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John Sanford writes intense, fast-paced mysteries with gritty realism. If you're looking for more books like John Sandford, try one of these authors.

Updated November 1, 2023
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City of the lost
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
Where would you go if you suddenly had to disappear? In her new bestselling thriller, City of the Lost, our New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author Kelley Armstrong delivers us to Rockton, a secret little town in the far north where the hunted go to hide. And...
Zero day
Baldacci, David G.
Paper Book
Combat veteran and U. S. Army investigator John Puller is on the hunt for justice with the help of a homicide detective--but as they face deceptions and dead ends, a powerful force threatens to stop them forever in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. John...
The burning
Casey, Jane
Paper Book
A determined young police constable goes it alone against an enigmatic killer and her bosses in a series debut for fans of Sophie Hannah and Tana French The Burning Man. It’s the name the media has given a brutal murderer who has beaten four young women...
All shall be well
Crombie, Deborah.
Paper Book
Perhaps it is a blessing when Jasmine Dent dies in her sleep. At long last an end has come to the suffering of a body horribly ravaged by disease. It may well have been suicide; she had certainly expressed her willingness to speed the inevitable. But small inconsistencies lead her neighbor,...
IQ
Ide, Joe
Paper Book
A resident of one of LA's toughest neighborhoods uses his blistering intellect to solve the crimes the LAPD ignores. East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the neighborhood's high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, lost children unrecovered. But someone from the...
A bad day for Sunshine
Jones, Darynda
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones is back with the first novel in the brand-new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series--A Bad Day for Sunshine! "Laugh-out-loud funny, intensely suspenseful, page-turning fun."--New York...
Deception Cove
Laukkanen, Owen
Paper Book
A rescue dog, an ex-Marine, and an ex-convict are caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless gang in remote Washington state in this "first-rate thriller" (Associated Press) for "fans of CJ Box and Michael Koryta" (Booklist). Former US...
The ultimatum
Robards, Karen
Paper Book
"Enthralling... Readers won't want this adrenaline-rich story to end. "--Booklist (starred review) Thief. Manipulator. Con artist. Call it what you will--Bianca St. Ives is the best in the business.  Growing up, Bianca St. Ives knew she was...
Fractured
Slaughter, Karin
Paper Book
Slaughter, one of the best crime novelists in America (Washington Post), brings back the characters from her New York Times-bestselling work Triptych for a shocking showdown of heart-stopping suspense.

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