13 Best crime books like Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith

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Blackwood

By: Michael Farris Smith

3.70

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

In this timeless, mythical tale of unforgiving justice and elusive grace, rural Mississippi townsfo…

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Cover of Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1) by Brian Panowich

1. Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1)

By: Brian Panowich

3.99

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations, the Burroughs clan has made i… read more

Similar categories in Brian Panowich's Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1) book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • southern gothic
  • crime
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2. Knockemstiff

By: Donald Ray Pollock

4.12

Format: 207 pages,

Knockemstiff - litteralement " etale les raides " - existe vraiment. Ce n'est pas la moindre bizarr… read more

Similar categories in Donald Ray Pollock's Knockemstiff book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • southern gothic
  • crime
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Where All Light Tends to Go by David    Joy

3. Where All Light Tends to Go

By: David Joy

3.94

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel In the country-noir tradition of Winter's Bonem… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's Where All Light Tends to Go book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • southern gothic
  • crime
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4. Savage Country

By: Robert Olmstead

4.47

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

From the writer of the bestselling Coal Black Horse, who has consistently created riveting fiction … read more

Similar categories in Robert Olmstead's Savage Country book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
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5. The Cove

By: Ron Rash

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This lyrical, heart-rending tale, as mesmerizing as its award-winning predecessor Serena, shows onc… read more

Similar categories in Ron Rash's The Cove book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery
  • literary fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
Cover of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

6. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter

By: Tom Franklin

3.90

Format: 448 pages,

Tom Franklin's narrative power and flair for characterization have been compared to the likes of Ha… read more

Similar categories in Tom Franklin's Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

7. The Heavenly Table

By: Donald Ray Pollock

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

From Donald Ray Pollock, author of the highly acclaimed The Devil All the Timeand Knockemstiff, com… read more

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8. The Grifters

By: Jim Thompson

3.00

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

To his friends, to his coworkers, and even to his mistress Moira, Roy Dillon is an honest hardworki… read more

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9. Twilight

By: William Gay

3.96

Format: 433 pages, Hardcover

A Southern gothic novel about an undertaker who won't let the dead rest. Suspecting that something … read more

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10. 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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11. The Caretaker

By: Ron Rash

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Told against the backdrop of the Korean War as a small Appalachian town sends its sons to battle, T… read more

Similar categories in Ron Rash's The Caretaker book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • literary fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
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12. When These Mountains Burn

By: David Joy

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail hi… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's When These Mountains Burn book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery thriller
  • literary fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • southern gothic
  • crime
"It had never been that addicts don’t care whether they lived or died, it was that the feeling you were chasing rested right against the brink and sometimes you just fell over."

-David Joy, When These Mountains Burn

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 Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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14. Ozark Dogs

By: Eli Cranor

3.72

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkan… read more

Similar categories in Eli Cranor's Ozark Dogs book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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15. The Line That Held Us

By: David Joy

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From critically acclaimed author David Joy comes a remarkable novel about the cover-up of an accide… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's The Line That Held Us book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery thriller
  • literary fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"What I'm saying is that it's easy to take the high road so long as there aren't any stakes. But the minute you've got something to lose, a man'll do all sorts of things."

-David Joy, The Line That Held Us

"You still can't see it and it's right in front of your eyes. It's the reason we're gathered here. The only reason we're here is because of the ones we loved. That the line that held us."

-David Joy, The Line That Held Us

Cover of Those We Thought We Knew by David    Joy

16. Those We Thought We Knew

By: David Joy

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning writer David Joy comes a searing new novel about the cracks that form in a small… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's Those We Thought We Knew book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery thriller
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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17. Black Lake Manor

By: Guy Morpuss

3.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A locked room. A brutal murder. And a killer who can turn back time... In the former mining tow… read more

Similar categories in Guy Morpuss's Black Lake Manor book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith

18. Blackwood

By: Michael Farris Smith

3.70

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

In this timeless, mythical tale of unforgiving justice and elusive grace, rural Mississippi townsfo… read more

Similar categories in Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • literary fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • southern gothic
  • crime
Cover of No Secrets by David  Jackson

19. No Secrets

By: David Jackson

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

THEY ALL BELIEVE HIM THEY BELIEVE HIS LIES. SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH. You can't lie to Izzy Lambert.… read more

Similar categories in David Jackson's No Secrets book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Lost Country by William Gay

20. The Lost Country

By: William Gay

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Ten years after it was first announced, Dzanc is proud to deliver the lost novel from a master of t… read more

Similar categories in William Gay's The Lost Country book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • gothic
  • literary fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • southern gothic
"Mad faces turned toward the hot sky. They demanded god smite all these whore mongers and adulterers, honky-tonk brawlers, whiskey drinking fornicators. That not even the young be spared for evil ran …"

-William Gay, The Lost Country

Cover of Dust Off the Bones (Billy McBride, #2) by Paul Howarth

21. Dust Off the Bones (Billy McBride, #2)

By: Paul Howarth

4.31

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The author of the acclaimed Only Killers and Thieves returns to turn-of-the-century Australia in th… read more

Similar categories in Paul Howarth's Dust Off the Bones (Billy McBride, #2) book and Michael Farris Smith's Blackwood

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

17 Top fiction books like Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith

Transform Your Habits

Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1)

Brian Panowich

3.99

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Knockemstiff

Donald Ray Pollock

4.12

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Where All Light Tends to Go

David Joy

3.94

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Savage Country

Robert Olmstead

4.47

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25 Best fiction books like Dust Off the Bones (Billy McBride, #2) by Paul Howarth

Transform Your Habits

Provinces of Night

William Gay

3.64

The Son

Philipp Meyer

4.12

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City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

Don Winslow

4.42

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Nothing but the Bones

Brian Panowich

4.16

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