17 must-read mystery thriller books like Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6) by Ann Cleeves

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Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.91

Format: None pages,

A group of old university friends leave the bright lights of London and travel to Unst, Shetland's …

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6) by Ann Cleeves , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway, #3) by Elly Griffiths

1. The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway, #3)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.76

Format: None pages,

Forensic archeologist Dr. Ruth Galloway is back, this time investigating a gruesome World War II wa… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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2. A Room Full of Bones (Ruth Galloway, #4)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When Ruth Galloway arrives to supervise the opening of a coffin containing the bones of a medieval … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's A Room Full of Bones (Ruth Galloway, #4) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Smoke and Mirrors (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, #2) by Elly Griffiths

3. Smoke and Mirrors (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, #2)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Chilling murder in the world of 1950s theatre - another case for DI Stephens and Max Mephisto. Brig… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's Smoke and Mirrors (Stephens & Mephisto Mystery, #2) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.91

Format: None pages,

A group of old university friends leave the bright lights of London and travel to Unst, Shetland's … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. The Crossing Places (Ruth Galloway, #1)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.01

Format: 30 pages,

When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, quirky, tart-tongued archaeologist Ruth G… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook

6. The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway, #6)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.60

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

"Elly Griffiths draws us all the way back to prehistoric times . . . Highly atmospheric." -- New Yo… read more

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7. The Ghost Fields (Ruth Galloway, #7)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.00

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

The chilling discovery of a downed World War II plane with a body inside leads Ruth and DCI Nelson … read more

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8. A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway, #5)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway investigates a heart-stopping an old university friend and fel… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway, #5) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"You need a break, a complete rest, recharge your batteries.' Recharge your batteries. What the hell does that mean? Nelson prides himself on not needing batteries. He's an old-fashioned, wind-up mode…"

-Elly Griffiths, A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway, #5)

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9. Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7)

By: Val McDermid

4.26

Format: 452 pages, Hardcover

Val McDermid returns with DCI Karen Pirie in a new thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against th… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. 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
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) by Tana French

11. 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

Similar categories in Tana French's The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"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)

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12. The Last Word

By: Elly Griffiths

3.92

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

Natalka and Edwin, whom we met in The Postscript Murders, are running a detective agency in Shoreha… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Word book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) by Behcet Kaya

13. Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.37

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A shocking murder has devastated the sacred walls of Kingsley University. A student discovers the b… read more

Similar categories in Behcet Kaya's Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

"Swamp."

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"Why was bail denied?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"How was he murdered?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

"Kowkosvki? You handling this?"

-Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series)

Cover of Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3) by Elly Griffiths

14. Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.00

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

A murderer strikes at a school reunion--but the students are no strangers to death-- in this propul… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Harbinder paces her office. She still can’t stop herself thinking, Look at me with an office big enough to pace in ."

-Elly Griffiths, Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

"How many times can you reminisce about school? She doesn’t think Talgarth High has ever tried to gather its former students. To be fair, it would be hard with so many of them electronically tagged."

-Elly Griffiths, Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

"Aren’t you a Christian though?’ She remembers a comment about St Peter’s Italian church. ‘Not really,’ says Kim. ‘I just pick the bits I like from every religion. Is there a word for that?’ ‘Heretic,…"

-Elly Griffiths, Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

"Gary’s made a bit of a name for himself. He’s always in the papers going on about climate change being a hoax. That’s why I was surprised ….’ ‘Surprised by what,’ prompts Harbinder because the singer…"

-Elly Griffiths, Bleeding Heart Yard (Harbinder Kaur, #3)

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15. The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelso… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"It's a locked room mystery,' says Tony. 'Like in the books.' 'Nothing,' says Nelson, 'is like it is in the books."

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The churches are all closed. She was surprised how shocked she'd been to hear this news. Judy might be a lapsed Catholic, but she'd always assumed that, all her life, mass would be carrying on somewh…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"The air is so sweet and pure that it almost takes her breath away. It's as if nature is conspiring to make lockdown a less terrifying experience. Ruth has already noticed herself becoming interested …"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

"There are no commuters, no children jostling for school buses, no taxis, no old men in hats driving in the centre of the road. It should feel like heaven but, as Nelson drives through the old city ga…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)

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16. The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway, #11)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.20

Format: 384 pages, ebook

In a chilling entry to the award-winning Ruth Galloway series, she and DCI Nelson are haunted by a … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Stone Circle (Ruth Galloway, #11) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, #13)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.27

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Dr Ruth Galloway returns to the moody and beautiful landscape of North Norfolk to confront another … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, #13) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9) by Elly Griffiths

18. The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.14

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

Winner of the CWA Dagger in the Library Award  Praise for Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series   “G… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Libraries are the cathedrals of the modern age. All that knowledge, available for anyone to use. It’s quite a subversive thought."

-Elly Griffiths, The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)

"Does the world really need another long essay on environmental archaeology and freshwater mollusks? Well, it's going to get one, whether it likes it or not."

-Elly Griffiths, The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)

"His mind isn't reacting properly, plodding along the byways and cul-de-sacs because it can't face the traffic on the main highway. But when it comes to it, his life has once more become a straight ro…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)

"It's a long shot but we can't leave any stone unturned. Cloughie, you get onto the number plate.' It's an odd phrase, thinks Nelson, as he runs the CCTV footage one more time. He thinks of the tunnel…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)

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19. The Dark Angel (Ruth Galloway, #10)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.05

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

In this highly atmospheric mystery, Ruth Galloway—“a captivating amateur sleuth” (Louise Penny)—and… read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Dark Angel (Ruth Galloway, #10) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Look which way the bones lie. The position tells you everything. In Christian burials, bodies are usually buried facing east, supposedly towards heaven. Sometimes priests and religious leaders are bu…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Dark Angel (Ruth Galloway, #10)

Cover of The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway, #12) by Elly Griffiths

20. The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway, #12)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.20

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

Forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway changed her life—until a convicted killer tells her that four … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Lantern Men (Ruth Galloway, #12) book and Ann Cleeves's Thin Air (Shetland Island, #6)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8) by Elly Griffiths

21. The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)

By: Elly Griffiths

3.97

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Known as England’s Nazareth, the medieval town of Little Walsingham is famous for religious apparit… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"He might be living on mice, but Chesterton does not look like an animal who is governed by his appetites. He's an ascetic, if Cathbad ever saw one."

-Elly Griffiths, The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)

"Nelson is glad to see a handler and her dog coming towards him. The recognises the woman as Jan Adams, famous in Norfolk for having won several medals for bravery. Her dog, a beautiful long-haired Ge…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)

"Nelson's first thought is that Father Hennessey looks as bad as he does. The priest is still an intimidating presence, with his rugby player's shoulders and boxer's nose, but his eyes are shadowed an…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)

"As Ruth only knows one priest (one male priest that is) she's not that surprised to find Father Hennessey waiting for her at one of the long tables, a cappucino in front of him. 'Hallo Ruth, sorry to…"

-Elly Griffiths, The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway, #8)

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