29 best-selling mystery thriller books like The Lost Americans by Christopher Bollen

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The Lost Americans

By: Christopher Bollen

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A young woman finds herself in the crosshairs of powerful and very dangerous enemies when she trave…

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in The Lost Americans by Christopher Bollen , here is a list of 29 books like this:

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1. The Man in the Corduroy Suit (Discipline Files, #3)

By: James Wolff

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

“A wonderful, artful, absorbing espionage novel.” Adam Brookes, author of Night HeronThe story of a… read more

Similar categories in James Wolff's The Man in the Corduroy Suit (Discipline Files, #3) book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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2. The Princess of Las Vegas

By: Chris Bohjalian

3.53

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game … read more

Similar categories in Chris Bohjalian's The Princess of Las Vegas book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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3. All the Sinners Bleed

By: S.A. Cosby

4.24

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust. Titus Crown is the first Black … read more

Similar categories in S.A. Cosby's All the Sinners Bleed book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"In the former capital of the confederacy, equalities surest foothold was found on the autopsy table."

-S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed

"It occurred to him that no place was more confused about it's past or more terrified of the future than the South."

-S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed

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4. The Peacock and the Sparrow

By: I.S. Berry

3.81

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • AN NPR BEST B… read more

Similar categories in I.S. Berry's The Peacock and the Sparrow book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Jimmy dealt in one of two limitless departments within the CIA - money and suspicion."

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

"I was free from the tangle of mistakes, promises, and defeats that grips a man's heels, taunts him with flashes of its sinewy strength."

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

"Nobody in espionage could justify sympathy. Right and wrong existed on paper, but in reality all that existed were the amorphous masses of in-between."

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

"At the end of the road, I've learned, espionage turns into a profession of ghosts. The culmination of actions taken or not taken, ends swallowed by means. A place where, even after you disappear, you…"

-I.S. Berry, The Peacock and the Sparrow

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5. Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10)

By: Martin Cruz Smith

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Detective Arkaday Renko risks his life when he heads to Ukraine shortly before the Russian invasion… read more

Similar categories in Martin Cruz Smith's Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10) book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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6. Beware the Woman

By: Megan Abbott

3.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, an eerie and prescient novel… read more

Similar categories in Megan Abbott's Beware the Woman book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

7. Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

By: David McCloskey

4.30

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its cen… read more

Similar categories in David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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8. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's Shanghai book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
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9. 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 Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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10. A Line in the Sand

By: Kevin Powers

3.88

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

In this “spellbinding and totally original thriller” (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son ) a lonely v… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Powers's A Line in the Sand book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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11. Hero

By: Thomas Perry

4.05

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

A private security agent finds that being branded as the City of Angels’ latest hero could also mak… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's Hero book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Everything she saw was lit by skylights and every fixture conveyed the message, "This is the best, not just the most expensive."

-Thomas Perry, Hero

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12. The Helsinki Affair

By: Anna Pitoniak

3.44

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

CIA agent Amanda Cole is thrust into an international conspiracy involving high-profile assassinati… read more

Similar categories in Anna Pitoniak's The Helsinki Affair book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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13. Everybody Knows

By: Jordan Harper

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where “Nobody talks. But everybody whispers.” As a “black-bag… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Harper's Everybody Knows book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"You have to be invited in. Cops are like vampires that way."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"What she tells him after that blows out the back of Chris’s head like a book-depository bullet."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"Brass and the DAs are the true villains in a cop’s life. The knuckleheads are just the product they trade in."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

"His hands in his lap grasp and clench the air like he’s trying to find the world’s throat and choke it until it’s dead."

-Jordan Harper, Everybody Knows

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14. 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 Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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15. Wolf Trap

By: Connor Sullivan

4.20

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Under the direction of the Special Activities Center in the Operations Directorate of the CIA, over… read more

Similar categories in Connor Sullivan's Wolf Trap book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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16. Beijing Payback

By: Daniel Nieh

3.39

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

A fresh, smart, and fast-paced revenge thriller about a college basketball player who discovers sho… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Nieh's Beijing Payback book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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17. Small Mercies

By: Dennis Lehane

4.29

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River —a… read more

Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's Small Mercies book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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18. The Plinko Bounce

By: Martin Clark

3.73

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the po… read more

Similar categories in Martin Clark's The Plinko Bounce book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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19. The Stolen Coast

By: Dwyer Murphy

3.10

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Adrift in a sleepy coastal Massachusetts town, a man who ferries fugitives by day gets twisted up i… read more

Similar categories in Dwyer Murphy's The Stolen Coast book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"The experience was collective, but not the memory."

-Dwyer Murphy, The Stolen Coast

Cover of A Death in Denmark (Gabriel Præst, #1) by Amulya Malladi

20. A Death in Denmark (Gabriel Præst, #1)

By: Amulya Malladi

3.80

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

“A fast-paced, emotionally rich, and whip-smart read!” —Sonali Dev, bestselling author of The Vibr… read more

Similar categories in Amulya Malladi's A Death in Denmark (Gabriel Præst, #1) book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Blaze Me a Sun (Hallandssviten, #2) by Christoffer Carlsson

21. 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 Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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22. Distant Sons

By: Tim Johnston

3.96

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

By the New York Times bestselling author of Descent and The Current, an absorbing new work of liter… read more

Similar categories in Tim Johnston's Distant Sons book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Red London (Red Widow, #2) by Alma Katsu

23. Red London (Red Widow, #2)

By: Alma Katsu

3.93

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

CIA agent Lyndsey Duncan has a new asset to turn, in order to prevent the most calculated global in… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's Red London (Red Widow, #2) book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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24. Ilium

By: Lea Carpenter

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Set in the dark world of international espionage, from London to Mallorca, Croatia, Paris, and Cap … read more

Similar categories in Lea Carpenter's Ilium book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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25. The Devil's Playground

By: Craig Russell

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A riveting 1920s Hollywood thriller about the making of the most terrifying silent film ever made, … read more

Similar categories in Craig Russell's The Devil's Playground book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Continental Affair by Christine Mangan

26. The Continental Affair

By: Christine Mangan

3.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

With gorgeous prose, European glamour, and an expansive wanderlust, Christine Mangan's The Continen… read more

Similar categories in Christine Mangan's The Continental Affair book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • travel
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lost Americans by Christopher Bollen

27. The Lost Americans

By: Christopher Bollen

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A young woman finds herself in the crosshairs of powerful and very dangerous enemies when she trave… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • africa
  • lgbt
  • travel
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • queer
Cover of The Lookback Window by Kyle Dillon Hertz

28. The Lookback Window

By: Kyle Dillon Hertz

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fearless debut novel of resilience, transcendence, and the elusive promise of justice. Growing… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Dillon Hertz's The Lookback Window book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"The great shame of your life is that you weren't raised Catholic," James said to me. "You've got suffering, but you don't have the aesthetic."

-Kyle Dillon Hertz, The Lookback Window

"Some people talk about their PTSD as if it's a badge of honor, and I roll my fucking eyes. I'm not trying to be the PDST-esy of them all. I ignored it for a really long time. I overdosed at seventeen…"

-Kyle Dillon Hertz, The Lookback Window

Cover of The History of Sound: Stories by Ben Shattuck

29. The History of Sound: Stories

By: Ben Shattuck

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A stunning collection of interconnected stories set in New England, exploring how the past is often… read more

Similar categories in Ben Shattuck's The History of Sound: Stories book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"[H]istory is personal, even when it isn't."

-Ben Shattuck, The History of Sound: Stories

"Only two months. The memories of fireflies and swimming naked in the waterfall did nothing but make very fine and long incisions in the membrane of contentedness I’d built up over the years—a good ho…"

-Ben Shattuck, The History of Sound: Stories

Cover of The Trap (Alias Emma, #3) by Ava Glass

30. The Trap (Alias Emma, #3)

By: Ava Glass

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

British spy Emma Makepeace races against the clock to stop the Russians from carrying out a high-pr… read more

Similar categories in Ava Glass's The Trap (Alias Emma, #3) book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Hall of Mirrors by John Copenhaver

31. Hall of Mirrors

By: John Copenhaver

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When a popular mystery novelist dies suspiciously, his writing partner must untangle the author’s c… read more

Similar categories in John Copenhaver's Hall of Mirrors book and Christopher Bollen's The Lost Americans

  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery

31 Best fiction books like The Lost Americans by Christopher Bollen

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4.16

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4.24

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