10 must-read mystery books like Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) by John Connolly

Cover of Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) by John Connolly

Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

By: John Connolly

3.96

Format: 467 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Tortured and brilliant private detective Charlie Parker stars in this thriller by New York Times be…

"The evolutionary curve obviously sloped pretty gently where Six came from."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

"A veces necesitamos nuestro dolor. Lo necesitamos para considerarlo nuestro."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

"Why did you shoot him?" "You weren't around," I replied, my teeth gritted in pain. "If you'd been here I'd have shot you instead."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

"She was plump, with dyed red hair and a face so caked with cosmetics that the floor of the Amazon jungle probably saw more natural light..."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

If you liked the mystery plot in Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) by John Connolly , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) by John Connolly

1. Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

By: John Connolly

3.96

Format: 467 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Tortured and brilliant private detective Charlie Parker stars in this thriller by New York Times be… read more

Similar categories in John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • crime
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
"The evolutionary curve obviously sloped pretty gently where Six came from."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

"A veces necesitamos nuestro dolor. Lo necesitamos para considerarlo nuestro."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

"Why did you shoot him?" "You weren't around," I replied, my teeth gritted in pain. "If you'd been here I'd have shot you instead."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

"She was plump, with dyed red hair and a face so caked with cosmetics that the floor of the Amazon jungle probably saw more natural light..."

-John Connolly, Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

Cover of Heaven's Prisoners (Dave Robicheaux, #2) by James Lee Burke

2. Heaven's Prisoners (Dave Robicheaux, #2)

By: James Lee Burke

4.00

Format: 139 pages, Paperback

James Lee Burke's second Robicheaux novel takes the detective out of New Orleans and into the bayou… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's Heaven's Prisoners (Dave Robicheaux, #2) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Devil's Trinity by Michael              Parker

3. The Devil's Trinity

By: Michael Parker

4.26

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

A modern day thriller pitching the ultimate terror against the United States of America.CIA agent, … read more

Similar categories in Michael Parker's The Devil's Trinity book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • fiction
"Are you ready for nuclear Armageddon?"

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

"Harry Marsham, who was known as Marsh to his friends, should have died that night."

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

"And in that vast emptiness, two heads bobbed above the surface without a sound, just one hundred feet from them."

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

"That’s the second time you’ve apologised in less than a minute, Remo. When you have to do that to an admiral it could be your career on the line."

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

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4. Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.33

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Who is killing off members of the Falconer family and why? Such is the challenge confronting highly… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rowland's Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Falconers,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"Mary tried to look reassuring. “It’s a house party, he said,"

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"We’re so very sorry about this latest murder. Ignore Simon’s levity."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"He says it was tourists being careless, where I see a fiendishly clever murder attempt."

-Susan Rowland, Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

Cover of Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2) by Karl Braungart

5. Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

By: Karl Braungart

4.31

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Imagine you find yourself losing bits of time. Almost like a dream you only slightly remember. Envi… read more

Similar categories in Karl Braungart's Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Well, here’s the shocker,"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Yes, I never expected to see you!"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Their war maneuvers excluded shame."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"I realized he was on the island when I found this matchbook."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

Cover of Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) by C.J. Box

6. 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 Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) by Behcet Kaya

7. Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

While enjoying his usual Friday night after dinner beer at a local restaurant, Jacques (Jack) Ludef… read more

Similar categories in Behcet Kaya's Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Jack? It’s Margeaux."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Ludicrous? Seems like wherever you go, trouble follows you."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"What is it about being ill and wanting to go home? This time there was no Katy to boat sit, so I left Emma out on the deck where she had access to her Emma cage. I closed up as best I could and decid…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Darling,’ she said. ‘Darling, darling, Jack…,’ she repeated. It had an echo chamber quality. I felt dizzy and the room began turning. I grabbed the edge of the table thinking I needed to hold on to s…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

Cover of The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) by Susan  Rowland

8. The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Former Archivist Mary Wandwalker hates bringing bad news. Nevertheless, she confirms to her alma ma… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rowland's The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"The fire on the mountain."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,"

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"You can’t set fires, Anna. Never again. Promise."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"She stabbed the earth with her big fork as if she could make Cookie Mac’s blood sprout from it."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

Cover of Get Rich or Get Lucky by Max Nowaz

9. Get Rich or Get Lucky

By: Max Nowaz

4.25

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

Get Rich or Get Lucky is a gripping fantasy thriller that follows Adam who finds himself in control… read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's Get Rich or Get Lucky book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • paranormal
  • fiction
"I’m fucking asking you!"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"You don’t think he’s our man?"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"Charlie said your friend’s disappeared,"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"Rachael, I don’t think this is a very good idea."

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

Cover of You Like It Darker by Stephen        King

10. You Like It Darker

By: Stephen King

4.32

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new coll… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's You Like It Darker book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

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

11. 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 Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

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

12. 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 Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

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

13. 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 Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

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

14. 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 Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) by David Baldacci

15. The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2)

By: David Baldacci

4.37

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murde… read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Black Mountain (Isaiah Coleridge, #2) by Laird Barron

16. Black Mountain (Isaiah Coleridge, #2)

By: Laird Barron

3.99

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

Ex-mob enforcer Isaiah Coledrige has hung out a shingle as a private eye in New York's Hudson Valle… read more

Similar categories in Laird Barron's Black Mountain (Isaiah Coleridge, #2) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"God lit a candle and then made us. He was afraid of being alone in the dark."

-Laird Barron, Black Mountain (Isaiah Coleridge, #2)

"I'm a wary believer in signs and portents. The universe is always muttering threats."

-Laird Barron, Black Mountain (Isaiah Coleridge, #2)

Cover of Worse Angels (Isaiah Coleridge, #3) by Laird Barron

17. Worse Angels (Isaiah Coleridge, #3)

By: Laird Barron

4.12

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Ex-Mob enforcer and now private investigator Isaiah Coleridge pits himself against a rich and power… read more

Similar categories in Laird Barron's Worse Angels (Isaiah Coleridge, #3) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Blood Standard (Isaiah Coleridge, #1) by Laird Barron

18. Blood Standard (Isaiah Coleridge, #1)

By: Laird Barron

3.95

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Isaiah Coleridge is a mob enforcer in Alaska--he's tough, seen a lot, and dished out more. But when… read more

Similar categories in Laird Barron's Blood Standard (Isaiah Coleridge, #1) book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Erkeley Shadows: A novel by Michael Wyndham Thomas

19. The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

By: Michael Wyndham Thomas

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his … read more

Similar categories in Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"As I reached the door, the constable said, “Good luck in Canada, son."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time.  Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

Cover of Bottled Lightning by L.M. Weeks

20. Bottled Lightning

By: L.M. Weeks

4.07

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

AN INTRIGUING CLIENT. A PASSIONATE ATTORNEY. A DEADLY GAME. Top global technology lawyer Tornait… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Weeks's Bottled Lightning book and John Connolly's Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"That must be Bogrov,"

-L.M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

"We’re at the crematorium having lunch,"

-L.M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

"How many languages do you speak, you barely monolingual prick?"

-L.M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

"I’m sorry not to have been more communicative. Yes, it was work in Russia."

-L.M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

Cover of Ride Like Hell (A Grifter's Song, #20) by S.A. Cosby

21. Ride Like Hell (A Grifter's Song, #20)

By: S.A. Cosby

3.97

Format: 62 pages, Kindle Edition

The world of thoroughbred racehorses doesn't immediately sound dangerous, but when Sam and Rachel d… read more

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