9 Top thriller books like Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13) by James Lee Burke

Cover of Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13) by James Lee Burke

Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13)

By: James Lee Burke

4.00

Format: 139 pages, Paperback

'A lyrical and lovely novel that takes Burke back to the top of the crimewriting tree where he rich…

If you liked the thriller plot in Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13) by James Lee Burke , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21) by John D. MacDonald

1. The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

By: John D. MacDonald

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Searching for a wealthy friend's yacht, Travis McGee puts himself square in the center of the inter… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"It is one thing to look at a mistreated boat and another to look at a tomb. The silence of the bay seemed more intense. And I could see the glint of the carrion flies."

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

"When you look at pictures of people you know are dead, there is something different about the eyes. As if they anticipated their particular fate.It is a visceral recognition. I told myself I was gett…"

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

"At times it seems as if arranging to have no commitment of any kind to anyone would be a special freedom. But in fact the whole idea works in reverse. The most deadly commitment of all is to be commi…"

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

"Without my realizing it, it had happened so slowly, I had moved a generation away from the beach people. To them I had become a sun-brown rough-looking fellow of an indeterminate age who did not quit…"

-John D. MacDonald, The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

Cover of A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee #13) by John D. MacDonald, Carl Hiaasen

2. A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee #13)

By: John D. MacDonald , Carl Hiaasen

4.07

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

Being accused at gunpoint of hiding another man's wife is a rude shock. But it's an even bigger sho… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Secret Prey (Lucas Davenport, #9) by John Sandford

3. Secret Prey (Lucas Davenport, #9)

By: John Sandford

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

The company chairman lay dead in the woods, his orange hunting jacket punctured by a bullet at clos… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Dreadful Lemon Sky (Travis McGee #16) by John D. MacDonald

4. The Dreadful Lemon Sky (Travis McGee #16)

By: John D. MacDonald

3.66

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

"The professional's professional of suspense writers." THE NEW YORK TIMES Travis McGee has been off… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13) by James Lee Burke

5. Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13)

By: James Lee Burke

4.00

Format: 139 pages, Paperback

'A lyrical and lovely novel that takes Burke back to the top of the crimewriting tree where he rich… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13) book and James Lee Burke's Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Old Bones (Bill Slider, #19) by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

6. Old Bones (Bill Slider, #19)

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"Harrod-Eagles graces her narrative with a quiet wit that makes the book a pleasure to read" Publis… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles's Old Bones (Bill Slider, #19) book and James Lee Burke's Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Close Case (Samantha Kincaid #3) by Alafair Burke

7. Close Case (Samantha Kincaid #3)

By: Alafair Burke

3.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Investigating the brutal murder of a hotshot journalist, Samantha Kincaid finds herself caught in t… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

8. Floats The Dark Shadow

By: Yves Fey

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Young American painter Theodora Faraday struggles to become an artist in Belle Epoque Paris. She's … read more

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9. The Empty Copper Sea (Travis McGee #17)

By: John D. MacDonald

3.56

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

"The professional's professional of suspense writers." THE NEW YORK TIMES Van Harder, once a hard d… read more

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10. Cinnamon Skin (Travis McGee #20)

By: John D. MacDonald

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Travis McGee's friend Meyer lent his boat to his niece Norma, and her new husband Even, the bo… read more

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11. The Turquoise Lament (Travis McGee #15)

By: John D. MacDonald

4.03

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

"One of the most enduring and unusual heroes in detective fiction."THE BALTIMORE SUN Now that Linda… read more

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12. Free Fall in Crimson (Travis McGee #19)

By: John D. MacDonald , Carl Hiaasen

3.96

Format: 289 pages, Paperback

McGee tracks killers who brutally murder an ailing millionaire. He renews unfinished adventure with… read more

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13. The Killing Floor (P Division, #9)

By: Peter Turnbull

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

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14. Saints of the Shadow Bible (Inspector Rebus, #19)

By: Ian Rankin

3.93

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

Rebus and Malcolm Fox go head-to-head when a 30-year-old murder investigation resurfaces, forcing R… read more

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15. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's The Three Witches and The Master book and James Lee Burke's Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13)

  • fiction
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

Cover of Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2) by Gabriel F.W. Koch

16. Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

By: Gabriel F.W. Koch

4.30

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Then comes the brutal announcement that his pregnant fiancée has committed suicide. Marlowe simply … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Death is the ultimate test of faith."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"You sound like you’re enjoying my suffering."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"Her growing possessiveness felt both good and bad."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"The verdict got both the fish and me off the hook."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

Cover of Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) by Behcet Kaya

17. 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
  • 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)

Cover of Murder At The Fort: A Double Homicide Cold Case And Cover Up! by Bob Marmion

18. Murder At The Fort: A Double Homicide Cold Case And Cover Up!

By: Bob Marmion

4.37

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

Early one cold, wintry morning in late May 1942, the bullet-ridden body of Driver Roy Willis was fo… read more

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Cover of O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted by A.G. Russo

19. O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

By: A.G. Russo

4.34

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

*Author "I have never used AI in my writing." A.G. RussoThe homefront, summer 1942, Brooklyn, New … read more

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  • mystery
"A uniformed cop around 6’4"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"You can use all the hundred dollar words you want,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"When those we care about are weakest, that’s when we must be strong for them."

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

Cover of Killing Johnny Miracle by J.K. Franko

20. Killing Johnny Miracle

By: J.K. Franko

4.39

Format: None pages, Paperback

Johnny Miracle is in love... but not with his wife. He's going to divorce Mary, and he has leverage… read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Pretty isn’t permanent."

-J.K. Franko, Killing Johnny Miracle

"It’s a divorce, not cancer."

-J.K. Franko, Killing Johnny Miracle

"Blood only flows in one direction."

-J.K. Franko, Killing Johnny Miracle

"The snake you don’t kill today may kill you tomorrow."

-J.K. Franko, Killing Johnny Miracle

Cover of Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) by Behcet Kaya

21. 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

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"Swamp."

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

"How was he murdered?"

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

"Why was bail denied?"

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

"Kowkosvki? You handling this?"

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

11 Best fiction books like Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13) by James Lee Burke

Transform Your Habits

The Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee #21)

John D. MacDonald

4.25

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A Tan and Sandy Silence (Travis McGee #13)

John D. MacDonald , Carl Hiaasen

4.07

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Secret Prey (Lucas Davenport, #9)

John Sandford

4.18

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The Dreadful Lemon Sky (Travis McGee #16)

John D. MacDonald

3.66

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18 must-read fiction books like Secret Prey (Lucas Davenport, #9) by John Sandford

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The Empress File (Kidd & LuEllen, #2)

John Sandford , None

4.15

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The Fool's Run (Kidd & LuEllen, #1)

John Sandford , None

4.67

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Secret Prey (Lucas Davenport, #9)

John Sandford

4.18

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Last Car to Elysian Fields (Dave Robicheaux, #13)

James Lee Burke

4.00

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