22 Best crime books like How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11) by Val McDermid

Cover of How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11) by Val McDermid

How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

By: Val McDermid

4.06

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When human remains are discovered in the grounds of an old convent, it quickly becomes clear that s…

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Cover of Dancing with the Virgins (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #2) by Stephen Booth

1. Dancing with the Virgins (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #2)

By: Stephen Booth

3.00

Format: 508 pages, Paperback

Stephen Booth's award-winning novel, Black Dog, was hailed as an impressive performance (The Denver… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Booth's Dancing with the Virgins (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #2) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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2. One Last Breath (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #5)

By: Stephen Booth

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Paperback

Set in England's legendary Peak District, Stephen Booth's acclaimed mysteries tell tales of men and… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Booth's One Last Breath (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #5) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Altered Case (Hennessey & Yellich, #22) by Peter Turnbull

3. The Altered Case (Hennessey & Yellich, #22)

By: Peter Turnbull

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A skeleton-filled grave leads DCI Hennessey's team back to the aftermath of the English Civil War i… read more

Similar categories in Peter Turnbull's The Altered Case (Hennessey & Yellich, #22) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery
  • british literature
Cover of The Babylonian Codex (Jax Alexander Mystery #3) by C.S. Graham

4. The Babylonian Codex (Jax Alexander Mystery #3)

By: C.S. Graham

4.20

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

CIA agent Jax Alexander and remote viewer Tobie Guinness are back in The Babylonian Codex by C.S. G… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Graham's The Babylonian Codex (Jax Alexander Mystery #3) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

5. From the Dead (Tom Thorne, #9)

By: Mark Billingham

4.26

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

It has been a decade since Alan Langford's charred remains were discovered in his burnt-out car. Hi… read more

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6. Bloodline (Tom Thorne, #8)

By: Mark Billingham

4.00

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

DI Tom Thorne is back... It seems like a straightforward domestic murder until a bloodstained slive… read more

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7. Death Message (Tom Thorne, #7)

By: Mark Billingham

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Thorne looked at the picture, feeling the pulse quicken at the side of his neck. There were times w… read more

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8. Children of the Revolution (Inspector Banks, #21)

By: Peter Robinson

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A disgraced college lecturer is found murdered with PS5,000 in his pocket on a disused railway line… read more

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9. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

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10. Birthdays for the Dead (Ash Henderson, #1)

By: Stuart MacBride

4.42

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Number One bestselling crime thriller from the award-winning Stuart MacBride. A bloody, brillia… read more

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11. 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 Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Circle in the Water (A Sharon McCone Mystery) by Marcia Muller

12. Circle in the Water (A Sharon McCone Mystery)

By: Marcia Muller

3.57

Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition

In this twisting mystery in a New York Times bestselling series, pranks escalate into a deadly sche… read more

Similar categories in Marcia Muller's Circle in the Water (A Sharon McCone Mystery) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11) by Val McDermid

13. How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

By: Val McDermid

4.06

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When human remains are discovered in the grounds of an old convent, it quickly becomes clear that s… read more

Similar categories in Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Stranger in the Family (Maeve Kerrigan #11) by Jane Casey

14. A Stranger in the Family (Maeve Kerrigan #11)

By: Jane Casey

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Every mother's worst nightmare . . . When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one … read more

Similar categories in Jane Casey's A Stranger in the Family (Maeve Kerrigan #11) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) by Mark Billingham

15. The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1)

By: Mark Billingham

4.11

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The first new series in two decades from multi-award-winning international bestseller Mark Billingh… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Last Dance (Detective Miller #1) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) by Ian Rankin

16. A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

By: Ian Rankin

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The brand-new John Rebus thriller from the #1 international bestseller Ian Rankin. John Rebus st… read more

Similar categories in Ian Rankin's A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3) by Ann Cleeves

17. The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.01

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Ann Cleeves― New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, b… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Raging Storm (Two Rivers, #3) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) by Elly Griffiths

18. The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.41

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

The discovery of a missing woman's bones forces Ruth and Nelson to finally confront their feelings … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway, #15) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Cry Baby (Tom Thorne, #17) by Mark Billingham

19. Cry Baby (Tom Thorne, #17)

By: Mark Billingham

4.19

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 1996, two boys run from a playground into the adjoining woods, but only one comes … read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's Cry Baby (Tom Thorne, #17) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Stop Them Dead (Roy Grace #19) by Peter James

20. 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 Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Uncanny Alliance (Jack Ludefance PI Series) by Behcet Kaya

21. 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 Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • 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)

22. The Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope, #10)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebra… read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's The Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope, #10) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of All That’s Dead (Logan McRae #12) by Stuart MacBride

23. All That’s Dead (Logan McRae #12)

By: Stuart MacBride

4.20

Format: 447 pages, Kindle Edition

Scream all you want, no one can hear… Inspector Logan McRae is looking forward to a nice simple … read more

Similar categories in Stuart MacBride's All That’s Dead (Logan McRae #12) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"The trouble with Scotland is a bunch of numpties saw Braveheart and now they think if we could only sod about the hills in kilts all day, flashing our arses at the English, somehow everything will be…"

-Stuart MacBride, All That’s Dead (Logan McRae #12)

Cover of The Blood Road (Logan McRae #11) by Stuart MacBride

24. The Blood Road (Logan McRae #11)

By: Stuart MacBride

4.25

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Some things just won’t stay buried… Logan McRae’s personal history is hardly squeaky clean, but … read more

Similar categories in Stuart MacBride's The Blood Road (Logan McRae #11) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Great Deceiver (The Brighton Mysteries, Book 7) by Elly Griffiths

25. The Great Deceiver (The Brighton Mysteries, Book 7)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The next gripping volume in The Brighton Mysteries series by bestselling author Elly Griffiths. … read more

Similar categories in Elly Griffiths's The Great Deceiver (The Brighton Mysteries, Book 7) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Long Time Dead (The Misty Isle, #1) by J.M. Dalgliesh

26. A Long Time Dead (The Misty Isle, #1)

By: J.M. Dalgliesh

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

You can’t stay dead forever… A group of high school students gather on the Isle of Skye’s remote C… read more

Similar categories in J.M. Dalgliesh's A Long Time Dead (The Misty Isle, #1) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) by Mark Billingham

27. The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18)

By: Mark Billingham

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Tom Thorne finally has it all. In Nicola Tanner and Phil Hendricks, Thorne has good friends by h… read more

Similar categories in Mark Billingham's The Murder Book (Tom Thorne #18) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Foul Play (DCI Jack Hawksworth #5) by Fiona McIntosh

28. Foul Play (DCI Jack Hawksworth #5)

By: Fiona McIntosh

4.09

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Superstar footballer Luca Bruni is being blackmailed for a night of lust he swears he didn’t partic… read more

Similar categories in Fiona McIntosh's Foul Play (DCI Jack Hawksworth #5) book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of In a Place of Darkness by Stuart MacBride

29. In a Place of Darkness

By: Stuart MacBride

4.38

Format: 527 pages, Kindle Edition

THE CLOCK IS TICKING...Detective Constable Angus MacVicar has just landed his dream job – transferr… read more

Similar categories in Stuart MacBride's In a Place of Darkness book and Val McDermid's How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Girl On Fire (Max Wolfe, #5) by Tony Parsons

30. Girl On Fire (Max Wolfe, #5)

By: Tony Parsons

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

When terrorists use a drone to bring down a plane on one of London’s busiest shopping centres, it i… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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31. A Punishing Breed

By: Denise Frost

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A Punishing Breed , the first in a series of novels featuring Detective DJ Arias, is a murder myste… read more

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  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction

23 must-read fiction books like How the Dead Speak (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #11) by Val McDermid

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Dancing with the Virgins (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #2)

Stephen Booth

3.00

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One Last Breath (Ben Cooper & Diane Fry, #5)

Stephen Booth

3.53

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The Babylonian Codex (Jax Alexander Mystery #3)

C.S. Graham

4.20

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Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

Peter Robinson

4.09

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21 Top fiction books like The Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope, #10) by Ann Cleeves

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Standing in the Shadows (Inspector Banks, #28)

Peter Robinson

4.09

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

Deborah Crombie

4.25

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Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus, #24)

Ian Rankin

4.20

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