17 must-read thriller books like The Intruder by Peter Blauner

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The Intruder

By: Peter Blauner

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller when it was published in the 90s, The Intruder ret…

"Just when he thinks he's adjusting to anxiety as a constant condition, Jake feels several internal organs shrinking."

-Peter Blauner, The Intruder

"Reborn here in this grubby old hospital, surrounded by the sick and the dying, people who deserve a second chance far more than he does. But it isn't the pink-and-white cooing kind of rebirth. It's more like being wrenched from a warm, dark, comfortable place and forced out into a bright, frightening world where nothing is certain."

-Peter Blauner, The Intruder

"John G. turns on him, hands on hips, hair caked with snow. 'Hey, buddy, let me tell you something. Drugs are the only thing I got. I am a drug addict. That's all I've ever been and that's all I'll ever be. Even if I'm not putting a needle in my arm or pipe in my mouth right this second, the thought is still in my mind.' He taps the side of his head. 'And if I decide I'm gonna get high to deal with the pressures in my life, there's not a fuckin' thing you can do about it."

-Peter Blauner, The Intruder

If you liked the thriller plot in The Intruder by Peter Blauner , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Obsession by Simon Beckett

1. Obsession

By: Simon Beckett

3.21

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Simon Beckett's Obsession book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Watching The Bodies (Jake Boulder #1) by Graham  Smith

2. Watching The Bodies (Jake Boulder #1)

By: Graham Smith

3.71

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Watching The Bodies: an explosive new crime thriller from a critically acclaimed authorWhen Jake Bo… read more

Similar categories in Graham Smith's Watching The Bodies (Jake Boulder #1) book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Candles and Roses (DI Alec McKay, #1) by Alex Walters

3. Candles and Roses (DI Alec McKay, #1)

By: Alex Walters

4.06

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Who will live and who will die? DI Alec McKay is a man haunted by the loss of his daughter.  As he … read more

Similar categories in Alex Walters's Candles and Roses (DI Alec McKay, #1) book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Final Approach by John J. Nance

4. Final Approach

By: John J. Nance

3.54

Format: 312 pages,

SABOTAGE....ACCIDENT....OR MURDER BY OMISSION? The airline told passengers flying to Kansas City th… read more

Similar categories in John J. Nance's Final Approach book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of No Mercy (Jonathan Grave, #1) by John Gilstrap

5. No Mercy (Jonathan Grave, #1)

By: John Gilstrap

3.92

Format: 98 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"No Mercywill leave you breathless." --Harlan Coben When those inside the corridors of power need h… read more

Similar categories in John Gilstrap's No Mercy (Jonathan Grave, #1) book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

6. The Girl on the Bus

By: N.M. Brown

2.88

Format: 29 pages,

A retired detective and a young woman are about to face their worst fears. Vicki Reiner is emotiona… read more

Similar categories in N.M. Brown's The Girl on the Bus book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

7. The Last Hostage

By: John J. Nance

4.15

Format: None pages,

An FBI hostage negotiator confronts a commercial pilot who has hijacked his own plane in this spell… read more

Similar categories in John J. Nance's The Last Hostage book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

8. The Kremlin Letter

By: Noel Behn

3.71

Format: 208 pages,

"De infiltranten" (The Kremlin Letter) zal ongetwijfeld de geschiedenis ingaan als de origineelste … read more

Similar categories in Noel Behn's The Kremlin Letter book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

Cover of The Last Goodnight (Blood Ties, #1) by Kat Martin

9. The Last Goodnight (Blood Ties, #1)

By: Kat Martin

3.70

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

A cold case is heating up, and with another body turning up, one woman is hot on the trail of a kil… read more

Similar categories in Kat Martin's The Last Goodnight (Blood Ties, #1) book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secrets We Share by Edwin   Hill

10. The Secrets We Share

By: Edwin Hill

3.90

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing, twisty suspense novel perfect for fans of Mary Kubica and Riley Sager from an acclai… read more

Similar categories in Edwin Hill's The Secrets We Share book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Yards by A.F. Carter

11. The Yards

By: A.F. Carter

3.76

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Git O’Rourke is from the wrong side of the tracks—even if, in the depressed Rust Belt town of Baxte… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Carter's The Yards book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Stone Girl by Dirk Wittenborn

12. The Stone Girl

By: Dirk Wittenborn

4.17

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Three women scarred by a chain of misogyny and death at the hands of a secret brotherhood seek a re… read more

Similar categories in Dirk Wittenborn's The Stone Girl book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
Cover of Kill Zone (The Peter Macklin Thrillers) by Loren D. Estleman

13. Kill Zone (The Peter Macklin Thrillers)

By: Loren D. Estleman

3.71

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

A remarkable new antihero, mob hit man Peter Macklin must end a hostage crisis on a tour boat in La… read more

Similar categories in Loren D. Estleman's Kill Zone (The Peter Macklin Thrillers) book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea

14. Don't Believe It

By: Charlie Donlea

4.14

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history—a riveting, true-life… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Donlea's Don't Believe It book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Graveyard Shift by Harry Patterson

15. The Graveyard Shift

By: Harry Patterson

3.79

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

A detective takes on a vengeful ex-con in London’s seedy underworld in this classic thriller by the… read more

Similar categories in Harry Patterson's The Graveyard Shift book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Last Commandment by Scott Shepherd

16. The Last Commandment

By: Scott Shepherd

3.98

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

A Scotland Yard detective tracks a serial killer from London to New York City Christmastime in Lon… read more

Similar categories in Scott Shepherd's The Last Commandment book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Five Strangers by E.V. Adamson

17. Five Strangers

By: E.V. Adamson

3.48

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

With its grassy hills and breathtaking city views, London’s Hampstead Heath is the perfect place to… read more

Similar categories in E.V. Adamson's Five Strangers book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Intruder by Peter Blauner

18. The Intruder

By: Peter Blauner

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller when it was published in the 90s, The Intruder ret… read more

Similar categories in Peter Blauner's The Intruder book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • writing
  • audiobook
"Just when he thinks he's adjusting to anxiety as a constant condition, Jake feels several internal organs shrinking."

-Peter Blauner, The Intruder

"Reborn here in this grubby old hospital, surrounded by the sick and the dying, people who deserve a second chance far more than he does. But it isn't the pink-and-white cooing kind of rebirth. It's m…"

-Peter Blauner, The Intruder

"John G. turns on him, hands on hips, hair caked with snow. 'Hey, buddy, let me tell you something. Drugs are the only thing I got. I am a drug addict. That's all I've ever been and that's all I'll ev…"

-Peter Blauner, The Intruder

Cover of Inside the Whispers (Dr. Samantha Willerby #1) by A.J. Waines

19. Inside the Whispers (Dr. Samantha Willerby #1)

By: A.J. Waines

3.90

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

When a cognitive psychologist loses three patients to suicide, she finds herself confronting a dang… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Waines's Inside the Whispers (Dr. Samantha Willerby #1) book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Murderland (The Manchester Murders #1) by Pamela Murray

20. Murderland (The Manchester Murders #1)

By: Pamela Murray

3.60

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

When DI Joe Burton and DS Sally Fielding are called to investigate a suspicious death in a care hom… read more

Similar categories in Pamela Murray's Murderland (The Manchester Murders #1) book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Truth You're Told: A Crime Novel by Michael J.       Clark

21. The Truth You're Told: A Crime Novel

By: Michael J. Clark

3.77

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

People die. Secrets don’t Sam Hutchings was looking for a writing muse. She hoped that the famil… read more

Similar categories in Michael J. Clark's The Truth You're Told: A Crime Novel book and Peter Blauner's The Intruder

  • audiobook

17 must-read fiction books like The Intruder by Peter Blauner

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Obsession

Simon Beckett

3.21

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Watching The Bodies (Jake Boulder #1)

Graham Smith

3.71

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Candles and Roses (DI Alec McKay, #1)

Alex Walters

4.06

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Final Approach

John J. Nance

3.54

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Obsession

Simon Beckett

3.21

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Watching The Bodies (Jake Boulder #1)

Graham Smith

3.71

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She's Not Sorry

Mary Kubica

3.81

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Good Bad Girl

Alice Feeney

3.66

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