11 must-read mystery books like Confessions of an Innocent Man by David R. Dow

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Confessions of an Innocent Man

By: David R. Dow

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"Every person wrongfully convicted of a crime at some point dreams of getting revenge against the s…

"In my experience most people in your profession seem to think that if they do not admit the existence of a mistake, the mistake will not exist."

-David R. Dow, Confessions of an Innocent Man

If you liked the mystery plot in Confessions of an Innocent Man by David R. Dow , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Good Father

By: Noah Hawley

4.38

Format: 613 pages, Hardcover

An intense, psychological novel about one doctor's suspense-filled quest to unlock the mind of a su… read more

Similar categories in Noah Hawley's The Good Father book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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2. The Illegal

By: Lawrence Hill

2.50

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

Keita Ali is an elite runner living in Zantoroland, a poor, fictional island that is erupting in po… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Hill's The Illegal book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary

3. Black Creek Crossing

By: John Saul

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

The dark history and dire secrets of a peaceful small town are summoned from the shadows of the pas… read more

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4. The Last Detective (Peter Diamond, #1)

By: Peter Lovesey

3.48

Format: 241 pages,

A nude female floats dead in a large reservoir lake south of Bristol. To solve the "Lady of the Lak… read more

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5. Prior Bad Acts (Kovac and Liska, #3)

By: Tami Hoag

2.83

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

New York Timesbestselling author Tami Hoag returns with a thriller that begins with a shocking crim… read more

Similar categories in Tami Hoag's Prior Bad Acts (Kovac and Liska, #3) book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

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6. Suspect (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #12)

By: Scott Turow

3.82

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent and The Last Trial returns with a riv… read more

Similar categories in Scott Turow's Suspect (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #12) book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • legal thriller
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

By: Julie K. Brown

4.13

Format: 463 pages, ebook

Dauntless journalist Julie K. Brown recounts her uncompromising and risky investigation of Jeffrey … read more

Similar categories in Julie K. Brown's Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. Baby X

By: Kira Peikoff

3.87

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

When any biological matter can be used to create life, stolen celebrity DNA sells to the highest b… read more

Similar categories in Kira Peikoff's Baby X book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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9. The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road

By: Finn Murphy

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

“There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul .”―Sloane Crosley, Vanity… read more

Similar categories in Finn Murphy's The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • audiobook
"Books are completely disappearing. Remember in Fahrenheit 451 where the fireman's wife was addicted to interactive television and they sent fireman crews out to burn books? That mission has been larg…"

-Finn Murphy, The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road

"It’s too late now. The game’s been won by companies who don’t two shits about community character or decent jobs. Congratufuckinglations, America! We did the deal. Now we’ve got an unlimited supply o…"

-Finn Murphy, The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road

"It’s too late now. The game’s been won by companies who don’t give two shits about community character or decent jobs. Congratufuckinglations, America! We did the deal. Now we’ve got an unlimited sup…"

-Finn Murphy, The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road

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10. Hunted

By: Abir Mukherjee

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A breakout thriller from an “enthralling” and award-winning writer: can two parents find their lost… read more

Similar categories in Abir Mukherjee's Hunted book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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11. How to Read a Book

By: Monica Wood

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing p… read more

Similar categories in Monica Wood's How to Read a Book book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Perhaps it's an oddity of human nature to judge women more harshly, or maybe we expect so little of men their transgressions don't register the same."

-Monica Wood, How to Read a Book

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12. Rednecks

By: Taylor Brown

3.89

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

A historical drama based on the Battle of Blair Mountain, pitting a multi-ethnic army of 10,000 co… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Brown's Rednecks book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3)

By: Peter Swanson

3.61

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in this spectacularl… read more

Similar categories in Peter Swanson's A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3) book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. Judgment

By: Joseph Finder

3.88

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

**The Instant NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller**New York Times bestselling author Joseph Finder returns wi… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Finder's Judgment book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • legal thriller
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. One House Over (The Neighbors #1)

By: Mary Monroe

3.79

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns to the 1930s era of her acclaimed novel The U… read more

Similar categories in Mary Monroe's One House Over (The Neighbors #1) book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Confessions of an Innocent Man by David R. Dow

16. Confessions of an Innocent Man

By: David R. Dow

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"Every person wrongfully convicted of a crime at some point dreams of getting revenge against the s… read more

Similar categories in David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • legal thriller
  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"In my experience most people in your profession seem to think that if they do not admit the existence of a mistake, the mistake will not exist."

-David R. Dow, Confessions of an Innocent Man

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17. The Lies They Tell

By: Gillian French

3.34

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Everyone in Tenney’s Harbor, Maine, knows about the Garrison tragedy. How an unexplained fire ravag… read more

Similar categories in Gillian French's The Lies They Tell book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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18. Familiaris

By: David Wroblewski

4.21

Format: 979 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtel… read more

Similar categories in David Wroblewski's Familiaris book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Suppose you could do one impossible thing."

-David Wroblewski, Familiaris

"Time is a snake-oil remedy if you ask me. Some wounds just keep hurting as bad as they ever did. That's what I think."

-David Wroblewski, Familiaris

"John once claimed that the way to convince a person to do something outlandish was to ask them to do something even more outlandish."

-David Wroblewski, Familiaris

"You can never watch too many pups climb through the straw for the first time, but there are just so many dogs you can bear watch to die."

-David Wroblewski, Familiaris

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19. Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O’Connor’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twe… read more

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. Assassins Anonymous

By: Rob Hart

3.96

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

In this clever, surprising, page-turner, the world’s most lethal assassin gives up the violent life… read more

Similar categories in Rob Hart's Assassins Anonymous book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The difference between humility and humiliation is willingness. Ultimately, it's not for them. It's for me."

-Rob Hart, Assassins Anonymous

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21. After You've Gone

By: Margot Hunt

3.35

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

2 hours, 59 minutes A gripping story of friendship and murder from acclaimed author Margot Hunt… read more

Similar categories in Margot Hunt's After You've Gone book and David R. Dow's Confessions of an Innocent Man

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

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Stuart Turton

3.68

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Alex Finlay

3.79

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Paul Tremblay

3.45

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