21 must-read thriller books like Good Cop Bad Cop by Simon Kernick

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Good Cop Bad Cop

By: Simon Kernick

4.18

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

Undercover cop Chris Sketty became a hero when he almost died trying to stop the most brutal terror…

If you liked the thriller plot in Good Cop Bad Cop by Simon Kernick , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Eye For An Eye by M.J. Arlidge

1. Eye For An Eye

By: M.J. Arlidge

4.09

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

RIGHT OR WRONG? Only nine criminals in the UK have been granted lifelong anonymity. Their crimes … read more

Similar categories in M.J. Arlidge's Eye For An Eye book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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2. The Dead of Winter

By: Stuart MacBride

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It was supposed to be an easy job.All Detective Constable Edward Reekie had to do was pick up a dyi… read more

Similar categories in Stuart MacBride's The Dead of Winter book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Eleven Liars (Ben Harper, #2) by Robert  Gold

3. Eleven Liars (Ben Harper, #2)

By: Robert Gold

4.05

Format: 430 pages, Hardcover

Journalist Ben Harper is on his way home when he sees the flames in the churchyard. The derelict co… read more

Similar categories in Robert Gold's Eleven Liars (Ben Harper, #2) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) by Mark Billingham

4. The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

By: Mark Billingham

4.11

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingh… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Triggers: Revenge Is Worth Waiting For by Stephen Leather

5. Triggers: Revenge Is Worth Waiting For

By: Stephen Leather

4.29

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Marianne is an assassin. One of the best in the business.Except killing isn't her business - it's h… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Leather's Triggers: Revenge Is Worth Waiting For book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • thriller
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6. Fearless (Ben Koenig, #1)

By: M.W. Craven

4.10

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The first thrilling Ben Koenig book from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Dead Ground and The… read more

Similar categories in M.W. Craven's Fearless (Ben Koenig, #1) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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7. The Lie Maker

By: Linwood Barclay

4.13

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First an… read more

Similar categories in Linwood Barclay's The Lie Maker book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Picture You Dead (Roy Grace, #18) by Peter James

8. Picture You Dead (Roy Grace, #18)

By: Peter James

4.21

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongs… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Picture You Dead (Roy Grace, #18) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) by Peter James

9. Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19)

By: Peter James

4.35

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A ruthless crime. A race against time. When a young farmer confronts intruders in the middle of … read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Clean Kill (Dan Shepherd #20) by Stephen Leather

10. Clean Kill (Dan Shepherd #20)

By: Stephen Leather

4.53

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Terrorists have shot down a British helicopter in West Africa and taken the crew hostage. Their liv… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Leather's Clean Kill (Dan Shepherd #20) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story by Peter James

11. They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story

By: Peter James

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

'One of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee ChildPete… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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12. Private Rome (Private #18)

By: James Patterson

4.21

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

A priest is murdered and a private agent is the number one suspect. Jack Morgan is in Rome cele… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Private Rome (Private #18) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) by Mark Billingham

13. The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18)

By: Mark Billingham

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Tom Thorne finally has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by h… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12) by Tim Weaver

14. The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12)

By: Tim Weaver

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

TWO DISAPPEARANCESAt the country's newest theme park, Tom Preacher and his son Leo are queuing for … read more

Similar categories in Tim Weaver's The Last Goodbye (David Raker, #12) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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15. The Silent Man

By: David Fennell

4.13

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

A father is murdered in the dead of night in his London home, his head wrapped tightly in tape, a c… read more

Similar categories in David Fennell's The Silent Man book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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16. Who She Was

By: Tony Parsons

3.65

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

A bonfire burns on a Cornish beach in the middle of the night. Nearby, a young woman waits for m… read more

Similar categories in Tony Parsons's Who She Was book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Good Cop Bad Cop by Simon Kernick

17. Good Cop Bad Cop

By: Simon Kernick

4.18

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

Undercover cop Chris Sketty became a hero when he almost died trying to stop the most brutal terror… read more

Similar categories in Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Dark Horizon by James Swallow

18. Dark Horizon

By: James Swallow

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A fatal crash on a rain-slick road and a brutal murder in a small town set off a deadly chain of ev… read more

Similar categories in James Swallow's Dark Horizon book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • thriller
Cover of The Game by Martin  Kemp

19. The Game

By: Martin Kemp

3.63

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose … A British icon delivers a powerful blockbuster in an exh… read more

Similar categories in Martin Kemp's The Game book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2) by Mark Billingham

20. The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2)

By: Mark Billingham

4.41

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

This is one case Detective Miller won't want to open . . . The second rip-roaring mystery from m… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Wrong Hands (Detective Miller #2) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Forget Me Not (Helen Grace, #12) by M.J. Arlidge

21. Forget Me Not (Helen Grace, #12)

By: M.J. Arlidge

4.46

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

As a feud between drug gangs grips the city, a desperate mother begs DI Helen Grace to help find he… read more

Similar categories in M.J. Arlidge's Forget Me Not (Helen Grace, #12) book and Simon Kernick's Good Cop Bad Cop

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

5 must-read british literature books like Good Cop Bad Cop by Simon Kernick

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The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

Mark Billingham

4.11

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Mark Billingham

4.22

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Tim Weaver

4.27

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4.18

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Mick Herron

4.29

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David McCloskey

4.21

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Stuart MacBride

3.81

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