10 must-read thriller books like The Ancient Nine by Ian K. Smith

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The Ancient Nine

By: Ian K. Smith

3.53

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fall 1988 Spenser Collins An unlikely Harvard prospect, smart and ath…

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Cover of The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone #11) by Steve Berry

1. The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone #11)

By: Steve Berry

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Shot down over Siberia in what was to be a simple meet-and-greet-mission, ex-Justice Department age… read more

Similar categories in Steve Berry's The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone #11) book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

2. The Millionaires

By: Brad Meltzer

4.13

Format: None pages, Paperback

Two brothers. Three secret service agents. And millions for the taking. Charlie and Oliver Caruso a… read more

Similar categories in Brad Meltzer's The Millionaires book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook

3. Last of the Breed

By: Louis L'Amour

3.69

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Here is the kind of authentically detailed epic novel that has become Louis L'Amour's hallmark. It … read more

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4. The Sixes

By: Kate White

3.94

Format: 128 pages,

Kate White rises to the pinnacle of modern suspense with The Sixes, a page-turning stand-alone thri… read more

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5. Without Pity: Ann Rule's Most Dangerous Killers

By: Ann Rule

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

THEY KILL WITHOUT CONSCIENCE. ANN RULE PORTRAYS THEIR SHATTERING CRIMES WITHOUT PITY. In eight stun… read more

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6. Charlatans

By: Robin Cook

4.45

Format: 864 pages, Hardcover

"Charlatansis an explosive thriller from New York Times bestselling author and master of the medica… read more

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Cover of Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery, #27) by Laura Childs

7. Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery, #27)

By: Laura Childs

3.94

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s Lights, Action, Murder as tea maven Theodosia Browning scrambles for clues in this latest inst… read more

Similar categories in Laura Childs's Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery, #27) book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • mystery
  • adult
  • fiction
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8. The Thing About Home

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Store

By: Bentley Little

3.81

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A malevolent presence has come to a small desert town, and the customers of this superstore may get… read more

Similar categories in Bentley Little's The Store book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"This can't be constitutional," he said. "This is America, damn it. We still have freedom of speech here."

-Bentley Little, The Store

"Human beings' capacity to adjust to almost anything was supposed to be one of their greatest virtues, but it was also one of their greatest weaknesses. It rendered them compliant, allowed them to be …"

-Bentley Little, The Store

"He stared out the window and found himself thinking of that old Randy Newman song, "It's Money That Matters." It was money that mattered, wasn't it? He shook his head. Times had changed. Twenty years…"

-Bentley Little, The Store

Cover of Girls with Bad Reputations (The Lillys, #2) by Xio Axelrod

10. Girls with Bad Reputations (The Lillys, #2)

By: Xio Axelrod

4.00

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

All her life, Kayla heard the same Don't be so loud. Don't act so wild. Don't take up so much spac… read more

Similar categories in Xio Axelrod's Girls with Bad Reputations (The Lillys, #2) book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Russian (Rob Tacoma, #1) by Ben Coes

11. The Russian (Rob Tacoma, #1)

By: Ben Coes

4.18

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

"This new series has me very excited." —Brad Thor As the brutal Russian mafia becomes the most powe… read more

Similar categories in Ben Coes's The Russian (Rob Tacoma, #1) book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Tripping Arcadia

By: Kit Mayquist

3.51

Format: 368 pages, None

From debut author Kit Mayquist, a propulsive and atmospheric modern Gothic with all the splendor of… read more

Similar categories in Kit Mayquist's Tripping Arcadia book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fiction
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13. Everybody Ain't Your Friend

By: Tanisha Stewart

4.13

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

They say you should keep your friends close, and enemies closer, but sometimes reality might be the… read more

Similar categories in Tanisha Stewart's Everybody Ain't Your Friend book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • thriller
Cover of Love Betrayal Murder by Adam Mitzner

14. Love Betrayal Murder

By: Adam Mitzner

3.96

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Love: Matthew Brooks and Vanessa Lyons are a perfect match, both attorneys at a powerful New York C… read more

Similar categories in Adam Mitzner's Love Betrayal Murder book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Bitter and Sweet by Rhonda McKnight

15. Bitter and Sweet

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's Bitter and Sweet book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bindle Punk Bruja by Desideria Mesa

16. Bindle Punk Bruja

By: Desideria Mesa

3.52

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A part-time reporter and club owner takes on crooked city councilmen, mysterious and deadly mobster… read more

Similar categories in Desideria Mesa's Bindle Punk Bruja book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Because there will always be those who will never see who we truly are. But if we waste our energies punishing their ignorance, we will drown in our own bitterness."

-Desideria Mesa, Bindle Punk Bruja

Cover of The Ancient Nine by Ian K. Smith

17. The Ancient Nine

By: Ian K. Smith

3.53

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fall 1988 Spenser Collins An unlikely Harvard prospect, smart and ath… read more

Similar categories in Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • mystery thriller
  • academia
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Extinction Agenda (The Extinction Agenda #1) by Michael  Laurence

18. The Extinction Agenda (The Extinction Agenda #1)

By: Michael Laurence

3.64

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

An FBI agent fights to stop a conspiracy to unleash a deadly virus on the world in this propulsive,… read more

Similar categories in Michael Laurence's The Extinction Agenda (The Extinction Agenda #1) book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight

19. Like Mother, Like Daughter

By: Kimberly McCreight

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A daughter races to uncover her mother's secret life in the wake of her disappearance in this thril… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly McCreight's Like Mother, Like Daughter book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Naughty List by Octavia Grant

20. The Naughty List

By: Octavia Grant

4.40

Format: 117 pages, Kindle Edition

Twas the night before Justice, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even th… read more

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Cover of Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson

21. Lovely One: A Memoir

By: Ketanji Brown Jackson

4.64

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her inspiring, intimate memoir, the first Black woman to ever be … read more

Similar categories in Ketanji Brown Jackson's Lovely One: A Memoir book and Ian K. Smith's The Ancient Nine

  • audiobook

14 Best fiction books like The Ancient Nine by Ian K. Smith

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The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone #11)

Steve Berry

3.52

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Brad Meltzer

4.13

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Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery, #27)

Laura Childs

3.94

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Rhonda McKnight

4.28

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Sarah Graves

3.84

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Patchwork Quilt Murder (Lucy Stone Mystery, #30)

Leslie Meier

3.93

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Easter Basket Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #29.5)

Leslie Meier

3.83

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Laura Childs

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