30 must-read mystery books like Perilous Waters (Jessie Madison #1) by Terry Shames

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Perilous Waters (Jessie Madison #1)

By: Terry Shames

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

FBI dive instructor Jessie Madison's survival skills are stretched to breaking point when she is pl…

If you liked the mystery plot in Perilous Waters (Jessie Madison #1) by Terry Shames , here is a list of 30 books like this:

Cover of Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27) by Anne Hillerman

1. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

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Cover of Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) by John Sandford

2. 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

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Cover of The Instruments of Darkness (Charlie Parker, #21) by John Connolly

3. The Instruments of Darkness (Charlie Parker, #21)

By: John Connolly

4.44

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the international and instant New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, the beloved and… read more

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"You didn’t have to look very hard to be disappointed by human beings. We were not all bad, just enough of us, although the rest had to work very hard to make up for that minority."

-John Connolly, The Instruments of Darkness (Charlie Parker, #21)

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4. The Last Hope

By: Susan Elia MacNeal

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

All will be revealed in the no-holds-barred finale of the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Awar… read more

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5. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

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Cover of Pay Dirt (V.I. Warshawski, #22) by Sara Paretsky

6. Pay Dirt (V.I. Warshawski, #22)

By: Sara Paretsky

4.08

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mystery with roots dating back to the Civil War in t… read more

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Cover of Dark Storm Rising (Kate Burkholder, #15.5) by Linda  Castillo

7. Dark Storm Rising (Kate Burkholder, #15.5)

By: Linda Castillo

4.08

Format: 65 pages, Kindle Edition

In this short mystery from bestselling author Linda Castillo, Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must … read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Into the Fire (Angelhart Investigations, #.5) by Allison Brennan

8. Into the Fire (Angelhart Investigations, #.5)

By: Allison Brennan

4.24

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

Things are heating up in Arizona in this thrilling novella introducing a page-turning new series by… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay

9. I Will Ruin You

By: Linwood Barclay

3.98

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

In the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay, a teacher’s act of hero… read more

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Cover of Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2) by Michael  Bennett

10. Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2)

By: Michael Bennett

3.94

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Better the Blood, the gripping second novel in a crime series starring Māori det… read more

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11. Hunted

By: Abir Mukherjee

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A breakout thriller from an “enthralling” and award-winning writer: can two parents find their lost… read more

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12. The Hunter's Daughter

By: Nicola Solvinic

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A hypnotic, sinister debut mystery about a seemingly good cop who is secretly the daughter of a not… read more

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Cover of Fire and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #23) by Kathy Reichs

13. Fire and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #23)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.18

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It’s never easy working fire scenes.   Called to Washington, DC to analyse the victims of a mysteri… read more

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14. The Rush

By: Michelle Prak

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this riveting psychological thriller—perfect for fans of Jane Harper’s The Survivors and Erica F… read more

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Cover of The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16) by Linda  Castillo

15. The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16)

By: Linda Castillo

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter … read more

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Cover of Night Shift (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #13) by Robin Cook

16. Night Shift (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #13)

By: Robin Cook

3.82

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

" In this exhilarating medical mystery-thriller by Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and Laurie are lu… read more

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Cover of What You Leave Behind by Wanda M. Morris

17. What You Leave Behind

By: Wanda M. Morris

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Wanda Morris returns with a powerful, haunting thriller following a lawyer who… read more

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Cover of Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) by William Kent Krueger

18. Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O’Connor’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twe… read more

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Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

19. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

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Cover of The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11) by Ann Cleeves

20. The Dark Wives (Vera Stanhope, #11)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and … read more

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Cover of The North Line by Matt Riordan

21. The North Line

By: Matt Riordan

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Matt Riordan’s debut novel, a college student in need of quick money finds work on an Alaskan fi… read more

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Cover of Dog Day Afternoon (Andy Carpenter, #29) by David Rosenfelt

22. Dog Day Afternoon (Andy Carpenter, #29)

By: David Rosenfelt

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Paterson, New Jersey’s favorite reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter returns in Dog Day Afternoon, the n… read more

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Cover of Pitch Dark (Mike Bowditch, #15) by Paul Doiron

23. Pitch Dark (Mike Bowditch, #15)

By: Paul Doiron

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Game Warden Mike Bowditch must chase down a cunning and dangerous fugitive in the North Maine Woods… read more

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Cover of Man in the Water (Twin Cities P.I. Mac McKenzie, #21) by David Housewright

24. Man in the Water (Twin Cities P.I. Mac McKenzie, #21)

By: David Housewright

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

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Cover of A Refiner’s Fire (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, #33) by Donna Leon

25. A Refiner’s Fire (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, #33)

By: Donna Leon

4.05

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

In the thirty-third installment of Donna Leon’s magnificent series, Commissario Guido Brunetti conf… read more

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Cover of Perilous Waters (Jessie Madison #1) by Terry Shames

26. Perilous Waters (Jessie Madison #1)

By: Terry Shames

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

FBI dive instructor Jessie Madison's survival skills are stretched to breaking point when she is pl… read more

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Cover of The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella

27. The Same Bright Stars

By: Ethan Joella

3.87

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

Three generations of Schmidts have run their family’s beachfront restaurant, and Jack has been at t… read more

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Cover of Confessions of the Dead by James  Patterson

28. Confessions of the Dead

By: James Patterson

3.45

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The dead tell no tales…unless they swam in Cemetery Lake.   Hollows Bend, New Hampshire, is a pict… read more

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Cover of Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman

29. Worst Case Scenario

By: T.J. Newman

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Following her explosive debut thriller Falling and its harrowing follow-up Drowning, #1 internation… read more

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Cover of City of Secrets (Detective Margaret Nolan, #4) by P.J. Tracy

30. City of Secrets (Detective Margaret Nolan, #4)

By: P.J. Tracy

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan returns in P. J. Tracy’s City of Secrets, the next book in the series… read more

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Cover of Den of Iniquity (J.P. Beaumont, #26) by J.A. Jance

31. Den of Iniquity (J.P. Beaumont, #26)

By: J.A. Jance

4.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance returns with a new pulse-pounding suspense novel feat… read more

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