23 Best mystery books like Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2) by Stephen Hunter

Cover of Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2) by Stephen Hunter

Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

By: Stephen Hunter

3.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Year is 1951. A smooth-talking Chicago lawyer has come to chat with Sam Vincent, a former prose…

If you liked the mystery plot in Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2) by Stephen Hunter , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. Cathedral

By: Nelson DeMille

3.87

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

St Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating but everyone is in for the shock of his li… read more

Similar categories in Nelson DeMille's Cathedral book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime
Cover of In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6) by James Lee Burke

2. In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)

By: James Lee Burke

4.16

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Hunting a sadistic killer who targets young prostitutes, Detective Dave Robicheaux has no mind to b… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"When people make a contract with the devil and give him an air-conditioned office to work in, he doesn't go back home easily."

-James Lee Burke, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)

"I don't like to bust drunk drivers. I don't like to listen to their explanations, watch their pitiful attempts to affect sobriety, or see the sheen of fear break out in their eyes when they realize t…"

-James Lee Burke, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead (Dave Robicheaux, #6)

Cover of The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, #16) by James Lee Burke

3. The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, #16)

By: James Lee Burke

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This is James Lee Burke's latest mystery featuring Dave Robicheaux. It is also much more than that.… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's The Tin Roof Blowdown (Dave Robicheaux, #16) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Last Call (Jack Swyteck, #7) by James Grippando

4. Last Call (Jack Swyteck, #7)

By: James Grippando

3.99

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Many years ago, Jack Swyteck saved Theo Knight's life. Theo grew up on the streets of Miami's ro… read more

Similar categories in James Grippando's Last Call (Jack Swyteck, #7) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Intruders (Jake Grafton #2) by Stephen Coonts

5. The Intruders (Jake Grafton #2)

By: Stephen Coonts

4.14

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

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Similar categories in Stephen Coonts's The Intruders (Jake Grafton #2) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • action
  • thriller
  • fiction
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6. Dog Soldiers

By: Robert Stone

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse th… read more

Similar categories in Robert Stone's Dog Soldiers book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • crime
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Lying With Strangers by James Grippando

7. Lying With Strangers

By: James Grippando

5.00

Format: None pages,

Beautiful doctor Peyton Shields seems to have it all, but her world is shaken after a late-night ca… read more

Similar categories in James Grippando's Lying With Strangers book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Shadow District: A Thriller by Arnaldur Indriðason

8. The Shadow District: A Thriller

By: Arnaldur Indriðason

4.18

Format: 407 pages,

A deeply compassionate story of old crimes and their consequences, The Shadow District is the first… read more

Similar categories in Arnaldur Indriðason's The Shadow District: A Thriller book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Josey Wales: Two Westerns by Forrest Carter

9. Josey Wales: Two Westerns

By: Forrest Carter

4.30

Format: None pages,

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Similar categories in Forrest Carter's Josey Wales: Two Westerns book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • action
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2) by Stephen Hunter

10. Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

By: Stephen Hunter

3.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Year is 1951. A smooth-talking Chicago lawyer has come to chat with Sam Vincent, a former prose… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime
Cover of Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller by Joseph Finder, Lee Child

11. Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller

By: Joseph Finder , Lee Child

4.20

Format: 406 pages,

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Similar categories in Joseph Finder's Good and Valuable Consideration: Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime

12. Ordinary Heroes

By: Scott Turow

4.40

Format: 80 pages,

Stewart Dubinsky knew his father. David, had served in World War II, but had told very little about… read more

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13. 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

Similar categories in C.J. Box's Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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14. 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 Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) by John Sandford

15. 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 Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

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

16. 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 Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime
Cover of Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22) by Brad Thor

17. Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22)

By: Brad Thor

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Lethal operative Scot Harvath is dispatched to avenge the killing of American citizens abroad in #1… read more

Similar categories in Brad Thor's Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime
"Swamp creatures prefer to work with their own."

-Brad Thor, Dead Fall (Scot Harvath #22)

Cover of The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) by Lee Child

18. 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 Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime
Cover of Blood Lines (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor #2) by Nelson DeMille

19. Blood Lines (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor #2)

By: Nelson DeMille

4.32

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille, Blood Lines features the r… read more

Similar categories in Nelson DeMille's Blood Lines (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor #2) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime
Cover of Only the Dead (Terminal List #6) by Jack Carr

20. Only the Dead (Terminal List #6)

By: Jack Carr

4.55

Format: 562 pages, Kindle Edition

Navy SEAL James Reece faces a devastating global conspiracy in this high-adrenaline thriller that i… read more

Similar categories in Jack Carr's Only the Dead (Terminal List #6) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime
Cover of In the Blood (Terminal List, #5) by Jack Carr

21. In the Blood (Terminal List, #5)

By: Jack Carr

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling Terminal List series continues as James Reece embarks on a global… read more

Similar categories in Jack Carr's In the Blood (Terminal List, #5) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
Cover of Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22) by Kyle Mills

22. Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22)

By: Kyle Mills

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Mitch Rapp makes a mortal enemy of Russia in this high-octane and “ripped straight from next week’s… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Mills's Code Red (Mitch Rapp #22) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
  • crime
Cover of Command and Control (Jack Ryan #23) by Marc Cameron

23. Command and Control (Jack Ryan #23)

By: Marc Cameron

4.46

Format: 462 pages, Kindle Edition

A Russian plot to seize the Panama Canal plunges President Jack Ryan into a desperate fight for his… read more

Similar categories in Marc Cameron's Command and Control (Jack Ryan #23) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Weapons of Opportunity (The Nick Flynn Series #3) by Dale Brown

24. Weapons of Opportunity (The Nick Flynn Series #3)

By: Dale Brown

4.28

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Fresh off his success in the New York Times bestselling Countdown to Midnight, Nick Flynn finds him… read more

Similar categories in Dale Brown's Weapons of Opportunity (The Nick Flynn Series #3) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • action
Cover of The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Jeff Shaara

25. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis

By: Jeff Shaara

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Shaara's The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Tom Clancy Act of Defiance by Brian  Andrews

26. Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

By: Brian Andrews

4.65

Format: 559 pages, Kindle Edition

When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a c… read more

Similar categories in Brian Andrews's Tom Clancy Act of Defiance book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Goodbye Girl (Jack Swyteck Novel #18) by James Grippando

27. Goodbye Girl (Jack Swyteck Novel #18)

By: James Grippando

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A contentious intellectual piracy case leads to an unsolved murder, and Jack Swyteck’s client—a pop… read more

Similar categories in James Grippando's Goodbye Girl (Jack Swyteck Novel #18) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle by Douglas L Edwards

28. The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle

By: Douglas L Edwards

4.72

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a prequel to my first novel, 'The Iron Triangle'. In reading my reviews, I realized many re… read more

Similar categories in Douglas L Edwards's The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

Cover of Wolf Trap by Connor  Sullivan

29. Wolf Trap

By: Connor Sullivan

4.20

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Under the direction of the Special Activities Center in the Operations Directorate of the CIA, over… read more

Similar categories in Connor Sullivan's Wolf Trap book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • action
Cover of The Shadow Killer (The Flovent and Thorson Thrillers) by Arnaldur Indriðason

30. The Shadow Killer (The Flovent and Thorson Thrillers)

By: Arnaldur Indriðason

3.48

Format: 356 pages, Library Binding

A man is found shot in the head in a small apartment in Reykjavík. The police immediately focus on … read more

Similar categories in Arnaldur Indriðason's The Shadow Killer (The Flovent and Thorson Thrillers) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Armageddon File (Tommy Carmellini #8) by Stephen Coonts

31. The Armageddon File (Tommy Carmellini #8)

By: Stephen Coonts

3.99

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

The next exciting thriller from New York Times bestselling author Stephen Coonts!Jake Grafton and T… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Coonts's The Armageddon File (Tommy Carmellini #8) book and Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming (Earl Swagger, #2)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense

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Nelson DeMille

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James Lee Burke

4.16

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James Lee Burke

4.18

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James Grippando

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C.J. Box

4.36

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Michael Connelly

4.56

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John Grisham

3.69

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