20 Best Fictional Detective Book Series | Recommended Reads

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  • The Names of Dead Girls (Canaan Crime Novels)

    • ASIN: B01N2VK4K3
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

    “As I read Eric Rickstad’s latest, The Names of Dead Girls, I felt myself constantly wanting to skip ahead -- anxious, desperate, to find out what was going to happen...You’re in the hands of one of the best in the business, at the very peak of his form. “ -- Michael Harvey, author of BrightonNew York Times and USA Today bestselling autho... [Read More]

  • Bloody Genius (A Virgil Flowers Novel Book 12)

    • ASIN: B07N5GV9YL
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

    Virgil Flowers will have to watch his back--and his mouth--as he investigates a college culture war turned deadly in another one of Sandford's "madly entertaining Virgil Flowers mysteries" (New York Times Book Review).At the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of science and medicine. Each carries the... [Read More]

  • The Night Fire (A Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel Book 2)

    • ASIN: B07NL757ZF
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

    Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor, the man who trained him---new from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly Back when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide detective, he had an inspiring mentor who taught him to take the work personally and light the f... [Read More]

  • The Girl Who Lived Twice: A Lisbeth Salander novel, continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series

    • ASIN: B07KQNN4CC
    • Manufacturer: Knopf

    The sixth Lisbeth Salander story--the crime-fiction phenomenon that has sold more than 90 million copies worldwide.Lisbeth Salander--the fierce, unstoppable girl with the dragon tattoo--has disappeared. She's sold her apartment in Stockholm. She's gone silent electronically. She's told no one where she is. And no one is aware that at long last she'... [Read More]

  • Violent Crimes: An Amanda Jaffe Novel (Amanda Jaffe Series Book 5)

    • ASIN: B00RLRLBGC
    • Manufacturer: Harper

    In this mesmerizing tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin, attorney Amanda Jaffe—star of Wild Justice, Ties That Bind, Proof Positive, and Fugitive—becomes entangled in a murder case involving Big Oil, an estranged father and son, and the greatest ethical dilemma of her career .Dale Masterson, senior partner i... [Read More]

  • Blue Moon: A Jack Reacher Novel

    • ASIN: B07NCNVZ5P
    • Manufacturer: Dell

    In the next highly anticipated installment of Lee Child’s acclaimed suspense series, Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple . . . and confronts his most dangerous opponents yet. “Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of.”—Ken Follett“This is a random universe,” Reacher says. “Once in... [Read More]

  • Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice (A Jesse Stone Novel)

    • ASIN: 042526128X
    • ISBN: 042526128X
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

    When two cases collide, police chief Jesse Stone is caught in the middle in this New York Times bestseller.Autumn in Paradise, Massachusetts, is usually idyllic. Not this time. A Hollywood movie company has come to town and brought troubled star Marisol Hinton—beautiful, talented, demanding, and scared out of her wits that her estranged husband's... [Read More]

  • True Crime Stories: 3 True Crime Books Collection (True Crime Novels Anthology) (Volume 1)

    • ASIN: 1975732200
    • ISBN: 1975732200
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    It is no secret that true crime murder stories are not for the faint of heart. They can lead you to double-check your windows and doors at night, and question everything you thought or believed about human nature. Yet they are intriguing and fascinating at the same time.What is it that makes us different from those who take the lives of others? Tha... [Read More]

  • Killing the Blues (A Jesse Stone Novel)

    • ASIN: 0425250458
    • ISBN: 0425250458
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

    It’s tourist season in Paradise, Massachusetts. With it comes a baffling and violent crime wave that has residents on edge. It’s also brought a mysterious figure who’s stirring up troubling memories for Chief of Police Jesse Stone—especially when it appears the stranger is out for revenge.

  • Margaret Truman's Undiplomatic Murder: A Capital Crimes Novel

    • ASIN: 0765369664
    • ISBN: 0765369664
    • Manufacturer: Forge Books

    Private investigator Robert Brixton has always hated Washington. Against his better judgment, he decides to stick around and take a job as an agent in a new State Department security agency headed by his former boss at the Washington P.D. After work one day he meets his youngest daughter, Janet, for a drink at an outdoor cafe. Shockingly, a young A... [Read More]

  • Dark Sacred Night (A Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel Book 1)

    • ASIN: B0796R3RR4
    • Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

  • Light It Up (A Peter Ash Novel Book 3)

    • ASIN: B0727MJKWQ
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

    “Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Petrie’s Peter Ash is the real deal.”—Lee ChildIn this action-packed thriller starring war veteran Peter Ash, a well-planned and flawlessly executed hijacking reveals the hidden dangers of Colorado's mellowest business, but Ash may find there’s more to this crime than meets the ... [Read More]

  • Brainwashed: Crime Travelers Spy School Mystery & International Adventure Series Book 1

    • ASIN: 194013711X
    • ISBN: 194013711X
    • Manufacturer: Flying Solo Press LLC

    "Like the Bourne Identity, but for kids, Crime Travelers tracks the secret urban adventures of the New Resistance, a group of international orphaned teens living in hotels, traveling the globe, and fighting crime worldwide. " - M. Robichaux, Editor | This middle-grade series combines "action and adventure with global awareness and smart humor." Cla... [Read More]

  • The Darkness: A Thriller (The Hulda Series Book 1)

    • ASIN: B079DVL6D3
    • Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

    Spanning the icy streets of Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and cold, isolated fjords, The Darkness is an atmospheric thriller from Ragnar Jonasson, one of the most exciting names in Nordic Noir.The body of a young Russian woman washes up on an Icelandic shore. After a cursory investigation, the death is declared a suicide and the case is quietl... [Read More]

  • Truth: A Sinful Novel (A Sinful Series)

    • ASIN: B07H3PGXWL
    • Manufacturer: Trilina Pucci Books

    Darker and dirtier than ever before. Best-selling author, Trilina Pucci brings you an alpha hero, Dominic King, that breaks the mold. Get ready to swoon over this instalove story. Truth is a standalone novel. The moment I saw her, I wanted her. I just didn't expect to want to keep her. Then she walked away. But she should've known better. I'm ... [Read More]

  • Into the Woods: A Different Scandinavian Crime Novel (Detective Lena Franke Series, Book #3)

    • ASIN: 152207094X
    • ISBN: 152207094X
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

    *** This is the third book in the Detective Lena Franke series. *** A seven-year-old girl with a life-threatening disease disappears from a small sleepy village in Northern Sweden, and Detective Lena Franke takes on the case. But finding a child in the deep woods is not as easy as Lena expects. Gradually, she realizes the case is more mysteriou... [Read More]

  • Capital Crimes (Will Lee Novels Book 6)

    • ASIN: B000O76OUY
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

  • Stealth (A Stone Barrington Novel Book 51)

    • ASIN: B07NCK6YY8
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

    Stone Barrington must trap a ruthless defector in this heart-stopping thriller from fan favorite Stuart Woods.Stone Barrington is trying to enjoy some downtime at his English retreat when he's unceremoniously sent off to the remote reaches of the UK and into a deadly snare. As it turns out, this is only the first volley by a rival power, one that ... [Read More]

  • The Good Lawyer: A Novel (The Good Lawyer Series)

    • ASIN: 1463604815
    • ISBN: 1463604815
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY. A young, ambitious lawyer is eager to prove he is better than the father who abandoned him and worthy of the devoted mother who raised him beyond the siren call of the mobster dominated family he grew up in. Working as a Bronx Legal Aid Attorney he learns how to twist the system, how to become an unbeatable defense lawyer,... [Read More]

  • Sleeping in the Ground: An Inspector Banks Novel (Inspector Banks Novels Book 24)

    • ASIN: B01N2JHUMC
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow

    MICHAEL CONNELLY calls Peter Robinson "an author with amazing empathy, a snare-trap ear for dialogue, and a clear eye for the telling detail."See why in Sleeping in the Ground, the gripping new novel starring Alan Banks — featuring an opening scene you'll never forget, and a finale you won't see coming.At the doors of a charming country church, a... [Read More]

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