16 must-read thriller books like The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1) by Lawrence Block

Cover of The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1) by Lawrence Block

The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

By: Lawrence Block

3.92

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Hooker was young, pretty...and dead, butchered in a Greenwich village apartment. Prime suspect, a m…

If you liked the thriller plot in The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1) by Lawrence Block , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of The Cut (Spero Lucas #1) by None, George P. Pelecanos

1. The Cut (Spero Lucas #1)

By: None , George P. Pelecanos

3.71

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Crime fiction writer George Pelecanos introduces Spero Lucas, an anti-hero making his place in the … read more

Similar categories in None's The Cut (Spero Lucas #1) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Getting Off by Lawrence Block, Jill Emerson

2. Getting Off

By: Lawrence Block , Jill Emerson

3.35

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

So this girl walks into a bar... ...and when she walks out there’s a man with her. She goes to b… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Block's Getting Off book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1) by Robert B. Parker

3. The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)

By: Robert B. Parker

3.92

Format: 204 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hir… read more

Similar categories in Robert B. Parker's The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"A cold McDonald's hamburger is halfway between a jelly doughnut and a hockey puck, but the nine-dollar bourbon helped."

-Robert B. Parker, The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)

"It was a bright day, but cold, and the whores had emerged, working the Combat Zone, looking cold and bizarre in their miniskirts, boots, and blond wigs. Being seductive at twenty degrees was heavy go…"

-Robert B. Parker, The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)

Cover of 361 by Donald E. Westlake

4. 361

By: Donald E. Westlake

3.56

Format: 207 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The men in the tan-and-cream Chrysler came with guns blazing. When Ray Kelly woke up in the hospita… read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's 361 book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Black Ice Score (Parker, #11) by Richard Stark

5. The Black Ice Score (Parker, #11)

By: Richard Stark

3.70

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

A corrupt African colonel has converted half his country's wealth into diamonds and smuggled them t… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Black Ice Score (Parker, #11) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Backflash (Parker, #18) by Richard Stark

6. Backflash (Parker, #18)

By: Richard Stark

4.10

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Following on the heels of Comeback, a New York Times Notable Book, a new Parker adventure finds the… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's Backflash (Parker, #18) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"The shirtsleeved bald bartender was tall and fat, looking like a retired cop who'd gone to seed the day his papers had come through. At the bar, muttering together about sports and politics—other peo…"

-Richard Stark, Backflash (Parker, #18)

Cover of The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1) by Lawrence Block

7. The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

By: Lawrence Block

3.92

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Hooker was young, pretty...and dead, butchered in a Greenwich village apartment. Prime suspect, a m… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Butcher's Moon (Parker, #16) by Richard Stark

8. Butcher's Moon (Parker, #16)

By: Richard Stark

4.41

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

The sixteenth Parker novel, Butcher’s Moon is more than twice as long most of the master heister’s … read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's Butcher's Moon (Parker, #16) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"He's a man who didn't hear the twig snap."

-Richard Stark, Butcher's Moon (Parker, #16)

Cover of Mr Majestyk by Elmore Leonard

9. Mr Majestyk

By: Elmore Leonard

3.90

Format: 77 pages, Paperback

Once, Vincent Majestyk crashed through a jungle with an M-15 and a sack of grenades. Now he works u… read more

Similar categories in Elmore Leonard's Mr Majestyk book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Slayground (Parker, #14) by Richard Stark

10. Slayground (Parker, #14)

By: Richard Stark

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The Wheel of Fortune turned and Parker figured his number had finally come up. An armored car heist… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's Slayground (Parker, #14) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Comeback (Parker, #17) by Richard Stark

11. Comeback (Parker, #17)

By: Richard Stark

4.09

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

A robbery of a Christian Crusade executed in the heat of the night comes off without a hitch, but i… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's Comeback (Parker, #17) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"A TV preacher, you know those guys? Evangelists." "I thought they were all in jail," Parker said."

-Richard Stark, Comeback (Parker, #17)

"She was naked, and remained the only woman in Archibald's experience to overflow her birthday suit."

-Richard Stark, Comeback (Parker, #17)

12. The Outfit (Parker, #3)

By: Richard Stark

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

When the Outfit tries to kill him, Parker declares war. Ripping off the syndicate is easy, but goin… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Outfit (Parker, #3) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

13. The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker, #2)

By: Richard Stark

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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14. The Hunter (Parker, #1)

By: Richard Stark

4.12

Format: 440 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Double-crossed, shot, and left for dead -- by his wife. The thriller that introduces Parker. "A bri… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Hunter (Parker, #1) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

Cover of The Mourner (Parker, #4) by Richard Stark

15. The Mourner (Parker, #4)

By: Richard Stark

3.94

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The statue wore white and grieved. Parker wasn’t interested in its sentimental value. The thief car… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's The Mourner (Parker, #4) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"When the guy with asthma finally came in from the fire escape, Parker rabbit-punched him and took his gun away."

-Richard Stark, The Mourner (Parker, #4)

Cover of Bank Shot (Dortmunder, #2) by Donald E. Westlake

16. Bank Shot (Dortmunder, #2)

By: Donald E. Westlake

4.03

Format: 189 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When John Dortmunder sets out to rob a bank, he really means it. He steals the whole thing. With th… read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's Bank Shot (Dortmunder, #2) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Plunder Squad (Parker, #15) by Richard Stark

17. Plunder Squad (Parker, #15)

By: Richard Stark

4.05

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder and dove… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's Plunder Squad (Parker, #15) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

18. Nobody's Angel (Hard Case Crime, #65)

By: Jack Clark

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

While Chicago cabbie Eddie Miles drives the city streets at midnight, two killers--one targeting pr… read more

Similar categories in Jack Clark's Nobody's Angel (Hard Case Crime, #65) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

19. The Busy Body

By: Donald E. Westlake

4.67

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Previously published in paperback by Ballantine. read more

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Cover of Deadly Edge (Parker, #13) by Richard Stark

20. Deadly Edge (Parker, #13)

By: Richard Stark

4.10

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Deadly Edge bids a brutal adieu to the 1960s as Parker robs a rock concert, and the heist goes sout… read more

Similar categories in Richard Stark's Deadly Edge (Parker, #13) book and Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) by Susan  Rowland

21. 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 Lawrence Block's The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • 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)

16 must-read fiction books like The Sins of the Fathers (Matthew Scudder, #1) by Lawrence Block

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The Cut (Spero Lucas #1)

None , George P. Pelecanos

3.71

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Getting Off

Lawrence Block , Jill Emerson

3.35

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The Godwulf Manuscript (Spenser, #1)

Robert B. Parker

3.92

Transform Your Habits

361

Donald E. Westlake

3.56

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22 Best fiction books like Comeback (Parker, #17) by Richard Stark

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Bait Money (Nolan, #1)

Max Allan Collins

3.72

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361

Donald E. Westlake

3.56

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Watch Your Back! (Dortmunder, #13)

Donald E. Westlake

4.03

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What's So Funny? (Dortmunder, #14)

Donald E. Westlake

3.94

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