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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorStranger In Paradise
Robert B. Parker · 293 pages
Police Chief Jesse Stone faces his most fearsome adversary in the latest addition to the celebrated series.The last time Jesse Stone, chief of police of Paradise, Massachusetts, saw Wilson "Crow" Cromartie, the Apache Indian hit man was racing away in a speedboat after executing one of the most lucrative and deadly heists in the town's history. Crow was part of a team of ex-cons who plotted to cap
The A.B.C. Murders
Agatha Christie · 252 pages
There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way though the alphabet. There seems little chance of the murderer being caught - until her makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans . . .
The Theory of Death
Faye Kellerman · 416 pages
Now living in upstate New York, former LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker is plunged into a bizarre web involving academia, underworld crime, and calculating killers in this compulsive novel in New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman's beloved Decker and Lazarus series. Former LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker is relishing the quiet and slow pace of his new job with the Greenbury police departmen
Midnight Riot
Ben Aaronovitch · 310 pages
"As a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic"--P. [4] of cover.
The Old Contemptibles
Martha Grimes · 333 pages
Scotland Yard Superintendent Richard Jury becomes involved in a love affair with a pretty widow and finds himself a suspect in a murder investigation.
The Caves of Steel
Isaac Asimov · 207 pages
In the future you will walk down the crowded streets of New York City not knowing if the bodies brushing past you are humans or androids. With tensions already mounting between humans and robots, the murder of a Spacer must be handled in a politically-correct fashion so Detective Elijah Baley is assigned a robot partner. Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw become like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s Sherlock H
Improbable Cause
J.A. Jance · 320 pages
Perhaps it was fitting justice: a dentist who enjoyed inflicting pain was murdered in his own chair. The question is not who wanted Dr. Frederick Nielsen dead, but rather who of the many finally reached the breaking point. The sordid details of this case, with its shocking revelations of violence, cruelty, and horrific sexual abuse, would be tough for any investigator to stomach. But for Seattle H
Nine Dragons
Michael Connelly · 377 pages
Dead Tomorrow
Peter James · 536 pages
Rules of Prey
John Sandford · 368 pages
Death of a Peer
Ngaio Marsh · 303 pages
The killingly aristocratic Lamprey family exemplifies charm, wit, and a chronic lack of funds. Their only source of hope is the wealthy but unpleasant Lord Wutherwood, and the Lampreys may perhaps be forgiven for doing a little jig when his Lordship is killed and the resulting inheritance saves their bacon. Inspector Roderick Alleyn wouldn’t dream of judging the Lampreys’ joy. But he would like to
An Obvious Fact
Craig Johnson · 352 pages
The Way Through The Woods
Colin Dexter · 320 pages
Detective Chief Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis are working together on another case. This one involves a beautiful young woman, a Swedish student who's been missing for over a year, yet her body has never been found. All that was recovered was a rucksack and camera. Now someone has sent a letter to the local paper, in the form of a poem containing clues, imploring someone to find her body a
The Winter Queen
Boris Akunin · 256 pages
Moscow, May 1876: What would cause a talented young student from a wealthy family to shoot himself in front of a promenading public in the Alexander Gardens? Decadence and boredom, most likely, is what the commander of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Moscow Police thinks, but still he finds it curious enough to send the newest member of the division, Erast Fandorin, a young man of irres
An Advancement of Learning
Reginald Hill
A body is discovered buried beneath a statue in the grounds of Holm Coultram College. Superintendent Andy Dalziel and Sergeant Peter Pascoe get started on the case. Only, just as they think they have solved one problem, a second body turns up.
The Big Over Easy
Jasper Fforde · 416 pages
Blood from a Stone
Donna Leon · 337 pages
An unidentified African street vendor is executed in front of tourists in the middle of Venice. Guido Brunetti, the policeman who usually must solve the problem, is further challenged when other Italian agencies get involved. In parallel with the plot narrative, the characters reveal the societal conflicts and confusion in their attitudes toward legal and illegal immigration and how it is changi
Naked Heat
Richard Castle · 312 pages
In the sequel to the New York Times bestselling Heat Wave, Richard Castle does it again with his thrilling new mystery. Tough, sexy, professional, NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat carries a passion for justice as she leads one of New York City's top homicide squads. In what's sure to be another smash sensation by blockbuster author Richard Castle, readers will once again follow Nikki Heat and ho
The Second Confession
Rex Stout · 197 pages
Closed for Winter
Jorn Lier Horst · 364 pages
"Ove Bakkerud, newly separated and extremely disillusioned, is looking forward to a final quiet weekend at his summer home before closing for winter but, when the tourists leave, less welcome visitors arrive. Bakkerud's cottage is ransacked by burglars. Next door he discovers the body of a man who has been beaten to death. Police Inspector William Wisting has witnessed grotesque murders before, bu
Careless in Red
Elizabeth George · 633 pages
In her most eagerly anticipated novel yet, Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime.After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. But no matter how far he walks, no matter how exhausting his days, the painful memories
Outsider in Amsterdam
Janwillem van de Wetering · 290 pages
The Lighthouse
P.D. James · 381 pages
From Amazon.com: A secure and secluded retreat for the rich and powerful becomes the setting for an unsettling series of murders.Combe Island off the Cornish coast is a restful haven for the elite. But when one of its distinguished visitors is found hanging from the island’s famous lighthouse in what appears to have been a murder, the peace is shattered. Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to h