19 Top crime books like Becoming Inspector Chen (Inspector Chen Cao #10) by Qiu Xiaolong

Cover of Becoming Inspector Chen (Inspector Chen Cao #10) by Qiu Xiaolong

Becoming Inspector Chen (Inspector Chen Cao #10)

By: Qiu Xiaolong

3.47

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Inspector Chen is excluded from a poetry case as he awaits possible disciplinary action, leaving hi…

If you liked the crime plot in Becoming Inspector Chen (Inspector Chen Cao #10) by Qiu Xiaolong , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Inspector Imanishi Investigates by Seichō Matsumoto, Beth Cary

1. Inspector Imanishi Investigates

By: Seichō Matsumoto , Beth Cary

4.08

Format: 234 pages,

In a police procedural by Japan's foremost master of mystery, Inspector Imanishi Eitaro, a typicall… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Who Watcheth by Helene Tursten, None

2. Who Watcheth

By: Helene Tursten , None

3.76

Format: 6 pages, Hardcover

He watches the women from the shadows. He has an understanding with them; as long as they follow hi… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1) by Chester Himes

3. A Rage in Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #1)

By: Chester Himes

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Rage in Harlemis a ripping introduction to Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, patrolling N… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

4. Death Without Company (Walt Longmire, #2)

By: Craig Johnson

3.56

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

Walt investigates a death by poison in this gripping novel from theNew York Times bestselling autho… read more

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5. Tatiana (Arkady Renko, #8)

By: Martin Cruz Smith

3.53

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The fearless investigative reporter Tatiana Petrovna falls to her death from a sixth-floor window i… read more

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6. The Emperor's Pearl

By: Robert van Gulik

4.50

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

It all begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in 699 A.D.: a drummer in the leading b… read more

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7. Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road

By: Rob Schmitz

4.42

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting… read more

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8. The Monkey and The Tiger

By: Robert van Gulik

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

A.D. 666and A.D. 676 The Monkey and The Tigerincludes two detective stories, "The Morning of the Mo… read more

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Cover of Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

9. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

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

10. 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

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Silver Bone (The Kyiv Mysteries, #1) by Andrey Kurkov

11. The Silver Bone (The Kyiv Mysteries, #1)

By: Andrey Kurkov

3.43

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the Ukrainian Andrey Kurkov, a perplexing mystery from a world-renowned literary master that i… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2) by Colson Whitehead

12. Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

By: Colson Whitehead

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Misery is a money pit."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Step away entirely or you haven't stepped away at all."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"White cops did as they pleased. Crooked white cops? Untouchable."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Simpler than conspiracy was Carney's take: In general, people were terrible."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

Cover of The Shooting at Chateau Rock (Bruno, Chief of Police, #13) by Martin  Walker

13. The Shooting at Chateau Rock (Bruno, Chief of Police, #13)

By: Martin Walker

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a local's troubling death is linked to a Russian oligarch and his multinational conglomerate, … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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14. 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

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • china
  • fiction
Cover of A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3) by Keigo Higashino

15. A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)

By: Keigo Higashino

3.93

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In the latest from international bestselling author Keigo Higashino, Tokyo Police Detective Kaga is… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"Takes all sorts to make a world. It's hard to generalize what's odd and what's not."

-Keigo Higashino, A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)

"Murder cases are like cancer cells. Once they get their hooks into you, the pain and misery just keep on spreading. Whether the killer gets caught or the investigation is brought to a successful conc…"

-Keigo Higashino, A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)

Cover of Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7) by S.J. Parris

16. Alchemy (Giordano Bruno, #7)

By: S.J. Parris

4.28

Format: 473 pages, Kindle Edition

Prague, 1588 A COURT IN TURMOIL The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundari… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Mantis by Kōtarō Isaka

17. The Mantis

By: Kōtarō Isaka

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train and Three Assassins, a propulsive new t… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Final Curtain (Detective Kaga, #4) by Keigo Higashino

18. The Final Curtain (Detective Kaga, #4)

By: Keigo Higashino

4.13

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Malice and Newcomer, a confounding murder in Tokyo is connected to the… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4) by Sujata Massey

19. The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4)

By: Sujata Massey

4.02

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Bombay’s only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, #13) by Elly Griffiths

20. The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, #13)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.27

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr Ruth Galloway returns to the moody and beautiful landscape of North Norfolk to confront another … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Garden of Sins (Victorian Mystery #6) by Laura Joh Rowland

21. Garden of Sins (Victorian Mystery #6)

By: Laura Joh Rowland

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland is back with the sixth in her critically acclaimed Victorian… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Trois vies par semaine by Michel Bussi

22. Trois vies par semaine

By: Michel Bussi

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Habiter trois villes différentes ? Posséder trois identités reconnues ? Aimer trois femmes intensém… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16) by Walter Mosley

23. Farewell, Amethystine (Easy Rawlins, #16)

By: Walter Mosley

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Easy Rawlins novels follow the infamous detective Easy Rawlins solving mysteries on the sun-soa… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Una rabbia semplice (Arcadipane #3) by Davide Longo

24. Una rabbia semplice (Arcadipane #3)

By: Davide Longo

3.77

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Vincenzo Arcadipane ha cinquantacinque anni, un matrimonio fallito alle spalle e un futuro che non … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7) by Laura Joh Rowland

25. River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery, #7)

By: Laura Joh Rowland

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Laura Joh Rowland is back with the seventh in her critically acclaimed Victori… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of Becoming Inspector Chen (Inspector Chen Cao #10) by Qiu Xiaolong

26. Becoming Inspector Chen (Inspector Chen Cao #10)

By: Qiu Xiaolong

3.47

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Inspector Chen is excluded from a poetry case as he awaits possible disciplinary action, leaving hi… read more

Similar categories in Qiu Xiaolong's Becoming Inspector Chen (Inspector Chen Cao #10) book and Qiu Xiaolong's Becoming Inspector Chen (Inspector Chen Cao #10)

  • mystery thriller
  • chinese literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • china
  • crime
Cover of What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11) by Alan Bradley

27. What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (Flavia de Luce, #11)

By: Alan Bradley

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the absence of adult supervision, Flavia has taken on the mentorship of her “pestilent” younger … read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of La regina dei sentieri by Marco Malvaldi

28. La regina dei sentieri

By: Marco Malvaldi

3.90

Format: 352 pages, ebook

Corinna Stelea, sovrintendente di polizia giudiziaria, e l’amica Serena Martini, chimica mamma ed e… read more

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29. Precipice

By: Robert Harris

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more

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  • fiction
"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

Cover of A Grave in the Woods (Bruno, Chief of Police #17) by Martin  Walker

30. A Grave in the Woods (Bruno, Chief of Police #17)

By: Martin Walker

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Another entertaining and enlightening entry in the Bruno, Chief of Police series, featuring an arch… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

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