17 Best mystery books like April Evil by John D. MacDonald

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April Evil

By: John D. MacDonald

4.33

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

An odd assortment of criminals and the woman who loves one of them are setting up for a crime.

If you liked the mystery plot in April Evil by John D. MacDonald , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Strip Tease

By: Carl Hiaasen

3.87

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

No matter what you heard or thought about the movie version of Strip Tease, forget it. Film simply … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"But Erin let it slide. The child was only four years old; she had a whole lifetime to learn about sadness. Today was for Dalmatians, ice cream and new dolls."

-Carl Hiaasen, Strip Tease

"Garcia wondered why people with JESUS stickers on their bumper always drove twenty miles per hour under the speed limit. If God was my co-pilot, he thought, I'd be doing a hundred and twenty."

-Carl Hiaasen, Strip Tease

Cover of The Pusher (87th Precinct, #3) by Ed McBain

2. The Pusher (87th Precinct, #3)

By: Ed McBain

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Most suicides don't realise the headaches they cause... An 87th Precinct novel read more

Similar categories in Ed McBain's The Pusher (87th Precinct, #3) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of April Evil by John D. MacDonald

3. April Evil

By: John D. MacDonald

4.33

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

An odd assortment of criminals and the woman who loves one of them are setting up for a crime. read more

Similar categories in John D. MacDonald's April Evil book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

4. Under the Knife

By: Tess Gerritsen

3.56

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

For David Ransom, it begins as an open-and-shut case. Malpractice. As attorney for a grieving famil… read more

Similar categories in Tess Gerritsen's Under the Knife book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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5. The Barbarous Coast

By: Ross Macdonald

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Ross Macdonald's The Barbarous Coast book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. The So Blue Marble

By: Dorothy B. Hughes

3.83

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The so blue marble. It promised treasure, but now it's missing. The result is murder. The dashing t… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy B. Hughes's The So Blue Marble book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

7. The Big Heat

By: William P. McGivern

3.82

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

MURDER WAS IN THE AIR. A COP HAD KILLED HIMSELF, AND EVERY CROOK IN TOWN KNEW THAT WOULD BE SURE TO… read more

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8. The Mugger (87th Precinct, #2)

By: Ed McBain

3.14

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

This mugger is special. He preys on women, waiting in the darkness...then comes from behind, attack… read more

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9. A Morning for Flamingos (Dave Robicheaux, #4)

By: James Lee Burke

4.12

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

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10. Ride the Pink Horse

By: Dorothy B. Hughes

4.58

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sailor, a hood from Chicago, steps off a bus in a small, desert town. He is looking for someone, hi… read more

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11. Killer's Choice (87th Precinct, #5)

By: Ed McBain

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Someone killed Annie Boone, but was she an innocent victim or the target of a hit? As Detectives Ca… read more

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12. The Con Man (87th Precinct, #4)

By: Ed McBain

2.18

Format: 166 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A con man is plying his trade on the streets of Isola: conning a domestic for pocket change, busine… read more

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13. Killer's Wedge (87th Precinct, #7)

By: Ed McBain

3.36

Format: 96 pages,

Het was een gewone, alledaagse middag in het begin van oktober. In de rechercheurskamer van Bureau … read more

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14. Portrait in Smoke

By: Bill S. Ballinger

3.62

Format: 272 pages,

A noir masterpiece With its combination of suspense, humor, intrigue and Ballinger's trademark mult… read more

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15. The Chill

By: Ross Macdonald

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In The Chilla distraught young man hires Archer to track down his runaway bride. But no sooner has … read more

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16. The Ivory Grin

By: Ross Macdonald

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track d… read more

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17. Cop Hater (87th Precinct, #1)

By: Ed McBain

4.36

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

When Detective Reardon is found dead, motive is a big question mark. But when his partner becomes v… read more

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18. Build My Gallows High

By: Geoffrey Homes

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Film Ink series presents the novels that inspired the work of some of the most celebrated direc… read more

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19. City Primeval

By: Elmore Leonard

3.69

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

Clement Mansell, knows how easy it is to get away with murder. The crazed killer is back on the Det… read more

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Cover of Killer's Payoff (87th Precinct, #6) by Ed McBain

20. Killer's Payoff (87th Precinct, #6)

By: Ed McBain

3.94

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

He appeared to be a decent, upright, honest citizen....And yet appearances can be more than deceivi… read more

Similar categories in Ed McBain's Killer's Payoff (87th Precinct, #6) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) by C.J. Box

21. Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

By: C.J. Box

4.36

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Box's Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) by Michael    Connelly

22. Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

By: Michael Connelly

4.56

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning ar… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) by John Sandford

23. Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)

By: John Sandford

4.36

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel … read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39) by Jonathan Kellerman

24. The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide … read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Kellerman's The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) by John Sandford

25. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

By: John Sandford

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

26. A Calamity of Souls

By: David Baldacci

4.53

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo … read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's A Calamity of Souls book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Stuart Woods' Smolder (Stone Barrington #65) by Brett Battles

27. Stuart Woods' Smolder (Stone Barrington #65)

By: Brett Battles

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

In this latest adrenaline-fueled adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, … read more

Similar categories in Brett Battles's Stuart Woods' Smolder (Stone Barrington #65) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Swift and Silent: A Jesse McDermitt Novel (Caribbean Adventure Series Book 27) by Wayne Stinnett

28. Swift and Silent: A Jesse McDermitt Novel (Caribbean Adventure Series Book 27)

By: Wayne Stinnett

4.56

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Things in the Middle Florida Keys aren’t as idyllic as they seem. If one looks closely, there’s a l… read more

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Cover of The Traitor (Alias Emma, #2) by Ava Glass

29. The Traitor (Alias Emma, #2)

By: Ava Glass

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

British spy Emma Makepeace goes undercover on a Russian oligarch’s superyacht, where she’s one wron… read more

Similar categories in Ava Glass's The Traitor (Alias Emma, #2) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Clean Kill (Garrett Mann, #1) by Steven Konkoly

30. A Clean Kill (Garrett Mann, #1)

By: Steven Konkoly

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

An FBI agent hunting a serial killer has to up his game when a trail of murders is not what it seem… read more

Similar categories in Steven Konkoly's A Clean Kill (Garrett Mann, #1) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Obsession (Teddy Fay, #6) by Stuart Woods

31. Obsession (Teddy Fay, #6)

By: Stuart Woods

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Teddy Fay finds his skills put to the test in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestsellin… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Woods's Obsession (Teddy Fay, #6) book and John D. MacDonald's April Evil

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

17 best-selling fiction books like April Evil by John D. MacDonald

Transform Your Habits

Strip Tease

Carl Hiaasen

3.87

Transform Your Habits

The Pusher (87th Precinct, #3)

Ed McBain

3.93

Transform Your Habits

April Evil

John D. MacDonald

4.33

Under the Knife

Tess Gerritsen

3.56

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21 best-selling fiction books like Killer's Payoff (87th Precinct, #6) by Ed McBain

Transform Your Habits

The Delicate Storm (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #2)

Giles Blunt

3.74

Transform Your Habits

Detroit Is Our Beat : Tales of the Four Horsemen

Loren D. Estleman

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Hard Currency (Porfiry Rostnikov, #9)

Stuart M. Kaminsky

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Lacey and His Friends

David Drake

4.35

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