9 must-read mystery thriller books like The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime) by Jason Starr

Cover of The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime) by Jason Starr

The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

By: Jason Starr

3.64

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

DYING WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING. Steven Blitz didn't think about his own safety when he saw the man…

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime) by Jason Starr , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Forever and a Death by Donald E. Westlake, Jeff Kleeman

1. Forever and a Death

By: Donald E. Westlake , Jeff Kleeman

3.73

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Two decades ago, the producers of the James Bond movies hired legendary crime novelist Donald E. We… read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's Forever and a Death book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Turn on the Heat by Erle Stanley Gardner

2. Turn on the Heat

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Erle Stanley Gardner's Turn on the Heat book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • noir
  • fiction
Cover of The Knife Slipped by Erle Stanley Gardner

3. The Knife Slipped

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

4.25

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

THE LOST DETECTIVE NOVEL BY THE CREATOR OF PERRY MASON! At the time of his death, Erle Stanley Gard… read more

Similar categories in Erle Stanley Gardner's The Knife Slipped book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

4. Money Shot (Angel Dare #1)

By: Christa Faust

2.62

Format: None pages,

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5. Gun Monkeys

By: Victor Gischler

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Charlie Swift just pumped three .38-caliber bullets into a dead polar bear in his taxidermist girlf… read more

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6. Quarry's List (Quarry, #2)

By: Max Allan Collins

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Killer-for-hire Quarry is trying to lie low when he gets a midnight visit from two other gunmen sen… read more

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7. Nobody's Angel (Hard Case Crime, #65)

By: Jack Clark

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

While Chicago cabbie Eddie Miles drives the city streets at midnight, two killers--one targeting pr… read more

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8. Quarry (Quarry, #1)

By: Max Allan Collins

4.67

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

Broker deals in murder on the open market with the assistance of a highly paid precise killer named… read more

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9. Sinner Man

By: Lawrence Block

4.34

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

LAWRENCE BLOCK'S FIRST CRIME NOVEL-- LOST FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS! To escape punishment for a murder he… read more

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10. Fools Die On Friday

By: Erle Stanley Gardner , A.A. Fair

3.73

Format: 112 pages,

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Cover of Follow Me Down (Reckless, #5) by Ed Brubaker

11. Follow Me Down (Reckless, #5)

By: Ed Brubaker

4.43

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The FIFTH BOOK in the best-selling Reckless series is here! Bestselling crime noir masters Ed Br… read more

Similar categories in Ed Brubaker's Follow Me Down (Reckless, #5) book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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12. Death Comes Too Late

By: Charles Ardai

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HARD CASE CRIME – 20 UNFORGETTABLE STORIES BY HARD CASE CRIME FOUNDER CHAR… read more

Similar categories in Charles Ardai's Death Comes Too Late book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime) by Jason Starr

13. The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

By: Jason Starr

3.64

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

DYING WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING. Steven Blitz didn't think about his own safety when he saw the man… read more

Similar categories in Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime) book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery thriller
  • science fiction fantasy
  • suspense
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
Cover of Five Decembers by James Kestrel

14. Five Decembers

By: James Kestrel

4.43

Format: 429 pages, Hardcover

December 1941: America teeters on the brink of war, and in Honolulu, Hawaii, police detective Joe M… read more

Similar categories in James Kestrel's Five Decembers book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"Aishitemasu"

-James Kestrel, Five Decembers

"It was a complete disaster and no one had done anything wrong."

-James Kestrel, Five Decembers

Cover of Call Me a Cab by Donald E. Westlake

15. Call Me a Cab

By: Donald E. Westlake

4.00

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

In 1977, one of the world’s finest crime novelists turned his pen to suspense of a very different s… read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's Call Me a Cab book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Lowdown Road by Scott Von Doviak

16. Lowdown Road

By: Scott Von Doviak

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Join a road trip across 1970s America as two cousins make the heist of their lives and must avoid t… read more

Similar categories in Scott Von Doviak's Lowdown Road book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Charlesgate Confidential by Scott Von Doviak

17. Charlesgate Confidential

By: Scott Von Doviak

4.10

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

"CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL is terrific" - Stephen KingA breathtakingly clever, twist-filled narrativ… read more

Similar categories in Scott Von Doviak's Charlesgate Confidential book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"I’ve got the Halloween soundtrack here somewhere,"

-Scott Von Doviak, Charlesgate Confidential

"It was all like a movie—hell, it was a whole damn film festival."

-Scott Von Doviak, Charlesgate Confidential

"His story was incredible—literally, in the sense that it was not credible."

-Scott Von Doviak, Charlesgate Confidential

"Jackie wasn’t just out of my league—we weren’t even playing the same sport."

-Scott Von Doviak, Charlesgate Confidential

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18. The Donut Legion

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.64

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

In this standalone, Edgar-award winning author, Joe R. Lansdale, whom "few can match" ( Booklist ) … read more

Similar categories in Joe R. Lansdale's The Donut Legion book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Heller - The Big Bundle by Max Allan Collins

19. Heller - The Big Bundle

By: Max Allan Collins

4.27

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

True Crime detective Nathan Heller returns in a brand new case that connects a millionaire’s kidnap… read more

Similar categories in Max Allan Collins's Heller - The Big Bundle book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Are Snakes Necessary? by Brian De Palma

20. Are Snakes Necessary?

By: Brian De Palma

3.22

Format: 239 pages, Hardcover

When the beautiful young videographer offered to join his campaign, Senator Lee Rogers should’ve kn… read more

Similar categories in Brian De Palma's Are Snakes Necessary? book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery thriller
  • noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Hot Beat (Hard Case Crime) by Robert Silverberg

21. The Hot Beat (Hard Case Crime)

By: Robert Silverberg

3.31

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

A disgraced LA music star faces execution for a crime he didn't commit in the long-lost crime novel… read more

Similar categories in Robert Silverberg's The Hot Beat (Hard Case Crime) book and Jason Starr's The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • noir

13 best-selling fiction books like The Next Time I Die (Hard Case Crime) by Jason Starr

Transform Your Habits

Forever and a Death

Donald E. Westlake , Jeff Kleeman

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Turn on the Heat

Erle Stanley Gardner

4.18

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The Knife Slipped

Erle Stanley Gardner

4.25

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Follow Me Down (Reckless, #5)

Ed Brubaker

4.43

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12 Best fiction books like Call Me a Cab by Donald E. Westlake

Transform Your Habits

Quarry's Ex (Quarry #10)

Max Allan Collins

3.83

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Kinds of Love, Kinds of Death (Mitch Tobin #1)

Donald E. Westlake , Tucker Coe

3.94

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The Wrong Quarry (Quarry #11)

Max Allan Collins

4.00

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The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe

Erle Stanley Gardner

4.33

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