12 must-read crime books like The Drop (Slough House, #5.5) by Mick Herron

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The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

By: Mick Herron

3.92

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Old spooks carry the memory of tradecraft in their bones, and when Solomon Dortmund sees an envelop…

If you liked the crime plot in The Drop (Slough House, #5.5) by Mick Herron , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1) by John Le Carré

1. Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1)

By: John Le Carré

3.94

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

John le Carre classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of interna… read more

Similar categories in John Le Carré's Call for the Dead (George Smiley, #1) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • espionage
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

2. Fields of Mars (Marius' Mules, #10)

By: S.J.A. Turney

4.36

Format: 39 pages,

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Similar categories in S.J.A. Turney's Fields of Mars (Marius' Mules, #10) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

3. A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy Book 1)

By: Caimh McDonnell

3.28

Format: 5 pages,

The First time somebody tried to kill him was an accident. The second time was deliberate. Now Paul… read more

Similar categories in Caimh McDonnell's A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy Book 1) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

4. 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

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

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5. 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 Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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6. Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.18

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

In New York Times–bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunit in the Ha… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Horowitz's Close to Death (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #5) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. BOX 88 (BOX 88, #1)

By: Charles Cumming

4.07

Format: 482 pages, Paperback

An organisation that doesn’t exist. A spy that can’t be caught. 1989: The fall of the Berlin … read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's BOX 88 (BOX 88, #1) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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9. The Detective Up Late (Sean Duffy, #7)

By: Adrian McKinty

4.39

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Slamming the door on the hellscape of 1980s Belfast, Detective Inspector Sean Duffy hopes that the … read more

Similar categories in Adrian McKinty's The Detective Up Late (Sean Duffy, #7) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)

By: Robert Galbraith

4.61

Format: 960 pages, Hardcover

In the seventh installment in the Strike series, Cormoran and Robin must rescue a man ensnared in t… read more

Similar categories in Robert Galbraith's The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Wace's charm and ease of manner, his smile, his warmth, had vanished. Once before, Strike had faced a killer whose eyes, under the stress and excitement of hearing his crimes described, had become as…"

-Robert Galbraith, The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike, #7)

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11. The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

By: Tana French

4.12

Format: 467 pages, Hardcover

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is… read more

Similar categories in Tana French's The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"She'll bake bread and make jam, because she likes those made her way, but she says she cooked a good meal from scratch every night of her marriage, and now if she wants to live mainly off toasted san…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

"Trey has a bone-deep mistrust of marriage or anything resembling it. She knows that Lena sometimes stays the night at Cal's place, but Lena also has a place of her own, which she can go back to whene…"

-Tana French, The Hunter (Cal Hooper, #2)

Cover of Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2) by Charles Cumming

12. Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2)

By: Charles Cumming

4.23

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

The second book in Charles Cumming’s gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 – a covert int… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's Judas 62 (BOX 88, #2) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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13. Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3)

By: Charles Cumming

4.25

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Veteran agent Lachlan Kite―“a spy for the 21st century” ( Daily Mail )―reckons with the fallout fro… read more

Similar categories in Charles Cumming's Kennedy 35 (BOX 88 #3) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • british literature
Cover of The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) by Richard Osman

14. The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

By: Richard Osman

4.49

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been … read more

Similar categories in Richard Osman's The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"His authentic indifference seems to delight them."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"I think Psychopaths wear lipstick too,' says Joyce."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"I love you,' he says. Because what else is there to say?"

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"Sure,' says Ron. 'She wants to kill me. Bake her some scones."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

Cover of Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) by David McCloskey

15. Moscow X (Damascus Station #2)

By: David McCloskey

4.30

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

A daring CIA operation threatens chaos in the Kremlin. But can Langley trust the Russian at its cen… read more

Similar categories in David McCloskey's Moscow X (Damascus Station #2) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • espionage
  • spy thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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16. Shanghai

By: Joseph Kanon

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest sett… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Kanon's Shanghai book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • mystery
  • espionage
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) by Suzanne Palmer

17. Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4)

By: Suzanne Palmer

4.59

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The fourth and final installment of the Finder Chronicles, a hopepunk sci-fi caper described as Mac… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Palmer's Ghostdrift (Finder Chronicles, #4) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Dietrich

By: Don Winslow

3.52

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Gritty and suspenseful, Dietrich is a hard-boiled whodunnit from Audible Award-winning and internat… read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's Dietrich book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers by Peter Lovesey

19. The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers

By: Peter Lovesey

3.25

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Eighteen delightful holiday short stories by some of your favorite Soho Crime authors! This captiva… read more

Similar categories in Peter Lovesey's The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. The Marylebone Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

By: Mick Herron

3.92

Format: 113 pages, Paperback

Old spooks carry the memory of tradecraft in their bones, and when Solomon Dortmund sees an envelop… read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Marylebone Drop (Slough House, #5.5) book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • espionage
  • british literature
  • spy thriller
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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21. Sunny

By: Colin O'Sullivan

3.15

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A woman whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash is lef… read more

Similar categories in Colin O'Sullivan's Sunny book and Mick Herron's The Drop (Slough House, #5.5)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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John Le Carré

3.94

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4.21

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Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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4.42

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Paul Vidich

3.96

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Mick Herron

4.29

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David Ignatius

4.10

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I.S. Berry

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