29 must-read crime books like The Scorched Earth by Rachael Blok

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The Scorched Earth

By: Rachael Blok

3.80

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Who really killed Leo Fenton? Two years ago, Ben Fenton went camping with his brother Leo. It wa…

If you liked the crime plot in The Scorched Earth by Rachael Blok , here is a list of 29 books like this:

Cover of Never Somewhere Else (DCI Lorimer, #1) by Alex Gray

1. Never Somewhere Else (DCI Lorimer, #1)

By: Alex Gray

3.82

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

When a series of young women are discovered strangled and mutilated in a Glasgow park, it is up to … read more

Similar categories in Alex Gray's Never Somewhere Else (DCI Lorimer, #1) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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2. The Cleaner (John Milton, #1)

By: Mark Dawson

3.80

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet John MiltonHe considers himself an artisan. A craftsman. His trade is murder.Milton is the man… read more

Similar categories in Mark Dawson's The Cleaner (John Milton, #1) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Lie in Wait by G.J. Minett

3. Lie in Wait

By: G.J. Minett

3.63

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

A man is dead. A woman is missing. And the police have already found their prime suspect... Owen Ha… read more

Similar categories in G.J. Minett's Lie in Wait book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Fearless (Ben Koenig, #1) by M.W. Craven

4. Fearless (Ben Koenig, #1)

By: M.W. Craven

4.10

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The first thrilling Ben Koenig book from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Dead Ground and The… read more

Similar categories in M.W. Craven's Fearless (Ben Koenig, #1) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066

By: Marc Morris

4.34

Format: 508 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris. … read more

Similar categories in Marc Morris's The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066 book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • audiobook
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6. The Book of Fire

By: Christy Lefteri

3.83

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

In present-day Greece, deep in an ancient forest, lives a family: Irini, a musician, who teaches ch… read more

Similar categories in Christy Lefteri's The Book of Fire book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. That Night

By: Gillian McAllister

3.82

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

What would you do to protect your family? ANYTHING. That night everything changed. The nig… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McAllister's That Night book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Ninfa dormiente

By: Ilaria Tuti

3.91

Format: 478 pages, Hardcover

Li chiamano «cold case», e sono gli unici di cui posso occuparmi, ormai. Casi freddi, come il vento… read more

Similar categories in Ilaria Tuti's Ninfa dormiente book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Massimo si stupiva ogni volta di quanto il castano mielato delle sue efelidi fosse lo stesso delle iridi e dei capelli. Se avesse dovuto paragonarla a una sensazione, sarebbe stata quella della polve…"

-Ilaria Tuti, Ninfa dormiente

"Questo nuovo diario non mi mette a mio agio. È come sostituire una persona che non si trova più: come si può? Si continua a cercarla. Si impazzisce, per lei. Ci si strappa la vita di dosso. È la sua …"

-Ilaria Tuti, Ninfa dormiente

"Teresa assorbiva gli umori del mondo, le luci e le ombre e le faceva sue. Tanto era il buio entrato in lei, ma in qualche modo, in gran parte, era riuscita a trasformarlo in fuoco, in passione ardent…"

-Ilaria Tuti, Ninfa dormiente

"C’era sempre un sentimento di pena che accompagnava Teresa quando doveva fare un sopralluogo nella casa di una vittima o di una persona scomparsa. Qualcosa delle persone che non c’erano più restava s…"

-Ilaria Tuti, Ninfa dormiente

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9. The Fall

By: Louise Jensen

3.84

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

She promised she wouldn’t tell. They made sure she couldn’t… At her surprise 40th birthday party… read more

Similar categories in Louise Jensen's The Fall book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou

By: Eleni Kyriacou

4.18

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club 2023** THEY HAVE TOLD SO MANY LIES ABOUT ME. … read more

Similar categories in Eleni Kyriacou's The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Dark (Lacey Flint, #5) by Sharon J. Bolton

11. The Dark (Lacey Flint, #5)

By: Sharon J. Bolton

4.20

Format: None pages, ebook

ONCE, SHE SAVED HIS LIFE... NOW, HE'LL TAKE HERS. When a baby is snatched from its pram and ca… read more

Similar categories in Sharon J. Bolton's The Dark (Lacey Flint, #5) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. How to Disappear

By: Gillian McAllister

4.03

Format: 453 pages, Kindle Edition

You can run, you can hide, but can you disappear for good? Lauren's daughter Zara witnessed a te… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McAllister's How to Disappear book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Ödesmark

By: Stina Jackson

3.67

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

Vårvintern håller sitt grepp om Ödesmark, den lilla byn utanför Arvidsjaur. Flera av gårdarna är öv… read more

Similar categories in Stina Jackson's Ödesmark book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Apartment Upstairs

By: Lesley Kara

3.72

Format: None pages, ebook

Scarlett's aunt lived - and was brutally murdered - in the apartment upstairs. But Scarlett is dete… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Kara's The Apartment Upstairs book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. No Secrets

By: David Jackson

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

THEY ALL BELIEVE HIM THEY BELIEVE HIS LIES. SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH. You can't lie to Izzy Lambert.… read more

Similar categories in David Jackson's No Secrets book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Unsolved (Cal Lovett Files, #1) by Heather Critchlow

16. Unsolved (Cal Lovett Files, #1)

By: Heather Critchlow

3.96

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

He won’t rest until he finds out the truth… Cal Lovett is obsessed with finding justice for the … read more

Similar categories in Heather Critchlow's Unsolved (Cal Lovett Files, #1) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Body on the Shore (DCI Craig Gillard #2) by Nick Louth

17. The Body on the Shore (DCI Craig Gillard #2)

By: Nick Louth

4.13

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

A killer is at work in the supposedly-safe commuter belt.  DCI Gillard needs answers, fast...Promis… read more

Similar categories in Nick Louth's The Body on the Shore (DCI Craig Gillard #2) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Blood Rites (DI Kelly Porter, #6) by Rachel Lynch

18. Blood Rites (DI Kelly Porter, #6)

By: Rachel Lynch

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

DI Kelly Porter is about to discover just how dark things can get in the Lake District. When a y… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Lynch's Blood Rites (DI Kelly Porter, #6) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Freeze

By: Kate Simants

3.37

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

ON THE TOUGHEST REALITY SHOW ON TELEVISION A KILLER IS HIDING OUT OF SHOT Frozen Out is set to … read more

Similar categories in Kate Simants's Freeze book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Come Death And High Water (George & Molly Palmer-Jones, #2) by Ann Cleeves

20. Come Death And High Water (George & Molly Palmer-Jones, #2)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.77

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

The privately-owned island of Gillibry off the North Devon coast is the perfect site for murder. A … read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's Come Death And High Water (George & Molly Palmer-Jones, #2) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of In Plain Sight (D.I. Clare Mackay, #2) by Marion Todd

21. In Plain Sight (D.I. Clare Mackay, #2)

By: Marion Todd

4.19

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

A child's life is at stake. Which of the residents of St Andrews is hiding something – and why?When… read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's In Plain Sight (D.I. Clare Mackay, #2) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder In Paradise (George & Molly Palmer-Jones, #3) by Ann Cleeves

22. Murder In Paradise (George & Molly Palmer-Jones, #3)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.76

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Shetland and VeraThe honeymoon was over . . . and Jim and his English bride, Sar… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's Murder In Paradise (George & Molly Palmer-Jones, #3) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Razor Gang Murder (DC Ruth Hunter Murder File, #2) by Simon McCleave

23. The Razor Gang Murder (DC Ruth Hunter Murder File, #2)

By: Simon McCleave

4.47

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

When the remains of a missing teenager are uncovered, DC Ruth Hunter presumes the forty-year-old mu… read more

Similar categories in Simon McCleave's The Razor Gang Murder (DC Ruth Hunter Murder File, #2) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson

24. Sometimes People Die

By: Simon Stephenson

3.96

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

‘In Stephenson, Vonnegut may have his first true protégé’ Washington Post ‘[A] thriller from [an… read more

Similar categories in Simon Stephenson's Sometimes People Die book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Safe by S.K. Barnett

25. Safe

By: S.K. Barnett

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

YOUR CHILD IS MISSING.She was only six years old when she disappeared. Posters went up, the police … read more

Similar categories in S.K. Barnett's Safe book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Our Holiday by Louise Candlish

26. Our Holiday

By: Louise Candlish

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, twisty new thriller from the bestselling author of Our HouseTHERE’S TROUBLE IN PARADISE… read more

Similar categories in Louise Candlish's Our Holiday book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) by Richard Osman

27. We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)

By: Richard Osman

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve... Steve Whe… read more

Similar categories in Richard Osman's We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Examiner by Janice Hallett

28. The Examiner

By: Janice Hallett

4.06

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Told in emails, text messages, and essays, this innovative pause-resister follows a group of studen… read more

Similar categories in Janice Hallett's The Examiner book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Scorched Earth by Rachael Blok

29. The Scorched Earth

By: Rachael Blok

3.80

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Who really killed Leo Fenton? Two years ago, Ben Fenton went camping with his brother Leo. It wa… read more

Similar categories in Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer

30. The Hotel Avocado

By: Bob Mortimer

4.21

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of … read more

Similar categories in Bob Mortimer's The Hotel Avocado book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Burning Boy (Vincent Swan, #3) by Nicola  White

31. The Burning Boy (Vincent Swan, #3)

By: Nicola White

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

THERE ARE SOME MURDERS THAT NO-ONE WANTS TO SOLVE The murder of an off-duty garda in Phoenix Pa… read more

Similar categories in Nicola White's The Burning Boy (Vincent Swan, #3) book and Rachael Blok's The Scorched Earth

  • crime
  • fiction

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Transform Your Habits

Never Somewhere Else (DCI Lorimer, #1)

Alex Gray

3.82

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The Cleaner (John Milton, #1)

Mark Dawson

3.80

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Lie in Wait

G.J. Minett

3.63

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Fearless (Ben Koenig, #1)

M.W. Craven

4.10

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The Dream Home

T.M. Logan

3.97

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C.L. Taylor

3.90

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Nicci French

3.96

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Claire Douglas

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