19 must-read suspense books like Zero Cool by John Lange

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Zero Cool

By: John Lange

3.62

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

“The pacing and plot twists are first-rate” in this international thriller from the Jurassic Park a…

"don’t be stubborn, mister. we haven't got all day." "you mean this is a part-time job?"

-John Lange, Zero Cool

"then they had pollo con ajillo, chicken with garlic, and a bottle of portuguese red wine. "my god, we’re going to stink after this," angela said."

-John Lange, Zero Cool

If you liked the suspense plot in Zero Cool by John Lange , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Terminal Man

By: Michael Crichton

3.41

Format: 268 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Harry Benson is prone to violent, uncontrollable seizures and is under police guard after attacking… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's The Terminal Man book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction
"... we have created a man with not one brain but two. ... This new brain is intended to control the biological brain. ... The patient's biological brain is the peripheral terminal -- the only periphe…"

-Michael Crichton, The Terminal Man

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2. Disclosure

By: Michael Crichton

3.79

Format: 464 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Thomas Sanders' world collapses in just 24 hours - he is passed over for promotion, his new woman b… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Disclosure book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • science fiction
"Power is neither male or female."

-Michael Crichton, Disclosure

"Friendships are nice. So is competence."

-Michael Crichton, Disclosure

"Sometimes women scare the hell out of me."

-Michael Crichton, Disclosure

"The system didn't screw you. The system revealed you."

-Michael Crichton, Disclosure

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3. Congo

By: Michael Crichton

3.62

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition o… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Congo book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction
"No one escapes from life alive."

-Michael Crichton, Congo

"It's hard to decide who's truly brilliant; it's easier to see who's driven, which in the long run may be more important."

-Michael Crichton, Congo

"His management philosophy, tempered in his rain-dancing days, was always to give the project to whoever had the most to gain from success--or the most to lose from failure."

-Michael Crichton, Congo

"The purpose of life is to stay alive. Watch any animal in nature--all it tries to do is stay alive. It doesn't care about beliefs or philosophy. Whenever any animal's behavior puts it out of touch wi…"

-Michael Crichton, Congo

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4. Eaters of the Dead

By: Michael Crichton

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Eaters of the Dead book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • science fiction
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
"تتوقف الأشياء الغربية عن أن تكون كذلك بفعل التكرار"

-Michael Crichton, Eaters of the Dead

"ليس هناك والله خوف أعظم نت خوف الانسان حين لا يعرف السبب"

-Michael Crichton, Eaters of the Dead

"...thus do strange things cease to be strange upon repetition."

-Michael Crichton, Eaters of the Dead

"يجب أن يكون الانسان حكيما باعتدال ولكن ليس مفرط الحكمة حتى لا يعرف قدره مسبقا"

-Michael Crichton, Eaters of the Dead

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5. The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)

By: Michael Crichton

3.91

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

The United States government is given a warning by the pre-eminent biophysicists in the country: cu… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction
"Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves."

-Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)

"A crisis is made by men, who enter into the crisis with their own prejudices, propensities, and predispositions. A crisis is the sum of intuition and blind spots, a blend of facts noted and facts ign…"

-Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain (Andromeda, #1)

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6. A Case of Need

By: Michael Crichton , Jeffery Hudson

3.75

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Written as Jeffery Hudson in 1968. A Case of Need is Michael Crichton's award-winning debut novel,… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's A Case of Need book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • science fiction
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7. Dealing, or The Berkeley-To-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues

By: Michael Crichton , Michael Douglas , Douglas Crichton

3.22

Format: 222 pages, Hardcover

To rescue his girlfriend, a weed dealer scraps for a score The suitcase looks like a standard we… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Dealing, or The Berkeley-To-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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8. Pirate Latitudes

By: Michael Crichton

3.49

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Jamaica in 1665 is a rough outpost of the English crown, a minor colony holding out against the vas… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Pirate Latitudes book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure
"There are no pirates in Port Royal"

-Michael Crichton, Pirate Latitudes

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9. Kinds of Love, Kinds of Death (Mitch Tobin #1)

By: Donald E. Westlake , Tucker Coe

3.94

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

Mitch Tobin is a hard-nosed, disgraced ex-cop who spends his days building a wall around his back y… read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's Kinds of Love, Kinds of Death (Mitch Tobin #1) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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10. Micro

By: Michael Crichton , Richard Preston

3.43

Format: 344 pages, ebook

In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Micro book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction
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11. Rising Sun

By: Michael Crichton

3.65

Format: 399 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In a novel set within the arena of volatile Japanese-American relations, business moguls compete fo… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Rising Sun book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • science fiction
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12. Next

By: Michael Crichton

3.53

Format: 431 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to our genetic world.Fast, furious, and out of control.This is not the world of the future … read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Next book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction
"A man can see by starlight, if he takes the time."

-Michael Crichton, Next

"Only assholes put a nickname on their business card."

-Michael Crichton, Next

"Science is as corruptible a human activity as any other."

-Michael Crichton, Next

"Anyone who says he knows God's intention is showing a lot of very human ego."

-Michael Crichton, Next

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13. Airframe

By: Michael Crichton

3.74

Format: 431 pages, Paperback

The twin jet plane en route to Denver from Hong Kong is merely a green radar blip half an hour off … read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Airframe book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction
"Sometimes I look around my living room, and the most real thing in the room is the television. It’s bright and vivid, and the rest of my life looks drab. So I turn the damn thing off. That does it ev…"

-Michael Crichton, Airframe

"I understand,' Marder said. 'But a claim filed in a court has limited publicity. Newsline is going to present these crazy claims to forty million viewers. And at the same time, they'll automatically …"

-Michael Crichton, Airframe

"There's only one more thing I can tell you, Katherine. You work in a complex business. If you try to explain that complexity to Martin, you'll be frustrated. You’ll feel he isn't interested. He'll pr…"

-Michael Crichton, Airframe

"What she was looking for was a way to shape the story so that it unfolded now, in a pattern that the viewer could follow. The best frames engaged the viewer by presenting the story as conflict betwee…"

-Michael Crichton, Airframe

14. The Two Minute Rule

By: Robert Crais

0.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

In his latest New York Times bestseller, the author of The Last Detective and L.A. Requiem unleashe… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's The Two Minute Rule book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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15. Dragon Teeth

By: Michael Crichton

3.50

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

Michael Crichton's recently discovered novel--an adventure set in the Wild West during the golden a… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Dragon Teeth book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • adventure

16. Sphere

By: Michael Crichton

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A group of American scientists are rushed to a huge vessel that has been discovered resting on the … read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Sphere book and John Lange's Zero Cool

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17. Eruption

By: Michael Crichton

3.91

Format: 432 pages, ebook

A history-making once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. … read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Eruption book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • science fiction
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18. The Exchange

By: John Grisham

3.69

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a … read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's The Exchange book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Winning was always fun, but winning with class was far more important."

-John Grisham, The Exchange

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19. The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2)

By: David Baldacci

4.37

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murde… read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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20. 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 Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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21. Extinction

By: Douglas Preston

4.14

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

Erebus Resort, occupying a magnificent, hundred-thousand–acre valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, … read more

Similar categories in Douglas Preston's Extinction book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • science fiction
"If something can be done, it will be done-no matter how dangerous."

-Douglas Preston, Extinction

"Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception." Carl Sagan, in Extinction by Douglas Preston"

-Douglas Preston, Extinction

"You actually think we want to be like you? You Sapiens, with your bleak and apocalyptic history? What a grim and self-loathing species you are! Look at what you worship as progress. The agricultural …"

-Douglas Preston, Extinction

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22. Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3)

By: John Grisham

4.26

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresist… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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23. Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

By: Brian Andrews

4.65

Format: 559 pages, Kindle Edition

When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a c… read more

Similar categories in Brian Andrews's Tom Clancy Act of Defiance book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Manner of Death (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #14) by Robin Cook

24. Manner of Death (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #14)

By: Robin Cook

3.97

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

In the new fast-paced medical thriller from bestselling author Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and L… read more

Similar categories in Robin Cook's Manner of Death (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #14) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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25. The Andromeda Evolution (Andromeda, #2)

By: Daniel H. Wilson

3.71

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. A… read more

Similar categories in Daniel H. Wilson's The Andromeda Evolution (Andromeda, #2) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • adventure
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • thriller
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26. The Venom Business

By: Michael Crichton

3.80

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of Jurassic Park and ER Charles Raynaud has found the perfect cover for his smu… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's The Venom Business book and John Lange's Zero Cool

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27. Zero Cool

By: John Lange

3.62

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

“The pacing and plot twists are first-rate” in this international thriller from the Jurassic Park a… read more

Similar categories in John Lange's Zero Cool book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • pulp
  • adventure
  • suspense
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • science fiction
"don’t be stubborn, mister. we haven't got all day." "you mean this is a part-time job?"

-John Lange, Zero Cool

"then they had pollo con ajillo, chicken with garlic, and a bottle of portuguese red wine. "my god, we’re going to stink after this," angela said."

-John Lange, Zero Cool

Cover of Circle of Death (The Shadow 2) by James  Patterson

28. Circle of Death (The Shadow 2)

By: James Patterson

3.51

Format: 449 pages, Kindle Edition

When a ruthless killer seeks to overturn the world order, our only hope is vigilante justice. Si… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Circle of Death (The Shadow 2) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • science fiction
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29. Hard to Kill (Jane Smith, #2)

By: James Patterson

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Jane Smith is being hailed as James Patterson’s greatest character yet, a tough-as-nails attorney u… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Hard to Kill (Jane Smith, #2) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Poseidon's Arrow: Dirk Pitt #22 (Dirk Pitt Adventures) by Clive Cussler

30. Poseidon's Arrow: Dirk Pitt #22 (Dirk Pitt Adventures)

By: Clive Cussler

4.58

Format: 482 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1943 a submarine returning from a secret mission is attacked, its vital cargo believed lost . . … read more

Similar categories in Clive Cussler's Poseidon's Arrow: Dirk Pitt #22 (Dirk Pitt Adventures) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

Cover of Angel of Vengeance (Pendergast, #22) by Douglas Preston

31. Angel of Vengeance (Pendergast, #22)

By: Douglas Preston

4.41

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Con… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Preston's Angel of Vengeance (Pendergast, #22) book and John Lange's Zero Cool

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

28 must-read fiction books like Zero Cool by John Lange

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The Terminal Man

Michael Crichton

3.41

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Disclosure

Michael Crichton

3.79

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Congo

Michael Crichton

3.62

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Eaters of the Dead

Michael Crichton

3.70

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The Intercept (Jeremy Fisk, #1)

Dick Wolf

3.87

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The Gulf (Dan Lenson, #2)

David Poyer

4.08

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Sudden Mischief (Spenser, #25)

Robert B. Parker

4.17

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Robert Crais

0.00

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