50 Books like The Fallen Angel

The Templar Legacy

by Steve Berry

Cotton Malone, a bookseller and former spy, chases a Templar secret that could topple the Church.

3.84

57k+

🛡️ Templar Conspiracy 🏰 Medieval Mystery 🔐 Cryptic Codes 🕵️ Secret Society 🗝️ Treasure Hunt

The Templar Legacy 95%

Cotton Malone, a bookseller and former spy, chases a Templar secret that could topple the Church.

by Steve Berry 2006

3.84

57k+ ratings

🛡️ Templar Conspiracy 🏰 Medieval Mystery 🔐 Cryptic Codes 🕵️ Secret Society 🗝️ Treasure Hunt

The Bishop's Pawn

by Steve Berry • 2018

A rare gold coin lures a rookie agent into the FBI's cover-up of the King assassination.

4.03

11k+

🕵️ Historical Conspiracy 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔫 Assassination Conspiracy 👔 Rogue FBI Agents ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity

The Bishop's Pawn 95%

A rare gold coin lures a rookie agent into the FBI's cover-up of the King assassination.

by Steve Berry 2018

4.03

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Conspiracy 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔫 Assassination Conspiracy 👔 Rogue FBI Agents ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity

Sandstorm

by James Rollins • 2004

Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.

3.96

55k+

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🕵️ Covert Ops 🗝️ Secret Society 🩸 Ancient Bloodline 🗺️ Treasure Hunt

Sandstorm 94%

Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.

by James Rollins 2004

3.96

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🕵️ Covert Ops 🗝️ Secret Society 🩸 Ancient Bloodline 🗺️ Treasure Hunt

Conclave

by Robert Harris • 2016

The Pope dies. Cardinal Lomeli runs the conclave, but the candidates' sins could destroy the Church.

4.12

80k+

🏛️ Papal Conclave 🚪 Behind Closed Doors ⛪ Vatican Politics ✝️ Crisis Of Faith 🎭 Hidden Identity

Conclave 92%

The Pope dies. Cardinal Lomeli runs the conclave, but the candidates' sins could destroy the Church.

by Robert Harris 2016

4.12

80k+ ratings

🏛️ Papal Conclave 🚪 Behind Closed Doors ⛪ Vatican Politics ✝️ Crisis Of Faith 🎭 Hidden Identity

Sea Lord

by Bernard Cornwell • 1989

A sailor returns to a family that blames him for a stolen painting; a killer stalks.

4.06

3k+

🌊 Nautical Suspense 🖼️ Art Heist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Secrets 👯 Twin Rivalry 🗡️ Friend Betrayal

Sea Lord 92%

A sailor returns to a family that blames him for a stolen painting; a killer stalks.

by Bernard Cornwell 1989

4.06

3k+ ratings

🌊 Nautical Suspense 🖼️ Art Heist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Secrets 👯 Twin Rivalry 🗡️ Friend Betrayal

El evangelio del mal

by Patrick Graham • 2007

An FBI psychic tracks an immortal killer to a forbidden gospel that could destroy the Vatican.

3.86

3k+

🏛️ Vatican Conspiracy ✝️ Religious Horror 🔮 Psychic Investigator 💀 Immortal Villain 📜 Forbidden Manuscript

El evangelio del mal 92%

An FBI psychic tracks an immortal killer to a forbidden gospel that could destroy the Vatican.

by Patrick Graham 2007

3.86

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Vatican Conspiracy ✝️ Religious Horror 🔮 Psychic Investigator 💀 Immortal Villain 📜 Forbidden Manuscript

The Gemini Contenders

by Robert Ludlum • 1976

A vault of documents could destroy Christianity. His family was massacred for it. He hunts them.

3.91

14k+

🔍 WWII Espionage ✝️ Religious Conspiracy 👨‍👦‍👦 Generational Secrets ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict 🏛️ Secret Monastic Order

The Gemini Contenders 92%

A vault of documents could destroy Christianity. His family was massacred for it. He hunts them.

by Robert Ludlum 1976

3.91

14k+ ratings

🔍 WWII Espionage ✝️ Religious Conspiracy 👨‍👦‍👦 Generational Secrets ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict 🏛️ Secret Monastic Order

The Human Scale

by Lawrence Wright • 2025

An FBI agent's Hebron homecoming collides with a beheading that threatens to ignite the city.

4.35

2k+

🏛️ Political Whodunit 🚔 Police Procedural 🤝 Unlikely Partners ⚡ Religious Extremism 🏚️ Occupied Territory

The Human Scale 92%

An FBI agent's Hebron homecoming collides with a beheading that threatens to ignite the city.

by Lawrence Wright 2025

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Whodunit 🚔 Police Procedural 🤝 Unlikely Partners ⚡ Religious Extremism 🏚️ Occupied Territory

The Secret of Heaven

by Felix Alexander • 2016

Framed for murder, an amnesiac professor deciphers clues to a gospel that a secret order hunts.

3.83

377

🕯️ Religious Conspiracy 🏛️ Secret Society 🏃 Amnesiac Fugitive 📜 Forbidden Manuscript 🔍 Cryptic Clues

The Secret of Heaven 92%

Framed for murder, an amnesiac professor deciphers clues to a gospel that a secret order hunts.

by Felix Alexander 2016

3.83

377 ratings

🕯️ Religious Conspiracy 🏛️ Secret Society 🏃 Amnesiac Fugitive 📜 Forbidden Manuscript 🔍 Cryptic Clues

The Secret Supper

by Javier Sierra • 2007

A Dominican sent to decode da Vinci's Last Supper finds his anonymous informant is staging murders.

3.46

7k+

🎨 Art History Thriller ✝️ Religious Conspiracy 🔥 Cathar Heresy ⚔️ Inquisitor Protagonist 📿 Theological Suspense

The Secret Supper 92%

A Dominican sent to decode da Vinci's Last Supper finds his anonymous informant is staging murders.

by Javier Sierra 2007

3.46

7k+ ratings

🎨 Art History Thriller ✝️ Religious Conspiracy 🔥 Cathar Heresy ⚔️ Inquisitor Protagonist 📿 Theological Suspense

Honour Among Thieves

by Jeffrey Archer • 1993

Two rival spies must steal back the Declaration of Independence before Saddam Hussein burns it.

3.88

18k+

🌍 International Thriller 💰 Heist Thriller 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎨 Forgery Plot ⏳ Race Against Time

Honour Among Thieves 92%

Two rival spies must steal back the Declaration of Independence before Saddam Hussein burns it.

by Jeffrey Archer 1993

3.88

18k+ ratings

🌍 International Thriller 💰 Heist Thriller 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎨 Forgery Plot ⏳ Race Against Time

A Fórmula de Deus

by José Rodrigues dos Santos • 2006

A codebreaker deciphers Einstein's lost manuscript, a proof of God, trapped between Iran and CIA.

3.97

12k+

🕵️‍♂️ Cryptographic Thriller 📜 Manuscript Mystery 🤔 Philosophical Suspense 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 💕 Cross-Cultural Romance

A Fórmula de Deus 91%

A codebreaker deciphers Einstein's lost manuscript, a proof of God, trapped between Iran and CIA.

by José Rodrigues dos Santos 2006

3.97

12k+ ratings

🕵️‍♂️ Cryptographic Thriller 📜 Manuscript Mystery 🤔 Philosophical Suspense 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bond 💕 Cross-Cultural Romance

Spartan Gold

by Clive Cussler • 2009

A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.

3.86

17k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Napoleonic Mystery 💑 Adventuring Couple 💀 Mafia Pursuit 🧩 Ancient Riddles

Spartan Gold 91%

A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.

by Clive Cussler 2009

3.86

17k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Napoleonic Mystery 💑 Adventuring Couple 💀 Mafia Pursuit 🧩 Ancient Riddles

One Rough Man

by Brad Taylor • 2011

A broken ex-operative saves a student and uncovers a plan to weaponize a Mayan relic.

4.10

18k+

🎖️ Military Thriller 💔 Damaged Operative 🤝 Odd Couple Partners ⚔️ Ancient Weapon 💥 Gritty Action

One Rough Man 91%

A broken ex-operative saves a student and uncovers a plan to weaponize a Mayan relic.

by Brad Taylor 2011

4.10

18k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Thriller 💔 Damaged Operative 🤝 Odd Couple Partners ⚔️ Ancient Weapon 💥 Gritty Action

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy

by Stieg Larsson • 2005

A journalist and a hacker reopen a cold case and expose a state conspiracy of abuse.

4.48

58k+

❄️ Nordic Noir 📰 Investigative Journalism 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🏛️ State Conspiracy 💔 Trauma Survivor

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy Summary

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy 91%

A journalist and a hacker reopen a cold case and expose a state conspiracy of abuse.

by Stieg Larsson 2005

4.48

58k+ ratings

❄️ Nordic Noir 📰 Investigative Journalism 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🏛️ State Conspiracy 💔 Trauma Survivor

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 Broker

by John Grisham • 2005

A fallen insider, pardoned and exiled to Italy, becomes bait in a CIA trap.

3.84

103k+

🎭 Assumed Identity 🌍 Geopolitical Intrigue 🏃 International Manhunt 👪 Estranged Family 🕶️ Cia Covert Ops

The Broker 91%

A fallen insider, pardoned and exiled to Italy, becomes bait in a CIA trap.

by John Grisham 2005

3.84

103k+ ratings

🎭 Assumed Identity 🌍 Geopolitical Intrigue 🏃 International Manhunt 👪 Estranged Family 🕶️ Cia Covert Ops

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

by Scott Mariani 2007

3.98

11k+ ratings

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

The Cold Cold Ground

by Adrian McKinty

In 1981 Belfast, a Catholic detective tracks a killer swapping the severed hands of gay men.

3.91

16k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🇮🇪 Northern Ireland Troubles 🌧️ Political Noir 🕵️ State Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Cold Cold Ground 90%

In 1981 Belfast, a Catholic detective tracks a killer swapping the severed hands of gay men.

by Adrian McKinty 2012

3.91

16k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🇮🇪 Northern Ireland Troubles 🌧️ Political Noir 🕵️ State Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Seven Deadly Wonders

by Matthew Reilly • 2005

Small nations race to find Golden Capstone before a solar cataclysm hands dominion to a superpower.

4.09

31k+

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 💥 Military Action 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🕵️ Betraying Insider

Seven Deadly Wonders 91%

Small nations race to find Golden Capstone before a solar cataclysm hands dominion to a superpower.

by Matthew Reilly 2005

4.09

31k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 💥 Military Action 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🕵️ Betraying Insider

The Chase

by Clive Cussler • 2007

A detective hunts a disguise artist whose bank heists kill without witnesses in the Old West.

4.00

20k+

🔍 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🕵️ Wealthy Detective 👥 Sibling Accomplices 🔬 Early Forensics

The Chase 91%

A detective hunts a disguise artist whose bank heists kill without witnesses in the Old West.

by Clive Cussler 2007

4.00

20k+ ratings

🔍 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🕵️ Wealthy Detective 👥 Sibling Accomplices 🔬 Early Forensics

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 91%

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

Mr. Mercedes

by Stephen King • 2014

A retired detective haunted by a mass murder case receives a taunting letter from the killer.

4.04

380k+

👴 Retired Detective 📉 Economic Despair ✉️ Taunting Killer 🧠 Neurodivergent Hero 🤝 Unlikely Team

Mr. Mercedes 91%

A retired detective haunted by a mass murder case receives a taunting letter from the killer.

by Stephen King 2014

4.04

380k+ ratings

👴 Retired Detective 📉 Economic Despair ✉️ Taunting Killer 🧠 Neurodivergent Hero 🤝 Unlikely Team

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

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 91%

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

The Small Boat of Great Sorrows

by Dan Fesperman • 2003

A Bosnian exile in Berlin goes undercover to trap a war criminal who knew his father.

4.01

808

🔍 Hunting War Criminals 🧬 Inherited Guilt 🕵️ Undercover Operation 🪙 Hidden Wartime Gold 🗺️ Postwar Balkans

The Small Boat of Great Sorrows 91%

A Bosnian exile in Berlin goes undercover to trap a war criminal who knew his father.

by Dan Fesperman 2003

4.01

808 ratings

🔍 Hunting War Criminals 🧬 Inherited Guilt 🕵️ Undercover Operation 🪙 Hidden Wartime Gold 🗺️ Postwar Balkans

La tabla de Flandes

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte • 1990

A hidden question in a medieval painting draws an art restorer into a killer's chess game.

3.79

28k+

🎨 Art World Mystery 🧩 Deadly Puzzle ⏳ Parallel Timelines 🔍 Slow Burn Mystery 🧠 Cerebral Mystery

La tabla de Flandes 91%

A hidden question in a medieval painting draws an art restorer into a killer's chess game.

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 1990

3.79

28k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Mystery 🧩 Deadly Puzzle ⏳ Parallel Timelines 🔍 Slow Burn Mystery 🧠 Cerebral Mystery

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 91%

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

The Mahabharata Secret

by Christopher C. Doyle • 2013

A murdered uncle's riddle sends Vijay across India, chasing a secret Ashoka erased from history.

3.62

7k+

🛸 Ancient Technology 📜 Mythological Thriller 🕵️ Secret Society 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 🔍 Conspiracy Thriller

The Mahabharata Secret 91%

A murdered uncle's riddle sends Vijay across India, chasing a secret Ashoka erased from history.

by Christopher C. Doyle 2013

3.62

7k+ ratings

🛸 Ancient Technology 📜 Mythological Thriller 🕵️ Secret Society 🗺️ Treasure Hunt 🔍 Conspiracy Thriller

Splinter Cell

by David Michaels • 2004

A spy uncovers a supergun plot and learns the arms dealers are holding his daughter hostage.

3.89

14k+

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🕶️ Lone Operative 🎭 Dual Identities 🕵️ Covert Operations

Splinter Cell 90%

A spy uncovers a supergun plot and learns the arms dealers are holding his daughter hostage.

by David Michaels 2004

3.89

14k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🕶️ Lone Operative 🎭 Dual Identities 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Libyan Diversion

by Joel C. Rosenberg • 2023

A CIA operative races to stop a terror cell from striking during the Pope's American visit.

4.63

4k+

🛐 Faith-Based Thriller 🎯 Counterterrorism Ops 🐺 Lone Wolf Operative ⏰ Race Against Time 🌐 Global Conspiracy

The Libyan Diversion 90%

A CIA operative races to stop a terror cell from striking during the Pope's American visit.

by Joel C. Rosenberg 2023

4.63

4k+ ratings

🛐 Faith-Based Thriller 🎯 Counterterrorism Ops 🐺 Lone Wolf Operative ⏰ Race Against Time 🌐 Global Conspiracy

Patriot Games

by Tom Clancy • 1987

A professor saves the royal family. The surviving terrorist vows to take everything he loves.

4.17

215k+

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🪖 Former Marine 💣 Terrorist Vendetta 🏃 Cat And Mouse Pursuit

Patriot Games 90%

A professor saves the royal family. The surviving terrorist vows to take everything he loves.

by Tom Clancy 1987

4.17

215k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🪖 Former Marine 💣 Terrorist Vendetta 🏃 Cat And Mouse Pursuit

The Athena Project

by Brad Thor • 2010

Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.

3.88

14k+

🧬 Nazi Science 🕵️‍♀️ Female Spies 📜 Historical Conspiracy 🕶️ Shadowy Organization 💥 High-Octane Action

The Athena Project 90%

Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.

by Brad Thor 2010

3.88

14k+ ratings

🧬 Nazi Science 🕵️‍♀️ Female Spies 📜 Historical Conspiracy 🕶️ Shadowy Organization 💥 High-Octane Action

The Keeper of Lost Causes

by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Demoted to a cold-case basement, a detective reopens a politician's vanishing. She is still alive.

4.01

95k+

🖤 Scandinavian Noir 📁 Cold Case Investigation 🥃 Damaged Detective 🕰️ Decades-Long Revenge ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Keeper of Lost Causes 90%

Demoted to a cold-case basement, a detective reopens a politician's vanishing. She is still alive.

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2007

4.01

95k+ ratings

🖤 Scandinavian Noir 📁 Cold Case Investigation 🥃 Damaged Detective 🕰️ Decades-Long Revenge ⏳ Dual Timeline

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 92%

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

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

Walk the Wire

by David Baldacci • 2020

A mutilated body in oil country. An agent who never forgets. Secrets worth killing for.

4.15

65k+

🕵️ FBI Investigation 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Damaged Detective 🔪 Serial Killer 🕵️‍♂️ Conspiracy Thriller

Walk the Wire 90%

A mutilated body in oil country. An agent who never forgets. Secrets worth killing for.

by David Baldacci 2020

4.15

65k+ ratings

🕵️ FBI Investigation 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Damaged Detective 🔪 Serial Killer 🕵️‍♂️ Conspiracy Thriller

Deception Point

by Dan Brown • 2001

An analyst verifying NASA's Arctic meteorite finds flawless evidence of an elaborate, deadly hoax.

3.77

704k+

🖥️ Techno-Thriller ❄️ Arctic Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔬 Scientist Heroes 🚁 Military Chase

Deception Point 90%

An analyst verifying NASA's Arctic meteorite finds flawless evidence of an elaborate, deadly hoax.

by Dan Brown 2001

3.77

704k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno-Thriller ❄️ Arctic Thriller 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🔬 Scientist Heroes 🚁 Military Chase

The Codex

by Douglas Preston • 2003

Three estranged brothers must find their father's hidden tomb, or lose his fortune and his life.

3.90

21k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Thriller 🌴 Jungle Adventure 🏛️ Lost City 💔 Estranged Siblings 🫂 Secret Sibling

The Codex 90%

Three estranged brothers must find their father's hidden tomb, or lose his fortune and his life.

by Douglas Preston 2003

3.90

21k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Thriller 🌴 Jungle Adventure 🏛️ Lost City 💔 Estranged Siblings 🫂 Secret Sibling

The Machiavelli Covenant

by Allan Folsom • 2006

His lover's murder leads an ex-cop into a secret society's bioweapon plot against world leaders.

3.62

2k+

🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🔍 Secret Society ☣️ Bioweapon Plot 🇺🇸 Fugitive President 👮 Former Detective

The Machiavelli Covenant 90%

His lover's murder leads an ex-cop into a secret society's bioweapon plot against world leaders.

by Allan Folsom 2006

3.62

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🔍 Secret Society ☣️ Bioweapon Plot 🇺🇸 Fugitive President 👮 Former Detective

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 90%

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

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 90%

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.

Temple

by Matthew Reilly • 1999

A linguist races Nazis through the Amazon for an Incan idol that fuels a doomsday weapon.

4.06

23k+

🏛️ Archaeological Adventure 💥 High-Octane Action 🌴 Jungle Survival 🌿 Amazon Rainforest 🛕 Hidden Temple

Temple 90%

A linguist races Nazis through the Amazon for an Incan idol that fuels a doomsday weapon.

by Matthew Reilly 1999

4.06

23k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Adventure 💥 High-Octane Action 🌴 Jungle Survival 🌿 Amazon Rainforest 🛕 Hidden Temple

No Mercy

by Blake Pierce • 2022

An FBI agent with a haunted past chases a psychopath who escaped a psychiatric ward.

4.02

4k+

🕵️ FBI Profiler 🏚️ Institutional Abuse 🏃 Asylum Escape 🎭 Sibling Manipulation 👻 Haunted Detective

No Mercy 90%

An FBI agent with a haunted past chases a psychopath who escaped a psychiatric ward.

by Blake Pierce 2022

4.02

4k+ ratings

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

4.20

197k+

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The Bone Collector 90%

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

The Altar Girl

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3.59

4k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🖼️ Stolen Art 🤫 Family Secrets 👫 Sibling Loyalty 🎖️ WWII Aftermath

The Altar Girl 90%

Abducted after a funeral, a financial analyst must solve a crime rooted in her family's wartime past

by Orest Stelmach 2015

3.59

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🖼️ Stolen Art 🤫 Family Secrets 👫 Sibling Loyalty 🎖️ WWII Aftermath

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 90%

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

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4.27

34k+

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

The Investigator 90%

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

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Betrayed by a banker, a mother recruits two outcasts for a casino heist against corrupt elites.

3.83

16k+

🏦 Heist Thriller 🫂 Found Family 💀 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Elite 😏 Dark Humor

Todo arde (Todo arde, #1) 90%

Betrayed by a banker, a mother recruits two outcasts for a casino heist against corrupt elites.

by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2022

3.83

16k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Thriller 🫂 Found Family 💀 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Elite 😏 Dark Humor

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