19 must-read thriller books like First Shot by John Ryder

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First Shot

By: John Ryder

4.05

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

“When girls go missing here, no one says a word…” Twenty-four-year-old Lila has disappeared withou…

If you liked the thriller plot in First Shot by John Ryder , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of For Reasons Unknown (DCI Matilda Darke, #1) by Michael    Wood

1. For Reasons Unknown (DCI Matilda Darke, #1)

By: Michael Wood

3.17

Format: None pages, ebook

Two murders. Twenty years. Now the killer is back for more... A darkly compelling debut crime novel… read more

Similar categories in Michael Wood's For Reasons Unknown (DCI Matilda Darke, #1) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction

2. Suicide Run: Three Harry Bosch Stories (Harry Bosch, #16.1)

By: Michael Connelly

3.95

Format: None pages,

LAPD Detective Harry Bosch as we've never seen him before, in three never-before-collected stories.… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's Suicide Run: Three Harry Bosch Stories (Harry Bosch, #16.1) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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3. The Kindred Killers (Jake Boulder Book 2)

By: Graham Smith

3.77

Format: None pages,

An explosive new crime thriller Jake Boulder's help is requested by his best friend, Alfonse, when … read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction

4. Rogue Male

By: Geoffrey Household

4.09

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Rogue Male is one of the classic thrillers of the 20th century. An Englishman plans to assassinate … read more

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5. The Night Shift (Sam Pope #1)

By: Robert Enright

4.34

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Join the fight. Sam Pope was one of the UK’s finest soldiers, serving over a decade as an elit… read more

Similar categories in Robert Enright's The Night Shift (Sam Pope #1) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of The Unseen Sister (Detective Kat Ballantyne, #2) by Andy Maslen

6. The Unseen Sister (Detective Kat Ballantyne, #2)

By: Andy Maslen

4.30

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

For DS Kat Ballantyne, finding the murderer might mean looking closer to home. DS Kat Ballantyne is… read more

Similar categories in Andy Maslen's The Unseen Sister (Detective Kat Ballantyne, #2) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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7. Finding Twigs (Twigs #2)

By: Charles Tabb

4.32

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

BOOK TWO OF THE TWIGS SERIES!The highly anticipated sequel to Floating Twigs!Jack Turner has return… read more

Similar categories in Charles Tabb's Finding Twigs (Twigs #2) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • fiction
Cover of Playing the Devil's Music (DI Stella Cole Thriller #8) by Andy Maslen

8. Playing the Devil's Music (DI Stella Cole Thriller #8)

By: Andy Maslen

4.65

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

A Satanic serial killer returns. There's just one problem. He's in jail.A dead man crucified on an … read more

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9. No Quarter (A Tom Rollins Thriller, #6)

By: Paul Heatley

4.50

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Tom just wants a quiet life. But destiny has other plans. Tom Rollins is working as a forest ran… read more

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

10. 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

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Road Kill (Tom Rollins Thriller, #5) by Paul Heatley

11. Road Kill (Tom Rollins Thriller, #5)

By: Paul Heatley

4.50

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

A young girl being hunted. Only one man can save her. Tom Rollins is heading south through rural… read more

Similar categories in Paul Heatley's Road Kill (Tom Rollins Thriller, #5) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Hunt Them Down (Pierce Hunt, #1) by Simon Gervais

12. Hunt Them Down (Pierce Hunt, #1)

By: Simon Gervais

4.26

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

The dark world he’s been fighting against has caught up with him. Will his daughter pay the price?F… read more

Similar categories in Simon Gervais's Hunt Them Down (Pierce Hunt, #1) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Death's Disciple (Detective Frank Miller #1) by James Whitworth

13. Death's Disciple (Detective Frank Miller #1)

By: James Whitworth

4.15

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

As a brutal storm batters Whitby’s rugged coastline, an elderly widow is murdered in her clifftop h… read more

Similar categories in James Whitworth's Death's Disciple (Detective Frank Miller #1) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Certain Threat (The Merriman Chronicles) by Roger Burnage

14. A Certain Threat (The Merriman Chronicles)

By: Roger Burnage

4.27

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

With French Revolutionary agents travelling freely but secretly between Ireland and England and war… read more

Similar categories in Roger Burnage's A Certain Threat (The Merriman Chronicles) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • fiction
Cover of Carnival Blues (DI Nick Dixon #12) by Damien Boyd

15. Carnival Blues (DI Nick Dixon #12)

By: Damien Boyd

4.46

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Carnival season is off to an explosive start in this thriller from the bestselling DI Nick Dixon cr… read more

Similar categories in Damien Boyd's Carnival Blues (DI Nick Dixon #12) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of In The Wind (The Nate Vigil Thrillers Book 1) by Conor Black

16. In The Wind (The Nate Vigil Thrillers Book 1)

By: Conor Black

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Badass by birth. Drifter by choice. Vigilante because justice requires it. When a wind farm wor… read more

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Cover of Past Echoes (Jake Boulder Book #3) by Graham  Smith

17. Past Echoes (Jake Boulder Book #3)

By: Graham Smith

4.12

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

Looking for a fast-paced and utterly gripping crime thriller? Then try this book by #1 best-selling… read more

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Cover of Death Wears A Golden Cloak (DI Stella Cole Thriller #6) by Andy Maslen

18. Death Wears A Golden Cloak (DI Stella Cole Thriller #6)

By: Andy Maslen

4.62

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

A serial killer stalks a snowbound Swedish town ... with marriage in mindThe priest in a snow-blank… read more

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19. Hit and Done (DI Stella Cole Thriller, #3)

By: Andy Maslen

4.55

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

When a vigilante loses control, nobody’s safe Detective Inspector Stella Cole has almost completed… read more

Similar categories in Andy Maslen's Hit and Done (DI Stella Cole Thriller, #3) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • thriller
Cover of See the Dead Birds Fly (DI Stella Cole Thriller #7) by Andy Maslen

20. See the Dead Birds Fly (DI Stella Cole Thriller #7)

By: Andy Maslen

4.58

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Inspector Cole must catch a serial killer. But a dark figure from her past lurks close by… read more

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Cover of Man Of My Word (Sam Pope #6) by Robert  Enright

21. Man Of My Word (Sam Pope #6)

By: Robert Enright

4.57

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The Amazon #1 Best Seller!FIGHT FOR SOMEONE.Alex Stone saved Sam's life.On a cold, rainy night in R… read more

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Cover of A Beautiful Breed of Evil (DI Stella Cole Thriller #5) by Andy Maslen

22. A Beautiful Breed of Evil (DI Stella Cole Thriller #5)

By: Andy Maslen

4.62

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

He’ll never speak of the evil they did…A former Swedish ambassador lies dead in his swanky Mayfair … read more

Similar categories in Andy Maslen's A Beautiful Breed of Evil (DI Stella Cole Thriller #5) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • thriller
Cover of Shallow Ground (DI Henry Ford, #1) by Andy Maslen

23. Shallow Ground (DI Henry Ford, #1)

By: Andy Maslen

4.40

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Ford has a cold-blooded killer to catch. But can he escape his own dark secrets? Barel… read more

Similar categories in Andy Maslen's Shallow Ground (DI Henry Ford, #1) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Floating Twigs (Twigs #1) by Charles  Tabb

24. Floating Twigs (Twigs #1)

By: Charles Tabb

4.63

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

A Kirkus Reviews Recommended Book (Sept. 2020)! Where the Red Fern Grows meets To Kill a Mockingbir… read more

Similar categories in Charles Tabb's Floating Twigs (Twigs #1) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • fiction
Cover of Deranged (Jessie Cole, #3) by T.R. Ragan

25. Deranged (Jessie Cole, #3)

By: T.R. Ragan

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Family man or deranged killer? It’s for fearless PI Jessie Cole to find out. At any cost. Ever s… read more

Similar categories in T.R. Ragan's Deranged (Jessie Cole, #3) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Land Rites (DI Henry Ford, #2) by Andy Maslen

26. Land Rites (DI Henry Ford, #2)

By: Andy Maslen

4.41

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

A country manor. Two murders. Multiple suspects. Can DI Ford solve the case before his own dark pas… read more

Similar categories in Andy Maslen's Land Rites (DI Henry Ford, #2) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of ONE BAD APPLE (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 1) by Blake Valentine

27. ONE BAD APPLE (THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERIES Book 1)

By: Blake Valentine

4.25

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

ONE BAD APPLE is an action-packed crime thriller that will appeal to fans of Lee Child, Vince Flynn… read more

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Cover of The Tasting Menu: A Short Story by Stuart MacBride

28. The Tasting Menu: A Short Story

By: Stuart MacBride

3.58

Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition

In this short tale from Stuart MacBride, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dead of Winter and … read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Witness 8 (Eddy Flynn, #8) by Steve Cavanagh

29. Witness 8 (Eddy Flynn, #8)

By: Steve Cavanagh

4.40

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

This riveting psychological thriller from master of twists Steve Cavanagh, author of the “unguessab… read more

Similar categories in Steve Cavanagh's Witness 8 (Eddy Flynn, #8) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of In Too Deep (Jack Reacher, #29) by Lee Child

30. In Too Deep (Jack Reacher, #29)

By: Lee Child

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and… read more

Similar categories in Lee Child's In Too Deep (Jack Reacher, #29) book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of First Shot by John  Ryder

31. First Shot

By: John Ryder

4.05

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

“When girls go missing here, no one says a word…” Twenty-four-year-old Lila has disappeared withou… read more

Similar categories in John Ryder's First Shot book and John Ryder's First Shot

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary

21 must-read fiction books like First Shot by John Ryder

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For Reasons Unknown (DCI Matilda Darke, #1)

Michael Wood

3.17

Suicide Run: Three Harry Bosch Stories (Harry Bosch, #16.1)

Michael Connelly

3.95

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The Kindred Killers (Jake Boulder Book 2)

Graham Smith

3.77

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The Night Shift (Sam Pope #1)

Robert Enright

4.34

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18 Best fiction books like In Too Deep (Jack Reacher, #29) by Lee Child

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

Michael Connelly

4.47

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Shadow of Doubt (Scot Harvath #23)

Brad Thor

4.59

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An Eye for an Eye (William Warwick #7)

Jeffrey Archer

4.11

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Capture or Kill (Mitch Rapp, #23)

Vince Flynn

4.53

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