27 Top crime books like The Waterhole by Lily Malone

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The Waterhole

By: Lily Malone

4.14

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

When a backyard dare to discover the source of a fabled waterhole uncovers human bones, small town …

If you liked the crime plot in The Waterhole by Lily Malone , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane

1. A Stone’s Throw Away

By: Karly Lane

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A pitch-perfect new rural romance from the bestselling author of Once Burnt, Twice Shy. When a d… read more

Similar categories in Karly Lane's A Stone’s Throw Away book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
Cover of The Last Sunset: Australian Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 5) by Jason Summers

2. The Last Sunset: Australian Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 5)

By: Jason Summers

4.31

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Why would a wealthy businesswoman in the prime of her life, do the unthinkable?When Detective Serge… read more

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3. Warranilla (A Nick Vada Thriller #1)

By: Jason Summers

3.72

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

February 1992. Billie Vada is murdered in cold blood, while her children sleep. Present day, Detect… read more

Similar categories in Jason Summers's Warranilla (A Nick Vada Thriller #1) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • crime
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4. Into The Flames (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 2)

By: Jason Summers

4.30

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

When 17-year-old Belle Smith is reported missing, the Darfield police were busy helping fight one o… read more

Similar categories in Jason Summers's Into The Flames (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 2) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • crime
Cover of Murder In Secret: Australian Outback Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 6) by Jason Summers

5. Murder In Secret: Australian Outback Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 6)

By: Jason Summers

4.42

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

When Kiwi backpacker, Cody Short, goes missing on one of the biggest cattle stations in Australia, … read more

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6. Day's End (Hirsch, #4)

By: Garry Disher

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Hirsch’s rural beat is wide. Daybreak to day’s end, dirt roads and dust. Every problem that besets … read more

Similar categories in Garry Disher's Day's End (Hirsch, #4) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Wake (PI Lane Holland #1) by Shelley Burr

7. Wake (PI Lane Holland #1)

By: Shelley Burr

3.99

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

'The tiny outback town of Nannine lies in the harsh red interior of Australia. Once a thriving cent… read more

Similar categories in Shelley Burr's Wake (PI Lane Holland #1) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2) by Chris Hammer

8. The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2)

By: Chris Hammer

4.29

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A man runs for his life in a forest. A woman plans sabotage. A body is unearthed. Newly-minted… read more

Similar categories in Chris Hammer's The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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9. The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

By: Chris Hammer

4.23

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The latest stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Scrublands and The Tilt. Chris Hammer's… read more

Similar categories in Chris Hammer's The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Paradise (DS Walker, #2) by Patricia Wolf

10. Paradise (DS Walker, #2)

By: Patricia Wolf

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

As DS Lucas Walker recovers from his injuries, he heads from Caloodie, Queensland, to the Gold Coas… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Wolf's Paradise (DS Walker, #2) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3) by Margaret Hickey

11. Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3)

By: Margaret Hickey

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Old loyalties and decades-long feuds rise to the surface in this stunning crime novel, set in a spe… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Hickey's Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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12. Canticle Creek (Jesse Redpath #1)

By: Adrian Hyland

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two bodies. One long hot summer. A town that will never be the same. When Adam Lawson’s wrecked … read more

Similar categories in Adrian Hyland's Canticle Creek (Jesse Redpath #1) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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13. Outback (DS Walker, #1)

By: Patricia Wolf

4.18

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Two missing backpackers. One vast outback. DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Wolf's Outback (DS Walker, #1) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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14. Taken (Detective Kate Miles, #2)

By: Dinuka McKenzie

4.00

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

'Dinuka McKenzie has talent to burn' Dervla McTiernan A parent's worst nightmare. A case that's … read more

Similar categories in Dinuka McKenzie's Taken (Detective Kate Miles, #2) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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15. The Wiregrass (Jesse Redpath #2)

By: Adrian Hyland

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A murder made to look like an accident. A disgraced cop trying to forget his past. Nash Baker was… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Hyland's The Wiregrass (Jesse Redpath #2) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Cutters End (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #1) by Margaret Hickey

16. Cutters End (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #1)

By: Margaret Hickey

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A scintillating crime thriller, set in the South Australian outback town of Cutters End. A mysterio… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Hickey's Cutters End (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #1) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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17. Murder Town

By: Shelley Burr

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Gemma Guillory knows her once-charming town is now remembered for one reason, and one reason only. … read more

Similar categories in Shelley Burr's Murder Town book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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18. Kill Shot (The Fighting Detective #1)

By: Blair Denholm

3.89

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Missing people. Shocking crimes. Dark secrets. When a fisherman finds a mutilated body on the ed… read more

Similar categories in Blair Denholm's Kill Shot (The Fighting Detective #1) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Kooleybuc Hotel: Australian Rural Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 4) by Jason Summers

19. The Kooleybuc Hotel: Australian Rural Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 4)

By: Jason Summers

4.24

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

Why would someone walk into the Kooleybuc Hotel on a quiet Friday afternoon and murder six innocent… read more

Similar categories in Jason Summers's The Kooleybuc Hotel: Australian Rural Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 4) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • crime
Cover of Red Dirt Road (Detective Dana Russo, #3) by S.R. White

20. Red Dirt Road (Detective Dana Russo, #3)

By: S.R. White

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One outback town. Two puzzling murders. Fifty suspects. In Unamurra, a drought-scarred, one-pu… read more

Similar categories in S.R. White's Red Dirt Road (Detective Dana Russo, #3) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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21. Hermit (Detective Dana Russo, #1)

By: S.R. White

3.69

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

After a puzzling death in the wild bushlands of Australia, detective Dana Russo has just hours to i… read more

Similar categories in S.R. White's Hermit (Detective Dana Russo, #1) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • crime
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22. The Torrent (Detective Kate Miles, #1)

By: Dinuka McKenzie

3.90

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

A loving husband lost to devastating summer floods. A teenage girl injured during a robbery. Two se… read more

Similar categories in Dinuka McKenzie's The Torrent (Detective Kate Miles, #1) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Stone Town (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #2) by Margaret Hickey

23. Stone Town (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #2)

By: Margaret Hickey

4.07

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Stone Town is captivating new rural crime drama from the author of the bestselling Cutters End. … read more

Similar categories in Margaret Hickey's Stone Town (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti #2) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Snowy Mountains Cattleman (Bundilla Novels #2) by Alissa Callen

24. Snowy Mountains Cattleman (Bundilla Novels #2)

By: Alissa Callen

4.30

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

A woman's journey of self-discovery meets Bundilla's small-town charm and an intriguing post-WWII m… read more

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25. The Rush

By: Michelle Prak

3.73

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this riveting psychological thriller—perfect for fans of Jane Harper’s The Survivors and Erica F… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Prak's The Rush book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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26. The Fall Between

By: Darcy Tindale

3.93

Format: 336 pages, ebook

On a hot November morning, the first body lies in a cattle trough . . . It will be another two hour… read more

Similar categories in Darcy Tindale's The Fall Between book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • crime
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27. Body of Lies (Gemma Woodstock #4)

By: Sarah Bailey

3.91

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

DS Gemma Woodstock returns to Smithson in a mysterious new thriller from the bestselling author of … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Bailey's Body of Lies (Gemma Woodstock #4) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Prisoner (Detective Dana Russo, #2) by S.R. White

28. Prisoner (Detective Dana Russo, #2)

By: S.R. White

3.92

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

24 HOURS AFTER LEAVING HIS CELL HE WAS DEAD. CAN SHE FIND OUT WHY?'S. R. White is the real deal.' C… read more

Similar categories in S.R. White's Prisoner (Detective Dana Russo, #2) book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • thriller
  • crime
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29. Lowbridge

By: Lucy Campbell

3.83

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Where everybody knows everyone, how can somebody just disappear? A missing girl. Decades of silenc… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Campbell's Lowbridge book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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30. No Country for Girls

By: Emma Styles

3.82

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

GOLD. THEFT. MURDER. A ROAD TRIP TO DIE FOR. 'It's not exactly how I imagined the week starting.… read more

Similar categories in Emma Styles's No Country for Girls book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Waterhole by Lily Malone

31. The Waterhole

By: Lily Malone

4.14

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

When a backyard dare to discover the source of a fabled waterhole uncovers human bones, small town … read more

Similar categories in Lily Malone's The Waterhole book and Lily Malone's The Waterhole

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

24 Best mystery books like The Waterhole by Lily Malone

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A Stone’s Throw Away

Karly Lane

4.42

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Day's End (Hirsch, #4)

Garry Disher

4.12

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Wake (PI Lane Holland #1)

Shelley Burr

3.99

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The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2)

Chris Hammer

4.29

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The Drowning

Bryan Brown

3.56

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The Seven (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #3)

Chris Hammer

4.23

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Sanctuary

Garry Disher

3.99

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Broken Bay (Detective Sergeant Mark Ariti, #3)

Margaret Hickey

4.06

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