12 must-read suspense books like It Dies with You by Scott Blackburn

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It Dies with You

By: Scott Blackburn

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Scott Blackburn’s searing literary debut explores the dangerous world of secrets threatening to upe…

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Cover of Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1) by Brian Panowich

1. Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1)

By: Brian Panowich

3.99

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations, the Burroughs clan has made i… read more

Similar categories in Brian Panowich's Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1) book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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2. Where All Light Tends to Go

By: David Joy

3.94

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

A Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel In the country-noir tradition of Winter's Bonem… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's Where All Light Tends to Go book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery
  • southern
  • crime
  • fiction

3. She Rides Shotgun

By: Jordan Harper

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Polly is smart far beyond her years. But she's a loner. Her mother tells her she ha… read more

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4. Desperation Road

By: Michael Farris Smith

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"An elegantly written, perfectly-paced novel about a man and woman indelibly marked by violence" (R… read more

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5. Nothing but the Bones

By: Brian Panowich

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

With lyrical prose and hard-hitting depictions of the hardscrabble life in the rural south, Brian P… read more

Similar categories in Brian Panowich's Nothing but the Bones book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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6. Lowdown Road

By: Scott Von Doviak

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Join a road trip across 1970s America as two cousins make the heist of their lives and must avoid t… read more

Similar categories in Scott Von Doviak's Lowdown Road book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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7. When These Mountains Burn

By: David Joy

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail hi… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's When These Mountains Burn book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"It had never been that addicts don’t care whether they lived or died, it was that the feeling you were chasing rested right against the brink and sometimes you just fell over."

-David Joy, When These Mountains Burn

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8. 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 Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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9. The Line That Held Us

By: David Joy

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From critically acclaimed author David Joy comes a remarkable novel about the cover-up of an accide… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's The Line That Held Us book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"What I'm saying is that it's easy to take the high road so long as there aren't any stakes. But the minute you've got something to lose, a man'll do all sorts of things."

-David Joy, The Line That Held Us

"You still can't see it and it's right in front of your eyes. It's the reason we're gathered here. The only reason we're here is because of the ones we loved. That the line that held us."

-David Joy, The Line That Held Us

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10. The Devil Takes You Home

By: Gabino Iglesias

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This genre-defying, Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker award-winning thriller follows a father despera… read more

Similar categories in Gabino Iglesias's The Devil Takes You Home book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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11. Fields of Fire (A Matthew Redd Thriller, #1)

By: Ryan Steck

4.25

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

You know Ryan Steck as the Real Book Spy. Now, get to know him as the author of Fields of Fire, his… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Steck's Fields of Fire (A Matthew Redd Thriller, #1) book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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12. The Devil Himself

By: Peter Farris

4.03

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

For Fans of Brian Panowich and Ron Rash. Southern Noir at its finest, The Devil Himself,  sizzles … read more

Similar categories in Peter Farris's The Devil Himself book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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13. The Donut Legion

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.64

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

In this standalone, Edgar-award winning author, Joe R. Lansdale, whom "few can match" ( Booklist ) … read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's The Donut Legion book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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14. Shifty's Boys

By: Chris Offutt

4.10

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Army cop-turned-small-town-investigator Mick Hardin returns to the Kentucky hills in this second vi… read more

Similar categories in Chris Offutt's Shifty's Boys book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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15. Those We Thought We Knew

By: David Joy

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning writer David Joy comes a searing new novel about the cracks that form in a small… read more

Similar categories in David Joy's Those We Thought We Knew book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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16. California Bear

By: Duane Swierczynski

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A witty new thriller from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly), California Bear follows four un… read more

Similar categories in Duane Swierczynski's California Bear book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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17. Rednecks

By: Taylor Brown

3.89

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

A historical drama based on the Battle of Blair Mountain, pitting a multi-ethnic army of 10,000 co… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Brown's Rednecks book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • southern
  • fiction
Cover of Like Lions (Bull Mountain, #2) by Brian Panowich

18. Like Lions (Bull Mountain, #2)

By: Brian Panowich

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Clayton Burroughs is sheriff of Bull Mountain and last surviving member of the brutal and blood-ste… read more

Similar categories in Brian Panowich's Like Lions (Bull Mountain, #2) book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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19. 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 Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"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 Salvage This World by Michael Farris Smith

20. Salvage This World

By: Michael Farris Smith

3.71

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In Michael Farris Smith's latest "riveting" epic, a young woman returns home with her child to her … read more

Similar categories in Michael Farris Smith's Salvage This World book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Firestorm  (Garrett Kohl, #2) by Taylor    Moore

21. Firestorm (Garrett Kohl, #2)

By: Taylor Moore

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

DEA Special Agent Garrett Kohl must rescue a CIA officer when she’s kidnapped in Texas by a nefari… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Moore's Firestorm (Garrett Kohl, #2) book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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22. Dark Ride

By: Lou Berney

3.81

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes the person you least expect is just the hero you need Twenty-one-year-old Hardy “Hardl… read more

Similar categories in Lou Berney's Dark Ride book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"This is not the plot twist that my life required. I wish I’d never noticed those kids on the bench. I wish I’d never walked over. I wish, most of all, that I existed in a version of the multiverse wh…"

-Lou Berney, Dark Ride

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23. Small Town Sins

By: Ken Jaworowski

3.91

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A Rust Belt thriller that captures the characters of a down-and-out Pennsylvania town, revealing th… read more

Similar categories in Ken Jaworowski's Small Town Sins book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of It Dies with You by Scott Blackburn

24. It Dies with You

By: Scott Blackburn

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Scott Blackburn’s searing literary debut explores the dangerous world of secrets threatening to upe… read more

Similar categories in Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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25. After the Lights Go Out

By: John Vercher

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A harrowing and spellbinding story about family, the complications of mixed-race relationships, mis… read more

Similar categories in John Vercher's After the Lights Go Out book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins

26. Don't Let the Devil Ride

By: Ace Atkins

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“An instant Southern noir classic” –S.A. Cosby S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thri… read more

Similar categories in Ace Atkins's Don't Let the Devil Ride book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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27. 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 Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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28. Holy City

By: Henry Wise

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“Holy City is an amazing piece of work. A Southern novel that examines the pathos and ethos of smal… read more

Similar categories in Henry Wise's Holy City book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • mystery thriller
  • southern
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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29. The Entire Sky

By: Joe Wilkins

4.61

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

With echoes of Demon Copperhead and Plainsong, a poignant story about a troubled boy on the run, an… read more

Similar categories in Joe Wilkins's The Entire Sky book and Scott Blackburn's It Dies with You

  • fiction
Cover of Breach Of Trust (The Body Man Series Book 2) by Eric P. Bishop

30. Breach Of Trust (The Body Man Series Book 2)

By: Eric P. Bishop

4.60

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

It only takes one spark to ignite a raging inferno.A New PresidentAn Old EnemyBlurred LinesBroken P… read more

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Brian Panowich

3.99

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Where All Light Tends to Go

David Joy

3.94

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Nothing but the Bones

Brian Panowich

4.16

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Scott Von Doviak

4.08

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All the Sinners Bleed

S.A. Cosby

4.24

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Happiness Falls

Angie Kim

3.75

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William Kent Krueger

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