7 Best thriller books like Cruel Summer by Ed Brubaker

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Cruel Summer

By: Ed Brubaker

4.38

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' CRIMINAL epic, collected in a gorgeous hardback edition. In the summer of…

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Cover of Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score by Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark

1. Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score

By: Darwyn Cooke , Richard Stark

4.30

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A high-octane trip across America, The Score finds Parker assembling the best caper men he can find… read more

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Cover of Black Hammer, Vol. 2: The Event by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, None

2. Black Hammer, Vol. 2: The Event

By: Jeff Lemire , Dean Ormston , None

4.31

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

When a visitor from the outside world arrives on the Farm, looking for the Black Hammer and bringin… read more

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3. Do a Powerbomb!

By: Daniel Warren Johnson

4.52

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

From the creator of MURDER-FALCON and WONDER WOMAN: DEAD EARTH comes the wrestling adventure of the… read more

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4. Cosmic Detective

By: Jeff Lemire

3.48

Format: 168 pages, ebook

In a dark and grimy city, an unnamed detective gets called to a local murder, something unlikely an… read more

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5. The Human Target: Volume 2

By: Tom King

4.36

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Christopher Chance has 12 days to solve his own murder! Superstar writer Tom King and acclaimed art… read more

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6. The Human Target, Volume 1

By: Tom King

4.35

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Christopher Chance has 12 days to solve his own murder! Superstar writer Tom King and acclaimed art… read more

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Cover of Newburn, Volume 1 by Chip Zdarsky

7. Newburn, Volume 1

By: Chip Zdarsky

3.99

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Easton Newburn is a private detective without loyalties, investigating conflicts between rival crim… read more

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Cover of The Department of Truth, Vol. 4: The Ministry of Lies by James Tynion IV

8. The Department of Truth, Vol. 4: The Ministry of Lies

By: James Tynion IV

4.24

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

For decades the Department of Truth battled a secret war against its Soviet counterpart the Ministr… read more

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"Nothing in this world exists on principle. We know for a fact that the world is messy, that people believe in messy things. There aren't rules. What does it do for your life to rip out the ground ben…"

-James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Vol. 4: The Ministry of Lies

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9. The Department of Truth, Vol. 3: Free Country

By: James Tynion IV

4.15

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

Six acclaimed guest artists join Eisner winner JAMES TYNION IV (Something is Killing the Children, … read more

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"Magic is real. It works. It has impact on the world. The human brain is incredibly powerful, and you can rewire it. You let yourself become a symbol, in a whole fucking history of symbols, knowing th…"

-James Tynion IV, The Department of Truth, Vol. 3: Free Country

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10. Gotham City: Year One

By: Tom King

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

There once was a shining city on the water, a home for families, hope, and prosperity. It was Gotha… read more

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Cover of That Texas Blood, Vol. 1 by Chris Condon

11. That Texas Blood, Vol. 1

By: Chris Condon

3.82

Format: 167 pages, Kindle Edition

Sheriff Joe Bob Coates questions his effectiveness as the aging lawman of Ambrose County, Texas as … read more

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Cover of That Texas Blood, Vol. 2 by Chris Condon

12. That Texas Blood, Vol. 2

By: Chris Condon

4.19

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

Sheriff Joe Bob Coates travels down the long and winding road of memory to a dark night in 1981 tha… read more

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Cover of That Texas Blood, Vol. 3 by Chris Condon

13. That Texas Blood, Vol. 3

By: Chris Condon

4.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

As a winter storm looms over Ambrose County in January of 1992, a local woman's body is discovered … read more

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Cover of Lazarus, Vol. 6: Fracture I by Greg Rucka

14. Lazarus, Vol. 6: Fracture I

By: Greg Rucka

4.11

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Two years have passed since Forever Carlyle was betrayed on the battlefield, and now the Carlyle Fa… read more

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15. The Nice House on the Lake: the Deluxe Edition

By: James Tynion IV

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

With Something Is Killing the Children and The Department of Truth , James Tynion IV has changed th… read more

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Cover of Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers (The Bone Orchard Mythos, #2) by Jeff Lemire

16. Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers (The Bone Orchard Mythos, #2)

By: Jeff Lemire

3.71

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed creative team behind GIDEON FALLS, PRIMORDIAL, and THE PASSAGEWAY comes a new st… read more

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Cover of The Department of Truth: The Complete Conspiracy Volume One by James Tynion IV

17. The Department of Truth: The Complete Conspiracy Volume One

By: James Tynion IV

4.24

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

COLE TURNER has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn't prepared for what happens wh… read more

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Cover of Cruel Summer by Ed Brubaker

18. Cruel Summer

By: Ed Brubaker

4.38

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS' CRIMINAL epic, collected in a gorgeous hardback edition. In the summer of… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Gideon Falls, Book One: The Legend of the Black Barn by Jeff Lemire

19. Gideon Falls, Book One: The Legend of the Black Barn

By: Jeff Lemire

4.37

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The first book of the Eisner award winning horror series from writer Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth, Blac… read more

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Cover of Something is Killing the Children, Book One (Something is Killing the Children, #1-3) by James Tynion IV

20. Something is Killing the Children, Book One (Something is Killing the Children, #1-3)

By: James Tynion IV

4.40

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The definitive collection of Something is Killing the Children's entire “Archer’s Peak” saga collec… read more

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Cover of Somna by Becky Cloonan

21. Somna

By: Becky Cloonan

4.18

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

BECKY CLOONAN and TULA LOTAY - both writing and drawing a graphic novel together for the FIRST TIME… read more

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20 Best fiction books like Cruel Summer by Ed Brubaker

Transform Your Habits

Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score

Darwyn Cooke , Richard Stark

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Black Hammer, Vol. 2: The Event

Jeff Lemire , Dean Ormston , None

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Do a Powerbomb!

Daniel Warren Johnson

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Cosmic Detective

Jeff Lemire

3.48

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Transform Your Habits

Superman: Space Age

Mark Russell

4.20

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Ultimate Invasion

Jonathan Hickman

3.68

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Public Domain, Volume 1: Past Mistakes

Chip Zdarsky

3.94

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Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Vol. 1: The Devil Nezha

Mark Waid

4.13

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