20 Top fiction books like Runaway by Peter May

Cover of Runaway by Peter  May

Runaway

By: Peter May

4.10

Format: 668 pages, Hardcover

In 1965, five teenage friends fled Glasgow for London to pursue their dream of musical stardom. Yet…

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Cover of Deadly Code (Rhona MacLeod #3) by Lin Anderson

1. Deadly Code (Rhona MacLeod #3)

By: Lin Anderson

3.92

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

" The left foot had been severed from the leg ten centimetres below the patella. Both fibula and ti… read more

Similar categories in Lin Anderson's Deadly Code (Rhona MacLeod #3) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Still Dark (William Lorimer Book 14) by Alex Gray

2. Still Dark (William Lorimer Book 14)

By: Alex Gray

3.95

Format: 269 pages,

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Similar categories in Alex Gray's Still Dark (William Lorimer Book 14) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Runaway by Peter  May

3. Runaway

By: Peter May

4.10

Format: 668 pages, Hardcover

In 1965, five teenage friends fled Glasgow for London to pursue their dream of musical stardom. Yet… read more

Similar categories in Peter May's Runaway book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

4. The Death Season (Wesley Peterson, #19)

By: Kate Ellis

3.68

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Detective Wesley Peterson investigates another mysterious and deathly case on his 19th adventure in… read more

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5. The Blood Tide (DS Max Craigie, #2)

By: Neil Lancaster

4.33

Format: 449 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Think Jack Reacher fronting Line of Duty’ Ian Rankin You get away with murder. In a remote sea… read more

Similar categories in Neil Lancaster's The Blood Tide (DS Max Craigie, #2) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28) by Peter Robinson

6. Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

By: Peter Robinson

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls "the bes… read more

Similar categories in Peter Robinson's Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Heron's Cry (Two Rivers, #2) by Ann Cleeves

7. The Heron's Cry (Two Rivers, #2)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.05

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthe… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Heron's Cry (Two Rivers, #2) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. 1979

By: Val McDermid

3.78

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novel… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's 1979 book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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9. The Dead of Winter

By: Stuart MacBride

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It was supposed to be an easy job.All Detective Constable Edward Reekie had to do was pick up a dyi… read more

Similar categories in Stuart MacBride's The Dead of Winter book and Peter May's Runaway

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) by Mark Billingham

10. The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

By: Mark Billingham

4.11

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingh… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) by Ian Rankin

11. A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

By: Ian Rankin

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The brand-new John Rebus thriller from the #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin. John Rebus st… read more

Similar categories in Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. The Trial

By: Rob Rinder

4.24

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

An unputdownable murder mystery by Britain's best-loved criminal barrister Rob Rinder. ONE MURDE… read more

Similar categories in Rob Rinder's The Trial book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Luckily,Mum,there aren't any nice young ladies in my life so that's not really a problem."

-Rob Rinder, The Trial

Cover of Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) by Val McDermid

13. Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7)

By: Val McDermid

4.26

Format: 452 pages, Hardcover

Val McDermid returns with DCI Karen Pirie in a new thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against th… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Picture You Dead (Roy Grace, #18) by Peter James

14. Picture You Dead (Roy Grace, #18)

By: Peter James

4.21

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongs… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Picture You Dead (Roy Grace, #18) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Burial of Ghosts by Ann Cleeves

15. Burial of Ghosts

By: Ann Cleeves

3.66

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

Burial of Ghosts is a page-turning stand alone novel from Ann Cleeves, creator of the astounding Sh… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's Burial of Ghosts book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of 1989 (Allie Burns, #2) by Val McDermid

16. 1989 (Allie Burns, #2)

By: Val McDermid

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the new installment to her historical crime series that began with 1979, internationally bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's 1989 (Allie Burns, #2) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Questions for a Dead Man (DSI William Lorimer, #20) by Alex Gray

17. Questions for a Dead Man (DSI William Lorimer, #20)

By: Alex Gray

4.31

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

HOW DO YOU SOLVE A MURDER, WHEN ALL YOU HAVE ARE QUESTIONS? ___________ When a prominent MSP go… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gray's Questions for a Dead Man (DSI William Lorimer, #20) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Long Time Dead (The Misty Isle, #1) by J.M. Dalgliesh

18. A Long Time Dead (The Misty Isle, #1)

By: J.M. Dalgliesh

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

You can’t stay dead forever… A group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye’s remote C… read more

Similar categories in J.M. Dalgliesh's A Long Time Dead (The Misty Isle, #1) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Night Watch (DS Max Craigie, #3) by Neil Lancaster

19. The Night Watch (DS Max Craigie, #3)

By: Neil Lancaster

4.33

Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition

He’ll watch you. A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnet Head on the nort… read more

Similar categories in Neil Lancaster's The Night Watch (DS Max Craigie, #3) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • mystery thriller
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Blood Runs Cold (DS Max Craigie, #4) by Neil Lancaster

20. Blood Runs Cold (DS Max Craigie, #4)

By: Neil Lancaster

4.46

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

She was taken against her will. On her fifteenth birthday, trafficking victim Affi Smith goes fo… read more

Similar categories in Neil Lancaster's Blood Runs Cold (DS Max Craigie, #4) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Alibi (Trial and Retribution, #7) by Lynda La Plante

21. Alibi (Trial and Retribution, #7)

By: Lynda La Plante

4.19

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

THE UNFORGETTABLE LEGAL THRILLER FROM THE LEGENDARY LYNDA LA PLANTE Identical and brutal assault… read more

Similar categories in Lynda La Plante's Alibi (Trial and Retribution, #7) book and Peter May's Runaway

  • fiction

16 must-read audiobook books like Runaway by Peter May

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Deadly Code (Rhona MacLeod #3)

Lin Anderson

3.92

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Runaway

Peter May

4.10

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The Blood Tide (DS Max Craigie, #2)

Neil Lancaster

4.33

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The Heron's Cry (Two Rivers, #2)

Ann Cleeves

4.05

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20 Best fiction books like 1979 by Val McDermid

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Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

Peter Robinson

4.09

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The Heron's Cry (Two Rivers, #2)

Ann Cleeves

4.05

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1979

Val McDermid

3.78

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The Dead of Winter

Stuart MacBride

3.81

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