Recommendations based on Past Tenseby Lee Child

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  1. The Midnight Line

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop's race against time to solve a mysterious case involving a stolen bracelet.

    After spending the night with a woman named Michelle Chang (from, Make Me, ), Jack Reacher is traveling through Wisconsin when he happens to stop at a pawnshop selling an unusual item: a 2005 West ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Blue Moon

    by Lee Child
    Jack Reacher returns to his old military base to find out the truth behind a mysterious woman's murder.

    “This is a random universe,” Reacher says. “Once in a blue moon things turn out just right.” This isn’t one of those times. Reacher is on a Greyhound bus, minding his own business, with no particular ... (Goodreads)

  3. Holy Ghost

    by John Sandford
    Virgil Flowers investigates a string of murders in a small Minnesota town with a religious revival.

    Wheatfield, Minnesota - a metropolis of seven hundred souls. The word "moribund" might have been invented for Wheatfield. Nothing ever happened there and nothing ever would—until the mayor of sorts ... (Goodreads)

  4. Two Kinds of Truth

    by Michael Connelly
    A gripping crime thriller, as a detective investigates a murder with mysterious connections.

    Exiled from the LAPD, Harry Bosch must clear his name, uncover a ring of prescription drug abuse, and outwit a clever killer before it's too late. Harry Bosch, exiled from the LAPD, is working cold ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Red War

    by Kyle Mills
    CIA agent Mitch Rapp races against time to prevent a catastrophic attack on American soil.

    The #1, New York Times, bestselling series returns with Mitch Rapp racing to prevent Russia’s gravely ill leader from starting a full-scale war with NATO. When Russian president Maxim Krupin ... (Goodreads)

  6. Dark Sacred Night

    by Michael Connelly
    Detective Renée Ballard teams up with retired detective Harry Bosch to solve a cold case involving the murder of a teenage runaway.

    Harry Bosch teams up with LAPD Detective Renée Ballard to face the unsolved murder of a runaway, and the fight to bring a killer to justice.,Detective Renée Ballard is working the night beat — known ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. The Wanted

    by Robert Crais
    Private investigator Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike are hired to find a missing girl, but soon discover a dangerous criminal underworld.

    When single mother Devon Connor hires private investigator Elvis Cole, it’s because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she’s afraid he’s dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly ... (Goodreads)

  8. Free Fall

    by Robert Crais
    Detective's quest to uncover the truth behind a mysterious death, unearthing dark secrets.

    Private detective Elvis Cole takes Jennifer Sheridan's case, which involves her decorated Los Angeles-cop boyfriend in some mysterious trouble, and Cole and his partner Pike are soon plunged in ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Promise

    by Robert Crais
    An ex-cop is hired to track down a missing woman, uncovering an unexpected network of lies and secrets.

    Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are joined by Suspect heroes LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German shepherd, Maggie, in the new heart-stopping thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Robert ... (Goodreads)

  10. The Late Show

    by Michael Connelly
    A female detective is thrust into a dangerous case, uncovering secrets of a criminal underworld.

    In this first installment of the Renée Ballard series, #1 bestselling author Michael Connelly introduces a "complicated and driven" young detective fighting to prove herself on the LAPD's toughest ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. The Fallen

    by David Baldacci
    Amos Decker, a detective with a perfect memory, investigates a small town murder that leads to a larger conspiracy.

    Star FBI detective Amos Decker and his colleague Alex Jamison must solve four increasingly bizarre murders in a dying rust belt town—and the closer they come to the truth, the deadlier it gets in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  12. Red Sparrow

    by Jason Matthews
    A female Russian spy's mission to uncover a dangerous double agent and prevent a global disaster.

    In the grand spy-tale tradition of John le Carré comes this shocking thriller written with insider detail known only to a veteran CIA officer. In present-day Russia, ruled by blue-eyed, unblinking ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Crooked Staircase

    by Dean Koontz
    Jane Hawk continues her quest to uncover a sinister conspiracy, risking everything to protect her son and bring justice to those responsible.

    NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER • Jane Hawk—who dazzled readers in, The Silent Corner, and, The Whispering Room,—faces the fight of her life, against the threat of a lifetime, in this electrifying ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. Hidden Order

    by Brad Thor
    Scot Harvath, a former Navy SEAL, must stop a terrorist group from unleashing a deadly virus on the United States.

    The most secretive organization in America operates without accountability to the American people. Hiding in the shadows, pretending to be part of the United States Government, its power is beyond ... (Goodreads)

  15. Spymaster

    by Brad Thor
    Harvath, a former Navy SEAL, is called back into action to stop a terrorist attack on American soil. Fast-paced and action-packed.

    Scot Harvath must do whatever it takes to prevent the United States from being dragged into a deadly war in this heart-pounding thriller that is “timely, raw, and filled with enough action for two ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. Lies

    by T.M. Logan
    A man discovers his wife's infidelity and gets caught up in a web of lies and deceit, putting his life in danger.

    WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE WAS BASED ON LIES? When Joe Lynch stumbles across his wife driving into a hotel car park while she's supposed to be at work, he's intrigued enough to follow her in. And when ... (Goodreads)

  17. Beartown

    by Fredrik Backman
    A small-town hockey team and its community grapple with the consequences of a traumatic event.

    Peter Andersson, in his forties, is the general manager of the ice hockey club in Beartown, a small town located somewhere in Sweden. Peter grew up in Beartown and was a junior hockey star. He went ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Order to Kill

    by Kyle Mills
    A secret agent tasked with a morally questionable mission must decide whether to follow orders or go rogue.

    In the next thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series, the anti-terrorism operative heads to Pakistan to confront a mortal threat he may not be prepared for. In fact, ... (Goodreads)

  19. Golden Prey

    by John Sandford
    Lucas Davenport on the hunt for a violent criminal on the run in South Dakota.

    The man was smart and he didn’t mind killing people. Welcome to the big leagues, Davenport., Lucas Davenport’s first case as a U.S. Marshal sends him into uncharted territory, in the thrilling new ... (Goodreads)

  20. The Survivor

    by Vince Flynn
    CIA agent Mitch Rapp seeks revenge on terrorists who killed his girlfriend. Fast-paced action and political intrigue ensue.

    Top secret data has been stolen from the CIA, and the only man who knows its hiding place is dead. CIA operative Mitch Rapp must race to find the classified information in this blistering novel that ... (Goodreads)

  21. Locked On

    by Tom Clancy
    A high-stakes political thriller where a terrorist group threatens the United States with a deadly attack. Emotions: Suspense, Fear, Tension, Excitement

    A year after the Emir's capture, The Campus investigates Pakistani intelligence official and brigadier general Riaz Rehan. Unbeknownst to them, Rehan plots to bring his country and India to nuclear ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Extreme Prey

    by John Sandford
    Suspenseful thriller of a newly-elected Vice President's pursuit of a dangerous criminal.

    An extraordinary Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 "New York Times" bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. After the events in "Gathering Prey", Lucas Davenport finds himself in a ... (Goodreads)

  23. Extreme Measures

    by Vince Flynn
    CIA operative is sent on a mission to stop a terrorist threat.

    The latest pulse-pounding thriller by #1 "New York Times" bestselling phenomenon Vince Flynn explodes onto the scene with a deadly and charismatic hero fans will cheer for all the way to the last ... (Goodreads)

  24. The Guilty

    by David Baldacci
    A former Secret Service agent must solve the murder of a prominent politician before the killer strikes again.

    Will Robie is the government's most professional, disciplined, and lethal assassin. He infiltrates the most hostile countries in the world, defeats our enemies' advanced security measures, and ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Last Man

    by Vince Flynn
    A CIA operative's mission to stop a terrorist group from launching a devastating attack.

    #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, American Assassin,—now a major motion picture Mitch Rapp’s hunt for a missing CIA asset raises the stakes for his own survival—in Vince Flynn’s “tight, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. The Hit

    by David Baldacci
    A retired secret service agent is recruited to track down a missing witness.

    Will Robie is a master of killing. A highly skilled assassin, Robie is the man the U.S. government calls on to eliminate the worst of the worst-enemies of the state, monsters committed to harming ... (Goodreads)

  27. Cleaning the Gold

    by Karin Slaughter
    Two of the most iconic characters in crime fiction, Will Trent and Jack Reacher, team up to solve a mystery involving a missing person and a stolen cache of gold.

    From New York Times bestselling authors Karin Slaughter and Lee Child comes this electrifying short story featuring their iconic characters Will Trent and Jack Reacher Jack Reacher and Will Trent ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. The Word Is Murder

    by Anthony Horowitz
    A woman is murdered hours after planning her own funeral. Private investigator Hawthorne and author Horowitz team up to solve the case.

    She planned her own funeral. But did she arrange her own murder? One bright spring morning in London, Diana Cowper – the wealthy mother of a famous actor - enters a funeral parlor. She is there to ... (Goodreads)

  29. I is for Innocent

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator searches for the truth behind a murder, uncovering the secrets of the past.

    After being unceremoniously fired by California Fidelity Insurance, Kinsey has found herself new office space with her attorney, Lonnie Kingman. Lonnie has a case with which he wants Kinsey's help. ... (Wikipedia)

  30. E is for Evidence

    by Sue Grafton
    A homicide detective investigates a murder case and uncovers a web of lies.

    Just after Christmas, Kinsey Millhone discovers that five thousand dollars has mysteriously been credited to her bank account. She flashes back a few days to when she was asked to investigate a fire ... (Wikipedia)