13 Best thriller books like A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9) by Lawrence Block

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A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

By: Lawrence Block

3.78

Format: 479 pages, Paperback

In Matt Scudder's mind, money, power, and position elevate nobody above morality and the law. Now t…

If you liked the thriller plot in A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9) by Lawrence Block , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Prayers for Rain (Kenzie & Gennaro, #5)

By: Dennis Lehane

4.09

Format: 375 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When Boston private investigator Patrick Kenzie meets Karen Nichols, she strikes him as an innocent… read more

Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's Prayers for Rain (Kenzie & Gennaro, #5) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"I’m getting dissed way too much lately."

-Dennis Lehane, Prayers for Rain (Kenzie & Gennaro, #5)

"All right', Bubba said. '... Just remember, the only sin in battle is hesitation. So don't fucking hesitate."

-Dennis Lehane, Prayers for Rain (Kenzie & Gennaro, #5)

"Some ghost of myself still lived back in the days when we'd shared a bed and talked of the future. But that love we'd had and those selves we'd been were gone, placed in a box like old photographs an…"

-Dennis Lehane, Prayers for Rain (Kenzie & Gennaro, #5)

Cover of Lemons Never Lie (Alan Grofield #4) by Richard Stark

2. Lemons Never Lie (Alan Grofield #4)

By: Richard Stark

3.85

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

When he's not pulling heists with his friend Parker, Alan Grofield runs a small theatre in Indiana.… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's Lemons Never Lie (Alan Grofield #4) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of 361 by Donald E. Westlake

3. 361

By: Donald E. Westlake

3.56

Format: 207 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The men in the tan-and-cream Chrysler came with guns blazing. When Ray Kelly woke up in the hospita… read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's 361 book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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4. Put a Lid on It

By: Donald E. Westlake

3.79

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Francis gets out of prison if he'll pull off one very special heist--of an incriminating videotape … read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's Put a Lid on It book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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5. The Searchers

By: Alan LeMay

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

On the Texas frontier, a Comanche war party attacks the Edwards ranch and kills all the inhabitants… read more

Similar categories in Alan LeMay's The Searchers book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • fiction
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6. In caso di disgrazia

By: Georges Simenon , Laura Colombo

3.77

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

La sera in cui Lucien Gobillot - uno dei piu celebri avvocati di Parigi, la cui brillante carriera … read more

Similar categories in Georges Simenon's In caso di disgrazia book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
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7. A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

By: Lawrence Block

3.78

Format: 479 pages, Paperback

In Matt Scudder's mind, money, power, and position elevate nobody above morality and the law. Now t… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Miami Blues by Elmore Leonard, Charles Willeford

8. Miami Blues

By: Elmore Leonard , Charles Willeford

4.15

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

After a brutal day investigating a quadruple homicide, Detective Hoke Moseley settles into his room… read more

Similar categories in Elmore Leonard's Miami Blues book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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9. Butcher's Moon (Parker, #16)

By: Richard Stark

4.41

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

The sixteenth Parker novel, Butcher’s Moon is more than twice as long most of the master heister’s … read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's Butcher's Moon (Parker, #16) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"He's a man who didn't hear the twig snap."

-Richard Stark, Butcher's Moon (Parker, #16)

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10. The Moving Target

By: Ross Macdonald

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

Like many Southern California millionaires, Ralph Sampson keeps odd company. There's the sun-worshi… read more

Similar categories in Ross Macdonald's The Moving Target book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Cold Service (Spenser, #32) by Robert B. Parker, Joe Mantegna, Joe Mantenga

11. Cold Service (Spenser, #32)

By: Robert B. Parker , Joe Mantegna , Joe Mantenga

3.00

Format: 144 pages,

When Spenser's closest ally, Hawk, is brutally injured and left for dead while protecting bookie Lu… read more

Similar categories in Robert B. Parker's Cold Service (Spenser, #32) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

12. Miami Massacre (The Executioner, #4)

By: Don Pendleton

3.82

Format: None pages,

Mack Bolan is informed that Mafia overlords are meeting in Florida toomake arrangements to wipe him… read more

Similar categories in Don Pendleton's Miami Massacre (The Executioner, #4) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

13. The Outfit (Parker, #3)

By: Richard Stark

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

When the Outfit tries to kill him, Parker declares war. Ripping off the syndicate is easy, but goin… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Outfit (Parker, #3) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

14. The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker, #2)

By: Richard Stark

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker, #2) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

15. The Hunter (Parker, #1)

By: Richard Stark

4.12

Format: 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Double-crossed, shot, and left for dead -- by his wife. The thriller that introduces Parker. "A bri… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Hunter (Parker, #1) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

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16. The Mourner (Parker, #4)

By: Richard Stark

3.94

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The statue wore white and grieved. Parker wasn’t interested in its sentimental value. The thief car… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Mourner (Parker, #4) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"When the guy with asthma finally came in from the fire escape, Parker rabbit-punched him and took his gun away."

-Richard Stark, The Mourner (Parker, #4)

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17. The Handle (Parker, #8)

By: Richard Stark

3.96

Format: 158 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Baron ran a gambling island off the Texas coast in the Gulf’s blue waters. To Parker, it was ju… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Handle (Parker, #8) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Parker simply went where money was and took it away."

-Richard Stark, The Handle (Parker, #8)

18. The Damsel (Alan Grofield, #1)

By: Richard Stark

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

Alan Grofield has a knack for attracting damsels in distress. When Ellen Marie Fitzgerald comes in … read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Damsel (Alan Grofield, #1) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

19. Come to Grief (Sid Halley, #3)

By: Dick Francis

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

When ex-jockey Sid Halley becomes convinced that one of his closest friends--and one of the racing … read more

Similar categories in Dick Francis's Come to Grief (Sid Halley, #3) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

20. Somebody Owes Me Money (Hard Case Crime #44)

By: Donald E. Westlake

3.86

Format: 144 pages,

read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's Somebody Owes Me Money (Hard Case Crime #44) book and Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

Cover of Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

21. 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 Lawrence Block's A Dance At The Slaughterhouse (Matthew Scudder, #9)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

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