18 Best mystery books like Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga) by Max Allan Collins

Cover of Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga) by Max Allan Collins

Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

By: Max Allan Collins

3.96

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

The brilliant sequel to Road to Perdition , Max Allan Collins’ masterpiece of crime fiction that be…

If you liked the mystery plot in Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga) by Max Allan Collins , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Cat Chaser

By: Elmore Leonard

3.74

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

A gripping, lightning-paced tale of an ex-soldier-turned Florida motel owner whose dangerous affair… read more

Similar categories in Elmore Leonard's Cat Chaser book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction
"all over the world...the past was being wiped out by condominiums."

-Elmore Leonard, Cat Chaser

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2. Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

By: Ian Fleming

3.63

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

How is this for an evocative passage from the second Bond novel? "Her hair was black and fell to… read more

Similar categories in Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Don't lose faith in your stars."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Hm,' said Bond. 'Bogeyman stuff."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"Those who deserve to die, die the death they deserve."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

"You start to die the moment you are born. The whole of life is cutting through the pack with death. So take it easy."

-Ian Fleming, Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

Cover of The Devil's Code (Kidd & LuEllen, #3) by John Sandford

3. The Devil's Code (Kidd & LuEllen, #3)

By: John Sandford

3.94

Format: 354 pages, Mass Market Paperback

“Crime fiction doesn’t have nearly enough droll master thieves like Kidd and his stunning partner i… read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's The Devil's Code (Kidd & LuEllen, #3) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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4. The 7th Canon

By: Robert Dugoni

3.50

Format: 185 pages,

A riveting new legal thriller from the bestselling author of My Sister's Grave. In San Francisco's … read more

Similar categories in Robert Dugoni's The 7th Canon book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

5. Firebreak (Parker, #20)

By: Richard Stark

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

Parker put down the body and answered the phone. And from that moment on he had two jobs to do. One… read more

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6. The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker, #2)

By: Richard Stark

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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7. The Hunter (Parker, #1)

By: Richard Stark

4.12

Format: 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Double-crossed, shot, and left for dead -- by his wife. The thriller that introduces Parker. "A bri… read more

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8. Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde

By: Jeff Guinn

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Forget everything you think you know about Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Previous books and films… read more

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9. Guns of the Dawn

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

3.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Shortlisted for the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel Guns of the Dawnis a pacey,… read more

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10. The King in Yellow

By: Robert W. Chambers

3.55

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

One of the leading examples of Victorian-gothic horror, The King in Yellow is a collection of ten i… read more

Similar categories in Robert W. Chambers's The King in Yellow book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • fiction
"Selby never knew why, but he suddenly began to buy flowers."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

"Strange in the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies But Stranger still is Lost Carcosa."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

"I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth..."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

"No, he is not vicious, nor is he in the least demented. His mind is a wonder chamber, from which he can extract treasures that you and I would give years of our life to acquire."

-Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

11. Hollywood Station (Hollywood Station, #1)

By: Joseph Wambaugh

3.92

Format: 256 pages,

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12. Sanctuary

By: William Faulkner

4.32

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Psychologically astute and wonderfully poetic, Sanctuaryis a powerful novel examining the nature of… read more

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13. Nobody Runs Forever (Parker, #22)

By: Richard Stark

4.43

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

Master criminal Parker is back and in deeper, darker trouble than ever before. The classic anti-her… read more

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14. The Never Game (Colter Shaw, #1)

By: Jeffery Deaver

3.92

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The first installment in Jeffery Deaver’s Colter Shaw series. The son of a survivalist family, Colt… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's The Never Game (Colter Shaw, #1) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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15. Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

By: Michael Connelly

4.56

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning ar… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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16. A Killing on the Hill

By: Robert Dugoni

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The Great Depression. High-level corruption. And a murder that’s about to become Seattle’s hottest … read more

Similar categories in Robert Dugoni's A Killing on the Hill book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

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

17. 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 Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Heist (Isaac Bell #14) by Clive Cussler

18. The Heist (Isaac Bell #14)

By: Clive Cussler

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Isaac Bell faces an attack on the Federal Reserve in an all-new adventure in the #1 New Y… read more

Similar categories in Clive Cussler's The Heist (Isaac Bell #14) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • adventure
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Bloodless (Pendergast, #20) by Douglas Preston

19. Bloodless (Pendergast, #20)

By: Douglas Preston

4.01

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

In this latest installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series, FBI agent Pendergast faces … read more

Similar categories in Douglas Preston's Bloodless (Pendergast, #20) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Coldmoon saw the early-morning glow of a café spilling onto the sidewalk and swerved toward it, not even bothering to ask his partner’s opinion. It was 6am and the café had apparently just opened. “M…"

-Douglas Preston, Bloodless (Pendergast, #20)

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20. The Instruments of Darkness (Charlie Parker, #21)

By: John Connolly

4.44

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the international and instant New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, the beloved and… read more

Similar categories in John Connolly's The Instruments of Darkness (Charlie Parker, #21) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"You didn’t have to look very hard to be disappointed by human beings. We were not all bad, just enough of us, although the rest had to work very hard to make up for that minority."

-John Connolly, The Instruments of Darkness (Charlie Parker, #21)

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21. Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

By: Dan Jones

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel… read more

Similar categories in Dan Jones's Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What matters is that you did not know the story. And the reason you did not...is that our ancestor William - through his deeds of arms, his force of personality and his vast conquests - had achieved …"

-Dan Jones, Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)

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22. Heat 2

By: Michael Mann

4.26

Format: 470 pages, Hardcover

Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, M… read more

Similar categories in Michael Mann's Heat 2 book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction
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23. V2: A Novel of World War II

By: Robert Harris

3.91

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

From the best-selling author of Fatherland and Munich comes a WWII thriller about a German rocket e… read more

Similar categories in Robert Harris's V2: A Novel of World War II book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. Hero

By: Thomas Perry

4.05

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

A private security agent finds that being branded as the City of Angels’ latest hero could also mak… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's Hero book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Everything she saw was lit by skylights and every fixture conveyed the message, "This is the best, not just the most expensive."

-Thomas Perry, Hero

Cover of Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1) by James  Patterson

25. Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)

By: James Patterson

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and August Poe run the most in-demand private investigation firm in… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"In this quiet room, surrounded by tales of mystery and deception, she felt most like herself."

-James Patterson, Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)

Cover of Texas Sicario (Arlo Baines #2) by Harry Hunsicker

26. Texas Sicario (Arlo Baines #2)

By: Harry Hunsicker

4.11

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

Former Texas Ranger Arlo Baines knows all about pain: how to bear it, how to avenge it, and how to … read more

Similar categories in Harry Hunsicker's Texas Sicario (Arlo Baines #2) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Take Down (A Mason Sharpe Thriller, #2) by Logan Ryles

27. Take Down (A Mason Sharpe Thriller, #2)

By: Logan Ryles

4.43

Format: 416 pages, ebook

The gang wants him. The DEA needs him. Mason may be a lost kid's only hope.Passing through Atlanta,… read more

Similar categories in Logan Ryles's Take Down (A Mason Sharpe Thriller, #2) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • fiction
Cover of Defending Innocence  (Small Town Lawyer #1) by Peter Kirkland

28. Defending Innocence (Small Town Lawyer #1)

By: Peter Kirkland

4.21

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

An innocent client harbors dark secrets… Defense attorney Leland Monroe lost it all: his big-cit… read more

Similar categories in Peter Kirkland's Defending Innocence (Small Town Lawyer #1) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Edge Of Reason (Warrior's Path Book 2) by Malcolm Archibald

29. Edge Of Reason (Warrior's Path Book 2)

By: Malcolm Archibald

4.44

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

Canada, 1759. After the capture of Quebec in the Seven Years War, Corporal Hugh MacKim of the 78th … read more

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30. Blood Oath (Warrior's Path Book 1)

By: Malcolm Archibald

4.27

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

After surviving the Battle of Culloden in 1746, young Hughie MacKim swears a blood oath to avenge t… read more

Similar categories in Malcolm Archibald's Blood Oath (Warrior's Path Book 1) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • historical fiction
Cover of Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga) by Max Allan Collins

31. Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

By: Max Allan Collins

3.96

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

The brilliant sequel to Road to Perdition , Max Allan Collins’ masterpiece of crime fiction that be… read more

Similar categories in Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga) book and Max Allan Collins's Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga)

  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • crime

21 Top fiction books like Road to Purgatory (The Perdition Saga) by Max Allan Collins

Transform Your Habits

Cat Chaser

Elmore Leonard

3.74

Transform Your Habits

Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)

Ian Fleming

3.63

Transform Your Habits

The Devil's Code (Kidd & LuEllen, #3)

John Sandford

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The 7th Canon

Robert Dugoni

3.50

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21 must-read fiction books like Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1) by James Patterson

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Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

C.J. Box

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Eruption

Michael Crichton

3.91

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Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

Michael Connelly

4.56

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Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

Lisa Gardner

3.99

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