21 best-selling thriller books like In the Dark by Mark Billingham

In the Dark

By: Mark Billingham

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Hardcover

A rainy night in south London. A gun is fired into a car which swerves on to the pavement, killing …

If you liked the thriller plot in In the Dark by Mark Billingham , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Dreamer by Peter James

1. Dreamer

By: Peter James

3.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Een jonge vrouw wordt vele jaren na een gruwelijke ervaring in haar jeugd geteisterd door nachtmerr… read more

Similar categories in Peter James's Dreamer book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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2. Severed

By: Simon Kernick

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Hardcover

Straight off I knew it was going to be a bad day. The room was stifling hot; and when I did finally… read more

Similar categories in Simon Kernick's Severed book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

3. Report For Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #1)

By: Val McDermid

2.62

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Fiction. Gay and Lesbian Studies. Lindsay Gordon, self-proclaimed cynical socialist lesbian feminis… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Report For Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #1) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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4. Closed Circle

By: Robert Goddard

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The year is 1931. The new and luxurious transatlantic liner Empress of Britain is on her eastward p… read more

Similar categories in Robert Goddard's Closed Circle book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

5. In the Dark

By: Mark Billingham

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Hardcover

A rainy night in south London. A gun is fired into a car which swerves on to the pavement, killing … read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's In the Dark book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

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

6. Kick Back (Kate Brannigan, #2)

By: Val McDermid

3.86

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

'Kate Brannigan is truly welcome. Hot on one-liners, Chinese food, tabloid papers and Thai boxing, … read more

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7. The Witness (DI Ray Mason #1)

By: Simon Kernick

3.36

Format: 96 pages,

The gripping new race-against-time thriller by the best-selling author of Relentless, The Last 10 S… read more

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Cover of Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28) by Peter Robinson

8. Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

By: Peter Robinson

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The 28th twisting installment in the DCI Alan Banks mystery series that Stephen King calls "the bes… read more

Similar categories in Peter Robinson's Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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9. The First 48 Hours

By: Simon Kernick

4.20

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

THE FIRST 48 HOURS ARE CRITICAL... AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING A COP NEEDS TO CRACK A DEADLY CASE … read more

Similar categories in Simon Kernick's The First 48 Hours book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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10. Eye For An Eye

By: M.J. Arlidge

4.09

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

RIGHT OR WRONG? Only nine criminals in the UK have been granted lifelong anonymity. Their crimes … read more

Similar categories in M.J. Arlidge's Eye For An Eye book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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11. 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 Mark Billingham's In the Dark

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

12. 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 Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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13. Pure Evil

By: Lynda La Plante

4.32

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

ALL KILLERS WANT TO MAKE THE FRONT PAGE . . . The brilliantly gripping new thriller from the Que… read more

Similar categories in Lynda La Plante's Pure Evil book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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14. The Trial

By: Rob Rinder

4.24

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

An unputdownable murder mystery by Britain's best-loved criminal barrister Rob Rinder. ONE MURDE… read more

Similar categories in Rob Rinder's The Trial book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Luckily,Mum,there aren't any nice young ladies in my life so that's not really a problem."

-Rob Rinder, The Trial

Cover of Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) by Val McDermid

15. Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7)

By: Val McDermid

4.26

Format: 452 pages, Hardcover

Val McDermid returns with DCI Karen Pirie in a new thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against th… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's Past Lying (Karen Pirie #7) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Dig Two Graves (DS Hedley Sharpe Mysteries Book 1) by Helen H. Durrant

16. Dig Two Graves (DS Hedley Sharpe Mysteries Book 1)

By: Helen H. Durrant

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

MEET DETECTIVE HEDLEY SHARPE IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW CRIME SERIES FULL OF STUNNING TWISTS. Chloe Tod… read more

Similar categories in Helen H. Durrant's Dig Two Graves (DS Hedley Sharpe Mysteries Book 1) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • crime
Cover of Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) by Peter James

17. 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 Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Long Time Dead (Detective Sheridan Holler, #1) by T.M.  Payne

18. Long Time Dead (Detective Sheridan Holler, #1)

By: T.M. Payne

4.26

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

DI Sheridan Holler is used to solving crimes on Liverpool’s streets, but after a decayed corpse tur… read more

Similar categories in T.M. Payne's Long Time Dead (Detective Sheridan Holler, #1) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

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

19. 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 Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Truly Madly Deadly (DCI Kett #15) by Alex  Smith

20. Truly Madly Deadly (DCI Kett #15)

By: Alex Smith

4.66

Format: 462 pages, Kindle Edition

Love Can Be Murder… It’s Valentine’s Day, and DCI Robert Kett and the Extreme Crime Task Force … read more

Similar categories in Alex Smith's Truly Madly Deadly (DCI Kett #15) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Before the Dawn (Detective Karen Hart #8) by D.S. Butler

21. Before the Dawn (Detective Karen Hart #8)

By: D.S. Butler

4.44

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Only one person can help crack this case—but he’s also the prime suspect. DC Sophie Jones was in… read more

Similar categories in D.S. Butler's Before the Dawn (Detective Karen Hart #8) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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22. Unholy Saints (DCI Kett #14)

By: Alex Smith

4.62

Format: 468 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s the week before Christmas, and all through the house, a killer is stirring… Christmas is ju… read more

Similar categories in Alex Smith's Unholy Saints (DCI Kett #14) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

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

23. 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 Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Secret To Die For (DCI Cook Murder Mystery #2) by Jack  Cartwright

24. A Secret To Die For (DCI Cook Murder Mystery #2)

By: Jack Cartwright

4.48

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

Terrible secrets never die, terrible people do… A ninety-eight-year-old landowner being found dead… read more

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25. This Little Piggy (DI Heather Filson #2)

By: J.D. Kirk

4.52

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

Do you know who your friends are? When a much-loved Kilmarnock police constable is found beaten … read more

Similar categories in J.D. Kirk's This Little Piggy (DI Heather Filson #2) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • crime
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26. The Cairn (Cumbria Crime #3)

By: Rachel McLean

4.47

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

DI Zoe Finch has survived her first winter in Cumbria CID. She’s learning to trust her team, even … read more

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27. Lost and Never Found (DI Wilkins Mysteries #3)

By: Simon Mason

4.35

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

'Ryan and Ray go from strength to strength, and this, their third outing, is the best yet. Simon Ma… read more

Similar categories in Simon Mason's Lost and Never Found (DI Wilkins Mysteries #3) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Mermaid (Detectives von Klint and Berg, #2) by Anki Edvinsson

28. The Mermaid (Detectives von Klint and Berg, #2)

By: Anki Edvinsson

4.41

Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition

Could the prime suspect in a murder be a victim too? The body of a homeless woman is found in th… read more

Similar categories in Anki Edvinsson's The Mermaid (Detectives von Klint and Berg, #2) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery
Cover of A Winter of Blood (DCI Cook Murder Mystery #1) by Jack  Cartwright

29. A Winter of Blood (DCI Cook Murder Mystery #1)

By: Jack Cartwright

4.34

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

A terrible past, a chilling present, and a deadly future... In the frigid aftermath of a Boxing … read more

Similar categories in Jack Cartwright's A Winter of Blood (DCI Cook Murder Mystery #1) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery
Cover of Murder in Lovers' Lane (Detective Lola Harris #2) by Daniel Sellers

30. Murder in Lovers' Lane (Detective Lola Harris #2)

By: Daniel Sellers

4.39

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Detective Lola Harris, a tough woman with a good heart, solving crimes in gritty Glasgow. D… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Sellers's Murder in Lovers' Lane (Detective Lola Harris #2) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Stateside (Robert Hoon Thrillers #5) by J.D. Kirk

31. Stateside (Robert Hoon Thrillers #5)

By: J.D. Kirk

4.52

Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition

Viva Las Vengeance All Bob Hoon ever wanted was a good whisky, and some peace and quiet. But,… read more

Similar categories in J.D. Kirk's Stateside (Robert Hoon Thrillers #5) book and Mark Billingham's In the Dark

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

22 must-read fiction books like In the Dark by Mark Billingham

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Dreamer

Peter James

3.34

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Severed

Simon Kernick

4.27

Report For Murder (Lindsay Gordon, #1)

Val McDermid

2.62

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Closed Circle

Robert Goddard

4.15

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7 Best fiction books like Death Rocks (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #21) by L.J. Ross

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Death Rocks (DCI Ryan Mysteries, #21)

L.J. Ross

4.64

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The Colour of Mystery (Ellie McEwan #2)

Joy Ellis

4.30

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Murder on the Train (DI Hillary Greene #21)

Faith Martin

4.35

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The Canal Murders (Yorkshire Murder Mysteries, #10)

J.R. Ellis

4.28

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