28 best-selling thriller books like The Riverman by Alex Gray

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The Riverman

By: Alex Gray

2.77

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

When the dead body of a man is fished out of Glasgow's River Clyde the morning after an office cele…

If you liked the thriller plot in The Riverman by Alex Gray , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of The Seeker (Damian Seeker, #1) by S.G. MacLean

1. The Seeker (Damian Seeker, #1)

By: S.G. MacLean

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

London, 1657, the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. No one knows where Damian Seeker originated from… read more

Similar categories in S.G. MacLean's The Seeker (Damian Seeker, #1) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Buried (Tom Thorne, #6) by Mark Billingham

2. Buried (Tom Thorne, #6)

By: Mark Billingham

3.98

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

A MISSING BOY  Teenager Luke Mullen was last seen getting into a car with an older woman. No one… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's Buried (Tom Thorne, #6) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Dark So Deadly by Stuart MacBride

3. A Dark So Deadly

By: Stuart MacBride

2.57

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

Gripping standalone thriller from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae seri… read more

Similar categories in Stuart MacBride's A Dark So Deadly book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • suspense
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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4. The Riverman

By: Alex Gray

2.77

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

When the dead body of a man is fished out of Glasgow's River Clyde the morning after an office cele… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gray's The Riverman book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • suspense
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

5. Kissing the Demons (Joe Plantagenet, #3)

By: Kate Ellis

4.40

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

A Joe Plantagenet murder mystery - Thirteen Torland Place is a house with a disturbing past. When a… read more

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6. The Dead of Winter

By: Stuart MacBride

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It was supposed to be an easy job.All Detective Constable Edward Reekie had to do was pick up a dyi… read more

Similar categories in Stuart MacBride's The Dead of Winter book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • suspense
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Death Rocks (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #21) by L.J. Ross

7. Death Rocks (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #21)

By: L.J. Ross

4.64

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A COINCIDENCE...When the body of a talented photographer is found on the r… read more

Similar categories in L.J. Ross's Death Rocks (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #21) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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8. A Winter Grave

By: Peter May

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the plane… read more

Similar categories in Peter May's A Winter Grave book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • suspense
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) by Elly Griffiths

9. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) by Peter James

10. Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19)

By: Peter James

4.35

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A ruthless crime. A race against time. When a young farmer confronts intruders in the middle of … read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story by Peter James

11. They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story

By: Peter James

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

'One of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee ChildPete… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Heretic (Duncan McCormack #2) by Liam McIlvanney

12. The Heretic (Duncan McCormack #2)

By: Liam McIlvanney

4.24

Format: 400 pages, ebook

From the award-winning author comes a much-anticipated sequel to the Scottish Crime Book of the Yea… read more

Similar categories in Liam McIlvanney's The Heretic (Duncan McCormack #2) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • suspense
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Devil You Know (DS Max Craigie, #5) by Neil Lancaster

13. The Devil You Know (DS Max Craigie, #5)

By: Neil Lancaster

4.54

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

A CASE GONE COLD Six years ago, Beata Dabrowski arranged to meet her lover in Glasgow and was neve… read more

Similar categories in Neil Lancaster's The Devil You Know (DS Max Craigie, #5) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of For Our Sins (Inspector McLean #13) by James Oswald

14. For Our Sins (Inspector McLean #13)

By: James Oswald

4.42

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

The wages of sin is death. The partial collapse of a disused Edinburgh church reveals a dead bod… read more

Similar categories in James Oswald's For Our Sins (Inspector McLean #13) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Lies to Tell (D.I. Clare Mackay, #3) by Marion Todd

15. Lies to Tell (D.I. Clare Mackay, #3)

By: Marion Todd

4.26

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Early one morning DI Clare Mackay receives a message from her boss DCI Alastair Gibson telling her … read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's Lies to Tell (D.I. Clare Mackay, #3) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Where the Pieces Lie (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers Book 19) by J.D. Kirk

16. Where the Pieces Lie (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers Book 19)

By: J.D. Kirk

4.59

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Experience the pulse-pounding new thriller from multi-million selling Scottish crime fiction author… read more

Similar categories in J.D. Kirk's Where the Pieces Lie (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers Book 19) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • suspense
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Broken Ground (Inspector Karen Pirie, #5) by Val McDermid

17. Broken Ground (Inspector Karen Pirie, #5)

By: Val McDermid

4.18

Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition

Alice Somerville's inheritance lies six feet under in a Highland peat bog - a pair of valuable vint… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Broken Ground (Inspector Karen Pirie, #5) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of All That Lives (Inspector McLean #12) by James Oswald

18. All That Lives (Inspector McLean #12)

By: James Oswald

4.36

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

Two victims. Nothing connects them, except that someone buried them in the exact same way. Seven h… read more

Similar categories in James Oswald's All That Lives (Inspector McLean #12) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Next in Line (D.I. Clare Mackay, #5) by Marion Todd

19. Next in Line (D.I. Clare Mackay, #5)

By: Marion Todd

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A murder victim with celebrity connections spells trouble for DI Clare Mackay... Gabrielle Fox i… read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's Next in Line (D.I. Clare Mackay, #5) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of In Too Deep (Anglesey #2) by Simon McCleave

20. In Too Deep (Anglesey #2)

By: Simon McCleave

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with the second book in his gripping, atmospheric new… read more

Similar categories in Simon McCleave's In Too Deep (Anglesey #2) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Man With No Face by Peter  May

21. The Man With No Face

By: Peter May

4.00

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Brussels, 1979. Jaded Edinburgh journalist Neil Bannerman arrives in the capital of European politi… read more

Similar categories in Peter May's The Man With No Face book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Dead Man's Lane (Wesley Peterson #23) by Kate Ellis

22. Dead Man's Lane (Wesley Peterson #23)

By: Kate Ellis

4.15

Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition

Strangefields Farm is notorious for its sinister history ever since artist Jackson Temples lured yo… read more

Similar categories in Kate Ellis's Dead Man's Lane (Wesley Peterson #23) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of Serpent's Point (DI Wesley Peterson #26) by Kate Ellis

23. Serpent's Point (DI Wesley Peterson #26)

By: Kate Ellis

4.27

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times__________________Serpent's Point in… read more

Similar categories in Kate Ellis's Serpent's Point (DI Wesley Peterson #26) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of No Sweet Sorrow (DCI Daley #11) by Denzil Meyrick

24. No Sweet Sorrow (DCI Daley #11)

By: Denzil Meyrick

4.39

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

A potent new drug has hit the streets of Kinloch, and DCI Daley and Scott are struggling to catch t… read more

Similar categories in Denzil Meyrick's No Sweet Sorrow (DCI Daley #11) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of In Plain Sight (D.I. Clare Mackay, #2) by Marion Todd

25. In Plain Sight (D.I. Clare Mackay, #2)

By: Marion Todd

4.19

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

A child's life is at stake. Which of the residents of St Andrews is hiding something – and why?When… read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's In Plain Sight (D.I. Clare Mackay, #2) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Old Bones Lie (D.I. Clare Mackay, #6) by Marion Todd

26. Old Bones Lie (D.I. Clare Mackay, #6)

By: Marion Todd

4.15

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

DI Clare Mackay is about to face a test of her loyalty… When a report comes in that a van contai… read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's Old Bones Lie (D.I. Clare Mackay, #6) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of What They Knew (D.I. Clare Mackay, #4) by Marion Todd

27. What They Knew (D.I. Clare Mackay, #4)

By: Marion Todd

4.34

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

DI Clare Mackay starts the new year with a death… It is the stroke of midnight on Hogmanay when Ali… read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's What They Knew (D.I. Clare Mackay, #4) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Blind Eye (D.I. Clare Mackay, #7) by Marion Todd

28. A Blind Eye (D.I. Clare Mackay, #7)

By: Marion Todd

4.33

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Can DI Clare Mackay unravel a dead man’s secrets? Harry Richards, local Solicitor. Found in his … read more

Similar categories in Marion Todd's A Blind Eye (D.I. Clare Mackay, #7) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Killing Tide (Rhona MacLeod #16) by Lin Anderson

29. The Killing Tide (Rhona MacLeod #16)

By: Lin Anderson

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

The Killing Tide by Lin Anderson sees forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod investigating a mysterious a… read more

Similar categories in Lin Anderson's The Killing Tide (Rhona MacLeod #16) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Going Rogue (Tom Novak #2) by Neil Lancaster

30. Going Rogue (Tom Novak #2)

By: Neil Lancaster

4.46

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

Tom Novak is back. When a spate of deadly terrorist attacks hit the streets of London, Tom finds… read more

Similar categories in Neil Lancaster's Going Rogue (Tom Novak #2) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Lost Cause (DI Kelly Porter, #8) by Rachel Lynch

31. Lost Cause (DI Kelly Porter, #8)

By: Rachel Lynch

4.33

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

A victim? Or a killer? One icy cold morning, the remains of a woman are discovered. She has been ab… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Lynch's Lost Cause (DI Kelly Porter, #8) book and Alex Gray's The Riverman

  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

29 Best fiction books like The Riverman by Alex Gray

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The Seeker (Damian Seeker, #1)

S.G. MacLean

4.12

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Buried (Tom Thorne, #6)

Mark Billingham

3.98

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A Dark So Deadly

Stuart MacBride

2.57

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The Riverman

Alex Gray

2.77

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27 must-read fiction books like All That Lives (Inspector McLean #12) by James Oswald

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The Blood Tide (DS Max Craigie, #2)

Neil Lancaster

4.33

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In Service of Death (DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, #17)

J.D. Kirk

4.67

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The Dead of Winter

Stuart MacBride

3.81

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The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

Mark Billingham

4.11

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