50 Books like High Stakes

The Power of the Dog

by Don Winslow

A DEA agent's feud with a cartel boss exposes a conspiracy reaching the White House.

4.37

50k+

🔫 Narco Thriller 📖 Sprawling Crime Saga 🕵️ CIA Conspiracy 🔪 Hitman Conscience 🔥 Revenge Obsession

The Power of the Dog 92%

A DEA agent's feud with a cartel boss exposes a conspiracy reaching the White House.

by Don Winslow 2005

4.37

50k+ ratings

🔫 Narco Thriller 📖 Sprawling Crime Saga 🕵️ CIA Conspiracy 🔪 Hitman Conscience 🔥 Revenge Obsession

Stars and Smoke

by Marie Lu • 2023

To infiltrate a billionaire's criminal empire, a pop star must charm his starstruck daughter.

3.69

12k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🕵️ Undercover Mission 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👥 Dual Pov ❤️ Found Family

Stars and Smoke 93%

To infiltrate a billionaire's criminal empire, a pop star must charm his starstruck daughter.

by Marie Lu 2023

3.69

12k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🕵️ Undercover Mission 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👥 Dual Pov ❤️ Found Family

The Collectors

by David Baldacci • 2006

A librarian's death pulls four outcasts into a spy ring inside the Library of Congress.

4.07

53k+

🏛️ Political Thriller 👥 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Crew 🇺🇸 Washington D.C.

The Collectors 93%

A librarian's death pulls four outcasts into a spy ring inside the Library of Congress.

by David Baldacci 2006

4.07

53k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Thriller 👥 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Crew 🇺🇸 Washington D.C.

Lethal Redemption

by April Hunt • 2019

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

4.00

596

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

Lethal Redemption 92%

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

by April Hunt 2019

4.00

596 ratings

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

[The Innocent] [By

by Harlan Coben • 2005

An ex-con's camera phone shows his wife with a stranger, dragging him into a blackmail conspiracy.

4.01

46k+

🏘️ Suburban Noir 🏡 Domestic Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🤫 Secret Past 👮 Corrupt Cops

[The Innocent] [By 92%

An ex-con's camera phone shows his wife with a stranger, dragging him into a blackmail conspiracy.

by Harlan Coben 2005

4.01

46k+ ratings

🏘️ Suburban Noir 🏡 Domestic Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🤫 Secret Past 👮 Corrupt Cops

Simply Lies

by David Baldacci • 2023

A fake call lures a single mother to a hidden corpse and the perfect murder frame.

3.96

59k+

🎯 Framed Protagonist 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🛡️ Witness Protection 🖼️ Stolen Art 🔐 Family Secrets

Simply Lies 92%

A fake call lures a single mother to a hidden corpse and the perfect murder frame.

by David Baldacci 2023

3.96

59k+ ratings

🎯 Framed Protagonist 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🛡️ Witness Protection 🖼️ Stolen Art 🔐 Family Secrets

Forged From Ice

by Cynthia Eden • 2023

A marshal finds his fugitive just as her serial killer ex finds them both.

4.43

859

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏃 On The Run 🖤 Scarred Hero

Forged From Ice 92%

A marshal finds his fugitive just as her serial killer ex finds them both.

by Cynthia Eden 2023

4.43

859 ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏃 On The Run 🖤 Scarred Hero

The Collector

by Nora Roberts • 2014

A house-sitter witnesses a murder. The victim's artist brother needs her eyes to find the killer.

4.00

39k+

🪟 Witness To Murder 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Brooding Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Collector 92%

A house-sitter witnesses a murder. The victim's artist brother needs her eyes to find the killer.

by Nora Roberts 2014

4.00

39k+ ratings

🪟 Witness To Murder 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Brooding Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Bad Situation

by Brynne Asher • 2018

Friday night, one dance with a stranger. Monday morning, he's the FBI agent investigating her.

4.33

7k+

🕵️ FBI Agent Hero 💼 Corporate Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 💔 Family Betrayal 🔥 Forced Proximity

Bad Situation 92%

Friday night, one dance with a stranger. Monday morning, he's the FBI agent investigating her.

by Brynne Asher 2018

4.33

7k+ ratings

🕵️ FBI Agent Hero 💼 Corporate Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 💔 Family Betrayal 🔥 Forced Proximity

Along Came a Spider

by James Patterson • 1993

A D.C. detective hunts a fame-obsessed teacher who kidnapped two children from an elite school.

4.13

491k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killer 🚸 Kidnapping 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game

Along Came a Spider 92%

A D.C. detective hunts a fame-obsessed teacher who kidnapped two children from an elite school.

by James Patterson 1993

4.13

491k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killer 🚸 Kidnapping 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game

If Tomorrow Comes

by Sidney Sheldon • 1985

Her mother dead, her freedom stolen, Tracy Whitney emerges from prison as an unstoppable con artist.

4.08

71k+

🏛️ Wrongful Conviction 🔒 Prison Survival 🔪 Female Revenge 💎 Heist Caper ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

If Tomorrow Comes 92%

Her mother dead, her freedom stolen, Tracy Whitney emerges from prison as an unstoppable con artist.

by Sidney Sheldon 1985

4.08

71k+ ratings

🏛️ Wrongful Conviction 🔒 Prison Survival 🔪 Female Revenge 💎 Heist Caper ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers

The Investigator

by John Sandford • 2022

A Senate staffer chasing stolen oil discovers a militia funding a massacre.

4.27

34k+

🎯 Domestic Terrorism 🏛️ Political Thriller 👩‍💼 Female Investigator 🛢️ Oil Field Crime 🏚️ Small Town Siege

The Investigator 92%

A Senate staffer chasing stolen oil discovers a militia funding a massacre.

by John Sandford 2022

4.27

34k+ ratings

🎯 Domestic Terrorism 🏛️ Political Thriller 👩‍💼 Female Investigator 🛢️ Oil Field Crime 🏚️ Small Town Siege

Naked in Death

by J.D. Robb • 1995

A detective tracking a serial killer of escorts falls for her billionaire prime suspect.

4.13

205k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🖤 Haunted Detective ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance

Naked in Death 92%

A detective tracking a serial killer of escorts falls for her billionaire prime suspect.

by J.D. Robb 1995

4.13

205k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🖤 Haunted Detective ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance

The Watchman

by Robert Crais • 2007

An heiress becomes a witness, and ex-Marine Joe Pike must hunt the killers inside the investigation.

4.14

29k+

🔫 Bodyguard Thriller 🌴 LA Crime Fiction 👁️ Witness Protection 🗿 Stoic Hero 🕵️ Corrupt Federal Agent

The Watchman 93%

An heiress becomes a witness, and ex-Marine Joe Pike must hunt the killers inside the investigation.

by Robert Crais 2007

4.14

29k+ ratings

🔫 Bodyguard Thriller 🌴 LA Crime Fiction 👁️ Witness Protection 🗿 Stoic Hero 🕵️ Corrupt Federal Agent

Weekend Warriors

by Fern Michaels • 2003

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

4.08

15k+

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Rape Revenge 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🤝 Trauma Bonding

Weekend Warriors 93%

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

by Fern Michaels 2003

4.08

15k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Rape Revenge 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🤝 Trauma Bonding

Arran's Obsession

by Jolie Vines

A courier hunting a killer is claimed in a gang lord's brutal ritual for thirty days.

3.96

29k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🌸 Virgin Hero 🔒 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Arran's Obsession 92%

A courier hunting a killer is claimed in a gang lord's brutal ritual for thirty days.

by Jolie Vines 2024

3.96

29k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💢 Enemies To Lovers 🌸 Virgin Hero 🔒 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bonding

Low Pressure

by Sandra Brown • 2012

Her novel about her sister's murder awakens a killer; her ally: the pilot once accused.

3.93

27k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧠 Repressed Memories 🛡️ Protective Hero 🗝️ Family Secrets

Low Pressure 91%

Her novel about her sister's murder awakens a killer; her ally: the pilot once accused.

by Sandra Brown 2012

3.93

27k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧠 Repressed Memories 🛡️ Protective Hero 🗝️ Family Secrets

American Assassin

by Vince Flynn • 2010

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

4.25

102k+

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

American Assassin 91%

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

by Vince Flynn 2010

4.25

102k+ ratings

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

Orchid Beach

by Stuart Woods • 1998

An ex-Army major turned Florida deputy finds her boss shot and a killer behind guarded gates.

4.05

14k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏡 Small Town Mystery 🐕 Canine Sidekick 🌴 Florida Crime 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller

Orchid Beach 91%

An ex-Army major turned Florida deputy finds her boss shot and a killer behind guarded gates.

by Stuart Woods 1998

4.05

14k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏡 Small Town Mystery 🐕 Canine Sidekick 🌴 Florida Crime 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller

The Cove

by Catherine Coulter • 1996

A woman hides in a perfect seaside town where the locals kill to keep things perfect.

3.85

29k+

🏘️ Small Town Conspiracy 🤯 Gaslighting Heroine 💼 Federal Agent Romance 🏃‍♀️ Heroine In Hiding 💔 Family Betrayal

The Cove 91%

A woman hides in a perfect seaside town where the locals kill to keep things perfect.

by Catherine Coulter 1996

3.85

29k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Conspiracy 🤯 Gaslighting Heroine 💼 Federal Agent Romance 🏃‍♀️ Heroine In Hiding 💔 Family Betrayal

The Kill Artist

by Daniel Silva • 2000

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

4.00

101k+

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

The Kill Artist 91%

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

by Daniel Silva 2000

4.00

101k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

Too Late

by Colleen Hoover • 2016

A woman trapped with a violent drug dealer falls for the undercover agent sent to destroy him.

4.03

555k+

🕵️ Undercover Agent Romance 🆘 Escaping An Abuser 💋 Dangerous Secret Romance 👨‍👩‍👦 Sacrifice For Family 😈 Possessive Dangerous Ex

Too Late 91%

A woman trapped with a violent drug dealer falls for the undercover agent sent to destroy him.

by Colleen Hoover 2016

4.03

555k+ ratings

🕵️ Undercover Agent Romance 🆘 Escaping An Abuser 💋 Dangerous Secret Romance 👨‍👩‍👦 Sacrifice For Family 😈 Possessive Dangerous Ex

The Spy and I

by Tiana Smith • 2024

A blind date turns into a shootout, forcing a shy hacker to impersonate her spy sister.

3.46

3k+

🕵️ Spy Romance 💻 Cybersecurity Thriller 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🏚️ Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy

The Spy and I 91%

A blind date turns into a shootout, forcing a shy hacker to impersonate her spy sister.

by Tiana Smith 2024

3.46

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Romance 💻 Cybersecurity Thriller 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🏚️ Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy

Fury

by Anna Hackett • 2023

To survive a cartel, a bartender on the run becomes her nightclub boss's fake girlfriend.

4.33

9k+

🤝 Fake Dating 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🖤 Alpha Protector

Fury 91%

To survive a cartel, a bartender on the run becomes her nightclub boss's fake girlfriend.

by Anna Hackett 2023

4.33

9k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Dating 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💔 Wounded Heroine 🖤 Alpha Protector

Evil Enemy

by Elle Thorpe • 2023

Her strip club, his badge. One arrest, and hatred turns into a hunger neither can resist.

4.21

4k+

🌑 Dark Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero 👮 Police Corruption

Evil Enemy 91%

Her strip club, his badge. One arrest, and hatred turns into a hunger neither can resist.

by Elle Thorpe 2023

4.21

4k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero 👮 Police Corruption

Time is Money

by Gina LaManna • 2021

An ice-cream-truck body drags a detective through mobsters, lovers, and a phantom thief.

4.57

2k+

🚔 Police Procedural 💕 Romantic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Master Thief 👀 Hidden In Plain Sight

Time is Money 91%

An ice-cream-truck body drags a detective through mobsters, lovers, and a phantom thief.

by Gina LaManna 2021

4.57

2k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 💕 Romantic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Master Thief 👀 Hidden In Plain Sight

The Terminal List

by Jack Carr

A dying Navy SEAL hunts the conspirators who massacred his team and murdered his family.

4.30

74k+

🎖️ Military Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚰️ Dying Avenger 🕵️ Military Conspiracy 🏛️ Corrupt Government

The Terminal List 91%

A dying Navy SEAL hunts the conspirators who massacred his team and murdered his family.

by Jack Carr 2018

4.30

74k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚰️ Dying Avenger 🕵️ Military Conspiracy 🏛️ Corrupt Government

Killing Floor

by Lee Child • 1997

A former military policeman, arrested in Georgia for murder, discovers the victim is his brother.

4.08

354k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🪖 Ex Military Hero 💔 Family Revenge 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🌙 Southern Noir

Killing Floor 92%

A former military policeman, arrested in Georgia for murder, discovers the victim is his brother.

by Lee Child 1997

4.08

354k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🪖 Ex Military Hero 💔 Family Revenge 👮 Corrupt Law Enforcement 🌙 Southern Noir

Against All Odds

by Brittney Sahin • 2025

Trapped by a Miami crime lord, an accountant meets a soldier whose rescue makes them both targets.

4.25

4k+

🪖 Military Hero 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run 🎭 Undercover Identity 💀 Cartel Underworld 💔 Wounded Hero

Against All Odds 92%

Trapped by a Miami crime lord, an accountant meets a soldier whose rescue makes them both targets.

by Brittney Sahin 2025

4.25

4k+ ratings

🪖 Military Hero 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run 🎭 Undercover Identity 💀 Cartel Underworld 💔 Wounded Hero

Armored

by Mark Greaney • 2022

An amputee contractor takes a cartel-country security gig that is his family's only lifeline.

4.36

10k+

🛡️ Private Security Ops 🎯 One Last Mission 💰 Cartel Negotiations 🔄 Redemption Arc 🕵️ Mole In The Team

Armored 91%

An amputee contractor takes a cartel-country security gig that is his family's only lifeline.

by Mark Greaney 2022

4.36

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Private Security Ops 🎯 One Last Mission 💰 Cartel Negotiations 🔄 Redemption Arc 🕵️ Mole In The Team

The Obsession

by Nora Roberts • 2016

Naomi hid her past. Now a murder in her new town duplicates her father's brutal style.

4.23

93k+

🎭 Copycat Killer 👤 Killer's Daughter 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 🐕 Loyal Dog

The Obsession 91%

Naomi hid her past. Now a murder in her new town duplicates her father's brutal style.

by Nora Roberts 2016

4.23

93k+ ratings

🎭 Copycat Killer 👤 Killer's Daughter 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 🐕 Loyal Dog

Deadly Illusion

by Kathy Lockheart • 2021

A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.

3.87

17k+

🖤 Abusive Lover 🥊 Fighter Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌆 Chicago Skyline ✊ Survivor's Journey

Deadly Illusion 91%

A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.

by Kathy Lockheart 2021

3.87

17k+ ratings

🖤 Abusive Lover 🥊 Fighter Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌆 Chicago Skyline ✊ Survivor's Journey

Naked Heat

by Richard Castle • 2010

A gossip columnist is murdered, her body stolen. The only witness: NYPD detective Nikki Heat's ex.

3.79

27k+

🚔 Police Procedural 👩‍✈️ Woman Detective 💔 Exes To Lovers 📰 Celebrity Scandal 🕵️ Cover-Up Conspiracy

Naked Heat 91%

A gossip columnist is murdered, her body stolen. The only witness: NYPD detective Nikki Heat's ex.

by Richard Castle 2010

3.79

27k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 👩‍✈️ Woman Detective 💔 Exes To Lovers 📰 Celebrity Scandal 🕵️ Cover-Up Conspiracy

Angels & Demons

by Dan Brown • 2000

A murdered scientist. A stolen antimatter canister. The Vatican set to detonate at midnight.

3.96

3.4M+

🕊️ Religious Conspiracy ⛪ Vatican Intrigue 🎨 Art Historical Thriller ⚛️ Science Vs Religion ⏳ Race Against Time

Angels & Demons 91%

A murdered scientist. A stolen antimatter canister. The Vatican set to detonate at midnight.

by Dan Brown 2000

3.96

3.4M+ ratings

🕊️ Religious Conspiracy ⛪ Vatican Intrigue 🎨 Art Historical Thriller ⚛️ Science Vs Religion ⏳ Race Against Time

Long Road to Mercy

by David Baldacci • 2018

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

3.94

83k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Long Road to Mercy 91%

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

by David Baldacci 2018

3.94

83k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Art of Deception

by Nora Roberts • 2017

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

3.85

8k+

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

The Art of Deception 91%

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

by Nora Roberts 2017

3.85

8k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

Sin with Me

by J.A. Huss • 2018

A haunted soldier meets a Vegas stripper fleeing a cartel, neither believing they deserve saving.

4.03

3k+

🩹 Wounded Warrior 💃 Stripper Heroine 🕰️ Childhood Ties 🌆 Las Vegas 😔 Survivor's Guilt

Sin with Me 91%

A haunted soldier meets a Vegas stripper fleeing a cartel, neither believing they deserve saving.

by J.A. Huss 2018

4.03

3k+ ratings

🩹 Wounded Warrior 💃 Stripper Heroine 🕰️ Childhood Ties 🌆 Las Vegas 😔 Survivor's Guilt

What Happened to the Bennetts

by Lisa Scottoline • 2022

A carjacking kills his daughter, and the FBI agents hiding his family know who did it.

3.79

83k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🛡️ Witness Protection 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👨‍👧 Grieving Father

What Happened to the Bennetts 91%

A carjacking kills his daughter, and the FBI agents hiding his family know who did it.

by Lisa Scottoline 2022

3.79

83k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🛡️ Witness Protection 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👨‍👧 Grieving Father

Hidden

by Fern Michaels • 2021

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

4.01

18k+

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

Hidden 91%

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

by Fern Michaels 2021

4.01

18k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

El pecador de Oxford

by Mar Petryk • 2021

Her serial-killer ex sends flowers from prison. Her bodyguard hides a past just as dark.

3.92

10k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🕯️ Cult Thriller 💔 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Dark Redemption Arc 🔪 Serial Killer Obsession

El pecador de Oxford 92%

Her serial-killer ex sends flowers from prison. Her bodyguard hides a past just as dark.

by Mar Petryk 2021

3.92

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🕯️ Cult Thriller 💔 Trauma Bonding 🖤 Dark Redemption Arc 🔪 Serial Killer Obsession

The Innocent

by David Baldacci • 2012

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

4.19

122k+

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Innocent 92%

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

by David Baldacci 2012

4.19

122k+ ratings

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

Triptych

by Karin Slaughter

A paroled man discovers his cop cousin stole his identity, and the murders never stopped.

4.13

131k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🎭 Stolen Identity ⚔️ Rape Revenge

Triptych 91%

A paroled man discovers his cop cousin stole his identity, and the murders never stopped.

by Karin Slaughter 2006

4.13

131k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🎭 Stolen Identity ⚔️ Rape Revenge

The Lions of Lucerne

by Brad Thor • 2002

An avalanche buries the President's detail; one survivor is framed and goes rogue to rescue him.

4.10

48k+

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🚔 Framed For Murder ⚓ Ex-Navy SEAL 🏔️ Swiss Alps

The Lions of Lucerne 91%

An avalanche buries the President's detail; one survivor is framed and goes rogue to rescue him.

by Brad Thor 2002

4.10

48k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🚔 Framed For Murder ⚓ Ex-Navy SEAL 🏔️ Swiss Alps

Blurring the Lines

by Kirsty Moseley • 2013

Fake boyfriend. Real bodyguard. Her kidnapper's release turns their charade into a fight to survive.

4.25

836

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Damaged Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Blurring the Lines 91%

Fake boyfriend. Real bodyguard. Her kidnapper's release turns their charade into a fight to survive.

by Kirsty Moseley 2013

4.25

836 ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Damaged Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Judge & Jury

by James Patterson • 2006

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

4.01

52k+

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

Judge & Jury 91%

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

by James Patterson 2006

4.01

52k+ ratings

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

The Alchemist's Secret

by Scott Mariani • 2007

Guilt-haunted ex-soldier hunts an alchemical manuscript to save a child, stalked by fanatical order.

3.98

11k+

🕊️ Religious Conspiracy 🧩 Historical Puzzle 📜 Manuscript Hunt 🪖 Ex-Soldier Hero ⚗️ Alchemy Lore

The Alchemist's Secret 91%

Guilt-haunted ex-soldier hunts an alchemical manuscript to save a child, stalked by fanatical order.

by Scott Mariani 2007

3.98

11k+ ratings

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4.16

14k+

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On Her Father's Grave 91%

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by Kendra Elliot 2014

4.16

14k+ ratings

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4.33

3k+

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Because of Her 91%

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by Jewel E. Ann 2023

4.33

3k+ ratings

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A detective and her undercover partner hunt a killer whose drug turns trauma into violence.

3.76

11k+

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The Broken Places 91%

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by Mia Sheridan 2024

3.76

11k+ ratings

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4.20

197k+

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The Bone Collector 91%

A forensic genius, now quadriplegic, deciphers a killer's cryptic clues as victims are buried alive.

by Jeffery Deaver 1997

4.20

197k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔬 Forensic Investigation 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

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