24 must-read mystery books like The Boys Are Back in Town: A Brody James Mystery by Karl Kling

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The Boys Are Back in Town: A Brody James Mystery

By: Karl Kling

3.66

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Riggs & Murtaugh. Starsky & Hutch. Brody James & Bullock. “He smoked that pretty good,” Bullock …

"Only weirdos sit in the dark"

-Karl Kling, The Boys Are Back in Town: A Brody James Mystery

If you liked the mystery plot in The Boys Are Back in Town: A Brody James Mystery by Karl Kling , here is a list of 24 books like this:

1. The Builders

By: Maeve Binchy

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Nan Ryan lives by herself at Number 14 Chestnut Road. When it's heard that the builders are coming … read more

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2. The Ghost Illusion

By: Kat Martin

4.00

Format: 279 pages, Hardcover

In a twisty page-turner for fans of Lisa Jewell and Melinda Leigh, New York Times bestselling autho… read more

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Cover of The Lies You Wrote (Raisa Susanto #1) by Brianna Labuskes

3. The Lies You Wrote (Raisa Susanto #1)

By: Brianna Labuskes

4.09

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

For a brilliant forensic linguist, crimes of the past hold clues to new series of murders in a twis… read more

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Cover of The Deceiving Look (Shepard & Gray #3) by Victor Methos

4. The Deceiving Look (Shepard & Gray #3)

By: Victor Methos

4.25

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Sheriff Billie Gray calls on Solomon Shepard once more to tackle an investigation into the murder o… read more

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5. The Rule of Threes

By: Jeffery Deaver

3.84

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Constant Marlowe follows a serial killer deep into the dark heart of a small town in this riveting … read more

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6. One of Us Knows

By: Alyssa Cole

3.14

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author of When No One Is Watching come… read more

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Cover of The Arthurian Relic (Harry Fox #1) by Andrew Clawson

7. The Arthurian Relic (Harry Fox #1)

By: Andrew Clawson

4.33

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A mythical king. A long-lost manuscript. A relic worth killing for. Harry Fox hunts artifacts fo… read more

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Cover of Hart's Ridge (Hart's Ridge #1) by Kay Bratt

8. Hart's Ridge (Hart's Ridge #1)

By: Kay Bratt

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

If Robyn Carr and Melinda Leigh had a book-baby, Hart’s Ridge would be it. Join Kay Bratt in this s… read more

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9. The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard

By: Michael Callahan

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A tantalizing novel of two women bound by blood but divided by a long-buried secret, and the island… read more

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10. Delicate Condition

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The Push meets The Silent Patient in a gripping thriller that follows a woman convinced a sinister … read more

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"Sometimes it felt like the continuation of our species was an ongoing experiment being performed on the backs of women. Or on our wombs."

-Danielle Valentine, Delicate Condition

Cover of The Spy Coast (The Martini Club, #1) by Tess Gerritsen

11. The Spy Coast (The Martini Club, #1)

By: Tess Gerritsen

4.35

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

A retired CIA operative in small-town Maine tackles the ghosts of her past in this fresh take on th… read more

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Cover of May Day (Murder by Month Romcom Mystery #1) by Jess Lourey

12. May Day (Murder by Month Romcom Mystery #1)

By: Jess Lourey

3.55

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Minneapolitan Mira James has been taking it easy since college graduation--too easy. Due to a dead-… read more

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"The woman rolled her eyes so loud I could hear it."

-Jess Lourey, May Day (Murder by Month Romcom Mystery #1)

"~like most entitled folks, she was immune to negative body language. It really was hard to shame the ignorant."

-Jess Lourey, May Day (Murder by Month Romcom Mystery #1)

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13. The Wharton Plot

By: Mariah Fredericks

3.38

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Mariah Fredericks' mesmerizing novel, The Wharton Plot, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton in … read more

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Cover of A Play for Revenge (Starlight Cove #4) by Cynthia Ellingsen

14. A Play for Revenge (Starlight Cove #4)

By: Cynthia Ellingsen

4.35

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

In this emotional story from Starlight Cove, a single mother must solve the mystery of the town the… read more

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15. Joan

By: Katherine J. Chen

3.96

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint? A stunning secular reimagining of the epic life of Joan of Arc, in t… read more

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"What would I gain by being a man?" she says. "A cock, a deeper voice, hair across my chest. I would not become stronger. I am already strong." And, she thinks, I would inherit several weaknesses of m…"

-Katherine J. Chen, Joan

"You must make your own map of the world. Search out your own piece of sky and patch of earth, your own awning to sleep under when it is raining and it feels the sun may never shine again, for there w…"

-Katherine J. Chen, Joan

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16. The Perfect Ending

By: Rob Kaufman

3.83

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

WHAT DOES A BEST-SELLING THRILLER AUTHOR DO WHEN HE RUNS OUT OF IDEAS? JUST ABOUT ANYTHING... Pa… read more

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Cover of June Bug (Murder by Month Romcom Mystery #2) by Jess Lourey

17. June Bug (Murder by Month Romcom Mystery #2)

By: Jess Lourey

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Mira James never imagined life after college would be a doublewide trailer outside Battle Lake, Min… read more

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Cover of Middletide by Sarah Crouch

18. Middletide

By: Sarah Crouch

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspi… read more

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Cover of Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics by Ernesto Londoño

19. Trippy: The Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics

By: Ernesto Londoño

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A riveting look at the tremendous promise and inherent risks of the use of psychedelics in mental h… read more

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Cover of Knee High by the Fourth of July (Murder-by-Month Mystery #3) by Jess Lourey

20. Knee High by the Fourth of July (Murder-by-Month Mystery #3)

By: Jess Lourey

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

Independence Day comes with fireworks, a budding romance, and hometown murder in this sharp and wit… read more

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Cover of Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy

21. Six Truths and a Lie

By: Ream Shukairy

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of… read more

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Cover of Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4) by Michael Robotham

22. Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

By: Michael Robotham

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN 9781668030998 can be found here The mystery of Evie C… read more

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"We exist before we are born and after we die."

-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

"... everything I want is on the other side of fear."

-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

"... as though men were the solution to every problem."

-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

"Introspection leads to self-analysis, which leads to self-hatred."

-Michael Robotham, Storm Child (Cyrus Haven, #4)

Cover of Mission Target (Jake Wolfe, # 7) by Mark  Nolan

23. Mission Target (Jake Wolfe, # 7)

By: Mark Nolan

4.55

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Covert operative Jake Wolfe faces his deadliest enemy yet when he is called upon to seek and destro… read more

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24. Mission Churchill

By: Alex Abella

3.89

Format: 276 pages, ebook

In 1933 Cuba, a deadly game of cat and mouse unfolds. An IRA sharpshooter, driven by vengeance and … read more

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Cover of Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1) by Jeffery Deaver

25. 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

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Cover of The Sequel (The Book Series, #2) by Jean Hanff Korelitz

26. The Sequel (The Book Series, #2)

By: Jean Hanff Korelitz

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After the “insanely readable” (Stephen King) and “perfectly told” (Malcolm Gladwell) New York Times… read more

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Cover of The Boys Are Back in Town: A Brody James Mystery by Karl Kling

27. The Boys Are Back in Town: A Brody James Mystery

By: Karl Kling

3.66

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Riggs & Murtaugh. Starsky & Hutch. Brody James & Bullock. “He smoked that pretty good,” Bullock … read more

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"Only weirdos sit in the dark"

-Karl Kling, The Boys Are Back in Town: A Brody James Mystery

Cover of On Wahoo Reef: A Blacktip Island novel (Blacktip Island, #3) by Tim W. Jackson

28. On Wahoo Reef: A Blacktip Island novel (Blacktip Island, #3)

By: Tim W. Jackson

4.29

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

Northern Exposure meets Margaritaville in this comic Caribbean romp.Wally Breight’s a miserable-in-… read more

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29. The Debt Collector

By: Steven Max Russo

4.24

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Abigail Barnes is young, pretty and petite, but her looks and size can be deceiving. She's a tough … read more

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Cover of Now or Never (Stephanie Plum #31) by Janet Evanovich

30. Now or Never (Stephanie Plum #31)

By: Janet Evanovich

4.43

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea wha… read more

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Cover of Eleven Numbers by Lee Child

31. Eleven Numbers

By: Lee Child

4.10

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

An American mathematician’s assignment in Russia spirals into a high-stakes maze of shifting loyalt… read more

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