19 Best thriller books like A Question of Despair (DI Sarah Quinn Mystery #1) by Maureen Carter

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A Question of Despair (DI Sarah Quinn Mystery #1)

By: Maureen Carter

4.11

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

They heard the mother before they saw her. Two streets away, through the open window of an unmarked…

If you liked the thriller plot in A Question of Despair (DI Sarah Quinn Mystery #1) by Maureen Carter , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Shallow Waters (DI Hannah Robbins, #1)

By: Rebecca Bradley

2.50

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

When catching a killer isn't enough... When the naked, battered body of an unidentified teenager is… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

2. Only the Brave (DS Allie Shenton #3)

By: Mel Sherratt

4.35

Format: 255 pages,

When one of the notorious Johnson brothers is murdered and a bag of money goes missing, a deadly ga… read more

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3. Twenty Years Buried (DI Jack MacIntosh #4)

By: Michelle Kidd

4.54

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this is a revised version of the book that was previously published as Hangman’s End. … read more

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4. Sixteen Carved Pieces (DI Jack MacIntosh #3)

By: Michelle Kidd

4.52

Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition

Billie-Rose's bloodstained body is found in the kitchen of her ground-floor flat. She's been strang… read more

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5. Lost Victim (DCI Rachel King #6)

By: Helen H. Durrant

4.35

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

After three months off, a gruesome murder throws Detective Rachel King back into the thick of it. B… read more

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  • crime
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6. Close to Her (Detective Sarah Burke #1)

By: Elizabeth Gunn

4.14

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this book was previously published as Cool in Tucson. Tucson, Arizona. Eighty miles… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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7. Killer on the Moors (DI Joanna Piercy #1)

By: Priscilla Masters

4.10

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

A missing nurse who no one seemed to like. It’s Detective Joanna Piercy’s first day back at work… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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8. Beware the Past (DCI Matt Ballard, #1)

By: Joy Ellis

4.35

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

One terrible case always haunted detective Matt Ballard. Now many years later, the killer seems to … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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9. Three Broken Bodies (DI Jack MacIntosh #5)

By: Michelle Kidd

4.41

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Jack is called out to a body on the South Bank. The victim’s hands and feet are bound, he… read more

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10. Blood Stained (Detective Claudia Nunn, #1)

By: Rebecca Bradley

4.13

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Can’t find her. Can’t see him. Can’t trust anyone. The first in a gripping new Sheffield-s… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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11. The Cold Call Killer (DI Bethany Smith, #1)

By: Emmy Ellis

4.15

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Please note this is a revised edition of Cold is the Caller. “Hello?” “Good afternoon. I’m call… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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12. Can't Find My Way Home

By: Carlene Thompson

4.13

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

WHAT IF YOUR DAD WAS A SERIAL KILLER? Eighteen years ago. Brynn Wilder is twelve years old wh… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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13. Burial Grounds (DI Mike Nash #14)

By: Bill Kitson

4.45

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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14. Blue Murder (Janine Lewis #1)

By: Cath Staincliffe

4.17

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Janine Lewis. A single mum of three and Manchester’s newest detective chief inspector. Her che… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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15. Before He Kills Again (Detective Cassie Rowan #1)

By: Margaret Murphy

4.20

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

A serial predator on the prowl in Liverpool. Seven victims so far. And he’s already got his next vi… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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16. What Lies Beneath (DI Mike Nash #1)

By: Bill Kitson

4.21

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Mike Nash thought that moving back to Yorkshire from London would give him a quieter life… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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17. The Guest Bedroom (Standalone Psychological Thrillers)

By: A.J. Carter

4.03

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

An utterly addictive psychological thriller with a shocking twist What if a psychopath was in yo… read more

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18. Stone Cold Killing (Detective Dove Milson #4)

By: D.E. White

4.31

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

The baby was in the middle of the road. Cocooned in a car seat, tiny face suddenly, violently, illu… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
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19. Just the Nicest Family

By: Alison James

3.96

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

They seem like the perfect family. But their secrets are about to come out…I push open the door to … read more

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  • thriller
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20. Darkness Falls (Clara Pascal #1)

By: Margaret Murphy

4.07

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Clara Pascal had everything. A high-flying barrister and devoted mother, she was envied and admired… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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21. A Question of Despair (DI Sarah Quinn Mystery #1)

By: Maureen Carter

4.11

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

They heard the mother before they saw her. Two streets away, through the open window of an unmarked… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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22. Murder Across the Lines (Warwick and Bell #2)

By: Janice Frost

4.22

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

At a busy crossing in Lincoln city centre a motorbike skids to a halt. A man in leathers jumps off … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
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23. She Knew Her Killer (Detective Claudia Nunn, #3)

By: Rebecca Bradley

4.41

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

A secret past turned deadly. A killer with everything to lose. Prepare to be hooked. Detective … read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
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24. Seconds to Die (Detective Claudia Nunn, #2)

By: Rebecca Bradley

4.32

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

He’d do an installation that would get people talking. Something no one had ever done before. Somet… read more

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  • crime
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25. Fighting Monsters (D.I. Hannah Robbins, #3)

By: Rebecca Bradley

4.43

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

24 hours after he walked away from court a free man, cop killer and gang leader Simon Talbot is fou… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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26. Hidden Secrets (DS Allie Shenton #5)

By: Mel Sherratt

4.56

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

One of them lied. One of them died. One of them is next. Could you stay quiet about a murder? … read more

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  • crime
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27. Weaving Shadows (Clara Pascal #2)

By: Margaret Murphy

4.32

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Attorney Clara Pascal thought she was taking on a simple child custody case.... Traumatized by her… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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28. Don't Scream (Detective Jeff Rickman #3)

By: Margaret Murphy

4.32

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover a brand-new crime thriller from a critically acclaimed, bestselling author. You won’t want… read more

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  • thriller
  • crime
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29. The Lion's Den (Detective Anna James #2)

By: Emmy Ellis

4.30

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

A battered body is discovered in a field at Hawthorn Farm. The victim is Maureen Frost, a well-know… read more

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30. The Darkest Hours

By: Margaret Murphy

3.93

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

In the darkest hours, he will come for you. Two women are missing already. Snatched by a prow… read more

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  • thriller
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31. See Her Burn (Detective Jeff Rickman #1)

By: Margaret Murphy

4.09

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

PLEASE NOTE THIS BOOK WAS FIRST PUBLISHED AS “THE DISPOSSESSED” A woman’s body is found stuffed … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

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