50 Books like Judge & Jury

Nash Falls

by David Baldacci

When a deepfake frames him and his daughter is taken, a VP trades spreadsheets for revenge.

4.29

40k+

📊 Corporate Thriller 🏃 Fugitive Framed ⚔️ Personal Vendetta 🔍 FBI Informant 🌐 Global Conspiracy

Nash Falls 92%

When a deepfake frames him and his daughter is taken, a VP trades spreadsheets for revenge.

by David Baldacci 2025

4.29

40k+ ratings

📊 Corporate Thriller 🏃 Fugitive Framed ⚔️ Personal Vendetta 🔍 FBI Informant 🌐 Global Conspiracy

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 95%

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 Defense

by Steve Cavanagh • 2016

When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.

4.01

54k+

🔧 Lean Methodology 🛡️ Defense Innovation 🏛️ Government Bureaucracy 🕵️ Customer Discovery 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping

The Defense 94%

When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.

by Steve Cavanagh 2016

4.01

54k+ ratings

🔧 Lean Methodology 🛡️ Defense Innovation 🏛️ Government Bureaucracy 🕵️ Customer Discovery 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

Dead I Well May Be

by Adrian McKinty • 2003

Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.

3.95

5k+

🍀 Irish Crime 🎯 Revenge Quest 🔓 Prison Break 🕶️ Hard-Boiled 🏙️ New York Mob

Dead I Well May Be 93%

Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.

by Adrian McKinty 2003

3.95

5k+ ratings

🍀 Irish Crime 🎯 Revenge Quest 🔓 Prison Break 🕶️ Hard-Boiled 🏙️ New York Mob

The Lincoln Lawyer

by Michael Connelly • 2005

A Los Angeles lawyer's dream client is accused of assault, but he's hiding a murder.

4.23

260k+

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 👨‍💼 Defense Attorney 🃏 Client Deception 🥃 Hard-Boiled

The Lincoln Lawyer 93%

A Los Angeles lawyer's dream client is accused of assault, but he's hiding a murder.

by Michael Connelly 2005

4.23

260k+ ratings

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 👨‍💼 Defense Attorney 🃏 Client Deception 🥃 Hard-Boiled

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 93%

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

The Gray Man

by Mark Greaney • 2009

Betrayed mid-flight, an elite assassin must fight across Europe to save his handler's family.

4.16

52k+

🕵️ Spy Thriller 💪 One Man Army 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎯 Code Of Honor 🔪 Betrayed Operative

The Gray Man 93%

Betrayed mid-flight, an elite assassin must fight across Europe to save his handler's family.

by Mark Greaney 2009

4.16

52k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Thriller 💪 One Man Army 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎯 Code Of Honor 🔪 Betrayed Operative

I Am Pilgrim

by Terry Hayes • 2014

A New York murder lures a retired spy into a plot to unleash an engineered plague.

4.31

207k+

🔍 Forensic Investigation 🦠 Bioterrorism Plot 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🐈 Cat And Mouse Game 🗡️ Vengeance Motive

I Am Pilgrim 93%

A New York murder lures a retired spy into a plot to unleash an engineered plague.

by Terry Hayes 2014

4.31

207k+ ratings

🔍 Forensic Investigation 🦠 Bioterrorism Plot 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🐈 Cat And Mouse Game 🗡️ Vengeance Motive

Take Down

by Fern Michaels • 2014

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

4.35

2k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

Take Down 94%

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

by Fern Michaels 2014

4.35

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

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 94%

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

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

The Client

by John Grisham • 2005

An eleven-year-old knows the Mafia's darkest secret. The FBI wants it. The mob wants him dead.

4.06

467k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 👁️ Witness To Crime ⚠️ Child In Jeopardy ⚖️ Lawyer Client Bond 🐈 Cat And Mouse

The Client 92%

An eleven-year-old knows the Mafia's darkest secret. The FBI wants it. The mob wants him dead.

by John Grisham 2005

4.06

467k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 👁️ Witness To Crime ⚠️ Child In Jeopardy ⚖️ Lawyer Client Bond 🐈 Cat And Mouse

The Hamptons Lawyer

by James Patterson • 2025

A defense attorney fighting cancer takes on a murder case that pulls her into a mob war.

4.19

13k+

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Framed For Murder 🔗 Mob Ties 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Hamptons Lawyer 92%

A defense attorney fighting cancer takes on a murder case that pulls her into a mob war.

by James Patterson 2025

4.19

13k+ ratings

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Framed For Murder 🔗 Mob Ties 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Racketeer

by John Grisham • 2012

A wrongfully jailed lawyer trades a judge's murderer for his freedom and a new face.

3.90

118k+

⚖️ Courtroom Showdown 🏛️ Corrupt Judge ⛓️ Wrongful Imprisonment 🛡️ Witness Protection 🏴‍☠️ Hidden Treasure

The Racketeer 92%

A wrongfully jailed lawyer trades a judge's murderer for his freedom and a new face.

by John Grisham 2012

3.90

118k+ ratings

⚖️ Courtroom Showdown 🏛️ Corrupt Judge ⛓️ Wrongful Imprisonment 🛡️ Witness Protection 🏴‍☠️ Hidden Treasure

Silent Crime

by W.L. Knightly • 2019

A retiring detective faces a killer who forces corrupt officials to play hangman with their crimes.

3.96

2k+

📋 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👥 Reluctant Partners 🏛️ Corrupt System

Silent Crime 92%

A retiring detective faces a killer who forces corrupt officials to play hangman with their crimes.

by W.L. Knightly 2019

3.96

2k+ ratings

📋 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👥 Reluctant Partners 🏛️ Corrupt System

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 92%

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.

High Stakes

by Fern Michaels • 2017

Undercover at a drug-running male dance show, a reporter races to save his old friend.

4.29

2k+

🕵️ Investigative Thriller 💖 Bodyguard Romance 🤝 Found Family 💊 Drug Smuggling 🔍 Undercover Operation

High Stakes 92%

Undercover at a drug-running male dance show, a reporter races to save his old friend.

by Fern Michaels 2017

4.29

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Thriller 💖 Bodyguard Romance 🤝 Found Family 💊 Drug Smuggling 🔍 Undercover Operation

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

Those Empty Eyes

by Charlie Donlea • 2023

Wrongly accused of her family's murder, a teen becomes an investigator chasing the real killer.

4.14

101k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 📋 Cold Case Obsession

Those Empty Eyes 92%

Wrongly accused of her family's murder, a teen becomes an investigator chasing the real killer.

by Charlie Donlea 2023

4.14

101k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 📋 Cold Case Obsession

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 92%

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

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson • 2007

A First Lady's funeral becomes a hostage crisis, and the NYPD negotiator's wife is dying.

4.08

60k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏛️ Hostage Thriller ⚖️ Duty Vs Family 🧠 Mastermind Villain 🔓 Inside Job

Step on a Crack 94%

A First Lady's funeral becomes a hostage crisis, and the NYPD negotiator's wife is dying.

by James Patterson 2007

4.08

60k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏛️ Hostage Thriller ⚖️ Duty Vs Family 🧠 Mastermind Villain 🔓 Inside Job

The Night Shift

by Robert Enright • 2016

A shattered sniper punishes a freed rapist, igniting war with a corrupt detective and crime kingpin.

4.28

11k+

🕶 Vigilante Thriller 👮 Police Corruption 🪖 Haunted Soldier 💔 Vengeful Father 🏙 Urban Noir

The Night Shift 93%

A shattered sniper punishes a freed rapist, igniting war with a corrupt detective and crime kingpin.

by Robert Enright 2016

4.28

11k+ ratings

🕶 Vigilante Thriller 👮 Police Corruption 🪖 Haunted Soldier 💔 Vengeful Father 🏙 Urban Noir

The Pelican Brief

by John Grisham • 1992

A law student's theory about two murdered justices uncovers a conspiracy worth killing to protect.

4.06

449k+

⚖️ Legal Conspiracy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏃 Woman On The Run 🔫 Hired Assassin 🏴 Political Cover-Up

The Pelican Brief 92%

A law student's theory about two murdered justices uncovers a conspiracy worth killing to protect.

by John Grisham 1992

4.06

449k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Conspiracy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏃 Woman On The Run 🔫 Hired Assassin 🏴 Political Cover-Up

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

Ragdoll

by Daniel Cole • 2017

A stitched corpse and a list of six names: a disgraced detective is the last.

3.87

25k+

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Haunted Detective 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎯 Detective As Target

Ragdoll 92%

A stitched corpse and a list of six names: a disgraced detective is the last.

by Daniel Cole 2017

3.87

25k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Haunted Detective 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎯 Detective As Target

The Bourne Identity

by Robert Ludlum • 1980

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

4.05

442k+

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

The Bourne Identity 92%

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

by Robert Ludlum 1980

4.05

442k+ ratings

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

Without Remorse

by Tom Clancy • 1993

When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.

4.22

77k+

📚 Military Thriller 🎯 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💔 Grieving Protagonist

Without Remorse 92%

When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.

by Tom Clancy 1993

4.22

77k+ ratings

📚 Military Thriller 🎯 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 💔 Grieving Protagonist

The Boys from Biloxi

by John Grisham • 2022

Two boyhood friends in Biloxi: one a prosecutor, the other a mob heir. Only one side can win.

4.05

96k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🕴️ Organized Crime 👦 Friends Turned Rivals 🏚️ Small Town Corruption 🌊 Gulf Coast

The Boys from Biloxi 92%

Two boyhood friends in Biloxi: one a prosecutor, the other a mob heir. Only one side can win.

by John Grisham 2022

4.05

96k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🕴️ Organized Crime 👦 Friends Turned Rivals 🏚️ Small Town Corruption 🌊 Gulf Coast

Billy Summers

by Stephen King • 2021

A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.

4.18

199k+

🔫 Hitman Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 👨‍👧 Reluctant Father Figure ✍️ Writer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Billy Summers 93%

A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.

by Stephen King 2021

4.18

199k+ ratings

🔫 Hitman Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 👨‍👧 Reluctant Father Figure ✍️ Writer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Kasacja

by Remigiusz Mróz • 2015

A defense attorney and her apprentice take on a double-murder case the mafia has already rigged.

3.87

11k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🇵🇱 Polish Crime 🕴️ Organized Crime 🤝 Mentor And Protege ⚖️ Courtroom Drama

Kasacja 93%

A defense attorney and her apprentice take on a double-murder case the mafia has already rigged.

by Remigiusz Mróz 2015

3.87

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🇵🇱 Polish Crime 🕴️ Organized Crime 🤝 Mentor And Protege ⚖️ Courtroom Drama

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 92%

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 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

When the Bough Breaks

by Jonathan Kellerman • 1985

A retired psychologist probes a child's memory of murder and discovers a ring of predators.

4.02

68k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔍 Psychologist Sleuth 🕸️ Criminal Conspiracy 🌴 1980s Los Angeles 😬 Reluctant Investigator

When the Bough Breaks 92%

A retired psychologist probes a child's memory of murder and discovers a ring of predators.

by Jonathan Kellerman 1985

4.02

68k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔍 Psychologist Sleuth 🕸️ Criminal Conspiracy 🌴 1980s Los Angeles 😬 Reluctant Investigator

While Justice Sleeps

by Stacey Abrams • 2021

Guardian of a comatose justice, a law clerk uncovers a White House conspiracy worth killing for.

3.95

46k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 👨‍⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🧬 Biotech Thriller 👁️ Paranoid Thriller

While Justice Sleeps 92%

Guardian of a comatose justice, a law clerk uncovers a White House conspiracy worth killing for.

by Stacey Abrams 2021

3.95

46k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 👨‍⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🧬 Biotech Thriller 👁️ Paranoid Thriller

The Enemy

by Lee Child • 2004

A general's death in a motel sends MP Jack Reacher hunting for a briefcase and a conspiracy.

4.18

148k+

🪖 Military Conspiracy 🕶️ Rogue Investigator 🔍 Procedural Mystery 🌍 Post-Cold War Setting 🤐 Military Cover-Up

The Enemy 92%

A general's death in a motel sends MP Jack Reacher hunting for a briefcase and a conspiracy.

by Lee Child 2004

4.18

148k+ ratings

🪖 Military Conspiracy 🕶️ Rogue Investigator 🔍 Procedural Mystery 🌍 Post-Cold War Setting 🤐 Military Cover-Up

The Second Life of Nick Mason

by Steve Hamilton • 2016

Nick Mason's release came with a phone. It orders murder. His family guarantees his obedience.

3.75

7k+

🕵️ Hardboiled Noir 👮 Corrupt Police 🏙️ Chicago Setting 🔍 Obsessed Detective 😤 Criminal Antihero

The Second Life of Nick Mason 92%

Nick Mason's release came with a phone. It orders murder. His family guarantees his obedience.

by Steve Hamilton 2016

3.75

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Hardboiled Noir 👮 Corrupt Police 🏙️ Chicago Setting 🔍 Obsessed Detective 😤 Criminal Antihero

Hard Landing

by Stephen Leather • 2004

An undercover cop gets close to a prison kingpin, but his family is targeted on the outside.

4.06

6k+

🕵️ Deep Cover 🚔 Prison Drama 💣 Tactical Action 👨‍👦 Family In Peril ⚖️ Morally Ambiguous Hero

Hard Landing 92%

An undercover cop gets close to a prison kingpin, but his family is targeted on the outside.

by Stephen Leather 2004

4.06

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Deep Cover 🚔 Prison Drama 💣 Tactical Action 👨‍👦 Family In Peril ⚖️ Morally Ambiguous Hero

Rules of Prey

by John Sandford

A Minneapolis detective breaks every rule to catch a killer who lives by his own.

4.11

95k+

🗡️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🕶️ Antihero Detective ⚖️ Morally Gray ⚡ Vigilante Justice

Rules of Prey 92%

A Minneapolis detective breaks every rule to catch a killer who lives by his own.

by John Sandford 1989

4.11

95k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🕶️ Antihero Detective ⚖️ Morally Gray ⚡ Vigilante Justice

The Last Chance Lawyer

by William Bernhardt • 2019

A disgraced lawyer's case: a woman framed for murder, a nine-year-old girl bound for traffickers.

4.27

5k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🫂 Found Family 🔒 Wrongful Accusation 💼 Underdog Lawyer

The Last Chance Lawyer 93%

A disgraced lawyer's case: a woman framed for murder, a nine-year-old girl bound for traffickers.

by William Bernhardt 2019

4.27

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🫂 Found Family 🔒 Wrongful Accusation 💼 Underdog Lawyer

The Judge's List

by John Grisham • 2021

An anonymous tip pulls a judicial investigator into the hunt for a serial killer on the bench.

4.14

122k+

⚖️ Legal Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🔍 Amateur Investigator 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game 🧠 Methodical Killer

The Judge's List 93%

An anonymous tip pulls a judicial investigator into the hunt for a serial killer on the bench.

by John Grisham 2021

4.14

122k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🔍 Amateur Investigator 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game 🧠 Methodical Killer

Little Boy Blue

by M.J. Arlidge • 2016

A detective's secret life cracks open when the murder victim is her former dominator.

4.19

16k+

🕵️ Police Procedural ⛓️ Bdsm Subculture 🪤 Framed Protagonist 🗡️ Revenge Vendetta 🎭 Undercover Operation

Little Boy Blue 92%

A detective's secret life cracks open when the murder victim is her former dominator.

by M.J. Arlidge 2016

4.19

16k+ ratings

🕵️ Police Procedural ⛓️ Bdsm Subculture 🪤 Framed Protagonist 🗡️ Revenge Vendetta 🎭 Undercover Operation

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

Drop Shot

by Harlan Coben • 1996

US Open tennis prodigy shot dead. A sports agent she called digs into a cover-up six years deep.

3.99

50k+

🎾 Sports Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🎭 Hidden Identity ⏳ Cold Case Murder 💔 Mother's Sacrifice

Drop Shot 92%

US Open tennis prodigy shot dead. A sports agent she called digs into a cover-up six years deep.

by Harlan Coben 1996

3.99

50k+ ratings

🎾 Sports Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🎭 Hidden Identity ⏳ Cold Case Murder 💔 Mother's Sacrifice

Liar Liar

by M.J. Arlidge • 2015

A damaged detective hunts an arsonist turning Southampton to ash, one family at a time.

4.11

19k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🖤 Damaged Detective 🔥 Serial Arsonist 🔗 Partners In Crime 👁️ Killer's Perspective

Liar Liar 92%

A damaged detective hunts an arsonist turning Southampton to ash, one family at a time.

by M.J. Arlidge 2015

4.11

19k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🖤 Damaged Detective 🔥 Serial Arsonist 🔗 Partners In Crime 👁️ Killer's Perspective

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 92%

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

Open Season

by C.J. Box • 2001

A Wyoming game warden discovers an endangered species and a conspiracy that threatens his family.

4.01

60k+

🎣 Game Warden Mystery 🌿 Eco-Thriller 😈 Corruption Conspiracy 😱 Family In Peril 🦡 Endangered Species

Open Season 92%

A Wyoming game warden discovers an endangered species and a conspiracy that threatens his family.

by C.J. Box 2001

4.01

60k+ ratings

🎣 Game Warden Mystery 🌿 Eco-Thriller 😈 Corruption Conspiracy 😱 Family In Peril 🦡 Endangered Species

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 92%

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

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