13 Best thriller books like The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1) by Don Winslow

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The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

By: Don Winslow

4.36

Format: 542 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Savages (now an Oliver Stone film). This novel of the drug trade…

"They got the absolute freedom to choose what we want them to."

-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

"They got the absolute freedom to choose what we want them to."

-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

"Adán fell asleep to these stories and slept like the dead until the sun struck him in the eyes and the whole long, wonderful summer day started again with the smell of fresh tortillas, manchaca, chorizo, and fat, sweet oranges."

-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

"Adán fell asleep to these stories and slept like the dead until the sun struck him in the eyes and the whole long, wonderful summer day started again with the smell of fresh tortillas, manchaca, chorizo, and fat, sweet oranges."

-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

If you liked the thriller plot in The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1) by Don Winslow , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) by Dennis Lehane

1. A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)

By: Dennis Lehane

3.94

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Kenzie and Gennaro are private investigators in the blue-collar neighborhoods and ghettos of South … read more

Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1) book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Twelve dead?"

-Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)

"I'm a detective, but nuns could stonewall Sam Spade into an asylum"

-Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)

"It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone."

-Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)

"Maybe that's what love is-counting the bandages until someone says, 'Enough'."

-Dennis Lehane, A Drink Before the War (Kenzie & Gennaro, #1)

Cover of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

2. Mystic River

By: Dennis Lehane

4.17

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange… read more

Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's Mystic River book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • audiobook
"We all die alone...... I could have helped her with the dying."

-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

"She was his wife, mother, best friend, sister, lover, and priest."

-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

"Men. If you give them half a chance, they'll fuck you over just to prove they can."

-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

"I’m just saying there are threads, okay? Threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected."

-Dennis Lehane, Mystic River

3. Live by Night (Coughlin, #2)

By: Dennis Lehane

3.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, … read more

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4. American Tabloid (Underworld USA, #1)

By: James Ellroy

3.37

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK's presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the assassina… read more

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Cover of The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1) by Don Winslow

5. The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

By: Don Winslow

4.36

Format: 542 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Savages (now an Oliver Stone film). This novel of the drug trade… read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1) book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • audiobook
"They got the absolute freedom to choose what we want them to."

-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

"Adán fell asleep to these stories and slept like the dead until the sun struck him in the eyes and the whole long, wonderful summer day started again with the smell of fresh tortillas, manchaca, chor…"

-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

"All this and the wine's coming in and out, and by the time the waiters set the espressos down Callan’s about half in the bag. He watches Calabrese take a long sip from an espresso cup. Then the boss …"

-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

"All this and the wines coming in and out, and by the time the waiters set the espressos down Callan’s about half in the bag. He watches Calabrese take a long sip from an espresso cup. Then the boss s…"

-Don Winslow, The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

6. Shibumi

By: Trevanian

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nicholai Hel is the world's most wanted man. Born in Shanghai during the chaos of World War I, he i… read more

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7. Blue Belle (Burke, #3)

By: Andrew Vachss

3.20

Format: 192 pages, Trade Paperback

Burke is one of the most cold-blooded yet strangely honorable heroes in the history of crime fictio… read more

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8. Scavenger Hunt

By: Chad Boudreaux

4.30

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

WHEN JUSTICE IS BLIND, SCAVENGERS DO THE HUNTING Blake Hudson just wants to serve his country we… read more

Similar categories in Chad Boudreaux's Scavenger Hunt book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
"What other problems do American soldiers face when hunting down these fanat­ical killers?"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"As Blake turned around to continue his walk back to Main Justice, he spotted one of the tourists taking his picture. “Don’t waste your film!"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"Home was the one place he wanted to forget, the place from which he’d run away but never could escape. And, yes, home was the place he’d been instructed to leave—the place where the trouble began and…"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

"While waiting for her accomplice to gather his equipment, Hensley couldn’t help but think ahead to her next mission. She hadn’t told him. It wasn’t a mission for which she’d volunteered, nor a missio…"

-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt

Cover of Black Fire by William Kely McClung

9. Black Fire

By: William Kely McClung

4.29

Format: 517 pages, Kindle Edition

Major Tommy Black is at the crossroads of a brilliant, clandestine career. Lost... without purpose … read more

Similar categories in William Kely McClung's Black Fire book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • thriller
  • fiction
"Okay, sure, he’s a great fucking guy,"

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"It was time to start thinking of darker things."

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"Black once tried to tackle a Humvee head-on. This was worse"

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"Legends were mostly bullshit, even his own, but they sometimes could be useful."

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

Cover of Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2) by Karl Braungart

10. Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

By: Karl Braungart

4.31

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Imagine you find yourself losing bits of time. Almost like a dream you only slightly remember. Envi… read more

Similar categories in Karl Braungart's Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2) book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • fiction
"Well, here’s the shocker,"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Yes, I never expected to see you!"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Their war maneuvers excluded shame."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"I realized he was on the island when I found this matchbook."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

Cover of Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1) by David McCloskey

11. Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)

By: David McCloskey

4.21

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad.… read more

Similar categories in David McCloskey's Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1) book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • audiobook
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12. All the Sinners Bleed

By: S.A. Cosby

4.24

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust. Titus Crown is the first Black … read more

Similar categories in S.A. Cosby's All the Sinners Bleed book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"In the former capital of the confederacy, equalities surest foothold was found on the autopsy table."

-S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed

"It occurred to him that no place was more confused about it's past or more terrified of the future than the South."

-S.A. Cosby, All the Sinners Bleed

Cover of Gangland by Chuck Hogan

13. Gangland

By: Chuck Hogan

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of The Town, an epic thriller about the secret right‑hand man of one of t… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Hogan's Gangland book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • noir
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

14. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

By: David Grann

4.19

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more

Similar categories in David Grann's The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. Heat 2

By: Michael Mann

4.26

Format: 470 pages, Hardcover

Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, M… read more

Similar categories in Michael Mann's Heat 2 book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • novels
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) by Jack Carr

16. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)

By: Jack Carr

4.54

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more

Similar categories in Jack Carr's Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

17. Small Mercies

By: Dennis Lehane

4.29

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River —a… read more

Similar categories in Dennis Lehane's Small Mercies book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Severed Echoes: A slow-burn paranormal thriller (The Veil Duet Book 1) by Anya Dylan

18. Severed Echoes: A slow-burn paranormal thriller (The Veil Duet Book 1)

By: Anya Dylan

4.50

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

In the idyllic mountain town of Ventane, a portal to Hell swirls beneath the steam of a hotel hot t… read more

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19. City In Ruins

By: Winslow Don

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

None read more

Similar categories in Winslow Don's City In Ruins book and Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1)

  • fiction
Cover of City Of Dreams by Winslow Don

20. City Of Dreams

By: Winslow Don

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

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21. Siempre vienen de noche: Los crímenes del Monasterio de Piedra

By: Alberto Caliani

4.38

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

Cuando se pone el sol y las campanas suenan la muerte ronda el Monasterio de Piedra Monasterio d… read more

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  • thriller

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