7 must-read detective books like King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10) by Ed McBain

Cover of King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10) by Ed McBain

King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

By: Ed McBain

3.29

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

For a wealthy businessman, a kidnapping puts him in a predicament as troubling as any he has ever e…

If you liked the detective plot in King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10) by Ed McBain , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1) by Giles Blunt

1. Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1)

By: Giles Blunt

3.83

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In the quiet Canadian town of Algonquin Bay, a frozen body has been found in an abandoned mine shaf… read more

Similar categories in Giles Blunt's Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1) book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
"Eskimos, it is said, have forty different words for snow. Never mind about snow, Cardinal mused, what people really need is forty words for sorrow. Grief. Heartbreak. Desolation"

-Giles Blunt, Forty Words for Sorrow (John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery, #1)

Cover of Swag by Elmore Leonard

2. Swag

By: Elmore Leonard

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

This "brilliant caper" (New York Times) from bestselling author Elmore Leonard is a rollicking tale… read more

Similar categories in Elmore Leonard's Swag book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction
Cover of Una lama di luce (Commissario Montalbano, #19) by Andrea Camilleri

3. Una lama di luce (Commissario Montalbano, #19)

By: Andrea Camilleri

3.97

Format: 570 pages, Paperback

A Lampedusa sono sbarcati migliaia di tunisini e il ministro degli Interni che ha deciso di fare un… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Camilleri's Una lama di luce (Commissario Montalbano, #19) book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Betrayal of Trust (Simon Serrailler, #6) by Susan         Hill

4. The Betrayal of Trust (Simon Serrailler, #6)

By: Susan Hill

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Freak weather and flash floods all over southern England. Half of Lafferton is afloat. A landslip o… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hill's The Betrayal of Trust (Simon Serrailler, #6) book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of A Guilty Thing Surprised (Inspector Wexford, #5) by Ruth Rendell

5. A Guilty Thing Surprised (Inspector Wexford, #5)

By: Ruth Rendell

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Elizabeth Nightingale found peace and tranquility on her nightly walks through the rich, dense fore… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Rendell's A Guilty Thing Surprised (Inspector Wexford, #5) book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Marx Sisters (Brock & Kolla, #1) by Barry Maitland

6. The Marx Sisters (Brock & Kolla, #1)

By: Barry Maitland

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Detective Kathy Kolla's first case is one for the books. Meredith Winterbottom, a resident of Jerus… read more

Similar categories in Barry Maitland's The Marx Sisters (Brock & Kolla, #1) book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • detective
  • police
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10) by Ed McBain

7. King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

By: Ed McBain

3.29

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

For a wealthy businessman, a kidnapping puts him in a predicament as troubling as any he has ever e… read more

Similar categories in Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10) book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • detective
  • police
  • noir
  • fiction
  • 20th century
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Black & Blue (Lord and Lady Hetheridge, #4) by Emma Jameson

8. Black & Blue (Lord and Lady Hetheridge, #4)

By: Emma Jameson

3.45

Format: None pages,

MURDER IN MAYFAIR Modern art dealer Granville Hardwick has a way with people -- a way of making the… read more

Similar categories in Emma Jameson's Black & Blue (Lord and Lady Hetheridge, #4) book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

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

By: Richard Stark

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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10. All the Colours of Darkness (Inspector Banks, #18)

By: Peter Robinson

3.75

Format: 320 pages,

A beautiful June day in the Yorkshire Dales, and a group of children are spending the last of their… read more

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11. The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1)

By: Donald E. Westlake

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

John Archibald Dortmunder is the thief whose capers never quite come off. Here, the released convic… read more

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12. Somebody Owes Me Money (Hard Case Crime #44)

By: Donald E. Westlake

3.86

Format: 144 pages,

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13. The Whites

By: Richard Price , Harry Brandt

3.69

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The electrifying tale of a New York City police detective under siege-by an unsolved murder, by his… read more

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14. Inherit the Bones (Detective Gemma Monroe, #1)

By: Emily Littlejohn

3.94

Format: 336 pages,

Secrets and lies can't stay buried forever in Cedar Valley. In the summer, hikers and campers pack … read more

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

15. 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

Similar categories in A.G. Russo's O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • 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

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16. 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

Similar categories in J.K. Franko's Killing Johnny Miracle book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • 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

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17. Harbor Lights

By: James Lee Burke

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from “America’s best novelist” ( Denver Post ), the… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's Harbor Lights book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction
Cover of Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) by Behcet Kaya

18. 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

Similar categories in Behcet Kaya's Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

"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)

Cover of The Havana Run: A Short Story by Ace Atkins

19. The Havana Run: A Short Story

By: Ace Atkins

3.41

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

A secret buried in Cuba—and a pair of down-on-their-luck Florida journalists following a trail of s… read more

Similar categories in Ace Atkins's The Havana Run: A Short Story book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Stone Cold Heart (Cat Kinsella, #2) by Caz Frear

20. Stone Cold Heart (Cat Kinsella, #2)

By: Caz Frear

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

After a brief stint in the Mayor’s Office, Detective Constable Cat Kinsella is back at the London M… read more

Similar categories in Caz Frear's Stone Cold Heart (Cat Kinsella, #2) book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Rivers of London: Detective Stories by Ben Aaronovitch

21. Rivers of London: Detective Stories

By: Ben Aaronovitch

3.91

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Four self-contained magical crimes, ripped from the streets of supernatural London. From the mi… read more

Similar categories in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London: Detective Stories book and Ed McBain's King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction

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