20 Best Fictional Detective Book Series | Recommended Reads

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  • Ordinary Grace

    • UPC: 884740901625
    • ASIN: 1451645856
    • ISBN: 1451645856
    • Brand: Atria Books
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary... [Read More]

  • Ring Around the Rosie (An Olivia Thompson Mystery Book 1)

    • ASIN: B01D3H7PKO

    Rosie Thompson is an eighteen-year-old girl with her whole life ahead of her. The Homecoming Dance is just one night away and she can already feel the weight of the crown upon her head. But when she leaves her home that Friday night, it’s for the very last time. When her body is found in a park the next morning, a whole town is turned upside down... [Read More]

  • A Better Man: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

    • ASIN: B07NTMH6DR
    • Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

    “‘A Better Man,' with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre.” —Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal"Enchanting... one of his most ennobling missions." —Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book ReviewCatastrophic spring flooding, blistering ... [Read More]

  • THE LOST SISTER: A stunning crime thriller full of twists (Detective Arla Baker Series Book 1)

    • ASIN: B07GKXDF2P

    A series taking Amazon by storm!OMG, I couldn't put this book down! It grabs you from page one and just hooks you! - Joan Dixon5 stars and more! It starts with a bang and just keeps getting better! So happy I found this author!! - Dennis Lutes For 15 years, Detective Chief Inspector Arla Baker has hunted for Nicole, her lost sister...Today, a woman... [Read More]

  • The Price of Time

    • ASIN: B07NXXYG1G

    Would your character change ...if you had all the money in the world?And all the time?Would you become a better person?Or worse?Imagine Agatha Christie meets Michael Crichton in a fast-paced, philosophical mystery thriller._______________________________________There’s a secret in Silicon Valley. A discovery. An invention. One so startling and su... [Read More]

  • The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

    • ASIN: B076FNQWTF
    • Manufacturer: Greyson Media

    Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer?Best Mystery-Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018Winner Best T... [Read More]

  • The David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series: Books 1-4 (The David Wolf Series Box Set)

    • ASIN: B073YGY4VG

    The David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Books 1-4 by Amazon #1 bestselling author Jeff Carson have brought readers across the globe and back again to the high country of Colorado, leaving them breathless and desperate for more. If you love thriller mysteries with action, suspense, and a touch of humor and romance, then the David Wolf Series is for y... [Read More]

  • The Silent Woman: The USA TODAY BESTSELLER - a gripping historical fiction (Cat Carlisle, Book 1)

    • ASIN: B076GVWSW1
    • Manufacturer: HQ Digital

    Would you sell your secrets?Catherine Carlisle is trapped in a loveless marriage and the threat of World War Two is looming. She sees no way out… that is until a trusted friend asks her to switch her husband’s papers in a desperate bid to confuse the Germans.Soon Catherine finds herself caught up in a deadly mixture of espionage and murder. Som... [Read More]

  • Where the Crawdads Sing

    • ASIN: B078GD3DRG
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

  • Murder on Main Street (A Jake and Emma Mystery Book 2)

    • ASIN: B00NB85G5C

    A freak May Day blizzard strands the citizens of Casper, Wyoming under six feet of snow, but even snow can’t stop a killer. Detective Matt Joyner calls on accidental detectives Jake and Emma Rand in a mystery that quickly comes a little too close to home. Emma’s best friend, Kristy Castle, is hiding a secret from her past, but would she kill to... [Read More]

  • Love is a Many Splintered Thing: A Gotcha Detective Agency Mystery (Gotcha Detective Agency Mysteries Book 12)

    • ASIN: B07JKQTL5J
    • Manufacturer: Novels & Coffee

    Nick and Mimi are happily married and settled into their new home. It all seems perfect, but is it? Somehow, just when you think life is perfect, something or someone comes along to upset the calm waters.Charles Parks to the rescue! Or is he just meddling?Running from your troubles is never a good idea, and yet when Charles presents Mimi with ticke... [Read More]

  • Wired Justice: Vigilante Justice Thriller Series (Paradise Crime Thrillers Book 6)

    • ASIN: B077TCRXCK
    • Manufacturer: Neal Enterprises Inc.

    Wired In, Book 1 in the series, is only 2.99¢ for a limited time!Paradise hides too many bodies.How would you take on a serial killer?Sophie Ang’s lovable dog Ginger has a nose for murder, and leads her tech sleuth mistress through perilous lava fields on the Big Island to a terrible discovery. Sophie is plunged into a new investigation with dyn... [Read More]

  • The Killer Inside: A serial killer thriller with a twist (Detective Jessica Daniel thriller series Book 1)

    • ASIN: B01IP9ESZK
    • Manufacturer: Bookouture

    'Wow. And WOW again … I had to steal some sleeping time to read this book, because I just HAD to see who the killer was.’ BookspoppyYou can lock your doors…but what if the killer is already inside? When the body of a woman is found in a locked house, Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is called in to investigate a seemingly impossible murder.... [Read More]

  • Best American Mystery Stories 2018 (The Best American Series ®)

    • ASIN: 0544949099
    • ISBN: 0544949099
    • Brand: Mariner Books
    • Manufacturer: Best American Paper

    #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, Louise Penny brings her “nerve and skill—as well as heart” (Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post) to selecting the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year. Writing short stories takes “Skill. Discipline. Knowledge of the form while not being formulaic,... [Read More]

  • The Outsider: A Novel

    • ASIN: B078M5G7XH
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—soon to be an HBO limited series starring Ben Mendelsohn! An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories.An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesse... [Read More]

  • What Should Danny Do? School Day (The Power to Choose Series)

    • ASIN: 0692914374
    • ISBN: 0692914374
    • Manufacturer: Elon Books

    FUN. INTERACTIVE. EMPOWERING. "The absolute best book available for kids ages 4-9." - Maya Shanun, Pediatrician & Mother of 58 stories in 1! Danny is back in an all new adventure! In this follow up to the #1 Amazon Best Seller, What Should Danny Do?, your children will get to decide how Danny's day at school will end! Children love being able to ... [Read More]

  • Her Final Confession: An absolutely addictive crime fiction novel (Detective Josie Quinn Book 4)

    • ASIN: B07H2ML6LB
    • Manufacturer: Bookouture

    Watching her friend dragged away in handcuffs, Josie couldn't believe for one second that Gretchen had killed that poor boy. Confession or not, someone else was involved. She would find out who…When the body of a young student is found on the driveway of a local Denton home, a photograph pinned to his collar, Detective Josie Quinn is first on the... [Read More]

  • The Fog Seller: The 4-time Gold Medal Mystery from the Creator of the Emmy® Winning Neverwinter NightsTM

    • ASIN: B01867TXOC
    • Manufacturer: Sausalito Media LLC

    Gold Medal, Best Mystery of the year, Readers' Favorite | Best Novel & Best Mystery of the Year, TopShelf Book Awards | Gold Medal, Benjamin Franklin Book Awards | Finalist: Best Mystery & Best Literary Fiction, Ind. Audiobook Awards | "Unique, moving, poetic," a book club favorite that ignites discussionsA novel with a unique hero, an unlikely lov... [Read More]

  • Summer of the Woods (The Virginia Mysteries)

    • ASIN: 0989341410
    • ISBN: 0989341410
    • Manufacturer: MyBoys3 Press

    Do you remember your first real adventure? When summer was filled with magic and anything seemed possible?"Magic Tree House meets The Hardy Boys...A perfect summer reading adventure!"When young brothers Derek and Sam move with their family to Virginia, they have no idea what adventures the summer will bring. As they explore their creaky old house a... [Read More]

  • Deep Night (Detective Harlan Ulrich Book 1)

    • ASIN: B07RNDH1DP

    IT COMES AT NIGHTPawn shop owner Nancy Pruitt is being stalked. Every night since bringing a mysterious painting into her home, she's been awakened by a rapping at her bedroom window. What's more, the nightly visitor seems to bear quite the resemblance to a figure in her new painting...Enter Harlan Ulrich: Coffee-fueled eccentric and private detect... [Read More]

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