29 Best thriller books like Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2) by James L'Etoile

Cover of Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2) by James L'Etoile

Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

By: James L'Etoile

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

How do you stop a killer who’s already behind bars? Sacramento Police Detectives John Penley an…

If you liked the thriller plot in Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2) by James L'Etoile , here is a list of 29 books like this:

Cover of Celine by Peter Heller, Kimberley Farr

1. Celine

By: Peter Heller , Kimberley Farr

3.78

Format: 12 pages, Audio CD

From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars and The Painter, a luminous, masterful novel of suspe… read more

Similar categories in Peter Heller's Celine book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
"I’m not sure of anything,"

-Peter Heller, Celine

"When we are most scared is the time to summon our clearest concentration and move forward, not back."

-Peter Heller, Celine

"There might not be a measure of happiness left in a life, but there could be beauty and grace and endless love."

-Peter Heller, Celine

"Pursuing fun is exhausting. Having fun is just fun. Much more relaxing just to do your work, don't you think? I mean if you enjoy it."

-Peter Heller, Celine

Cover of Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16) by Patricia Cornwell

2. Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

By: Patricia Cornwell

5.00

Format: 398 pages,

Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of White Lies (Arcane Society, #2) by Jayne Ann Krentz

3. White Lies (Arcane Society, #2)

By: Jayne Ann Krentz

3.00

Format: None pages,

Relationships are challenging enough for most single over-thirty women. For level-ten parasensitive… read more

Similar categories in Jayne Ann Krentz's White Lies (Arcane Society, #2) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3) by Lisa Gardner

4. Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

By: Lisa Gardner

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner comes a harrowing new thriller: Frankie … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Gardner's Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"You're not a killer," I whisper one last time. Then I drop to the ground, twisting as I roll to light up his form with my flashlight. Inside Vaughn's cabin, Aolani pulls the trigger. A single crack. …"

-Lisa Gardner, Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

"Honest to God, I'm a complete stranger to you. How hard is it to just walk away? She has me there. So much so I feel profoundly stupid. Even ashamed. During all my years trying to save the world, I n…"

-Lisa Gardner, Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

Cover of The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16) by Jeffery Deaver

5. The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16)

By: Jeffery Deaver

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and killin… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Lost (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #3) by Jeffrey B. Burton

6. The Lost (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #3)

By: Jeffrey B. Burton

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Lost is the next mystery from author Jeffrey B. Burton starring an extraordinary cadaver dog an… read more

Similar categories in Jeffrey B. Burton's The Lost (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #3) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Dream Town (Eve Ronin #5) by Lee Goldberg

7. Dream Town (Eve Ronin #5)

By: Lee Goldberg

4.18

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

A gated dream town for the megarich becomes a murderous nightmare in a riveting Eve Ronin thriller … read more

Similar categories in Lee Goldberg's Dream Town (Eve Ronin #5) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Matterhorn (Mac Dekker, #1) by Christopher Reich

8. Matterhorn (Mac Dekker, #1)

By: Christopher Reich

4.26

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

A sudden family death and an old nemesis bring retired agent Mac Dekker in from the cold in this al… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Reich's Matterhorn (Mac Dekker, #1) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Stuart Woods' Smolder (Stone Barrington #65) by Brett Battles

9. Stuart Woods' Smolder (Stone Barrington #65)

By: Brett Battles

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

In this latest adrenaline-fueled adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, … read more

Similar categories in Brett Battles's Stuart Woods' Smolder (Stone Barrington #65) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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10. Christmas Presents

By: Lisa Unger

3.65

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Instead of presents this Christmas, one true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case…When true cr… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's Christmas Presents book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Movieland (Eve Ronin, #4) by Lee Goldberg

11. Movieland (Eve Ronin, #4)

By: Lee Goldberg

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Malibu Creek State Park is a beautiful locale for campers, tourists, hikers, and Hollywood. For Det… read more

Similar categories in Lee Goldberg's Movieland (Eve Ronin, #4) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2) by Allen Eskens

12. Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2)

By: Allen Eskens

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A lawyer's race to reveal a wrongful conviction collides with the dark shadow of a murder in his ow… read more

Similar categories in Allen Eskens's Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"There are no miracles, my friend. God's hand is in everything; it's only when we can't explain it that we call it a miracle."

-Allen Eskens, Saving Emma (Boady Sanden, #2)

Cover of Malibu Burning (Sharpe & Walker #1) by Lee Goldberg

13. Malibu Burning (Sharpe & Walker #1)

By: Lee Goldberg

4.26

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

For a professional criminal and a relentless arson investigator, fear and revenge spread like wildf… read more

Similar categories in Lee Goldberg's Malibu Burning (Sharpe & Walker #1) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Silent Sisters (Charles Jenkins, #3) by Robert Dugoni

14. The Silent Sisters (Charles Jenkins, #3)

By: Robert Dugoni

4.53

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

In this pulse-racing thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Agent, an Americ… read more

Similar categories in Robert Dugoni's The Silent Sisters (Charles Jenkins, #3) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Kind Worth Saving (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #2) by Peter  Swanson

15. The Kind Worth Saving (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #2)

By: Peter Swanson

3.69

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this spectacularly devious novel by New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson—featuring th… read more

Similar categories in Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Saving (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #2) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9) by Vicki Delany

16. The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9)

By: Vicki Delany

4.09

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Gemma Doyle won’t be spooked when a body shows up at the psychic fair in bestselling author Vicki D… read more

Similar categories in Vicki Delany's The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of The House Guest by Hank Phillippi Ryan

17. The House Guest

By: Hank Phillippi Ryan

3.29

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from Hank Phillippi Ryan—but which cha… read more

Similar categories in Hank Phillippi Ryan's The House Guest book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Manner of Death (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #14) by Robin Cook

18. Manner of Death (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #14)

By: Robin Cook

3.97

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

In the new fast-paced medical thriller from bestselling author Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and L… read more

Similar categories in Robin Cook's Manner of Death (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #14) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard

19. You Can Trust Me

By: Wendy Heard

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Summer and Leo would do anything for each other. Inspired by the way each has had to carve her plac… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Heard's You Can Trust Me book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi Ryan

20. One Wrong Word

By: Hank Phillippi Ryan

3.67

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A heart-racing new psychological thriller from USA Today bestselling and multiple award-winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Hank Phillippi Ryan's One Wrong Word book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
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21. Nine Lives

By: Peter Swanson

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail. Nothing else, just a list of name… read more

Similar categories in Peter Swanson's Nine Lives book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Just because my boot was tapping didn't mean I liked the song"

-Peter Swanson, Nine Lives

Cover of The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) by Jeffrey B. Burton

22. The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1)

By: Jeffrey B. Burton

3.92

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Jeffrey B. Burton's The Finders marks the beginning of a fast-paced new mystery series featuring a … read more

Similar categories in Jeffrey B. Burton's The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3) by Peter  Swanson

23. A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3)

By: Peter Swanson

3.61

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in this spectacularl… read more

Similar categories in Peter Swanson's A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

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

24. 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

Similar categories in Linda Castillo's The Burning (Kate Burkholder, #16) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Laws of Wrath (Martyr Maker #2) by Eriq La Salle

25. Laws of Wrath (Martyr Maker #2)

By: Eriq La Salle

4.25

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Some people fight the devil inside them… others worship it. NYPD Detectives Phee Freeman and Qui… read more

Similar categories in Eriq La Salle's Laws of Wrath (Martyr Maker #2) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Laws of Annihilation (Martyr Maker #3) by Eriq La Salle

26. Laws of Annihilation (Martyr Maker #3)

By: Eriq La Salle

4.45

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A war is brewing in New York City, and no one can stop it. With grit, relentless action, and twists… read more

Similar categories in Eriq La Salle's Laws of Annihilation (Martyr Maker #3) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Traitor's Dance (Sam Capra, #6) by Jeff Abbott

27. Traitor's Dance (Sam Capra, #6)

By: Jeff Abbott

4.04

Format: 435 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jeff Abbott, an exciting thriller in which undercover agent … read more

Similar categories in Jeff Abbott's Traitor's Dance (Sam Capra, #6) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

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

28. 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

Similar categories in Daniel Silva's A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1) by Jeffery Deaver

29. Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1)

By: Jeffery Deaver

4.32

Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition

As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patte… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman

30. Worst Case Scenario

By: T.J. Newman

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Following her explosive debut thriller Falling and its harrowing follow-up Drowning, #1 internation… read more

Similar categories in T.J. Newman's Worst Case Scenario book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
Cover of Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2) by James L'Etoile

31. Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

By: James L'Etoile

4.08

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

How do you stop a killer who’s already behind bars? Sacramento Police Detectives John Penley an… read more

Similar categories in James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2) book and James L'Etoile's Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

31 Top fiction books like Bury the Past (Detective Penley Mystery, #2) by James L'Etoile

Transform Your Habits

Celine

Peter Heller , Kimberley Farr

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

Patricia Cornwell

5.00

Transform Your Habits

White Lies (Arcane Society, #2)

Jayne Ann Krentz

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

Lisa Gardner

3.99

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20 Best fiction books like Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1) by Jeffery Deaver

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A Forgotten Kill (Daniela Vega, #2)

Isabella Maldonado

4.49

Transform Your Habits

A Clean Kill (Garrett Mann, #1)

Steven Konkoly

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Broken Bayou

Jennifer Moorhead

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Truth You Told (Raisa Susanto, #2)

Brianna Labuskes

4.23

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