28 best-selling thriller books like The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2) by Alan Drew

Cover of The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2) by Alan Drew

The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

By: Alan Drew

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A series of murders and mysterious hate crimes rocks a quiet California town, leading a cunning det…

If you liked the thriller plot in The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2) by Alan Drew , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of To Catch a Storm by Mindy Mejia

1. To Catch a Storm

By: Mindy Mejia

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this brand new series from national bestseller Mindy Mejia, a physicist and a psychic reluctantl… read more

Similar categories in Mindy Mejia's To Catch a Storm book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Suspect (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #12) by Scott Turow

2. Suspect (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #12)

By: Scott Turow

3.82

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent and The Last Trial returns with a riv… read more

Similar categories in Scott Turow's Suspect (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #12) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) by Don Winslow

3. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Scarlet Papers by Matthew Richardson

4. The Scarlet Papers

By: Matthew Richardson

4.33

Format: 567 pages, Kindle Edition

VIENNA, 1946: A brilliant German scientist snatched from the ruins of Nazi Europe. MOSCOW, 1964:… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Richardson's The Scarlet Papers book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of An Honest Man by Michael Koryta

5. An Honest Man

By: Michael Koryta

4.13

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

The murder of several politicians at sea has shattering implications for a local lobsterman and a y… read more

Similar categories in Michael Koryta's An Honest Man book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Treasure State (Cassie Dewell, #5; Highway Quartet, #6) by C.J. Box

6. Treasure State (Cassie Dewell, #5; Highway Quartet, #6)

By: C.J. Box

4.20

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box's Treasure Stat… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Box's Treasure State (Cassie Dewell, #5; Highway Quartet, #6) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Cover Wife by Dan Fesperman

7. The Cover Wife

By: Dan Fesperman

3.75

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

The latest high-stakes spy thriller from master of the genre Dan Fesperman transports the reader to… read more

Similar categories in Dan Fesperman's The Cover Wife book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Winter Work by Dan Fesperman

8. Winter Work

By: Dan Fesperman

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

"Winter Work is an exhilarating spy thriller set in East Germany after the fall of Berlin Wall, abo… read more

Similar categories in Dan Fesperman's Winter Work book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) by Charles Cumming

9. Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

By: Charles Cumming

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Veteran agent Lachlan Kite―“a spy for the 21st century” ( Daily Mail )―reckons with the fallout fro… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow

10. City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime w… read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Ozark Dogs by Eli Cranor

11. 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 Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Line in the Sand by Kevin Powers

12. A Line in the Sand

By: Kevin Powers

3.88

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

In this “spellbinding and totally original thriller” (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son ) a lonely v… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Powers's A Line in the Sand book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Murder Book by Thomas Perry

13. Murder Book

By: Thomas Perry

3.87

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

An ex-cop takes on a widespread criminal organization targeting Midwestern towns in this "master cl… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's Murder Book book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Harm’s Way (Jonathan Grave #15) by John Gilstrap

14. Harm’s Way (Jonathan Grave #15)

By: John Gilstrap

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Unstoppable Jonathan Graves uncovers a major threat to American security in the latest action-packe… read more

Similar categories in John Gilstrap's Harm’s Way (Jonathan Grave #15) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • suspense
Cover of Shifty's Boys by Chris Offutt

15. Shifty's Boys

By: Chris Offutt

4.10

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Army cop-turned-small-town-investigator Mick Hardin returns to the Kentucky hills in this second vi… read more

Similar categories in Chris Offutt's Shifty's Boys book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Killing Hills (Mick Hardin, #1) by Chris Offutt

16. The Killing Hills (Mick Hardin, #1)

By: Chris Offutt

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A literary master across genres, award-winning author Chris Offutt's latest novel, The Killing Hill… read more

Similar categories in Chris Offutt's The Killing Hills (Mick Hardin, #1) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Good Detective (Detective P. T. Marsh, #1) by John  McMahon

17. The Good Detective (Detective P. T. Marsh, #1)

By: John McMahon

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

How can you solve a crime if you’ve killed the prime suspect? Detective P.T. Marsh was a rising … read more

Similar categories in John McMahon's The Good Detective (Detective P. T. Marsh, #1) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of California Bear by Duane Swierczynski

18. California Bear

By: Duane Swierczynski

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A witty new thriller from a "great storyteller" (Michael Connelly), California Bear follows four un… read more

Similar categories in Duane Swierczynski's California Bear book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Bitter Past (Porter Beck, #1) by Bruce Borgos

19. The Bitter Past (Porter Beck, #1)

By: Bruce Borgos

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Craig Johnson and C. J. Box, Bruce Borgos's The Bitter Past begins a compelling… read more

Similar categories in Bruce Borgos's The Bitter Past (Porter Beck, #1) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Do No Harm (Lucas Page, #3) by Robert Pobi

20. Do No Harm (Lucas Page, #3)

By: Robert Pobi

4.29

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In Robert Pobi's thriller Do No Harm , a series of suicides and accidental deaths in the medical co… read more

Similar categories in Robert Pobi's Do No Harm (Lucas Page, #3) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Distant Sons by Tim Johnston

21. Distant Sons

By: Tim Johnston

3.96

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

By the New York Times bestselling author of Descent and The Current, an absorbing new work of liter… read more

Similar categories in Tim Johnston's Distant Sons book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • literary fiction
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Sweet Goodbye (Danny Barrett, #1) by Ron Corbett

22. The Sweet Goodbye (Danny Barrett, #1)

By: Ron Corbett

3.94

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling new series from Edgar®-nominated author Ron Corbett, the most dangerous predator … read more

Similar categories in Ron Corbett's The Sweet Goodbye (Danny Barrett, #1) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Wheel of Doll by Jonathan Ames

23. The Wheel of Doll

By: Jonathan Ames

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The eponymous and hapless detective Happy Doll returns with a new philosophy and a new case in this… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Ames's The Wheel of Doll book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Vengeance: The Khan 2 by Saima Mir

24. Vengeance: The Khan 2

By: Saima Mir

3.93

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Jia Khan must fight to stay on top when secrets from the past are revealed. The brilliant, tension-… read more

Similar categories in Saima Mir's Vengeance: The Khan 2 book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

Cover of Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins

25. Don't Let the Devil Ride

By: Ace Atkins

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“An instant Southern noir classic” –S.A. Cosby S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thri… read more

Similar categories in Ace Atkins's Don't Let the Devil Ride book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2) by Alan Drew

26. The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

By: Alan Drew

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A series of murders and mysterious hate crimes rocks a quiet California town, leading a cunning det… read more

Similar categories in Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Shades of Mercy (Porter Beck, #2) by Bruce Borgos

27. Shades of Mercy (Porter Beck, #2)

By: Bruce Borgos

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the usually quiet high desert of Nevada, Sheriff Porter Beck faces one of his greatest challenge… read more

Similar categories in Bruce Borgos's Shades of Mercy (Porter Beck, #2) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville

28. Blood Like Mine

By: Stuart Neville

3.79

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

STAY ON THE MOVE. STAY OUT OF SIGHT. In LA Times Book Prizewinner Stuart Neville’s daring foray … read more

Similar categories in Stuart Neville's Blood Like Mine book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Voyage Home (Women of Troy, #3) by Pat Barker

29. The Voyage Home (Women of Troy, #3)

By: Pat Barker

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The follow-up to Pat Barker's Number One bestseller THE WOMEN OF TROY Continuing the story of th… read more

Similar categories in Pat Barker's The Voyage Home (Women of Troy, #3) book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher by Lee Child

30. Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher

By: Lee Child

3.36

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for … read more

Similar categories in Lee Child's Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher book and Alan Drew's The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

29 Best fiction books like The Recruit (Detective Ben Wade, #2) by Alan Drew

Transform Your Habits

To Catch a Storm

Mindy Mejia

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Suspect (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #12)

Scott Turow

3.82

Transform Your Habits

City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

Don Winslow

4.42

Transform Your Habits

The Scarlet Papers

Matthew Richardson

4.33

View all the books

19 best-selling fiction books like Harm’s Way (Jonathan Grave #15) by John Gilstrap

Transform Your Habits

Breakneck (Arliss Cutter #5)

Marc Cameron

4.49

Transform Your Habits

Tom Clancy Weapons Grade

Don Bentley

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22)

Brad Thor

4.39

Transform Your Habits

The Secret (Jack Reacher #28)

Lee Child

4.09

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.