29 best-selling thriller books like Bad Scene (A Colleen Hayes Mystery) by Max Tomlinson

Cover of Bad Scene (A Colleen Hayes Mystery) by Max  Tomlinson

Bad Scene (A Colleen Hayes Mystery)

By: Max Tomlinson

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

USA Today Best-Selling Author 1978 San Francisco—a cult leader in Ecuador—one woman’s struggle to …

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Cover of Seconds Away (Mickey Bolitar, #2) by Harlan Coben

1. Seconds Away (Mickey Bolitar, #2)

By: Harlan Coben

4.05

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

This action-packed second book in international bestseller Harlan Coben’s Mickey Bolitar young adul… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Mrs. Friedman lived in a happy snow globe of AP History."

-Harlan Coben, Seconds Away (Mickey Bolitar, #2)

2. Found (Mickey Bolitar, #3)

By: Harlan Coben

5.00

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

Murder. Mystery. High School. A new Mickey Bolitar novel following on from Shelterand Seconds Away.… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) by Michael    Connelly

3. 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

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) by Mark Billingham

4. The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

By: Mark Billingham

4.11

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingh… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Missing Piece (Dismas Hardy #19) by John Lescroart

5. The Missing Piece (Dismas Hardy #19)

By: John Lescroart

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The beloved New York Times bestselling Dismas Hardy series returns with this relentlessly twisty mu… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Blessing of the Lost Girls (Joanna Brady #20; Walker Family #6) by J.A. Jance

6. Blessing of the Lost Girls (Joanna Brady #20; Walker Family #6)

By: J.A. Jance

4.19

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Returning to her southwest roots, New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance presents a riveting… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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7. Snowstorm in August

By: Marshall Karp

4.33

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

They call him el Carnicero―the Butcher. He is the most powerful drug lord on the planet, and when t… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Unnatural History (Alex Delaware #38) by Jonathan Kellerman

8. Unnatural History (Alex Delaware #38)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The most enduring detectives in American crime fiction are back in this electrifying thrillerof art… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Maybe attorneys attend schools where grades are based on how many word you put out."

-Jonathan Kellerman, Unnatural History (Alex Delaware #38)

Cover of The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3) by Ann Cleeves

9. The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.01

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Ann Cleeves― New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, b… read more

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

10. 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
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) by Elly Griffiths

11. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) by Tana French

12. The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

By: Tana French

4.12

Format: 467 pages, Hardcover

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"She'll bake bread and make jam, because she likes those made her way, but she says she cooked a good meal from scratch every night of her marriage, and now if she wants to live mainly off toasted san…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

"Trey has a bone-deep mistrust of marriage or anything resembling it. She knows that Lena sometimes stays the night at Cal's place, but Lena also has a place of her own, which she can go back to whene…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

Cover of Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8) by Robert Crais

13. Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8)

By: Robert Crais

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner Joe Pike are back on the case in this bri… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller by Oliver Darkshire

14. Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

By: Oliver Darkshire

3.97

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackvill… read more

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"Early one morning, which is to say about five minutes before noon..."

-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

"It's my belief that anyone worth knowing enjoys spending time in a bookshop."

-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

"There is something about geriatric men which attracts them to dangerous ladders."

-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

"Hell hath no fury, they say, like a man treated the same way as he treats women."

-Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

Cover of Hunting Time (Colter Shaw #4) by Jeffery Deaver

15. Hunting Time (Colter Shaw #4)

By: Jeffery Deaver

4.22

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling master of suspense is back with a riveting thriller, as reward seeke… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of An Evil Heart (Kate Burkholder, #15) by Linda  Castillo

16. An Evil Heart (Kate Burkholder, #15)

By: Linda Castillo

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates the brutal death of a young Amish man in An Evil Heart… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2) by Don Winslow

17. City of Dreams (Danny Ryan #2)

By: Don Winslow

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Hollywood. The city where dreams are made. On the losing side of a bloody East Coast crime w… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Hidden One (Kate Burkholder, #14) by Linda  Castillo

18. The Hidden One (Kate Burkholder, #14)

By: Linda Castillo

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of an Amish bishop's remains leads chief of police Kate Burkholder to unearth a chill… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Runaway (Peter Ash, #7) by Nick Petrie

19. The Runaway (Peter Ash, #7)

By: Nick Petrie

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

When Peter Ash rescues a stranded woman, he finds she’s in far deeper trouble than he could ever im… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective (Not a Detective Mysteries, #1) by Katie Siegel

20. Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective (Not a Detective Mysteries, #1)

By: Katie Siegel

3.41

Format: 372 pages, Paperback

For anyone seeking to satisfy their Harriet the Spy, Encyclopedia Brown, or Nancy Drew nostalgia, t… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Hallowed Ground (Kate Burkholder #14.5) by Linda  Castillo

21. Hallowed Ground (Kate Burkholder #14.5)

By: Linda Castillo

4.07

Format: 75 pages, Kindle Edition

A troubling discovery leads Chief of Police Kate Burkholder on a strange investigation ending at a … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16) by Linda  Castillo

22. The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16)

By: Linda Castillo

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Mayors of New York (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #15) by S.J. Rozan

23. The Mayors of New York (Lydia Chin & Bill Smith #15)

By: S.J. Rozan

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The new crime novel from the award-winning S. J. Rozan, where private investigators Lydia Chin and … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Countdown (Amy Cornwall #2) by James  Patterson

24. Countdown (Amy Cornwall #2)

By: James Patterson

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Amy Cornwall has 5 days to save the world, 4 days to save her family. . . James Patterson’s most ri… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) by Daniel Silva

25. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Waiting (Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch, #25; Harry Bosch Universe, #39) by Michael    Connelly

26. The Waiting (Renée Ballard, #6; Harry Bosch, #25; Harry Bosch Universe, #39)

By: Michael Connelly

4.47

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a terrifying serial rapist whose trail has gone cold, with the… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Hard to Kill (Jane Smith, #2) by James  Patterson

27. Hard to Kill (Jane Smith, #2)

By: James Patterson

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Jane Smith is being hailed as James Patterson’s greatest character yet, a tough-as-nails attorney u… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Lost Coast (Clay Edison, #5) by Jonathan Kellerman

28. The Lost Coast (Clay Edison, #5)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The gripping new Clay Edison thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write "brilliant, pa… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Bad Scene (A Colleen Hayes Mystery) by Max  Tomlinson

29. Bad Scene (A Colleen Hayes Mystery)

By: Max Tomlinson

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

USA Today Best-Selling Author 1978 San Francisco—a cult leader in Ecuador—one woman’s struggle to … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Ashes Never Lie (Sharpe & Walker, #2) by Lee Goldberg

30. Ashes Never Lie (Sharpe & Walker, #2)

By: Lee Goldberg

4.38

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

The secrets hidden in smoldering ashes hold the fate of a city in an explosive thriller by #1 New Y… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2) by Robert Dugoni

31. Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2)

By: Robert Dugoni

4.49

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction

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