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Books Like Cruel and Unusual

by Patricia Cornwell · about this book

Loved Cruel and Unusual by Patricia Cornwell? If its crime, thriller and series hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with MPD Psycho, Vol. 1, The Alienist and Kiss the Girls. 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 Cruel and Unusual: Crime · Thriller · Series · Serial Killer · Forensic Investigation

1. 

   MPD Psycho, Vol. 1

   Eiji Otsuka, Sho-u Tajima

   Serial Killer · Forensic Investigation · Graphic Medical Content · Crime · Thriller

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2. 

   The Alienist

   Caleb Carr

   Forensic Investigation · Serial Killer · Corrupt Police · Crime · Thriller

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3. 

   Kiss the Girls

   James Patterson

   Serial Killer · Crime · American South · Cat and Mouse Chase · Thriller

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4. 

   Shutter

   Ramona Emerson

   Forensic Investigation · Crime · Graphic Medical Content · Corrupt Police · Mystery

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5. 

   The Coffin Maker’s Garden

   Stuart MacBride

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

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6. 

   All in

   Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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

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7. 

   What She Found

   Robert Dugoni

   Crime · Corrupt Police · Thriller · Mystery · Forensic Investigation

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8. 

   As Good as Dead

   Holly Jackson

   Serial Killer · Wrongful Conviction · Corrupt Police · Thriller · Mystery

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9. 

   Some Choose Darkness

   Charlie Donlea

   Serial Killer · Wrongful Conviction · Forensic Investigation · Crime · Thriller

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10. 

    The Butterfly House

    Katrine Engberg

    Serial Killer · Forensic Investigation · Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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11. 

    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

    Stieg Larsson

    Corrupt Police · Crime · Thriller · Mystery · Conspiracy

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12. 

    The Wrong Side of Goodbye

    Michael Connelly

    Forensic Investigation · Crime · Serial Killer · Mystery · Thriller

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13. 

    Snow White Must Die

    Nele Neuhaus

    Wrongful Conviction · Crime · Thriller · Detective Protagonist · Corrupt Police

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14. 

    The Last Sister

    Kendra Elliot

    Forensic Investigation · Crime · Thriller · Mystery · Serial Killer

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15. 

    Th1rt3en

    Steve Cavanagh

    Serial Killer · Wrongful Conviction · Crime · Cat and Mouse Chase · Thriller

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16. 

    The Enemy

    Lee Child

    Detective Protagonist · Crime · Thriller · Corrupt Police · Conspiracy

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17. 

    Say You're Sorry

    Karen Rose

    Serial Killer · Crime · Detective Protagonist · Thriller · Series

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18. 

    Godfall

    Van Jensen

    Serial Killer · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Thriller · Conspiracy

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19. 

    The Body Reader

    Anne Frasier

    Serial Killer · Crime · Thriller · Mystery · Detective Protagonist

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20. 

    Pretty Girls

    Karin Slaughter

    Serial Killer · Corrupt Police · Crime · Thriller · Conspiracy

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