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Jonathan Kellerman Author Read AlikesOctober 5, 2014 |
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If you enjoy reading books by Jonathan Kellerman try these authors.
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The Identity Man by Andrew KlavanFramed for a murder he did not commit, one that carries with it the prospect of the death penalty, petty thief John Shannon flees for his life and receives a bizarre text message from an anonymous stranger who gives him a chance to restart an amazing new life in a reconstructed city that hides brutal corruption.
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Death Benefit by Robin CookLaunching a private investigation when their mentor dies under suspicious circumstances, medical students Natalie Savondnik and Ronald Goodall uncover a sinister operation through which private life insurance policies are being manipulated to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others.
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Tigerlily's Orchids : A Novel by Ruth RendellInviting all of the people in his building to a housewarming party, underachiever Stuart unintentionally triggers a lifestyle clash; while a beautiful Asian woman across the street emerges from her flat and unleashes chaos that deeply worries Stuart's parents
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The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg IlesThe Devil's Punchbowl is a deep pit near the river in Natchez, Mississippi, which holds the bodies of numerous murder victims and -- according to rumor -- the buried treasure of Jean Lafitte. It's a dangerous place, a kudzu-strangled, snake- rat- and armadillo-infested hole so deep that you can't see the bottom. Against this backdrop, Iles' protagonist Penn Cage (The Quiet Game) returns in a mix of murder, racial tension and double-crosses
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The Crime of Julian Wells by Thomas H. CookWhen a famous true-crime writer is found dead in a boat on a Montauk pond, his best friend begins a quest to determine if the author committed suicide and uncovers a darkness amidst a life filled with adventure and achievement.
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The Lost Years by Mary Higgins ClarkWhen an aging biblical scholar is fatally shot after revealing his possession of a unique parchment believed to have been written by Jesus, Father Aiden O'Brien investigates the victim's suspicions that a close friend was responsible, a case that is complicated by circumstances implicating the man's Alzheimer's victim wife.
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Poison Flower by Thomas PerryProtecting a man wrongly charged with the murder of his wife, Jane Whitefield is shot and abducted by the real culprits, who threaten to kill her if she does not reveal her client's whereabouts.
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Believing the lLe : An Inspector Lynley Novel by Elizabeth GeorgeGoing undercover to investigate the death of a drowning victim at the request of the man's wealthy and influential uncle, Inspector Thomas Lynley uncovers dark secrets in his client's family while one of Lynley's partners, Deborah St. James, becomes increasingly obsessed with a chief suspect's wife.
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The Devil Amongst the Lawyers : A Ballad Novel by Sharyn McCrumbIn the wake of a sensationalized 1934 trial involving an Appalachian Virginia teacher's alleged murder of her tyrant father, novice journalist Carl, the cousin of teen Nora Bonesteel, is denounced by a greedy media determined to portray the defendant as a backwards mountain girl.
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Missing Child by Patricia J. MacDonaldOne morning Caitlin Eckhart receives a phone call that changes her life forever--her much-loved 6-year-old stepson Geordie has disappeared from school. It soon becomes clear that someone must have deliberately taken him. Distraught, Caitlin and her husband, Noah, make an anguished public appeal for his return. But Caitlin has a secret from her past that is about to catch up with her, and as Geordie's continued absence brings her relationship with Noah to breaking point, she stands to lose everything that she loves.
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Blue Monday by Nicci FrenchLiving an existence of austere control and personal integrity borne from her views about what she can control in an uncontrollable world, psychotherapist Frieda Klein is placed at the center of a national investigation involving the abduction of a 5-year-old child and a client who harbors an obsessive longing for a child with the missing boy's physical appearance.
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Haven by Kay HooperAfter a head injury brings on nightmares involving girls being tortured and murdered, Emma Rayburn contacts her estranged sister, Jessie, a psychic investigator, for help in the 13th novel in the New York Times best-selling series.
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Sleep No More by Iris JohansenEntreated by her mother to help find a missing woman who has escaped from a mental hospital, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is shocked to discover the woman's true identity and enlists the help of rogue FBI profiler Kendra Michaels to survive a plot by a killer that is targeting her family.
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Catch Me by Lisa GardnerApproached by a young woman who claims her murder is imminent, detective D. D. Warren hears her chilling story about how all of her close childhood friends have been murdered on the anniversary of the same day and that she is the only one still alive, a case that is complicated by a vigilante shooter.
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Sixkill by Robert B. ParkerInvestigating a suspicious charge against a notorious actor who has been accused of murdering a young woman, Spenser forges a bond with the celebrity's bodyguard, who reveals secrets about both the actor and the victim.
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Night Watch by Linda A. FairsteinA thriller set against a backdrop of New York City's most elite and storied restaurants follows the machinations of wealthy and powerful individuals who dine with corrupt police officers and criminals from the city's dark and glamorous underside.
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Bones are Forever by Kathy ReichsForensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan examines the bodies of three babies while Detective Ryan investigates their mother in a case with ties to the high-stakes world of diamond mining
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Trader of Secrets : A Paul Madriani Novel by Steve MartiniWhile in Paris to find a former NASA employee whose name has been found on papers left in his nemesis's apartment, Paul Madriani stumbles upon a plot to harness the destructive forces of nature using stolen technology that foreign powers will stop at nothing to get their hands on.
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Stay Close by Harlan CobenA bored suburban wife, a documentary photographer-turned-paparazzo and a detective who cannot let go of a cold case hide secrets from their loved ones only to have the past return in dangerous ways.
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Down the Darkest Road by Tami HoagA latest entry in the series that began with Deeper Than the Dead finds 1980s California FBI agent Vince Leone tapping the powers of science-based forensic techniques to unveil dark secrets and stop a killer who is terrorizing the citizens of Oak Knoll.
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Judgment Call by Judith A. JanceCochise County Sheriff Joanna Brady's personal and professional worlds collide when her daughter, Jenny, stumbles upon the dead body of her high school principal, and the search for justice leads to her own door, forcing her to face the possibility that her perfect daughter may not be what she seems.
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Line of Fire by Stephen WhiteA first installment in a two-part conclusion to the author's best-selling series finds Alan Gregory hoping for a quieter life involving his clinical psychology practice only to be thrown into upheaval by a challenging patient, Diane's imminent emotional collapse and the possible exposure of his involvement in a woman's suicide.
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Collateral Damage : A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart WoodsReturning to New York where he is approached by CIA assistant director and sometime lover Holly Barker, Stone Barrington is drawn into a dangerous game of murder and vengeance against an enemy who is engaged in a nefarious plot beyond Stone's imagining.
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The Forgotten by David BaldacciAfter he receives a posthumous note from his aunt hinting that things are horribly amiss in her Florida Gulf Coast town, Army Special Agent John Puller uncovers a shocking conspiracy in this new novel from the author of Zero Day.
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V is for Vengeance by Sue GraftonA latest entry in the best-selling series that includes U is for Undertow finds Kinsey Millhone receiving for her 38th birthday a facial punch that leaves her with a broken nose and two black eyes before tackling a suspicious suicide involving a host of unscrupulous characters.
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XO : A Kathryn Dance Novel by Jeffery DeaverCatapulted into sudden fame by her beauty and talent, country pop artist Kayleigh Towne turns for help to Special Agent Kathryn Dance to stop a sadistic stalker who is targeting the people closest to the singer.
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The Black Box : A Novel by Michael ConnellyHarry Bosch investigates after a bullet from a recent killing is a match for one used in the unsolved murder of a photographer in 1992 in this new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Drop. ( .
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The Bone Bed by Patricia Daniels CornwellReceiving a grisly communication in the wake of an eminent Canadian paleontologist's disappearance, Kay Scarpetta investigates the discovery of a body in Boston Harbor and clues about other unsolved cases, a situation that makes Scarpetta wonder who she can trust. .
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Gun Games by Faye KellermanLieutenant Detective Decker and his wife, Rina, investigate an apparent teen suicide witnessed by the son of a troubled former friend who they have welcomed into their home in this new mystery.
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Mad River by John SandfordWhen three teenagers with dead-end prospects begin a Bonnie-and-Clyde killing and robbery spree through rural Minnesota and send footage of some of their exploits to a local television station, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers joins a growing number of cops trying to stop them only to encounter a shocking turn of events.
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Private London by James PattersonDan Carter, head of the London division of Private, the world's most exclusive detective agency, must join forces with his ex-wife if he is going to save American student Hannah Shapiro from a threat that has stalked her for eight years.
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