6 Best crime books like One Tough Bastard by Adam Howe

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One Tough Bastard

By: Adam Howe

4.30

Format: 300 pages, Kindle, TPB, Audible

Shane Moxie: a washed-up 80s action star who refuses to believe his best days are behind him… Duke:…

If you liked the crime plot in One Tough Bastard by Adam Howe , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Testament

By: David Morrell

3.77

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

Master of the high-action thriller, David Morrell is a five-time New York Times bestselling paperba… read more

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  • action
  • fiction
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2. Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)

By: Josiah Bancroft

4.11

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel in the world. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower ho… read more

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  • fiction
"Never let a rigid itinerary discourage you from an unexpected adventure."

-Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)

"Each spring, the schoolhouse was painted white as a bride, and every year the oceanic elements slowly undressed it."

-Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)

"The handkerchief is the universal utensil of the seasoned traveler. It can be a sanitizing device, a seat cover, a dust mask, a garrote, a bandage, a gag, or a white flag. One may feel well-prepared …"

-Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)

"I’m glad your self-righteousness has given you some exercise, but you forget: we are not such a tidy, reasonable, and humane race. Our thoughts don’t stand in grammatical rows, our hearts don’t draw …"

-Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)

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3. Fender Lizards

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.10

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

The unmistakable accent of the Piney Woods of East Texas rolls from the pages of Fender Lizards, Jo… read more

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  • crime
  • fiction
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4. Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1)

By: Richard Kadrey

3.91

Format: 360 pages,

Supernatural fantasy has a new antihero in Sandman Slim, star of this gripping, gritty new series b… read more

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  • fiction
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5. In the Valley of the Sun

By: Andy Davidson

4.23

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Joe Hill, Cormac McCarthy, and classic Anne Rice, a chilling tale of suspense and ho… read more

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  • fiction
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6. Kill the Dead (Sandman Slim, #2)

By: Richard Kadrey

3.68

Format: 593 pages, Hardcover

What do you do after you've crawled out of Hell to wreak bloody revenge? If you're Stark you turn t… read more

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  • fiction
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7. Horrorstör

By: Grady Hendrix , None

3.66

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, … read more

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  • humor
  • fiction
"All great works must begin with a sacrifice."

-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör

"the day had been long and her emotions were toast."

-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör

"I know this is your religion, but for me it’s just a job."

-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör

"Let's make sure it's really raining before we worry about floods."

-Grady Hendrix, Horrorstör

8. Red Harvest

By: Dashiell Hammett

4.12

Format: 652 pages, ebook

The Continental Op first heard Personville called Poisonville by Hickey Dewey. But since Dewey also… read more

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9. The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)

By: Stephen King , Peter Straub

4.12

Format: 652 pages,

On a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a sile… read more

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10. What the Hell Did I Just Read (John Dies at the End #3)

By: David Wong

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

NYT bestselling author Wong takes readers to a whole new level with his latest dark comic sci-fi th… read more

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11. The Cipher

By: Kathe Koja

3.54

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Nicholas is a would-be poet and video-store clerk with a weeping hole in his hand - weeping not blo… read more

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  • fiction

12. 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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13. Nights of the Living Dead: Anthology

By: Jonathan Maberry , None

4.45

Format: 864 pages,

In 1968 the world experienced a brand new kind of terror with the debut of George A. Romero's landm… read more

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14. This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

By: David Wong

4.26

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Originally released as an online serial where itreceivedmore than 70,000 downloads,John Dies at the… read more

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  • humor
  • comedy
  • fiction
"Damn it! I knew she was a monster! John! Amy! Listen! Guard your buttholes."

-David Wong, This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

"When they write the sequel to the Bible, that shit is definitely gonna be in there."

-David Wong, This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

"Falling in love with a house or a car or a pair of shoes, it was a dead end. You save your love for the things that can love you back."

-David Wong, This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

"Your 'let's remain calm and stay put' speech would be a lot more convincing if you weren't giving it in front of a pile of burning skeletons."

-David Wong, This Book Is Full of Spiders (John Dies at the End, #2)

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15. Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

By: Max Brooks

3.91

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Gr… read more

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  • fiction
"Adversity introduces us to ourselves."

-Max Brooks, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

"I trust my nose, ears, eyes. But my brain…"

-Max Brooks, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

"They're not good or evil. They're just hungry."

-Max Brooks, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

"People are the problem. Nature is your friend."

-Max Brooks, Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

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16. Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)

By: John Scalzi

4.24

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined t… read more

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  • fiction
"It’s war, you jackasses,"

-John Scalzi, Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)

"Christ on a Popsicle stick."

-John Scalzi, Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)

"What we don't know can't hurt us."

-John Scalzi, Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)

"We don’t get to choose our battles."

-John Scalzi, Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)

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17. The Reformatory

By: Tananarive Due

4.47

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

A gripping, page-turning novel set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephens Jr. as he’s sen… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Autumn Bleeds Into Winter by Jeff Strand

18. Autumn Bleeds Into Winter

By: Jeff Strand

4.23

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

1979. Somebody has been abducting children in Fairbanks, Alaska. One of the victims was fourteen-ye… read more

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  • humor
  • crime
  • fiction
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19. Nuclear War: A Scenario

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more

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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

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20. Crossroads

By: Laurel Hightower

3.91

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

How far would you go to bring back someone you love? When Chris's son dies in a tragic car cras… read more

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  • fiction
"Exhausted, but not tired enough to escape the torturous loop of pain that awaited her inactive brain..."

-Laurel Hightower, Crossroads

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21. Whalefall

By: Daniel Kraus

3.73

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

Whalefall is a scientifically accurate thriller about a scuba diver who’s been swallowed by an eigh… read more

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  • fiction
"There need be no struggle when we are all the same weight."

-Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

"But those three people waiting outside are the tones of Jay's voice, the organs in Jay's body."

-Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

"The simple sharing of hope, its weight not so heavy after all, is a wonder. A lifting. A rising. A surfacing."

-Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

"Jay's not sure he believes in therapy. He definitely doesn't believe in closure. People aren't doors. They're whole floor plans, entire labyrinths, and the harder you try to escape, the more lost ins…"

-Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

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22. Dead Silence

By: S.A. Barnes

3.80

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Titanic meets The Shining in S.A. Barnes’ Dead Silence, a SF horror novel in which a woman and her … read more

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  • fiction
"Silence has a different quality to it when you're the only one left alive. It's thicker. Heavier somehow."

-S.A. Barnes, Dead Silence

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23. Woom

By: Duncan Ralston

3.25

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

Warning: this book contains graphic violence and sexuality most readers will find offensive. "I… read more

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  • fiction
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24. We Sold Our Souls

By: Grady Hendrix

3.73

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

In the 1990s, heavy metal band Dürt Würk was poised for breakout success -- but then lead singer Te… read more

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  • fiction
"Fight," she finally said. Just fight. Never stop."

-Grady Hendrix, We Sold Our Souls

"— "Do you see where I'm going?" [ROB] — "Yeah, the sparrow kicks the mountain's ass." [KRIS]"

-Grady Hendrix, We Sold Our Souls

"— Do you see where I'm going with this? [ROB] — Yeah, the sparrow kicks the mountain's ass. [KRIS]"

-Grady Hendrix, We Sold Our Souls

"I can't believe that after a lifetime of playing metal, it turns out the world is a shitty country song."

-Grady Hendrix, We Sold Our Souls

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25. The Donut Legion

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.64

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

In this standalone, Edgar-award winning author, Joe R. Lansdale, whom "few can match" ( Booklist ) … read more

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  • humor
  • comedy
  • crime
  • fiction
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26. The King of Shadows

By: Robert McCammon

4.20

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

It’s January of 1704, and Matthew Corbett continues his mission to Italy, accompanied by Hudson Gre… read more

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  • crime
  • fiction
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27. Devil's Creek

By: Todd Keisling

3.82

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

About fifteen miles west of Stauford, Kentucky lies Devil’s Creek. According to local legend, there… read more

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  • fiction
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28. Mary

By: Nat Cassidy

3.80

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invis… read more

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  • fiction
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29. Blacktop Wasteland

By: S.A. Cosby

4.08

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Beauregard "Bug" Montage: husband, father, honest car mechanic. But he was once known - from North … read more

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  • crime
  • fiction
"The truth had a strange way of ending an argument."

-S.A. Cosby, Blacktop Wasteland

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30. Zombie Bake-Off

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.50

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

It's time for the annual Recipe Days bake-off in Lubbock, Texas. Soccer moms and grandmothers gathe… read more

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  • humor
  • fiction
"If there's any better place to get stoned than a rolling box full of pastry, then they didn't have the keys for it, anyway."

-Stephen Graham Jones, Zombie Bake-Off

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31. One Tough Bastard

By: Adam Howe

4.30

Format: 300 pages, Kindle, TPB, Audible

Shane Moxie: a washed-up 80s action star who refuses to believe his best days are behind him… Duke:… read more

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  • humor
  • fiction
  • action
  • crime
  • comedy

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