20 Best thriller books like Bad Axe County by John Galligan

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Bad Axe County

By: John Galligan

3.59

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Dennis Lehane meets Megan Miranda in this “dark beauty of a novel” (William Kent Krueger, New York …

If you liked the thriller plot in Bad Axe County by John Galligan , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Gideon's Corpse (Gideon Crew #2)

By: Douglas Preston , Lincoln Child

4.83

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

A top nuclear scientist goes mad and takes an innocent family hostage at gunpoint, killing one and … read more

Similar categories in Douglas Preston's Gideon's Corpse (Gideon Crew #2) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Gray Ghost Murders (Sean Stranahan, #2) by Keith McCafferty

2. The Gray Ghost Murders (Sean Stranahan, #2)

By: Keith McCafferty

3.50

Format: 304 pages,

Montana's favorite fly fisherman detective is back on the case in this compelling follow-up to The … read more

Similar categories in Keith McCafferty's The Gray Ghost Murders (Sean Stranahan, #2) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Capitol Murder (Dana Cutler, #3) by Phillip Margolin

3. Capitol Murder (Dana Cutler, #3)

By: Phillip Margolin

2.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Private investigator Dana Cutler and attorney Brad Miller have overcome more than a few daunting ch… read more

Similar categories in Phillip Margolin's Capitol Murder (Dana Cutler, #3) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Boundary Waters (Cork O'Connor, #2) by William Kent Krueger

4. Boundary Waters (Cork O'Connor, #2)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Quetico-Superior more than two million acres of forest, white-water rapids, and uncharted isla… read more

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's Boundary Waters (Cork O'Connor, #2) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

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

5. Righteous (IQ, #2)

By: Joe Ide

4.12

Format: 260 pages,

In this hotly anticipated follow-up to the smash hit IQ, Isaiah uncovers a secret behind the death … read more

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6. Gideon's Sword (Gideon Crew, #1)

By: Douglas Preston , Lincoln Child

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Introducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief GIDEON'S SWORD At twelve, Gideon Crew wit… read more

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Cover of Purgatory Ridge (Cork O'Connor, #3) by William Kent Krueger

7. Purgatory Ridge (Cork O'Connor, #3)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.17

Format: 428 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Winner of the prestigious Loft-McKnight Fiction Award and the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, W… read more

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's Purgatory Ridge (Cork O'Connor, #3) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

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

8. Dead Zero (Bob Lee Swagger, #7; Ray Cruz, #1)

By: Stephen Hunter

3.89

Format: None pages,

From New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter comes a thriller th… read more

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9. Supreme Justice (Dana Cutler, #2)

By: Phillip Margolin

4.05

Format: None pages,

"New York Times" bestselling author Phillip Margolin returns to the corridors of power in Washingto… read more

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10. Red Knife (Cork O'Connor, #8)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.83

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

When the daughter of a powerful businessman dies as a result of her meth addiction, her father, str… read more

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11. The Devil's Bed

By: William Kent Krueger

3.86

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the creator of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Cork O'Connor mystery series comes a ha… read more

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12. Madman on a Drum (Mac McKenzie, #5)

By: David Housewright

3.88

Format: None pages,

Homicide cop Bobby Dunston's daughter has been kidnapped, taken in broad daylight on a city street … read more

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13. Swamp Bones: A Novella (Temperance Brennan, #16.5)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.10

Format: 338 pages,

Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan returns in a chilling eBook original novella from #1 New… read more

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14. Tamarack County (Cork O'Connor, #13)

By: William Kent Krueger

3.85

Format: None pages, ebook

Violence and murder blow into Minnesota's sleepy Tamarack County as ex-sheriff Cork O'Connor return… read more

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15. To Catch a Storm

By: Mindy Mejia

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this brand new series from national bestseller Mindy Mejia, a physicist and a psychic reluctantl… read more

Similar categories in Mindy Mejia's To Catch a Storm book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of One Last Lie (Mike Bowditch, #11) by Paul Doiron

16. One Last Lie (Mike Bowditch, #11)

By: Paul Doiron

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A sudden disappearance reveals a startling connection to a 15-year-old cold case in the new thrille… read more

Similar categories in Paul Doiron's One Last Lie (Mike Bowditch, #11) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Hatchet Island (Mike Bowditch, #13) by Paul Doiron

17. Hatchet Island (Mike Bowditch, #13)

By: Paul Doiron

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An eerie, windswept island off the coast of Maine becomes the site of a double murder and a disappe… read more

Similar categories in Paul Doiron's Hatchet Island (Mike Bowditch, #13) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Vanishing Edge (National Parks Mystery, #1) by Claire Kells

18. Vanishing Edge (National Parks Mystery, #1)

By: Claire Kells

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Christine Carbo and Scott Graham, an ex-FBI agent is on a desperate hunt for a party of… read more

Similar categories in Claire Kells's Vanishing Edge (National Parks Mystery, #1) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Ozark Dogs by Eli Cranor

19. Ozark Dogs

By: Eli Cranor

3.72

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkan… read more

Similar categories in Eli Cranor's Ozark Dogs book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Into the Fire (Angelhart Investigations, #.5) by Allison Brennan

20. Into the Fire (Angelhart Investigations, #.5)

By: Allison Brennan

4.24

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

Things are heating up in Arizona in this thrilling novella introducing a page-turning new series by… read more

Similar categories in Allison Brennan's Into the Fire (Angelhart Investigations, #.5) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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21. Dead Man's Wake (Mike Bowditch, #14)

By: Paul Doiron

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Game Warden Mike Bowditch's engagement party is interrupted by the discovery of a gruesome double m… read more

Similar categories in Paul Doiron's Dead Man's Wake (Mike Bowditch, #14) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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22. Big Fish

By: Thomas Perry

3.74

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

First published in 1985 and long out-of-print, Big Fish, one of Thomas Perry’s most sought-after ti… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's Big Fish book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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23. Northwoods

By: Amy Pease

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The dark underbelly of an idyllic Midwestern resort town is revealed in the aftermath of a murder w… read more

Similar categories in Amy Pease's Northwoods book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Besides, I have my pepper spray." When his expression turned skeptical, she looked at him as if he was utterly clueless. "I'm from Chicago," she said, slowly, as if explaining something to a backward…"

-Amy Pease, Northwoods

Cover of Deception Cove (Neah Bay, #1) by Owen Laukkanen

24. Deception Cove (Neah Bay, #1)

By: Owen Laukkanen

3.97

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

For fans of CJ Box and Michael Koryta, a thriller about an ex-Marine, and ex-convict, and a rescue … read more

Similar categories in Owen Laukkanen's Deception Cove (Neah Bay, #1) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Don't Know Tough by Eli Cranor

25. Don't Know Tough

By: Eli Cranor

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Friday Night Lights meets Southern Gothic, this thrilling debut is for readers of Megan Abbott and … read more

Similar categories in Eli Cranor's Don't Know Tough book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"He was drunk, and even NyQuil make a man brave if he drink enough of it."

-Eli Cranor, Don't Know Tough

"The boys gather around their coach. They're breathing heavy, pupils big and black like drops of ink, a high they'll try and return to the rest of their lives."

-Eli Cranor, Don't Know Tough

Cover of Blaze Me a Sun (Hallandssviten, #2) by Christoffer Carlsson

26. Blaze Me a Sun (Hallandssviten, #2)

By: Christoffer Carlsson

3.93

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A serial killer in a small Swedish town commits his first murder the sa… read more

Similar categories in Christoffer Carlsson's Blaze Me a Sun (Hallandssviten, #2) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit (Kopp Sisters, #4) by Amy  Stewart

27. Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit (Kopp Sisters, #4)

By: Amy Stewart

3.95

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Trailblazing Constance's hard-won job as deputy sheriff is on the line in Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit… read more

Similar categories in Amy Stewart's Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit (Kopp Sisters, #4) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Figure Eight: A Northern Lakes Mystery (John Cabrelli Northern Lakes Mysteries Book 1) by Jeff Nania

28. Figure Eight: A Northern Lakes Mystery (John Cabrelli Northern Lakes Mysteries Book 1)

By: Jeff Nania

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A shattered career. A crooked lawyer. An unsolved murder. Seeking peace in the Northwoods is fraugh… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Nania's Figure Eight: A Northern Lakes Mystery (John Cabrelli Northern Lakes Mysteries Book 1) book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Bad Axe County by John Galligan

29. Bad Axe County

By: John Galligan

3.59

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Dennis Lehane meets Megan Miranda in this “dark beauty of a novel” (William Kent Krueger, New York … read more

Similar categories in John Galligan's Bad Axe County book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) by William Kent Krueger

30. 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 John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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31. Broiler

By: Eli Cranor

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The troubles of two desperate families—one white, one Mexican American—converge in the ruthless und… read more

Similar categories in Eli Cranor's Broiler book and John Galligan's Bad Axe County

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

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