14 Best suspense books like Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16) by Patricia Cornwell

Cover of Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16) by Patricia Cornwell

Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

By: Patricia Cornwell

5.00

Format: 398 pages,

Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta…

If you liked the suspense plot in Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16) by Patricia Cornwell , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Close to the Bone (Theresa MacLean, #7) by Lisa Black

1. Close to the Bone (Theresa MacLean, #7)

By: Lisa Black

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Forensic scientist Theresa MacLean stumbles across a murder rather too close for comfort when she r… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Speaking in Bones (Temperance Brennan, #18) by Kathy Reichs

2. Speaking in Bones (Temperance Brennan, #18)

By: Kathy Reichs

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The latest blockbuster suspense novel in the pulse-pounding Temperance Brennan series, from #1 New … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin"

-Kathy Reichs, Speaking in Bones (Temperance Brennan, #18)

Cover of Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14) by Kathy Reichs

3. Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14)

By: Kathy Reichs

1.50

Format: None pages,

A body is found in a barrel of asphalt next to Lowes Motor Speedway near Charlotte just as 200,000 … read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's Flash and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #14) book and Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Self-Defense (Alex Delaware, #9) by Jonathan Kellerman

4. Self-Defense (Alex Delaware, #9)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

3.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16) by Patricia Cornwell

5. Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

By: Patricia Cornwell

5.00

Format: 398 pages,

Leaving behind her private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16) book and Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8) by Kathy Reichs

6. Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.71

Format: 595 pages,

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Private Eyes (Alex Delaware, #6) by Jonathan Kellerman

7. Private Eyes (Alex Delaware, #6)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.13

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Psychologist Alex Delaware has always looked on Melissa Dickinson as one of his greatest triumphs. … read more

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

8. The Web (Alex Delaware, #10)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

5.00

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

Dr. Woodrew Moreland, a respected scientist, has invited Alex Delaware, psychologist/detective, to … read more

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9. Over the Edge (Alex Delaware, #3)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

5.00

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

When the phone rings in the middle of the night, child psychologist Alex Delaware does not hesitate… read more

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10. Devil's Waltz (Alex Delaware, #7)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

3.66

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

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11. Swipe (Virals #3.5)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.12

Format: 192 pages, ebook

Tory Brennan and her great aunt Tempe join forces to investigate a crime at Comic-Con in this exclu… read more

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12. Flesh and Blood (Alex Delaware, #15)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

3.62

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

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13. Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13)

By: Kathy Reichs

3.93

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

Kathy Reichs--#1 New York Times bestselling author and producer of the FOX television hit Bones--re… read more

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14. The Murder Book (Alex Delaware, #16)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In seventeen consecutive bestselling novels, Jonathan Kellerman has distinguished himself as the ma… read more

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Cover of The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) by Susan  Rowland

15. The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

By: Susan Rowland

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Former Archivist Mary Wandwalker hates bringing bad news. Nevertheless, she confirms to her alma ma… read more

Similar categories in Susan Rowland's The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) book and Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"The fire on the mountain."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,"

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"You can’t set fires, Anna. Never again. Promise."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

"She stabbed the earth with her big fork as if she could make Cookie Mac’s blood sprout from it."

-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)

Cover of Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) by Michael    Connelly

16. 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 Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of 23 1/2 Lies (Women’s Murder Club, #23.5) by James  Patterson

17. 23 1/2 Lies (Women’s Murder Club, #23.5)

By: James Patterson

3.70

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Enjoy three heart-racing thrillers from the New York Times bestselling master of suspense. 23 1/… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's 23 1/2 Lies (Women’s Murder Club, #23.5) book and Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Crosshairs (Michael Bennett, #16) by James  Patterson

18. Crosshairs (Michael Bennett, #16)

By: James Patterson

4.48

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22) by Kathy Reichs

19. The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-second high-stakes thrill… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22) book and Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

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

20. 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

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  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Conspiracy of Bones (Temperance Brennan, #19) by Kathy Reichs

21. A Conspiracy of Bones (Temperance Brennan, #19)

By: Kathy Reichs

3.78

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with a new riveting novel featuring her v… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's A Conspiracy of Bones (Temperance Brennan, #19) book and Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta (Kay Scarpetta, #16)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"This case will be wrapped up tighter than a mummy's dick! -Slidell"

-Kathy Reichs, A Conspiracy of Bones (Temperance Brennan, #19)

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3.95

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4.20

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