18 Top crime books like The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3) by G.M. Ford

Cover of The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3) by G.M. Ford

The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

By: G.M. Ford

3.98

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

When a homeless woman says she’s the mother of a deceased rock idol, sometimes private eye Leo Wate…

If you liked the crime plot in The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3) by G.M. Ford , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe, #41) by Rex Stout, Stuart M. Kaminsky

1. The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe, #41)

By: Rex Stout , Stuart M. Kaminsky

4.22

Format: 178 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Hired to help society widow Rachel Bruner foil bothersome Feds, Nero Wolfe and his able assistant A… read more

Similar categories in Rex Stout's The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe, #41) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • detective
  • humor
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Afraid? I can dodge folly without backing into fear."

-Rex Stout, The Doorbell Rang (Nero Wolfe, #41)

Cover of The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21) by John D. MacDonald

2. The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

By: John D. MacDonald

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Searching for a wealthy friend's yacht, Travis McGee puts himself square in the center of the inter… read more

Similar categories in John D. MacDonald's The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"It is one thing to look at a mistreated boat and another to look at a tomb. The silence of the bay seemed more intense. And I could see the glint of the carrion flies."

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

"When you look at pictures of people you know are dead, there is something different about the eyes. As if they anticipated their particular fate.It is a visceral recognition. I told myself I was gett…"

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

"At times it seems as if arranging to have no commitment of any kind to anyone would be a special freedom. But in fact the whole idea works in reverse. The most deadly commitment of all is to be commi…"

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

"Without my realizing it, it had happened so slowly, I had moved a generation away from the beach people. To them I had become a sun-brown rough-looking fellow of an indeterminate age who did not quit…"

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

Cover of First to Kill (Nathan McBride, #1) by Andrew  Peterson

3. First to Kill (Nathan McBride, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.09

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

Ten years ago, a botched mission in Nicaragua ended covert ops specialist Nathan McBride’s CIA care… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Calypso (87th Precinct, #33) by Ed McBain

4. Calypso (87th Precinct, #33)

By: Ed McBain

3.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

What a lousy way to die. Calypso King George Chadderton, murdered on a wet September street in the … read more

Similar categories in Ed McBain's Calypso (87th Precinct, #33) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Ghost Country (Travis Chase, #2) by Patrick  Lee

5. Ghost Country (Travis Chase, #2)

By: Patrick Lee

4.04

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

For decades, inexplicable technology has passed into our world through the top secret anomaly calle… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Lee's Ghost Country (Travis Chase, #2) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) by Charles Todd

6. Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)

By: Charles Todd

3.60

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

In Charles Todd's Wings of Fire, Inspector Ian Rutledge is quickly sent to investigate the sudden d… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Long Time No See (87th Precinct, #32) by Ed McBain

7. Long Time No See (87th Precinct, #32)

By: Ed McBain

3.20

Format: 168 pages,

Jimmy Harris lost his eyesight in Vietnam. But it was on a cold city street that he lost his life. … read more

Similar categories in Ed McBain's Long Time No See (87th Precinct, #32) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

8. Even Dogs in the Wild (Inspector Rebus, #20)

By: Ian Rankin

4.72

Format: 64 pages,

Hands in his pockets, Rebus turned to face Cafferty. They were old men now, similar builds, similar… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

9. Gone for Good

By: Harlan Coben

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

As a boy, Will Klein had a hero: his older brother, Ken. Then, on a warm suburban night in the Klei… read more

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10. Friend of the Devil (Inspector Banks, #17)

By: Peter Robinson

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

As Banks and Annie dig into the past to uncover connections in two cases, they find themselves deal… read more

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11. Sixkill (Spenser, #39)

By: Robert B. Parker

3.96

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

On location in Boston, bad-boy actor Jumbo Nelson is accused of the rape and murder of a young woma… read more

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12. A Merciful Secret (Mercy Kilpatrick #3)

By: Kendra Elliot

3.86

Format: 250 pages,

A pair of ritual murders could expose Mercy Kilpatrick to something terrifying: her own past... Rai… read more

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13. See Them Die (87th Precinct, #13)

By: Ed McBain

4.65

Format: None pages,

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14. The Breach (Travis Chase, #1)

By: Patrick Lee

5.00

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

"Audacious and terrifying--and uncannily believable." --Lee Child New York Timesbestselling author … read more

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15. The Convict and Other Stories

By: James Lee Burke

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

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16. The Christmas Train

By: David Baldacci

3.93

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington D.C. to L.A in time for Christmas. Fo… read more

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17. Whiplash River: A Novel

By: Lou Berney

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Having left his life of crime behind, former getaway driver Charles "Shake" Bouchon has finally rea… read more

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Cover of Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) by C.J. Box

18. Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

By: C.J. Box

4.36

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Box's Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) by John Sandford

19. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

By: John Sandford

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Open Carry (Arliss Cutter #1) by Marc Cameron

20. Open Carry (Arliss Cutter #1)

By: Marc Cameron

4.17

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

ALASKAN CRIME, AMERICAN JUSTICE   Raised in the swamplands of Florida, U.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter i… read more

Similar categories in Marc Cameron's Open Carry (Arliss Cutter #1) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"It was a quote by Isak Dinesen. 'The cure for anything is salt water--sweat, tears, or the sea."

-Marc Cameron, Open Carry (Arliss Cutter #1)

Cover of Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23) by C.J. Box

21. Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23)

By: C.J. Box

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facili… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Law of Innocence (The Lincoln Lawyer, #6; Harry Bosch Universe #35) by Michael    Connelly

22. The Law of Innocence (The Lincoln Lawyer, #6; Harry Bosch Universe #35)

By: Michael Connelly

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is pulled over by police, who find the body of a client in the trunk… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's The Law of Innocence (The Lincoln Lawyer, #6; Harry Bosch Universe #35) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

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

23. 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

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Five Decembers by James Kestrel

24. Five Decembers

By: James Kestrel

4.43

Format: 429 pages, Hardcover

December 1941: America teeters on the brink of war, and in Honolulu, Hawaii, police detective Joe M… read more

Similar categories in James Kestrel's Five Decembers book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"Aishitemasu"

-James Kestrel, Five Decembers

"It was a complete disaster and no one had done anything wrong."

-James Kestrel, Five Decembers

Cover of The Fallen of Foulweather Bluff (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #3) by D.D. Black

25. The Fallen of Foulweather Bluff (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #3)

By: D.D. Black

4.42

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

If the marshlands could speak, whose name would they whisper? On Memorial Day,1992, three decora… read more

Similar categories in D.D. Black's The Fallen of Foulweather Bluff (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #3) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23) by Ian Rankin

26. A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23)

By: Ian Rankin

4.13

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

"He’s gone…"   When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not goo… read more

Similar categories in Ian Rankin's A Song for the Dark Times (Inspector Rebus, #23) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Nothing to Lose (J.P. Beaumont, #25) by J.A. Jance

27. Nothing to Lose (J.P. Beaumont, #25)

By: J.A. Jance

4.38

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

The newest thrilling Beaumont suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance, in… read more

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  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Stoneblood Saga Complete Boxset: An epic coming of age sword and sorcery adventure by Robyn Wideman

28. Stoneblood Saga Complete Boxset: An epic coming of age sword and sorcery adventure

By: Robyn Wideman

4.55

Format: 2202 pages, Kindle Edition

When tragedy strikes, a young boy must become a warriorSeven books and over 2000+ pages of magic an… read more

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Cover of Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) by William Kent Krueger

29. Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A disappearance and a dead body put Cork O’Connor’s family in the crosshairs of a killer in the twe… read more

Similar categories in William Kent Krueger's Spirit Crossing (Cork O'Connor, #20) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Bootneck (Connor Reed #1) by Quentin  Black

30. The Bootneck (Connor Reed #1)

By: Quentin Black

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

How far would you go for a man who gave you a second chance in life? 'The Chameleon Project'—a Bla… read more

Similar categories in Quentin Black's The Bootneck (Connor Reed #1) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • fiction
Cover of The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3) by G.M. Ford

31. The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

By: G.M. Ford

3.98

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

When a homeless woman says she’s the mother of a deceased rock idol, sometimes private eye Leo Wate… read more

Similar categories in G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3) book and G.M. Ford's The Bum's Rush (Leo Waterman, #3)

  • detective
  • humor
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

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