13 must-read fiction books like Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard

Riding the Rap

By: Elmore Leonard

3.44

Format: 347 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Wicked and irresistible....Elmore Leonard is a literary genius." --New York Times Book Review Befo…

If you liked the fiction plot in Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Flashfire (Parker, #19) by Richard Stark, Richard Stark (pseud. Donald E Westlake)

1. Flashfire (Parker, #19)

By: Richard Stark , Richard Stark (pseud. Donald E Westlake)

4.05

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Melander likes to do things flashy. When Parker finds himself working with Melander on a bank heist… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
"This is crazy," he said. "You don't just shoot people." "Yes I do," Parker said."

-Richard Stark, Flashfire (Parker, #19)

Cover of King Suckerman (D.C. Quartet, #2) by None, George P. Pelecanos

2. King Suckerman (D.C. Quartet, #2)

By: None , George P. Pelecanos

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It's the week leading up to the Bicentennial celebration in Washington, D.C., and King Suckerman is… read more

Similar categories in None's King Suckerman (D.C. Quartet, #2) book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
Cover of Nick's Trip (Nick Stefanos #2) by None, George P. Pelecanos

3. Nick's Trip (Nick Stefanos #2)

By: None , George P. Pelecanos

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The private eye business is in a slump, and Nick Stefanos is keeping bar. It stops him drinking wh… read more

Similar categories in None's Nick's Trip (Nick Stefanos #2) book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
Cover of Mute Witness by Robert L. Fish

4. Mute Witness

By: Robert L. Fish

3.67

Format: 149 pages, Kindle Edition

A slimy district attorney, an assortment of inept police officers, an underworld boss turned snitch… read more

Similar categories in Robert L. Fish's Mute Witness book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Captains Outrageous (Hap and Leonard, #6) by Joe R. Lansdale

5. Captains Outrageous (Hap and Leonard, #6)

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.13

Format: 111 pages,

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Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Captains Outrageous (Hap and Leonard, #6) book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Hollywood Crows (Hollywood Station, #2) by Joseph Wambaugh

6. Hollywood Crows (Hollywood Station, #2)

By: Joseph Wambaugh

2.50

Format: None pages,

When LAPD cops Hollywood Nate and Bix Rumstead find themselves caught up with bombshell Margot Aziz… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Wambaugh's Hollywood Crows (Hollywood Station, #2) book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Colour of Blood by Brian Moore

7. The Colour of Blood

By: Brian Moore

4.18

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

Somewhere in an unnamed Eastern bloc country, someone is out to silence Cardinal Bern. Is it the Se… read more

Similar categories in Brian Moore's The Colour of Blood book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go by None

8. Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go

By: None

3.43

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

"You already been a punk. Least you can do is go out like a man." Then a dull popping sound and a q… read more

Similar categories in None's Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Vanilla Ride (Hap and Leonard, #7) by Joe R. Lansdale

9. Vanilla Ride (Hap and Leonard, #7)

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.86

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"There's no bullshit in a Joe Lansdale book. There's everything a good story needs, and nothing it … read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's Vanilla Ride (Hap and Leonard, #7) book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

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

10. Riding the Rap

By: Elmore Leonard

3.44

Format: 347 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Wicked and irresistible....Elmore Leonard is a literary genius." --New York Times Book Review Befo… read more

Similar categories in Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

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

11. A Firing Offense

By: None

4.30

Format: 237 pages, Trade Paperback

As advertising director of Nutty Nathan's, Nick Stefanos knows all the tricks of the electronics bu… read more

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Cover of Comeback (Parker, #17) by Richard Stark

12. 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 Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

  • 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)

13. 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

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14. The Girl with the Crystal Eyes

By: Barbara Baraldi

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hot off the Italian charts, this serial killer chiller introduces a remarkable noir writer whosetal… read more

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15. The Sweet Forever

By: None

3.62

Format: 171 pages, Paperback

Marcus Clay's record store is at the epicenter of the drug trade in Washington, D.C., in the mid-19… read more

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16. The Big Blowdown

By: None

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

Washington DC, 1946. For two local young men, Pete Karras and Joey Recevo, the easiest way to find … read more

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17. A Philosophical Investigation

By: Philip Kerr

3.46

Format: None pages, Paperback

A terrifyingly prescient cult classic by the author of the Berlin Noirtrilogy.LONDON, 2013.Serial k… read more

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18. Three Bits Of Fry And Laurie

By: stephen-fry-hugh-laurie

4.36

Format: 576 pages, Paperback

A compilation of the best sketches and moments from all three of the Fry and Laurie TV series. Sket… read more

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19. A Girl Called Fathom

By: Larry Forrester

2.71

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Bij de rand van het zwembad lag Toms te op zijn rug op een luchtbed, de zon brandend op zijn dikke … read more

Similar categories in Larry Forrester's A Girl Called Fathom book and Elmore Leonard's Riding the Rap

  • thriller
  • fiction

5 Best novels books like Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard

Transform Your Habits

Flashfire (Parker, #19)

Richard Stark , Richard Stark (pseud. Donald E Westlake)

4.05

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King Suckerman (D.C. Quartet, #2)

None , George P. Pelecanos

3.98

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Nick's Trip (Nick Stefanos #2)

None , George P. Pelecanos

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Colour of Blood

Brian Moore

4.18

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18 best-selling fiction books like A Girl Called Fathom by Larry Forrester

Transform Your Habits

King Suckerman (D.C. Quartet, #2)

None , George P. Pelecanos

3.98

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Nick's Trip (Nick Stefanos #2)

None , George P. Pelecanos

3.84

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The Ipcress File (Secret File, #1)

Len Deighton

3.93

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Mute Witness

Robert L. Fish

3.67

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