15 must-read mystery books like Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1) by P.J. Tracy

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Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

By: P.J. Tracy

4.12

Format: 421 pages, Mass Market Paperback

People are dying for the new computer game by the software company Monkeewrench. Literally. With Se…

"We should have brought a flashlight.' 'Shut up. Where the f*** is the door?' 'You say 'f***' a lot when you're nervous.' 'Who's nervous?' There was a hollow thunk as Roadrunner collided with the steel door. 'Ouch.' 'Good job. You found the door."

-P.J. Tracy, Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

"We should have brought a flashlight.' 'Shut up. Where the f*** is the door?' 'You say 'f***' a lot when you're nervous.' 'Who's nervous?' There was a hollow thunk as Roadrunner collided with the steel door. 'Ouch.' 'Good job. You found the door."

-P.J. Tracy, Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

If you liked the mystery plot in Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1) by P.J. Tracy , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Heat Rises (Nikki Heat, #3) by Richard Castle

1. Heat Rises (Nikki Heat, #3)

By: Richard Castle

3.94

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

Heat rises in the coldest New York winter of a century. The bizarre murder of a parish priest at a … read more

Similar categories in Richard Castle's Heat Rises (Nikki Heat, #3) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"I loves me my Google"

-Richard Castle, Heat Rises (Nikki Heat, #3)

"John Lennon said life was what happened while you made other plans. So was death."

-Richard Castle, Heat Rises (Nikki Heat, #3)

"When you say things like that to me, I call it a Kardashian. Know why? Because I'm looking for the but."

-Richard Castle, Heat Rises (Nikki Heat, #3)

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2. A Hard Ticket Home (Mac McKenzie, #1)

By: David Housewright

2.43

Format: None pages,

read more

Similar categories in David Housewright's A Hard Ticket Home (Mac McKenzie, #1) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Doll (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #3) by Taylor Stevens

3. The Doll (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #3)

By: Taylor Stevens

3.96

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

“A heroine every bit as provocative as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander.” –The Dallas Morning News … read more

Similar categories in Taylor Stevens's The Doll (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #3) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"The pain on the inside is what keeps you human,' she said. 'Never forget that."

-Taylor Stevens, The Doll (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #3)

"But people like the doll guy who sells women and the dog guy who buys women, and other guys who, say, rape women, or maybe don’t go as far as violent rape but treat women like objects instead of peop…"

-Taylor Stevens, The Doll (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #3)

"One foot in front of the other, more aimless than direct, Bradford left the waiting room for the outside world. Called for a taxi and then dialed Munroe again, desperate for her voice, for one ray of…"

-Taylor Stevens, The Doll (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #3)

"Lumani had never managed a failed delivery because, in the end, no matter how skilled or how hard they fought back, pressure applied in the right places caused even the strongest men to fracture. But…"

-Taylor Stevens, The Doll (Vanessa Michael Munroe, #3)

Cover of Compulsion by Meyer Levin

4. Compulsion

By: Meyer Levin

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Judd Steiner and Artie Straus have it all: wealth, intelligence, and the world at their feet as par… read more

Similar categories in Meyer Levin's Compulsion book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Blood Country (Claire Watkins, #1) by Mary Logue

5. Blood Country (Claire Watkins, #1)

By: Mary Logue

3.83

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Police officer Clare Watkins moves with her young daughter to Wisconsin to get away from the past a… read more

Similar categories in Mary Logue's Blood Country (Claire Watkins, #1) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Invisible Code (Bryant & May #10) by Christopher Fowler

6. The Invisible Code (Bryant & May #10)

By: Christopher Fowler

2.74

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two small children are playing a game called 'Witch-Hunter'. They place a curse on a young woman ta… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Fowler's The Invisible Code (Bryant & May #10) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Five Bells and Bladebone (Richard Jury, #9) by Martha Grimes

7. The Five Bells and Bladebone (Richard Jury, #9)

By: Martha Grimes

3.93

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

When a dismembered corpse is found in the compartments of an antique secretaire a abattant, Marshal… read more

Similar categories in Martha Grimes's The Five Bells and Bladebone (Richard Jury, #9) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1) by P.J. Tracy

8. Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

By: P.J. Tracy

4.12

Format: 421 pages, Mass Market Paperback

People are dying for the new computer game by the software company Monkeewrench. Literally. With Se… read more

Similar categories in P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • adult fiction
  • detective
  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"We should have brought a flashlight.' 'Shut up. Where the f*** is the door?' 'You say 'f***' a lot when you're nervous.' 'Who's nervous?' There was a hollow thunk as Roadrunner collided with the stee…"

-P.J. Tracy, Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

Cover of Dead White (A Dakota Mystery #1) by M.K. Coker

9. Dead White (A Dakota Mystery #1)

By: M.K. Coker

4.15

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

This isn't your mother's Little House on the Prairie...Detective Marek Okerlund unknowingly passes … read more

Similar categories in M.K. Coker's Dead White (A Dakota Mystery #1) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime

10. The Abominable Man (Martin Beck, #7)

By: Maj Sjöwall , Per Wahlöö , Thomas Teal

3.76

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

On a quiet night a high-ranking police officer, Nyland, is slaughtered in his hospital bed, brutall… read more

Similar categories in Maj Sjöwall's The Abominable Man (Martin Beck, #7) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

11. The Murder Game (Griffin Powell, #8)

By: Beverly Barton

2.96

Format: 7 pages, Mass Market Paperback

New Game The game is simple--he is the Hunter. They are the Prey. He gives them a chance to escape.… read more

Similar categories in Beverly Barton's The Murder Game (Griffin Powell, #8) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

12. The Dying Game (Griffin Powell, #7)

By: Beverly Barton

3.79

Format: 1 pages, Hardcover

Play To Win... It's the ultimate game--the adrenaline surge of the hunt, the thrill of victory, th… read more

Similar categories in Beverly Barton's The Dying Game (Griffin Powell, #7) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

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13. Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

By: Lee Matthew Goldberg

4.28

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

A PULSE-POUNDING THRILLER THAT ASKS HOW FAR WE'RE WILLING TO SHED OUR MORALS IN ORDER TO HELP THE O… read more

Similar categories in Lee Matthew Goldberg's Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Any wish fulfilled...for the right price."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"Honey, I'm Marilyn Fucking Monroe. And don't you forget it."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"On an unseasonably warm winter's morning, I took my first life."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

Cover of Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2) by Gabriel F.W. Koch

14. Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

By: Gabriel F.W. Koch

4.30

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Then comes the brutal announcement that his pregnant fiancée has committed suicide. Marlowe simply … read more

Similar categories in Gabriel F.W. Koch's Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Death is the ultimate test of faith."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"You sound like you’re enjoying my suffering."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"Her growing possessiveness felt both good and bad."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

"The verdict got both the fish and me off the hook."

-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)

Cover of Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) by Behcet Kaya

15. Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

While enjoying his usual Friday night after dinner beer at a local restaurant, Jacques (Jack) Ludef… read more

Similar categories in Behcet Kaya's Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Jack? It’s Margeaux."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Ludicrous? Seems like wherever you go, trouble follows you."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"What is it about being ill and wanting to go home? This time there was no Katy to boat sit, so I left Emma out on the deck where she had access to her Emma cage. I closed up as best I could and decid…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Darling,’ she said. ‘Darling, darling, Jack…,’ she repeated. It had an echo chamber quality. I felt dizzy and the room began turning. I grabbed the edge of the table thinking I needed to hold on to s…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

Cover of The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery) by Susan  Rowland

16. 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 P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • 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)

Cover of The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5) by J.K. Franko

17. The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5)

By: J.K. Franko

4.33

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

What would you do if the law failed you? The college Halloween party was supposed to be a night… read more

Similar categories in J.K. Franko's The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5) book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • thriller
  • fiction
"From the start, I told you! We should’a just handled this ourselves. You should’ve handled it the way my daddy would’ve."

-J.K. Franko, The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5)

"And I looked out at the dog, and McCoy trying to cradle her in one arm and cut the rope with t’other, and I said, ‘What goes around, comes around, daddy.’ “And he just smiled. A wicked smile. And he …"

-J.K. Franko, The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5)

"It was golden hour in Tarrytown. An incandescent sun cast long shadows that pointed in unison toward nightfall. Birds sang. But their melodies were drowned out by crescendos of cicadas’ chattering. N…"

-J.K. Franko, The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5)

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18. The Killer Inside

By: Cass Green

3.72

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

You love me. But do you really know me? The addictive, darkly compelling new psychological t… read more

Similar categories in Cass Green's The Killer Inside book and P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted by A.G. Russo

19. 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 P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • mystery
  • contemporary
"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

Cover of Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) by Behcet Kaya

20. 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 P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench (Monkeewrench, #1)

  • contemporary
"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)

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21. Man in the Water (Twin Cities P.I. Mac McKenzie, #21)

By: David Housewright

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

None read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

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