17 must-read thriller books like Play Dead by Harlan Coben

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Play Dead

By: Harlan Coben

5.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Terrible secrets lead basketball star David Baskin to fake his death while honeymooning in the trop…

If you liked the thriller plot in Play Dead by Harlan Coben , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The Accident by Linwood Barclay

1. The Accident

By: Linwood Barclay

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this mesmerizing thriller by acclaimed author Linwood Barclay, a typical American community desc… read more

Similar categories in Linwood Barclay's The Accident book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Parting Shot by Linwood Barclay

2. Parting Shot

By: Linwood Barclay

3.43

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

A gripping thriller packed with scandal in a small town, from the master of the twist you never saw… read more

Similar categories in Linwood Barclay's Parting Shot book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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3. Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew

By: Brian Hicks

3.74

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic wit… read more

Similar categories in Brian Hicks's Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • mystery
Cover of Play Dead by Harlan Coben

4. Play Dead

By: Harlan Coben

5.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Terrible secrets lead basketball star David Baskin to fake his death while honeymooning in the trop… read more

Similar categories in Harlan Coben's Play Dead book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

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

5. The Princess and the Poison (Storybook Park Mysteries #1)

By: Carol E. Ayer

2.64

Format: 110 pages, ebook

From debut author Carol E. Ayer comes an enchanting new series... Ashling Cleary, the owner and man… read more

Similar categories in Carol E. Ayer's The Princess and the Poison (Storybook Park Mysteries #1) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

6. The Washerwoman's Dream: The Extraordinary Life of Winifred Steger 1882-1981

By: Hilarie Lindsay

3.16

Format: 192 pages,

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7. Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

By: Michael Connelly

4.56

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning ar… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

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

8. 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 Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"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 Exchange by John Grisham

9. 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

Similar categories in John Grisham's The Exchange book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • 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

10. 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

Similar categories in John Sandford's Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

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

11. 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

Similar categories in John Sandford's Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

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

12. 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

Similar categories in Lee Child's The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

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

13. 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

Similar categories in David Baldacci's The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7) by David Baldacci

14. 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

Similar categories in David Baldacci's Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

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

15. 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

Similar categories in David Baldacci's Simply Lies (Mickey Gibson, #1) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

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

16. 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

Similar categories in David Baldacci's A Calamity of Souls book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

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

17. 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

Similar categories in John Grisham's Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24) by James  Patterson

18. The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24)

By: James Patterson

4.13

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Trouble always finds the Women's Murder Club... Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Harlan Coben: Series Reading Order by My Reading Checklist

19. Harlan Coben: Series Reading Order

By: My Reading Checklist

4.08

Format: 4 pages, Kindle Edition

HARLAN COBEN SERIES READING ORDER: MY READING CHECKLIST. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL BOOKS … read more

Similar categories in My Reading Checklist's Harlan Coben: Series Reading Order book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

Cover of The Night She Lied by Lucy Dawson

20. The Night She Lied

By: Lucy Dawson

3.57

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Every family has secrets. Would you kill to keep yours? It’s midnight in the hospital when Jude … read more

Similar categories in Lucy Dawson's The Night She Lied book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Black Lies (Dr. Laura Fleming, #2) by Mercedes Mercier

21. Black Lies (Dr. Laura Fleming, #2)

By: Mercedes Mercier

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A shocking crime A killer telling lies ... The most dangerous man is the one with nothing to … read more

Similar categories in Mercedes Mercier's Black Lies (Dr. Laura Fleming, #2) book and Harlan Coben's Play Dead

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

15 best-selling fiction books like Play Dead by Harlan Coben

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The Accident

Linwood Barclay

3.95

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Parting Shot

Linwood Barclay

3.43

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Play Dead

Harlan Coben

5.00

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Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

Michael Connelly

4.56

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21 Best fiction books like The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) by Lee Child

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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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