7 must-read contemporary books like The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson

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The #1 Lawyer

By: James Patterson

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Move over, John Grisham! Here’s the fastest, sharpest legal thriller in years. Biloxi’s best crimin…

If you liked the contemporary plot in The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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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 James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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2. Eruption

By: Michael Crichton

3.91

Format: 432 pages, ebook

A history-making once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. … read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's Eruption book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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3. Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

By: Lisa Gardner

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner comes a harrowing new thriller: Frankie … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Gardner's Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3) book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"You're not a killer," I whisper one last time. Then I drop to the ground, twisting as I roll to light up his form with my flashlight. Inside Vaughn's cabin, Aolani pulls the trigger. A single crack. …"

-Lisa Gardner, Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

"Honest to God, I'm a complete stranger to you. How hard is it to just walk away? She has me there. So much so I feel profoundly stupid. Even ashamed. During all my years trying to save the world, I n…"

-Lisa Gardner, Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

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4. 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 James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide … read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Kellerman's The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39) book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

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

6. 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 James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. Mind Games

By: Nora Roberts

4.40

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful new novel of tragedy an… read more

Similar categories in Nora Roberts's Mind Games book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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8. 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 James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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9. 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 James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • legal thriller
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3)

By: John Grisham

4.26

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

In this new thriller on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresist… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's Camino Ghosts (Camino Island #3) book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • legal thriller
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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11. Never Too Late

By: Danielle Steel

4.23

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

An act of terror. A summer of change . . . Never Too Late is a stirring drama about the power of… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Steel's Never Too Late book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Stuart Woods' Smolder (Stone Barrington #65)

By: Brett Battles

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

In this latest adrenaline-fueled adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, … read more

Similar categories in Brett Battles's Stuart Woods' Smolder (Stone Barrington #65) book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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13. The Truth about the Devlins

By: Lisa Scottoline

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Scottoline's The Truth about the Devlins book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • legal thriller
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The #1 Lawyer by James  Patterson

14. The #1 Lawyer

By: James Patterson

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Move over, John Grisham! Here’s the fastest, sharpest legal thriller in years. Biloxi’s best crimin… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • legal thriller
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • crime
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Tom Clancy Act of Defiance by Brian  Andrews

15. Tom Clancy Act of Defiance

By: Brian Andrews

4.65

Format: 559 pages, Kindle Edition

When a Russian superweapon is let loose under the waves, it's up to President Jack Ryan to find a c… read more

Similar categories in Brian Andrews's Tom Clancy Act of Defiance book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Only the Brave by Danielle Steel

16. Only the Brave

By: Danielle Steel

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A powerful new novel from Danielle Steel, whose countless #1 New York Times bestselling novels have… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Steel's Only the Brave book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of It Had to Be You (Under Suspicion, #8) by Mary Higgins Clark

17. It Had to Be You (Under Suspicion, #8)

By: Mary Higgins Clark

4.16

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

In the latest thrilling entry in the bestselling Under Suspicion series by Queen of Suspense Mary H… read more

Similar categories in Mary Higgins Clark's It Had to Be You (Under Suspicion, #8) book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Flashback (Kendra Michaels, #11) by Iris Johansen

18. Flashback (Kendra Michaels, #11)

By: Iris Johansen

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Investigator Kendra Michaels—formerly blind and now with uniquely insightful observational skills i… read more

Similar categories in Iris Johansen's Flashback (Kendra Michaels, #11) book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Flashpoint (FBI Thriller, #27) by Catherine Coulter

19. Flashpoint (FBI Thriller, #27)

By: Catherine Coulter

4.55

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Agents Savich and Sherlock are back in the latest installment in Catherine Coulter’s #1 New York Ti… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Coulter's Flashpoint (FBI Thriller, #27) book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) by Daniel Silva

20. A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24)

By: Daniel Silva

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve… Acclaimed #1 Ne… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Silva's A Death in Cornwall (Gabriel Allon, #24) book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lost Coast (Clay Edison, #5) by Jonathan Kellerman

21. The Lost Coast (Clay Edison, #5)

By: Jonathan Kellerman

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The gripping new Clay Edison thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write "brilliant, pa… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Kellerman's The Lost Coast (Clay Edison, #5) book and James Patterson's The #1 Lawyer

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

21 Top fiction books like The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson

Transform Your Habits

Three-Inch Teeth (Joe Pickett #24)

C.J. Box

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Eruption

Michael Crichton

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

Lisa Gardner

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

Harlan Coben

4.34

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21 Best fiction books like It Had to Be You (Under Suspicion, #8) by Mary Higgins Clark

Transform Your Habits

Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3)

Lisa Gardner

3.99

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The Summer We Started Over

Nancy Thayer

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

Harlan Coben

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Mind Games

Nora Roberts

4.40

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