11 must-read crime books like A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1) by Kris Nelscott

Cover of A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1) by Kris Nelscott

A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

By: Kris Nelscott

4.30

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Private Investigator Smokey Dalton works for Memphis, Tennessee’s black community. He has almost no…

If you liked the crime plot in A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1) by Kris Nelscott , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) by Raymond Chandler

1. The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

By: Raymond Chandler

3.95

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troubleso… read more

Similar categories in Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Parecía más muerto que muchos cadáveres"

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"I was as empty of life as a scarecrow's pockets."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

"Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake."

-Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Cover of IN Doubt (Redemption Thriller #9; Ivy Nash Thriller, #3) by John W. Mefford

2. IN Doubt (Redemption Thriller #9; Ivy Nash Thriller, #3)

By: John W. Mefford

4.28

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

When lives are shattered, can the bond of friendship survive the suspicion of guilt? Just as she f… read more

Similar categories in John W. Mefford's IN Doubt (Redemption Thriller #9; Ivy Nash Thriller, #3) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • amazon
  • fiction
Cover of The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

3. The Maltese Falcon

By: Dashiell Hammett

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a l… read more

Similar categories in Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5) by Elmore Leonard

4. Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

By: Elmore Leonard

4.00

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Elmore Leonard, best-selling author of 37 novels including Get Shorty and the recent Pagan Babies, … read more

Similar categories in Elmore Leonard's Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"I want you to understand,"

-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

"I thought I explained it to you. Boyd and I dug coal together."

-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

"Boyd looked at him now like he was trying to decide something in his mind. “You’d shoot me, you get the chance?"

-Elmore Leonard, Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)

Cover of Danger's Halo (Holly Danger #1) by Amanda  Carlson

5. Danger's Halo (Holly Danger #1)

By: Amanda Carlson

4.23

Format: 343 pages,

153 years in the future, Earth doesn't look much like it used to Holly Danger's current assignment,… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Carlson's Danger's Halo (Holly Danger #1) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • amazon
  • fiction
Cover of Whose Body?  (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) by Dorothy L. Sayers

6. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.84

Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more

Similar categories in Dorothy L. Sayers's Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"But if you were investigating a crime,"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

Cover of Ghost (Sam Prichard #10) by David Archer

7. Ghost (Sam Prichard #10)

By: David Archer

4.82

Format: None pages,

USA TODAY & AMAZON #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR * ONE OF THE BEST NEW VOICES IN THE ACTION THRILLER GENRE*… read more

Similar categories in David Archer's Ghost (Sam Prichard #10) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

8. The Bigger They Come

By: Erle Stanley Gardner , A.A. Fair

4.16

Format: None pages,

They are an unlikely pairing of detectives: Bertha Cool, in her sixties, is rolling in pounds and p… read more

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9. The Haar

By: David Sodergren

4.17

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

“I don’t fear death... but they do.” Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of… read more

Similar categories in David Sodergren's The Haar book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • fiction
Cover of Watching (The Making of Riley Paige #1) by Blake Pierce

10. Watching (The Making of Riley Paige #1)

By: Blake Pierce

4.07

Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition

22 year old psychology major—and aspiring FBI agent—Riley Paige finds herself in a battle for her l… read more

Similar categories in Blake Pierce's Watching (The Making of Riley Paige #1) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of It Began With a Lie (Secrets of Redemption, #1) by Michele Pariza Wacek

11. It Began With a Lie (Secrets of Redemption, #1)

By: Michele Pariza Wacek

3.96

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

A fresh start. That was what Becca hoped the move from New York to Redemption, Wisconsin would be f… read more

Similar categories in Michele Pariza Wacek's It Began With a Lie (Secrets of Redemption, #1) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of What She Saw (Beyond The Veil #1) by Sheila Lowe

12. What She Saw (Beyond The Veil #1)

By: Sheila Lowe

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

What She Saw follows a young woman through the terrifying labyrinth of amnesia, where no one is who… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Lowe's What She Saw (Beyond The Veil #1) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Switch by Grant McKenzie

13. Switch

By: Grant McKenzie

4.06

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

How far will one man go to save the people he loves most? Sam White is an out-of-work actor, mak… read more

Similar categories in Grant McKenzie's Switch book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Millions of Pebbles (A Holocaust Story #3) by Roberta Kagan

14. Millions of Pebbles (A Holocaust Story #3)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.43

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the darkest time in the history of mankind, and fate is playing a twisted game.Benjamin Rabin… read more

Similar categories in Roberta Kagan's Millions of Pebbles (A Holocaust Story #3) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • historical
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Murder At Flaxton Isle by Greg  Wilson

15. Murder At Flaxton Isle

By: Greg Wilson

3.69

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

A remote Scottish island plays host to a deadly reunion... It should be a lot of fun, meeting up f… read more

Similar categories in Greg Wilson's Murder At Flaxton Isle book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • amazon
  • fiction
Cover of The Violet Hour by Daniel Judson

16. The Violet Hour

By: Daniel Judson

3.96

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The only surviving son of a small-time career criminal, Cal Rakowski is a young man intent on livin… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Judson's The Violet Hour book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Bloodridge (Spies Lie, #1) by D.S. Kane

17. Bloodridge (Spies Lie, #1)

By: D.S. Kane

3.97

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

To find justice for those he loved, a man finds himself at the center of a dangerous global conspir… read more

Similar categories in D.S. Kane's Bloodridge (Spies Lie, #1) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • thriller
  • amazon
Cover of A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1) by Kris Nelscott

18. A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

By: Kris Nelscott

4.30

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

Private Investigator Smokey Dalton works for Memphis, Tennessee’s black community. He has almost no… read more

Similar categories in Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • historical mystery
  • historical
  • noir
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Sam Reilly Collection Volume 2 (Sam Reilly #4-6) by Christopher Cartwright

19. The Sam Reilly Collection Volume 2 (Sam Reilly #4-6)

By: Christopher Cartwright

4.43

Format: 950 pages, Kindle Edition

Three complete novels in the Sam Reilly Action and Adventure series! Rogue Wave The offer – $20 b… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Cartwright's The Sam Reilly Collection Volume 2 (Sam Reilly #4-6) book and Kris Nelscott's A Dangerous Road (Smokey Dalton, #1)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • amazon
  • fiction

20. The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.47

Format: None pages, None

None read more

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  • mystery

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Raymond Chandler

3.95

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John W. Mefford

4.28

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Dashiell Hammett

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Craig A. Hart

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Steven F. Freeman

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