #3) by Ken MacLeod

27. Beyond the Light Horizon (Lightspeed Trilogy, #3)

By: Ken MacLeod

4.11

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the… read more

Similar categories in Ken MacLeod's Beyond the Light Horizon (Lightspeed Trilogy, #3) book and James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

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

28. 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 James Ellroy's Widespread Panic

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

23 Top fiction books like Widespread Panic by James Ellroy

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Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In

Joe R. Lansdale , Andres Guinaldo

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Little Sister Death

William Gay

4.16

Transform Your Habits

City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

Don Winslow

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Harbor Lights

James Lee Burke

3.92

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21 Best science fiction books like Beyond the Light Horizon (Lightspeed Trilogy, #3) by Ken MacLeod

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Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

Peter Watts

4.01

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Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)

Alastair Reynolds

4.36

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Europa Deep

Gary Gibson

4.17

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Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1)

M.R. Carey

4.17

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