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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorForty Words for Sorrow
Giles Blunt · 378 pages
In the quiet Canadian town of Algonquin Bay, a frozen body has been found in an abandoned mine shaft. She is quickly identified as Katie Pine, a teenager who had disappeared months ago. At the time, Detective John Cardinal insisted that Katie was no ordinary runaway. His relentless pursuit and refusal to give up on the case got him demoted from Homicide. But now the Canadian police force wants Car
Flesh & Blood
John Harvey · 345 pages
Retired Detective Inspector Frank Elder is pulled back into a 14-year-old unsolved mystery when a possible suspect is released from prison, and another girl is found dead.
The Silent Dead
Tetsuya Honda · 292 pages
"When a body wrapped in a blue plastic tarp and tied up with twine is discovered near the bushes near a quiet suburban Tokyo neighborhood, Lt. Reiko Himekawa and her squad take the case. The victim was slaughtered brutally--his wounds are bizarre, and no one can figure out the "what" or the "why" of this crime. At age twenty-nine, Reiko Himekawa of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's Homicide Division
Dead Gone
Luca Veste · 408 pages
When it becomes apparent that each victim has ties to the university, the detectives realize they're chasing a killer unlike any they've hunted before one who doesn't just want his victims bodies, but their minds as well. As they rush to prevent any more deaths, they are forced to delve into the darkest channels of psychological research in an attempt to understand the motives of the madman.
Blood Eagle
Craig Russell · 384 pages
"The message was sent to Kriminalhauptkommissar Fabel by email." "'Time is strange is it not? I write and you read and we share the same moment. Yet, as I write this, Herr Hauptkommissar, you sleep and my next victim still lives. As you read it, she is already dead. Our dance continues...'" "The same gruesome ritualistic method of killing. The same mocking tone in the emails. It all points to the
Blue Light Yokohama
Nicolas Obregon · 428 pages
Newly reinstated Tokyo Homicide Division Police Inspector Iwata works with reluctant colleagues to investigate the brutal murder of an entire family and other deaths that are identified as the work of the same killer.
Postmortem
Patricia Cornwell · 342 pages
A killer is stalking the streets of Richmond, Virginia. When the bodies begin to mount, Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta is pulled into a chilling investigation that blends high-stakes forensics with psychological warfare. Armed with cutting-edge science and unflinching resolve, Scarpetta must navigate hostile forces both inside and outside the investigation—because someone isn’t just trying t
Déjà Dead
Kathy Reichs · 509 pages
Un beau jour d'été à Montréal, sur la table de dissection du laboratoire de médecine légale de la police provinciale, arrive un cadavre découvert dans l'ancien parc du Grand Séminaire. Le docteur Temperance Brennan est chargé d'autopsier ce qu'il reste d'une femme découpée en morceaux. Sa sinistre expertise va l'amener en première ligne de l'enquête, face à l'assassin pervers qui collectionne les
Cold Killing
Luke Delaney · 446 pages
A series of brutal killings leaves South London's Murder Investigation Unit struggling to connect the crimes: no recognizable method; no forensic evidence; and the victims have nothing in common. DI Sean Corrigan's troubled past has left him with an uncanny ability to identify the darkness in others -- a darkness he struggles to keep buried within his own psyche. Sean knows these murders are the
The Bat
Jo Nesbo · 369 pages
Follows Harry Hole's efforts to solve the murder of a television celebrity whose demise is linked to a string of serial killings. Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo Crime Squad is dispatched to Sydney to observe a murder case. Harry is free to offer assistance, but he has firm instructions to stay out of trouble. The victim is a Norwegian woman who is a minor celebrity back home. Harry befriends
Naked in Death
J.D. Robb · 313 pages
It is the year 2058, and technology now completely rules the world. But Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows that the irresistible impulses of the human heart are still ruled by just one thing-passion. Crime and punishment is her business. Murder her speciality. Named by the social worker who found her when she was a mere child roaming that city's streets, Eve is a New York police detective who lives for h
The Bone Collector
Jeffery Deaver · 432 pages
Number one bestselling author Jeffery Deaver returns with his most famous characters Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs in beautifully reissued editions.
Broken Silence
Danielle Ramsay · 416 pages
The Cold Cold Ground
Adrian McKinty · 320 pages
The Preacher
Camilla Lackberg · 419 pages
The discovery of two murder victims who were killed twenty years earlier is complicated by the body of a third, recent victim at the same location, a case that compels detective Patrik Hedstrom to investigate a feuding clan of misfits, religious fanatics, and criminals.
The Vows of Silence
Susan Hill · 320 pages
It is late October, and the inhabitants of the Cathedral town of Lafferton are getting ready for the Remembrance Day parade. This year will be grander than usual because of a VIP visitor. Leonard Cramm is preparing himself, as he always does; his grandfather was a hero of the First World War, and his father a hero of the Battle of Britain.
Cut Short
Leigh Russell · 352 pages
DI Geraldine Steel thought that life in the quiet town of Woolsmarsh would be dull and uneventful, but finds herself investigating the brutal murder of a young woman as the prime suspect is eliminated and the disturbed killer strikes again.
River of Darkness
Rennie Airth · 448 pages
Upon its original publication, River of Darkness awed readers who look for intelligent, well-plotted psychological mysteries. This "fine, frightening piece of work" (Kirkus Reviews) introduces inspector John Madden who, in the years following World War I, is sent to a small village to investigate a particularly gruesome attack. The local police dismiss the slaughter as a botched robbery, but Madde
The Mephisto Club
Tess Gerritsen · 443 pages
The Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman’s brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It’s a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli, who swiftly link the victim to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O’Donnell–Jane’s professional nemesis and member of a sinister cabal called the Mephisto Club. On top of Beacon Hill, the