31 must-read mystery thriller books like Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36) by Jonathan Kellerman

Cover of Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36) by Jonathan Kellerman

Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.18

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis search for answers to a brutal, decades-old c…

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36) by Jonathan Kellerman , here is a list of 31 books like this:

Cover of Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) by C.J. Box

1. Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

By: C.J. Box

4.36

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Box's Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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2. Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7)

By: Michael Connelly

4.56

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long shot cases, where the chances of winning ar… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's Resurrection Walk (The Lincoln Lawyer, #7) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) by John Sandford

3. Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)

By: John Sandford

4.36

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up to crack an unsolvable case in this thrilling new novel … read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Livid (Kay Scarpetta, #26) by Patricia Cornwell

4. Livid (Kay Scarpetta, #26)

By: Patricia Cornwell

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwell’s #1 bestselling series, chief medical exami… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Cornwell's Livid (Kay Scarpetta, #26) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Triple Cross (Alex Cross, #30) by James  Patterson

5. Triple Cross (Alex Cross, #30)

By: James Patterson

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who’s murdering entire families—and who will next b… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Triple Cross (Alex Cross, #30) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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6. Shattered (Michael Bennett #14)

By: James Patterson

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of the woman… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Shattered (Michael Bennett #14) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37) by Michael    Connelly

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

By: Michael Connelly

4.49

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

LAPD detective Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch work together to hunt the killer who is Bosch’s “white… read more

Similar categories in Michael Connelly's Desert Star (Renée Ballard, #5; Harry Bosch, #24; Harry Bosch Universe, #37) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12) by Harlan Coben

8. Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

By: Harlan Coben

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

9 hours, 41 minutes Myron Bolitar and Windsor Horne Lockwood III​ reunite to find a dead man co… read more

Similar categories in Harlan Coben's Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) by John Sandford

9. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

By: John Sandford

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16) by Jeffery Deaver

10. The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16)

By: Jeffery Deaver

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and killin… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's The Watchmaker’s Hand (Lincoln Rhyme, #16) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) by Lee Child

11. The Secret (Jack Reacher #28)

By: Lee Child

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

1992. Eight respectable, upstanding people have been found dead across the US. These deaths look li… read more

Similar categories in Lee Child's The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) by David Baldacci

12. The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2)

By: David Baldacci

4.37

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murde… read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's The Edge (The 6:20 Man, #2) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7) by David Baldacci

13. Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7)

By: David Baldacci

4.42

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Memory man FBI agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to investigate the myster… read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

14. A Calamity of Souls

By: David Baldacci

4.53

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo … read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's A Calamity of Souls book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The 6:20 Man (The 6:20 Man, #1) by David Baldacci

15. The 6:20 Man (The 6:20 Man, #1)

By: David Baldacci

4.13

Format: 593 pages, Kindle Edition

Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and b… read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's The 6:20 Man (The 6:20 Man, #1) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Dark Angel (Letty Davenport, #2) by John Sandford

16. Dark Angel (Letty Davenport, #2)

By: John Sandford

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

First, "Investigator,' now 'Dark Angel.' A stunning new series from John Sandford. This time we … read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's Dark Angel (Letty Davenport, #2) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36) by Jonathan Kellerman

17. Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.18

Format: 368 pages, ebook

Psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis search for answers to a brutal, decades-old c… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Crosshairs (Michael Bennett, #16) by James  Patterson

18. Crosshairs (Michael Bennett, #16)

By: James Patterson

4.48

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Crosshairs (Michael Bennett, #16) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Hunting Time (Colter Shaw #4) by Jeffery Deaver

19. Hunting Time (Colter Shaw #4)

By: Jeffery Deaver

4.22

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling master of suspense is back with a riveting thriller, as reward seeke… read more

Similar categories in Jeffery Deaver's Hunting Time (Colter Shaw #4) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22) by Kathy Reichs

20. The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her twenty-second high-stakes thrill… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24) by James  Patterson

21. The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24)

By: James Patterson

4.13

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Trouble always finds the Women's Murder Club... Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, Medical Examiner Claire … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The 24th Hour (Women’s Murder Club, #24) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Cold, Cold Bones (Temperance Brennan, #21) by Kathy Reichs

22. Cold, Cold Bones (Temperance Brennan, #21)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“Reichs has written her masterpiece—smart, scary, complicated, and engrossing.” —Michael Connelly “… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's Cold, Cold Bones (Temperance Brennan, #21) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Dream Town (Archer, #3) by David Baldacci

23. Dream Town (Archer, #3)

By: David Baldacci

4.08

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

1953 LA. Private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer intends to ring in the New Y… read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's Dream Town (Archer, #3) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Unnatural Death (Kay Scarpetta, #27) by Patricia Cornwell

24. Unnatural Death (Kay Scarpetta, #27)

By: Patricia Cornwell

3.99

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling new installment of Patricia Cornwell’s #1 bestselling Scarpetta series, chief med… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Cornwell's Unnatural Death (Kay Scarpetta, #27) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Overboard (V.I. Warshawski, #21) by Sara Paretsky

25. Overboard (V.I. Warshawski, #21)

By: Sara Paretsky

4.01

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a nefarious conspiracy during the Covid pandemic, in t… read more

Similar categories in Sara Paretsky's Overboard (V.I. Warshawski, #21) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Black Dog (Stone Barrington, #62) by Stuart Woods

26. Black Dog (Stone Barrington, #62)

By: Stuart Woods

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Stone Barrington must battle a nasty opponent in the latest action-packed thriller from the #1 New … read more

Similar categories in Stuart Woods's Black Dog (Stone Barrington, #62) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Righteous Prey (Lucas Davenport #32, Virgil Flowers #14) by John Sandford

27. Righteous Prey (Lucas Davenport #32, Virgil Flowers #14)

By: John Sandford

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers are up against a powerful vigilante group with an eye on vengea… read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's Righteous Prey (Lucas Davenport #32, Virgil Flowers #14) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Investigator (Letty Davenport, #1) by John Sandford

28. The Investigator (Letty Davenport, #1)

By: John Sandford

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Letty Davenport, the brilliant and tenacious adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes the investi… read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's The Investigator (Letty Davenport, #1) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Fire and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #23) by Kathy Reichs

29. Fire and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #23)

By: Kathy Reichs

4.18

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It’s never easy working fire scenes.   Called to Washington, DC to analyse the victims of a mysteri… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Reichs's Fire and Bones (Temperance Brennan, #23) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lost Boys (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #26) by Faye Kellerman

30. The Lost Boys (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #26)

By: Faye Kellerman

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Faye Kellerman returns with an atmospheric, fast-paced mystery set in bucolic upstate New York, ful… read more

Similar categories in Faye Kellerman's The Lost Boys (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #26) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hunt (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #27) by Faye Kellerman

31. The Hunt (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #27)

By: Faye Kellerman

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Detective Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus return to Los Angeles when a kidnapping hits close to home—… read more

Similar categories in Faye Kellerman's The Hunt (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #27) book and Jonathan Kellerman's Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

31 Best fiction books like Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36) by Jonathan Kellerman

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C.J. Box

4.36

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Michael Connelly

4.56

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John Sandford

4.36

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John Grisham

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