Books Like Child 44

Loved Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith? If its series, cold war era and serial killer hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Kiss the Girls, The Enemy and The Coffin Maker’s Garden. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Child 44: Series · Cold War Era · Serial Killer · Male Lead · Crime

Kiss the Girls
James Patterson

Serial Killer · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Plot-Driven · Cat and Mouse Chase

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The Enemy
Lee Child

Cold War Era · Detective Protagonist · Conspiracy · Crime · Thriller

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The Coffin Maker’s Garden
Stuart MacBride

Serial Killer · Child Death Depicted · Crime · Thriller · Corrupt Police

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The Border
Don Winslow

Corrupt Police · Crime · Conspiracy · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful

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MPD Psycho, Vol. 1
Eiji Otsuka, Sho-u Tajima

Serial Killer · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Conspiracy · Intense

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The Girl Who Played with Fire
Stieg Larsson

Corrupt Police · Crime · Conspiracy · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful

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All in
Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Serial Killer · Cat and Mouse Chase · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Thriller

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Th1rt3en
Steve Cavanagh

Serial Killer · Crime · Cat and Mouse Chase · Thriller · Plot-Driven

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The Bourne Identity
Robert Ludlum

Cold War Era · Conspiracy · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Cat and Mouse Chase

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The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Michael Connelly

Detective Protagonist · Crime · Serial Killer · Plot-Driven · Thriller

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The Rumor Game
Thomas Mullen

Propaganda · Censorship · Conspiracy · Thriller · Corrupt Police

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Say You're Sorry
Karen Rose

Serial Killer · Crime · Detective Protagonist · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller

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The Nothing Man
Catherine Ryan Howard

Serial Killer · Cat and Mouse Chase · Crime · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller

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Holy Spy
Rory Clements

Detective Protagonist · Conspiracy · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful · Historical Fiction

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Pretty Girls
Karin Slaughter

Serial Killer · Corrupt Police · Crime · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller

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The Running Man
Richard Bachman

Surveillance State · Propaganda · Thriller · Intense · Male Lead

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The Alienist
Caleb Carr

Serial Killer · Corrupt Police · Crime · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful

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The Never Game
Jeffery Deaver

Cat and Mouse Chase · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Plot-Driven · Serial Killer

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Savage Son: A Thriller
Jack Carr

Tense and Suspenseful · Cat and Mouse Chase · Violent · Thriller · Plot-Driven

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The Black Wolf
Louise Penny

Detective Protagonist · Corrupt Police · Crime · Conspiracy · Tense and Suspenseful

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