20 Best crime books like Underdog by Michael Z. Lewin

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Underdog

By: Michael Z. Lewin

3.60

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

A moving and uproarious portrait of a modern American loser from the award-winning author of the Al…

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Cover of No Lesser Plea (Butch Karp, #1) by Robert K. Tanenbaum

1. No Lesser Plea (Butch Karp, #1)

By: Robert K. Tanenbaum

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

When crafty Mandeville Lewis's method of robbing liquor stores finally fell apart, he hired the bes… read more

Similar categories in Robert K. Tanenbaum's No Lesser Plea (Butch Karp, #1) book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
"They wish to make a medical thing of evil. Madness is also such a useful metaphor, for that which we would rather not face..."

-Robert K. Tanenbaum, No Lesser Plea (Butch Karp, #1)

Cover of Watching The Bodies (Jake Boulder #1) by Graham  Smith

2. Watching The Bodies (Jake Boulder #1)

By: Graham Smith

3.71

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Watching The Bodies: an explosive new crime thriller from a critically acclaimed authorWhen Jake Bo… read more

Similar categories in Graham Smith's Watching The Bodies (Jake Boulder #1) book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of McNally's Secret (Archy McNally, #1) by Lawrence Sanders

3. McNally's Secret (Archy McNally, #1)

By: Lawrence Sanders

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Sex, lies, blackmail. Archy McNally is a freewheeling playboy who specializes in "Discreet Inquirie… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Sanders's McNally's Secret (Archy McNally, #1) book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime

4. Wreckers Must Breathe

By: Hammond Innes

3.80

Format: 654 pages, Paperback

A story set in Cornwall where, below the cliffs, a fleet of German U-boats lie hidden. Their target… read more

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5. Egg & Spoon

By: Gregory Maguire

3.00

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

A fantasy set in Tsarist Russia. Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her fa… read more

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6. The Kremlin Letter

By: Noel Behn

3.71

Format: 208 pages,

"De infiltranten" (The Kremlin Letter) zal ongetwijfeld de geschiedenis ingaan als de origineelste … read more

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7. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

By: Jimmy Breslin

3.19

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

It was a big bestseller when it was originally published in 1969. It became a major motion picture … read more

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Cover of The Worst Ship in the Fleet (Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, #1) by Skyler Ramirez

8. The Worst Ship in the Fleet (Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, #1)

By: Skyler Ramirez

4.08

Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition

A Military Science Fiction Adventure! Brad Mendoza is an idiot. He knows it, and so does everyon… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Open Carry (Arliss Cutter #1) by Marc Cameron

9. Open Carry (Arliss Cutter #1)

By: Marc Cameron

4.17

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

ALASKAN CRIME, AMERICAN JUSTICE   Raised in the swamplands of Florida, U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter i… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
"It was a quote by Isak Dinesen. 'The cure for anything is salt water--sweat, tears, or the sea."

-Marc Cameron, Open Carry (Arliss Cutter #1)

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10. The Mystery Writer

By: Sulari Gentill

3.42

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A literary thriller about an aspiring writer who meets and falls in love with her literary idol—onl… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Independence Square (Arkady Renko, #10) by Martin Cruz Smith

11. 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 Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
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12. Arrow's Flight

By: Joel Scott

4.26

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

Crime and adventure on the high seas Jared Kane is a West Coast commercial fisherman whose life … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The Yards by A.F. Carter

13. The Yards

By: A.F. Carter

3.76

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Git O’Rourke is from the wrong side of the tracks—even if, in the depressed Rust Belt town of Baxte… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Kill Zone (The Peter Macklin Thrillers) by Loren D. Estleman

14. Kill Zone (The Peter Macklin Thrillers)

By: Loren D. Estleman

3.71

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

A remarkable new antihero, mob hit man Peter Macklin must end a hostage crisis on a tour boat in La… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

15. 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 Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
Cover of Shanghai by Joseph Kanon

16. 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 Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
Cover of Ozark Dogs by Eli Cranor

17. 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 Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Graveyard Shift by Harry Patterson

18. The Graveyard Shift

By: Harry Patterson

3.79

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

A detective takes on a vengeful ex-con in London’s seedy underworld in this classic thriller by the… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Under an Outlaw Moon by Dietrich Kalteis

19. Under an Outlaw Moon

By: Dietrich Kalteis

3.30

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Meet Depression-era newlyweds Bennie and Stella. He’s reckless, she’s naive. Longing for freedom fr… read more

Similar categories in Dietrich Kalteis's Under an Outlaw Moon book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1) by James  Patterson

20. Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)

By: James Patterson

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and August Poe run the most in-demand private investigation firm in… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1) book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
"In this quiet room, surrounded by tales of mystery and deception, she felt most like herself."

-James Patterson, Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)

Cover of Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1) by Tom   Mead

21. Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1)

By: Tom Mead

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magician-turned-sleuth in pre-war London solves three impossible crimes. In 1930s London, cele… read more

Similar categories in Tom Mead's Death and the Conjuror (A Spector Locked-Room Mystery, #1) book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen

22. A Quantum Love Story

By: Mike Chen

3.67

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them. Grieving her best friend… read more

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23. 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 Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Last Commandment by Scott Shepherd

24. The Last Commandment

By: Scott Shepherd

3.98

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

A Scotland Yard detective tracks a serial killer from London to New York City Christmastime in Lon… read more

Similar categories in Scott Shepherd's The Last Commandment book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Cradle of the Deep: A Crime Novel by Dietrich Kalteis

25. Cradle of the Deep: A Crime Novel

By: Dietrich Kalteis

3.07

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

From “the heir-apparent to Elmore Leonard” (Crime Syndicate Magazine) comes a caper novel full of t… read more

Similar categories in Dietrich Kalteis's Cradle of the Deep: A Crime Novel book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Intruder by Peter Blauner

26. The Intruder

By: Peter Blauner

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller when it was published in the 90s, The Intruder ret… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
"Just when he thinks he's adjusting to anxiety as a constant condition, Jake feels several internal organs shrinking."

-Peter Blauner, The Intruder

"Reborn here in this grubby old hospital, surrounded by the sick and the dying, people who deserve a second chance far more than he does. But it isn't the pink-and-white cooing kind of rebirth. It's m…"

-Peter Blauner, The Intruder

"John G. turns on him, hands on hips, hair caked with snow. 'Hey, buddy, let me tell you something. Drugs are the only thing I got. I am a drug addict. That's all I've ever been and that's all I'll ev…"

-Peter Blauner, The Intruder

Cover of Murderland (The Manchester Murders #1) by Pamela Murray

27. Murderland (The Manchester Murders #1)

By: Pamela Murray

3.60

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

When DI Joe Burton and DS Sally Fielding are called to investigate a suspicious death in a care hom… read more

Similar categories in Pamela Murray's Murderland (The Manchester Murders #1) book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Truth You're Told: A Crime Novel by Michael J.       Clark

28. The Truth You're Told: A Crime Novel

By: Michael J. Clark

3.77

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

People die. Secrets don’t Sam Hutchings was looking for a writing muse. She hoped that the famil… read more

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Cover of Underdog by Michael Z. Lewin

29. Underdog

By: Michael Z. Lewin

3.60

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

A moving and uproarious portrait of a modern American loser from the award-winning author of the Al… read more

Similar categories in Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1) by Jeffery Deaver

30. Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1)

By: Jeffery Deaver

4.32

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patte… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1) book and Michael Z. Lewin's Underdog

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Outside Lanes (Miami Jones Private Investigator Mystery Book 18) by A.J. Stewart

31. Outside Lanes (Miami Jones Private Investigator Mystery Book 18)

By: A.J. Stewart

4.66

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Making It To The Games Can Be Murder The trials for the US swimming team to the games in Paris are … read more

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24 best-selling mystery books like Underdog by Michael Z. Lewin

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No Lesser Plea (Butch Karp, #1)

Robert K. Tanenbaum

3.87

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Watching The Bodies (Jake Boulder #1)

Graham Smith

3.71

Transform Your Habits

McNally's Secret (Archy McNally, #1)

Lawrence Sanders

4.11

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The Worst Ship in the Fleet (Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, #1)

Skyler Ramirez

4.08

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Paul Vidich

3.96

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The Secret Hours

Mick Herron

4.29

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Phantom Orbit

David Ignatius

4.10

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I.S. Berry

3.81

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