Recommendations based on Deal Breakerby Harlan Coben

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  1. Drop Shot

    by Harlan Coben
    Detective uses unique tactics to investigate a murder, uncovering a criminal conspiracy.

    A young woman is shot in cold blood, her lifeless body dumped outside the stadium at the height of the US Open . At one point, her tennis career had skyrocketed. Now headlines were being made by a ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Fade Away

    by Harlan Coben
    Detective searches for missing girl, uncovering secrets along the way.

    Fade Away is a novel featuring Myron Bolitar, a sports agent, hired by the New Jersey Dragons to find a missing basketball star. Myron and his team of associates, work together to puzzle out the ... (Wikipedia)

  3. One False Move

    by Harlan Coben
    A high school student's past comes back to haunt him when he witnesses a murder. Secrets and lies unravel in this thrilling mystery.

    One False Move is a novel detailing a period of time in the life of Myron Bolitar, sports agent, and a long standing secret in his hometown. Myron meets with Norm Zuckerman the CEO of Zoom sports ... (Wikipedia)

  4. The Lincoln Lawyer

    by Michael Connelly
    A defense attorney navigates the legal system and unravels a conspiracy that could destroy him.

    Moderately successful criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller operates around Los Angeles County out of a Lincoln Town Car (hence the title) driven by a former client working off his legal fees. ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Lost Light

    by Michael Connelly
    Detective Harry Bosch investigates a cold case that could unearth dark secrets from his past.

    Lost Light is the first novel set after Bosch retires from the LAPD at the end of the prior story. Having received his private investigator 's license, Bosch investigates an old case concerning the ... (Wikipedia)

  6. 61 Hours

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop races against the clock to uncover a sinister plot and protect a witness in small-town South Dakota.

    Jack Reacher is hitching a ride on a senior citizen's tour through South Dakota in the middle of winter when the bus skids out on the interstate, disabling it. Together with the bus driver and the ... (Wikipedia)

  7. The Long Goodbye

    by Raymond Chandler
    A hard-boiled detective's journey to unravel the truth behind a mysterious disappearance.

    The novel opens outside a club called the Dancers. It is late October or early November. No year is given for the events but internal evidence and the publication date of the novel place them between ... (Wikipedia)

  8. Plum Island

    by Nelson DeMille
    A mysterious investigation into a series of strange, unexplained events on a remote island.

    In 1997, NYPD detective John Corey is on the back porch of his uncle's waterfront home on the North Fork of Long Island recovering from three gunshot wounds while working in his town of Manhattan, ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Career of Evil

    by Robert Galbraith
    Private detective investigates a series of mysterious and violent cases linked to a deranged criminal.

    After murdering a woman, an unidentified man stalks Robin Ellacott, whom he sees as part of his plan to exact revenge against private investigator Cormoran Strike. Robin, having worked for Strike for ... (Wikipedia)

  10. One Shot

    by Lee Child
    A former military investigator must solve a murder case in a short period of time.

    In a small Indiana city, a lone gunman in a parking garage calmly fires into a rush-hour crowd in a public plaza, committing a massacre of five apparently random victims with six shots. The shooter ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Crush

    by Sandra Brown
    A journalist investigates a murder in a small town and falls for the prime suspect, a wealthy businessman. Twists and turns ensue.

    #1, New York Times, bestselling author Sandra Brown captivates readers like never before with a heart-pounding story of twisted obsession... Notorious hit man Ricky Lozada is on trial and Dr. Rennie ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Secret Servant

    by Daniel Silva
    An Israeli secret agent goes undercover to prevent a terrorist attack in Amsterdam.

    In this entry in the series, Gabriel Allon , the master art restorer and sometime officer of Israeli intelligence, had just prevailed in his blood-soaked duel with Saudi terrorist financier Zizi ... (Wikipedia)

  13. The Broker

    by John Grisham
    A lawyer on the run from the FBI and CIA must use his expertise to help them uncover a powerful conspiracy.

    Joel Backman is "the Broker," a considered to be one of the most powerful lobbyists in Washington, D.C. . However, Backman's life falls apart when a deal collapses involving a hacked spy satellite ... (Wikipedia)

  14. The Bone Collector

    by Jeffery Deaver
    A detective and a forensic specialist race against time to stop a serial killer.

    Lincoln Rhyme was once a brilliant criminologist, a genius in the field of forensics – until an accident left him physically and emotionally shattered. But now a diabolical killer is challenging ... (Goodreads)

  15. Wild Fire

    by Nelson DeMille
    John Corey investigates a series of arson attacks in Long Island, leading him to a dangerous conspiracy.

    Welcome to the Custer Hill Club—a men’s club set in a luxurious Adirondack hunting lodge whose members include some of America’s most powerful business leaders, military men, and government ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Worth Dying For

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop confronts a dangerous drug cartel while trying to rescue a kidnapped child.

    Following the events of, 61 Hours, , Jack Reacher is on his way to Virginia to meet Maj. Susan Turner, the current commanding officer of his old unit, the 110th Military Police Squadron. En route, he ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Mystic River

    by Dennis Lehane
    Three childhood friends are reunited by a tragedy that exposes their dark past and tests their loyalty.

    The novel revolves around three boys who grow up as friends in Boston — Dave Boyle, Sean Devine, and Jimmy Marcus. When the story opens, Dave is abducted by child molesters while he, Sean, and Jimmy ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Victims

    by Jonathan Kellerman
    A psychologist investigates a series of murders in Los Angeles, uncovering dark secrets and twisted motives.

    Unraveling the madness behind L.A.’s most baffling and brutal homicides is what sleuthing psychologist Alex Delaware does best. And putting the good doctor through his thrilling paces is what mystery ... (Goodreads)

  19. Trophy Hunt

    by C.J. Box
    Wyoming game warden investigates a murder linked to a controversial hunting outfitter.

    It's an idyllic late-summer day in Saddlestring, Wyoming, and game warden Joe Pickett is fly-fishing with his two daughters when he stumbles upon the mutilated body of a moose. Whatever - or whoever ... (Goodreads)

  20. Bad Blood

    by John Sandford
    A thrilling crime novel, pitting a detective against a deadly mastermind.

    Another brilliant Virgil Flowers thriller from the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author. One late fall Sunday in southern Minnesota, a farmer brings a load of soybeans to a local grain elevator- ... (Goodreads)

  21. A Minute to Midnight

    by David Baldacci
    FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her hometown to confront her traumatic past and solve a murder case.

    In this #1, New York Times, bestselling thriller, FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to investigate her twin sister's abduction, only to encounter a serial killer. , FBI Agent Atlee ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. The Lion's Game

    by Nelson DeMille
    An international terrorist gives chase to a CIA operative, with the fate of the world in the balance.

    "The Lion" will be landing. And at New York's JFK Airport, an elite American task force waits as the notorious Libyan terrorist prepares to defect to the West. Then, aboard Flight 175, something goes ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Louisiana Longshot

    by Jana Deleon
    CIA assassin Fortune Redding is sent to a small Louisiana town to hide out as a former beauty queen, but trouble follows her.

    It was a hell of a longshot... CIA Assassin Fortune Redding is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever–in Sinful, Louisiana. With a leak at the CIA and a price on her head by one of the ... (Goodreads)

  24. Private

    by James Patterson
    A military investigation into a private security firm gone rogue, uncovering a secret conspiracy.

    Former CIA agent Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe, for maximum force and maximum discretion. Already deep into the investigation of a ... (Goodreads)

  25. Now You See Her

    by James Patterson
    A mother's desperate search to uncover the truth behind her daughter's disappearance.

    The perfect life A successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to protect the life she's built in New York–including lying to everyone, even her daughter, about her past. But ... (Goodreads)

  26. NYPD Red

    by James Patterson
    Two elite detectives investigate a series of high-stakes crimes in New York City.

    This third novel in the NYPD Red series centers on two of the NYPD Red detectives, Zach Jordan and his partner Kylie MacDonald. NYPD Red, an entity invented by Patterson for his series, is an elite ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Dark of the Moon

    by John Sandford
    A small town in rural America is rocked by a series of gruesome murders. A detective must solve the case before the killer strikes again.

    Virgil Flowers — tall, lean, late thirties, three times divorced, hair way too long for a cop — had kicked around a while before joining the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. First it was ... (Goodreads)

  28. Say You're Sorry

    by Melinda Leigh
    A detective on a mission to solve a cold case, uncovers secrets and lies along the way.

    A #1 Amazon Charts bestseller and Prime Reading’s most read book of 2018.,, In this thrilling series from, Wall Street Journal, bestselling author Melinda Leigh, former prosecutor Morgan Dane faces ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. 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)

  30. Divine Justice

    by David Baldacci
    A political thriller about a vigilante seeking justice for a murdered family.

    What's the central theme in "Divine Justice?" Oliver Stone is the most wanted man in America. No, not the maverick filmmaker Oliver Stone but the covert agent whose real name is John Carr. Men in the ... (Goodreads)