19 must-read suspense books like The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2) by Michael Connelly

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The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

By: Michael Connelly

4.12

Format: 439 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Narcotics office Cal Moore's orders were to look into the city's latest drug killing. Instead, he e…

"You don’t like what you see out your window, you put up a wall."

-Michael Connelly, The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

"You don’t like what you see out your window, you put up a wall."

-Michael Connelly, The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

"Trust no one. You may be working with the last honest cop in Mexicali, but why bet your life on it?"

-Michael Connelly, The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

"Trust no one. You may be working with the last honest cop in Mexicali, but why bet your life on it?"

-Michael Connelly, The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

If you liked the suspense plot in The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2) by Michael Connelly , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Shadow Prey (Lucas Davenport, #2)

By: John Sandford

3.97

Format: 449 pages, Paperback

The #1 'New York Times' bestselling series. Lucas Davenport goes on a city-to-city search for a … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • police
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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2. Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)

By: Lee Child

4.07

Format: 567 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here In a Chicago suburb, a dentist is met in his off… read more

Similar categories in Lee Child's Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2) book and Michael Connelly's The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Webster lapsed into silence. Started thinking hard. He was a smart enough bureaucrat to know if you can't beat them, you join them. You force yourself to think like they think."

-Lee Child, Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)

"I had a teacher once, grade school somewhere. Philippines, I think, because she always wore a big white hat. So it was somewhere hot. I was always twice the size of the other kids, and she used to sa…"

-Lee Child, Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)

"People, Reacher was certain about. Dogs were different. People had freedom of choice. If a man or a woman ran snarling toward him, they did so because they chose to. They were asking for whatever the…"

-Lee Child, Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)

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3. One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)

By: Lee Child

4.24

Format: 466 pages, Paperback

Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops h… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"I went to college. West Point is technically a college."

-Lee Child, One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)

"I was in the machine. My whole life. Then the machine coughed and spat me out. So I thought, OK, if I'm out, I'm out. All the way out. I was a little angry and it was probably an immature reaction. B…"

-Lee Child, One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)

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4. Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)

By: Lee Child

3.94

Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Jack Reacher. The ultimate loner. An elite ex-military cop who left the service years ago, he's mov… read more

Similar categories in Lee Child's Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7) book and Michael Connelly's The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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5. The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

By: Michael Connelly

4.12

Format: 439 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Narcotics office Cal Moore's orders were to look into the city's latest drug killing. Instead, he e… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2) book and Michael Connelly's The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • police
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"You don’t like what you see out your window, you put up a wall."

-Michael Connelly, The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

"Trust no one. You may be working with the last honest cop in Mexicali, but why bet your life on it?"

-Michael Connelly, The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

"All his life Bosch had lived and worked in society’s institutions. But he hope he had escaped institutional thinking, that he made his own decisions."

-Michael Connelly, The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

"one of the crazies moved into the cone of light beneath a streetlight. It was a black man, high-stepping and making jerking movements with his arms. He made a crisp turn and began moving back into th…"

-Michael Connelly, The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2)

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6. Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)

By: David Baldacci

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

He did not force the door open. He was in no hurry. When Amos Decker returned home to find the b… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"It would cut into him at unpredictable moments, like a gutting knife made of colored light."

-David Baldacci, Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)

"Dark, cool, musty, smoky, where light fell funny and everyone looked like someone you knew or wanted to know. Or, more likely, wanted to forget."

-David Baldacci, Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)

"But then he put aside the awkward encounter, which his mind allowed him to do quite easily. He could compartmentalize at an astonishing level. It came from not giving a shit."

-David Baldacci, Memory Man (Amos Decker, #1)

7. The Enemy (Jack Reacher, #8)

By: Lee Child

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier's son. An elite military cop, he was one of the army's … read more

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8. Running Blind (Jack Reacher, #4)

By: Lee Child

4.11

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Women are being murdered nationwide by a killer who leaves no trace of evidence, no fatal wounds, n… read more

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9. Rules of Prey (Lucas Davenport, #1)

By: John Sandford

3.22

Format: 402 pages,

The "maddog" murderer who is terrorizing the Twin Cities is two things: insane and extremely intell… read more

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10. Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, #5)

By: Lee Child

3.50

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Jack Reacher returns in Lee Child's new "rip-roaring thriller" ("Denver Rocky Mountain News"). This… read more

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11. Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)

By: Lee Child

2.96

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He's just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and i… read more

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12. Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)

By: Lee Child

3.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Jack Reacher, ex-military policeman relaxed in Key West until Costello turned up dead. The amiable … read more

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13. A Wanted Man (Jack Reacher, #17)

By: Lee Child , Dick Hill

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Audio CD

Four people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, eyes on the road. Another… read more

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14. Without Fail (Jack Reacher, #6)

By: Lee Child , Dick Hill

3.94

Format: 313 pages, Audiobook

Skilled, cautious, and anonymous, Jack Reacher is perfect for the job: to assassinate the vice pres… read more

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15. Scavenger Hunt

By: Chad Boudreaux

4.30

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

WHEN JUSTICE IS BLIND, SCAVENGERS DO THE HUNTING Blake Hudson just wants to serve his country we… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • police
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
"What other problems do American soldiers face when hunting down these fanat­ical killers?"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"As Blake turned around to continue his walk back to Main Justice, he spotted one of the tourists taking his picture. “Don’t waste your film!"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"Home was the one place he wanted to forget, the place from which he’d run away but never could escape. And, yes, home was the place he’d been instructed to leave—the place where the trouble began and…"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"While waiting for her accomplice to gather his equipment, Hensley couldn’t help but think ahead to her next mission. She hadn’t told him. It wasn’t a mission for which she’d volunteered, nor a missio…"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

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16. Black Fire

By: William Kely McClung

4.29

Format: 517 pages, Kindle Edition

Major Tommy Black is at the crossroads of a brilliant, clandestine career. Lost... without purpose … read more

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  • thriller
  • fiction
"Okay, sure, he’s a great fucking guy,"

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"It was time to start thinking of darker things."

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"Black once tried to tackle a Humvee head-on. This was worse"

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"Legends were mostly bullshit, even his own, but they sometimes could be useful."

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

Cover of Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2) by Karl Braungart

17. Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

By: Karl Braungart

4.31

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Imagine you find yourself losing bits of time. Almost like a dream you only slightly remember. Envi… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Well, here’s the shocker,"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Yes, I never expected to see you!"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Their war maneuvers excluded shame."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"I realized he was on the island when I found this matchbook."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

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18. Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

By: C.J. Box

4.36

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) by Behcet Kaya

19. Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

While enjoying his usual Friday night after dinner beer at a local restaurant, Jacques (Jack) Ludef… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Jack? It’s Margeaux."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Ludicrous? Seems like wherever you go, trouble follows you."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"What is it about being ill and wanting to go home? This time there was no Katy to boat sit, so I left Emma out on the deck where she had access to her Emma cage. I closed up as best I could and decid…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Darling,’ she said. ‘Darling, darling, Jack…,’ she repeated. It had an echo chamber quality. I felt dizzy and the room began turning. I grabbed the edge of the table thinking I needed to hold on to s…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

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20. The Exchange

By: John Grisham

3.69

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Winning was always fun, but winning with class was far more important."

-John Grisham, The Exchange

Cover of Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) by John Sandford

21. Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)

By: John Sandford

4.36

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • police
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) by John Sandford

22. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

By: John Sandford

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) by Lee Child

23. The Secret (Jack Reacher #28)

By: Lee Child

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look li… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) by David Baldacci

24. The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2)

By: David Baldacci

4.37

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murde… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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25. Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7)

By: David Baldacci

4.42

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Memory man FBI agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to investigate the myster… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Simply Lies (Mickey Gibson, #1) by David Baldacci

26. Simply Lies (Mickey Gibson, #1)

By: David Baldacci

3.98

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A twisting new psychological thriller in which two women—one a former detective, the other a danger… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

27. A Calamity of Souls

By: David Baldacci

4.53

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The 6:20 Man (The 6:20 Man, #1) by David Baldacci

28. The 6:20 Man (The 6:20 Man, #1)

By: David Baldacci

4.13

Format: 593 pages, Kindle Edition

Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and b… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of No Plan B (Jack Reacher, #27) by Lee Child

29. No Plan B (Jack Reacher, #27)

By: Lee Child

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

In Gerrardsville, Colorado, a woman dies under the wheels of a moving bus. The death is ruled a su… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3) by John Grisham

30. Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3)

By: John Grisham

4.26

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresist… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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31. The #1 Lawyer

By: James Patterson

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Move over, John Grisham! Here’s the fastest, sharpest legal thriller in years. Biloxi’s best crimin… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

23 must-read fiction books like The Black Ice (Harry Bosch, #2; Harry Bosch Universe, #2) by Michael Connelly

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Shadow Prey (Lucas Davenport, #2)

John Sandford

3.97

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Die Trying (Jack Reacher, #2)

Lee Child

4.07

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One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)

Lee Child

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)

Lee Child

3.94

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Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

C.J. Box

4.36

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Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

Michael Connelly

4.56

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The Exchange

John Grisham

3.69

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Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)

John Sandford

4.36

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