17 must-read mystery thriller books like About Face (Commissario Brunetti, #18) by Donna Leon

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About Face (Commissario Brunetti, #18)

By: Donna Leon

3.70

Format: None pages,

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in About Face (Commissario Brunetti, #18) by Donna Leon , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Trial Run

By: Dick Francis

3.92

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Veteran horseman Randall Drew travels to Moscow to help the Russian royal family--but ends up caugh… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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2. The Grave Maurice (Richard Jury, #18)

By: Martha Grimes

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"Chew on this," says Melrose Plant to Richard Jury, who's in the hospital being driven crazy by Han… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Anyone who thought time healed all wounds must have sustained only the most minor lacerations."

-Martha Grimes, The Grave Maurice (Richard Jury, #18)

"Fear wearing black.' Definition of cool. Maybe it's also the definition of courage. Would she be courageous?"

-Martha Grimes, The Grave Maurice (Richard Jury, #18)

"You said you didn't love her enough. How did you know in the end that you didn't?" ... "Because when she went away I didn't miss her. Because I could stand having her out of my sight; because I didn'…"

-Martha Grimes, The Grave Maurice (Richard Jury, #18)

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3. The Children Return (Bruno, Chief of Police, #7)

By: Martin Walker

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Bruno, chef de police in the French town of St Denis, is already busy with a case when the body of … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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4. Rounding the Mark (Inspector Montalbano, #7)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

The earthy and urbane Sicilian detective Inspector Montalbano casts his spell on more and more fans… read more

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  • italy
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. The Potter's Field (Inspector Montalbano, #13)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

A New York Times bestseller, Winner of the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger and lo… read more

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  • italy
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. In the Frame

By: Dick Francis

4.40

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

Charles Todd--a renowned painter of horses--is shocked when he turns up at his cousin Donald's hous… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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7. About Face (Commissario Brunetti, #18)

By: Donna Leon

3.70

Format: None pages,

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  • italy
  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook

8. Silent Joe

By: T. Jefferson Parker

4.20

Format: 488 pages,

With the horrible remnants of a childhood tragedy forever visible across his otherwise handsome fac… read more

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9. Hot Money

By: Dick Francis

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Wealthy gold trader Malcolm Pembroke has five ex-wives and nine chidren between them, all fighting … read more

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10. Black Diamond (Bruno, Chief of Police #3)

By: Martin Walker

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

In Saint-Denis, the "black diamond" truffle is a treasured asset, but reports suggest this unique d… read more

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11. Assassins of Athens (Andreas Kaldis, #2)

By: Jeffrey Siger

4.00

Format: 100 pages, Hardcover

When the body of a boy from one of Greece's most prominent families turns up in a dumpster in one o… read more

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12. The Crowded Grave (Bruno, Chief of Police #4)

By: Martin Walker

3.93

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Another delectable serving of mystery and the pleasures of the Dordogne from the newest master of s… read more

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13. Il gioco degli specchi (Commissario Montalbano, #18)

By: Andrea Camilleri

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In un deposito qualcuno ha messo una bomba. Sembra una storia di pizzo non pagato ma il magazzino e… read more

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14. The Undertaker's Widow

By: Phillip Margolin

3.53

Format: None pages, Hardcover

At the center of The Undertaker's Widow is the beleaguered figure of Richard Quinn - a judge so eth… read more

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15. Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police #1)

By: Martin Walker

3.71

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The first installment in a wonderful new series that follows the exploits of Benoit Courreges, a po… read more

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16. Lost Birds (A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito #27)

By: Anne Hillerman

4.29

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anne Hillerman is a star.”—J. A. Jance, New York Times bestselling author From New York Times bes… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
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17. The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.46

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! Psychologist and… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"You've go to get on with it, my boy. Stop feeling sorry for yourselft, because what's done is done. You can't change it, so you've got to stiffen your backbone. You've a good job, a very nice roof ov…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The Comfort of Ghosts (Maisie Dobbs, #18)

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18. The White Lady

By: Jacqueline Winspear

4.07

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine/sleuth from Jacqueline Winspear, creato… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Give me strong young womenfolk with sharp elbows, Charlotte, my dear, and they will make a good account of themselves in this world."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

"And then there's that double-barreled name a lot of them toffs have, like they have to drag their ancestors up from the grave so we all know who they're related to."

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

". . . it was known German soldiers would go door-to-door to take males of working age, or boys on the cusp of manhood. They always took the men, leaving only the women, children and elderly. Women we…"

-Jacqueline Winspear, The White Lady

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19. A Chateau Under Siege

By: Martin Walker

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

France's favourite country cop, Bruno, faces a dangerous threat to the town he polices and the peop… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. The Shooting at Chateau Rock (Bruno, Chief of Police, #13)

By: Martin Walker

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a local's troubling death is linked to a Russian oligarch and his multinational conglomerate, … read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18) by Louise Penny

21. A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18)

By: Louise Penny

4.46

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louis… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"They didn’t need proof. All a woman had to be was alive. Just being a woman was, in the church’s eyes, evil."

-Louise Penny, A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18)

"He look at the canvas and saw bold swirls of reds and greens and yellows and bright blues all intermingled. They formed no image, and he got no feeling. He closed his eyes and paused. When he open th…"

-Louise Penny, A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #18)

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22. The Venetian Masquerade (Venice #3)

By: Philip Gwynne Jones

4.05

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

A game of blackmail and betrayal is played among the backstreets and canals of Venice . . . Carneva… read more

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  • italy
  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Body in the Castle Well (Bruno, Chief of Police, #12) by Martin  Walker

23. The Body in the Castle Well (Bruno, Chief of Police, #12)

By: Martin Walker

4.15

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

A missing art student. An international investigation. A secret that will shatter the village of St… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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24. To Kill a Troubadour (Bruno, Chief of Police, #15)

By: Martin Walker

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a musician’s new song hits a political nerve, he finds himself in the crosshairs of Spanish na… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Taste for Vengeance (Bruno, Chief of Police, #11) by Martin  Walker

25. A Taste for Vengeance (Bruno, Chief of Police, #11)

By: Martin Walker

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a British tourist fails to turn up for a luxurious cooking vacation in Bruno's usually idyllic… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Coldest Case (Bruno, Chief of Police, #14) by Martin  Walker

26. The Coldest Case (Bruno, Chief of Police, #14)

By: Martin Walker

4.11

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

After attending an exhibit on the facial reconstruction of ancient skulls, Bruno wonders if this te… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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27. Bruno and the Carol Singers (Bruno, Chief of Police, #5.5)

By: Martin Walker

3.86

Format: 66 pages, Kindle Edition

The fifth installment in the delightful, internationally acclaimed series featuring Chief of Police… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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28. Beyond the Bone

By: Reginald Hill

3.69

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

A stolen skeleton leads to a web of “Those who treasure quirky characters, lively dialogue, and in… read more

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  • mystery
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29. The Venetian Candidate

By: Philip Gwynne Jones

4.24

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

To tell the truth is a revolutionary act. Battered by floods and crushed by overtourism, the cit… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • italy
Cover of Dead Big Dawg (A Loon Lake Mystery #19) by Victoria Houston

30. Dead Big Dawg (A Loon Lake Mystery #19)

By: Victoria Houston

4.12

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, She Wrote meets Fargo in the Northwoods of Wisconsin in the nineteenth “gripping, atmospher… read more

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  • mystery
Cover of The End of the Line by Gillian Galbraith

31. The End of the Line

By: Gillian Galbraith

3.45

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

After the death of leading haematologist Professor Anstruther, antiquarian book dealer Anthony Spar… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller

19 Top fiction books like About Face (Commissario Brunetti, #18) by Donna Leon

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Trial Run

Dick Francis

3.92

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The Grave Maurice (Richard Jury, #18)

Martha Grimes

3.94

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The Children Return (Bruno, Chief of Police, #7)

Martin Walker

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Rounding the Mark (Inspector Montalbano, #7)

Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

3.98

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A Killing of Innocents (Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, #19)

Deborah Crombie

4.25

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The River We Remember

William Kent Krueger

4.29

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The Covenant of Water

Abraham Verghese

4.45

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Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37)

Michael Connelly

4.49

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