16 Best fiction books like The Shakeout by Ken Follett

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The Shakeout

By: Ken Follett

3.07

Format: 157 pages, Hardcover

Ruthless industrial spy Piers Roper joins Holmes Motor Corporation to help another company engineer…

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1. Next

By: Michael Crichton

3.53

Format: 431 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to our genetic world.Fast, furious, and out of control.This is not the world of the future … read more

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"A man can see by starlight, if he takes the time."

-Michael Crichton, Next

"Only assholes put a nickname on their business card."

-Michael Crichton, Next

"Science is as corruptible a human activity as any other."

-Michael Crichton, Next

"Anyone who says he knows God's intention is showing a lot of very human ego."

-Michael Crichton, Next

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2. The Gunslinger

By: Stephen King

3.56

Format: None pages,

Beginning with a short story appearing in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fictionin 1978, the p… read more

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Cover of Blood Test (Alex Delaware, #2) by Jonathan Kellerman

3. Blood Test (Alex Delaware, #2)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

3.84

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

When the parents of deathly ill five-year-old Woody Swope vanish with their child, psychologist Dr.… read more

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"To trust someone is to take the greatest risk of all. (180)"

-Jonathan Kellerman, Blood Test (Alex Delaware, #2)

"I'd long thought that a surfeit of sensitivity could be a killing thing, too much insight malignant in its own right. The best survivors--there are studies that show it--are those blessed with an ino…"

-Jonathan Kellerman, Blood Test (Alex Delaware, #2)

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4. Timeline

By: Michael Crichton

3.87

Format: 489 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In an Arizona desert, a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-fou… read more

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"In reality, time doesn't pass; we pass. Time itself is invariant. It just is. Therefore, past and future aren't separate locations, the way New York and Paris are separate locations. And since the pa…"

-Michael Crichton, Timeline

"Because in the late twentieth century, you couldn't seriously ask other people to think that you believed in honor and truth, and the purity of the body, the defense of women, the sanctity of true lo…"

-Michael Crichton, Timeline

"In other centuries, human beings wanted to be saved, or improved, or freed, or educated. But in our century, they want to be entertained. The great fear is not of disease or death, but of boredom. A …"

-Michael Crichton, Timeline

"But where will this mania for entertainment end? What will people do when they get tired of television? When they get tired of movies? We already know the answer—they go into participatory activities…"

-Michael Crichton, Timeline

5. Power of the Sword (Courtney #5)

By: Wilbur Smith

3.44

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Shasa Courtney was groomed by his French-born mother to take control of the Courtney Mining and Fin… read more

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6. A Falcon Flies (The Ballantyne Novels, #1)

By: Wilbur Smith

3.44

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A Falcon Fliesby Wilbur Smith In 1860, a man and woman approach the coast of Africa aboard a swift … read more

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7. Sound of Thunder (Courtney #2)

By: Wilbur Smith

3.44

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

THE SOUND OF THUNDER continues the Courtney saga where WHEN THE LION FEEDS left off. Sean Courtney … read more

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8. The Burning Shore (Courtney #4)

By: Wilbur Smith

3.44

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Centaine de Thiry grew up with privilege, wealth, and freedom on a sprawling French estate. Then wa… read more

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9. The Cider House Rules

By: John Irving

3.76

Format: 180 pages,

Raised from birth in the orphanage at St. Cloud's, Maine, Homer Wells has become the protege of Dr.… read more

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10. When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.02

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The first Alex Delaware novel. It's a good one! We meet Dr. Morton Handler who practiced a stran… read more

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"It was shaping up as a beautiful morning. The last thing I wanted to hear about was murder."

-Jonathan Kellerman, When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)

"Assholes are like weeds, a bitch to get rid of and when you do another one grows back in its place."

-Jonathan Kellerman, When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)

"Pessimism is not good for the soul." "I sold my soul years ago." "To whom?" "The bitch goddess Success. She cut town before paying off."

-Jonathan Kellerman, When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)

"There were nights when I left the sessions physically and emotionally drained after hearing the anguish pour out like blood from a gaping wound. Don’t let anyone ever tell you different – psychothera…"

-Jonathan Kellerman, When the Bough Breaks (Alex Delaware, #1)

11. Over the Edge (Alex Delaware, #3)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

5.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

When the phone rings in the middle of the night, child psychologist Alex Delaware does not hesitate… read more

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12. Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.21

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Area 51 is the most famous military installation in the world--& it doesn't exist. Located 75 miles… read more

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13. The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan Universe, #4)

By: Tom Clancy

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so… read more

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14. Trevayne

By: Robert Ludlum , Jonathan Ryder

3.80

Format: 368 pages,

Asked by the President to head an important government group, Andrew Trevayne's wife and daughter a… read more

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15. The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)

By: Pearl S. Buck

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble W… read more

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16. A Sparrow Falls (Courtney #3)

By: Wilbur Smith

3.59

Format: 464 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A Sparrow Falls, another gripping installment in Wilbur Smith's Courtney Family Adventure series Ma… read more

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17. One False Move (Myron Bolitar #5)

By: Harlan Coben

3.95

Format: None pages,

She's smart, beautiful, and she doesn't need a man to look after her. But sports agent Myron Bolita… read more

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18. The Simple Truth

By: David Baldacci

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Twenty five years ago, Rufus Harms was convicted of a murder he believes he committed. But when his… read more

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19. Never Say Die

By: Tess Gerritsen

5.00

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Twenty years after her father's plane crashes in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland… read more

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20. The Final Detail (Myron Bolitar #6)

By: Harlan Coben

3.64

Format: None pages,

In this sixth novel in the award-winning Myron Bolitar series, Harlan Coben delivers a riveting pow… read more

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21. The Girl in the Eagle's Talons (Millennium, #7)

By: Karin Smirnoff

3.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lisbeth Salander returns, in a trailblazing new installment to the best-selling Millennium series. … read more

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22. 1979

By: Val McDermid

3.78

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

Hailed as Britain's Queen of Crime, Val McDermid's award-winning, internationally bestselling novel… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13) by Jo Nesbø

23. Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

By: Jo Nesbø

4.20

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Brilliant rogue police investigator Harry Hole is back, this time as an outsider assembling his own… read more

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"Your mother should have treated him better, he was her patron, after all. Just like the parasite that is humanity should treat this planet better."

-Jo Nesbø, Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

"She was upfront like that, a one man woman, and always had been. Even if Markus was far from being a one woman man. Because it wasn’t about what he thought of her, but about what she thought of herse…"

-Jo Nesbø, Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

"Have you ever thought about how as children we expect unconditional love from our parents, without giving anything in return? But then we grow up and things change completely. When do you think we st…"

-Jo Nesbø, Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

Cover of The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) by Lee Child

24. The Secret (Jack Reacher #28)

By: Lee Child

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look li… read more

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Cover of Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7) by David Baldacci

25. Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7)

By: David Baldacci

4.42

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Memory man FBI agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to investigate the myster… read more

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Cover of No Plan B (Jack Reacher, #27) by Lee Child

26. No Plan B (Jack Reacher, #27)

By: Lee Child

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

In Gerrardsville, Colorado, a woman dies under the wheels of a moving bus. The death is ruled a su… read more

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Cover of Next in Line (William Warwick, #5) by Jeffrey Archer

27. Next in Line (William Warwick, #5)

By: Jeffrey Archer

4.18

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘people’s princess’. … read more

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28. Choose Me

By: Tess Gerritsen

4.01

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestseller Tess Gerritsen and acclaimed thriller writer Gary Braver comes a sex… read more

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Cover of Traitors Gate (William Warwick, #6) by Jeffrey Archer

29. Traitors Gate (William Warwick, #6)

By: Jeffrey Archer

4.18

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

THE TOWER OF LONDON… Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on ear… read more

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30. Run Away

By: Harlan Coben

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

You've lost your daughter.She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it cl… read more

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"A tip jar read: FEAR CHANGE. LEAVE IT WITH US."

-Harlan Coben, Run Away

"Terrific," Simon said. "The psychos are on my side."

-Harlan Coben, Run Away

"Fagbenle looked annoyed. “I’d like to continue my questioning."

-Harlan Coben, Run Away

"It’s the devil—he gets ahold of you. He pokes and prods until he finds your weakness and then, see, he wiggles right through your skin and gets into your bloodstream. Could be through drink. Could be…"

-Harlan Coben, Run Away

Cover of The Shakeout by Ken Follett

31. The Shakeout

By: Ken Follett

3.07

Format: 157 pages, Hardcover

Ruthless industrial spy Piers Roper joins Holmes Motor Corporation to help another company engineer… read more

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21 Best fiction books like The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) by Lee Child

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C.J. Box

4.36

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Michael Connelly

4.56

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John Grisham

3.69

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John Sandford

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