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Greg Iles Author Read Alikes
May 17, 2014 |
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If You enjoy reading books by Greg Iles try these authors.
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Crime of privilege : a novel
by Walter Walker
Pitted against a powerful family when he reopens the scandalous case of a young woman's unsolved murder, George Becket is forced to confront a haunting mistake from his own past while outmaneuvering wealth-driven corruption
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Capitol offense : a novel
by William Bernhardt
Accused of murdering a police officer he held responsible for the tragic death of his wife, Professor Dennis Thomas implores high-profile lawyer Ben Kincaid to defend him, a case during which the intrepid attorney is pitted against an ambitious DA and a dangerous conspiracy. By the award-winning author of Nemesis.
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Outrage
by Robert Tanenbaum
When his wife discovers that his office has indicted an innocent man for murder, New York District Attorney Butch Karp faces the most challenging case of his career to expose failing internal systems, confront the NYPD and catch the real killer. By the best-selling author of Betrayed. 75,000 first printing.
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The king of lies
by John Hart
When his father is found murdered, the investigation into the crime uncovers dark family secrets that threaten to unravel the life of North Carolina lawyer Work Pickens and those of his troubled sister, her combative girlfriend, his gold-digging socialite wife, and other small-town characters. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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Play dead
by David Rosenfelt
Rescuing a golden retriever from euthanasia, wisecracking New Jersey defense attorney Andy Carpenter subsequently learns that the dog was involved in a previous owner's shocking murder conviction and is persuaded by the man's sister to reopen the case, with dangerous results. By the author of Dead Center.
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Innocence : a novel
by Dean R. Koontz
Foraging for supplies by night in a beautiful but hostile urban world where strangers would kill him on sight, Addison endures a solitary existence before meeting a quicksilver girl engaged in a dangerous duel of wits with a malicious, well-placed enemy. By the best-selling author of the Odd Thomas series.
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Black Ops
by W. E. B. Griffin
In the wake of a series of murders involving covert intelligence informers, Delta Force Lieutenant Colonel Charley Castillo wonders about vague similarities between the killings and a recent case involving a pair of CIA traitors, a situation that is further complicated by an arms dealer's prediction that the deaths are linked to Kremlin activities. 400,000 first printing.
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Deadline
by Sandra Brown
Already coping with Afghanistan battle fatigue, a journalist receives a tip he can't ignore about a potentially huge story involving the son of terrorists at-large for 40 years in this new thriller from the author of Tough Customer.
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Dreams of the dead
by Perri O'Shaughnessy
Taking the case of a woman whose son went missing years earlier under circumstances Nina suspects may be linked to her former lover Paul, investigator Nina Reilly sets about charming a professional exhumer who requires her help in retrieving a valuable manuscript. By the best-selling author of Show No Fear.
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Accused : a Rosato & Associates novel
by Lisa Scottoline
"New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Lisa Scottoline revolutionized crime fiction when she introduced her all-female law firm of Rosato & Associates, thrilling readers with her twisty, fast-paced plots and capturing their hearts with her cast of strong yet totally relatable female characters. Fans have been clamoring for more stories with the characters they've come to know and love, so Bennie Rosato, Mary DiNunzio, Judy Carrier, and Anne Murphy are back with all cylinders firing inAccused. They'll face their most challenging and dangerous case ever. It begins with an astonishing request from a thirteen-year-old prospective client. Allegra Gardner's sister Fiona was murdered six years ago. It seemed like an open-and-shut case: the accused, Lonnie Stall, was seen fleeing the scene; his blood was on Fiona and her blood was on him; most damningly, Lonnie Stall pleaded guilty. But Allegra believes Lonnie is innocent and has been wrongly imprisoned. Taking on the case seems foolhardyto Mary DiNunzio, because the Gardner family is one of the richest and most powerful in the country and Allegra's parents do not believe in reopening this case. But the Rosato & Associates firm can never resist an underdog. Was justice really served all those years ago? It will take a team of unstoppable female lawyers, plus one thirteen-year-old genius, to find out. Accused kicks off an annual fall series featuring the new adventures of Rosato & Associates, delivering all the emotion, action, and humor we've come to expect from one of the best writers in the business.From The New York Times bestselling author comes a much-anticipated new thriller featuring the all-female law firm, Rosato & Associates "
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Guardian of lies
by Steve Martini
Paul Madriani investigates the case of a woman accused of murder and a million-dollar heist, a trial that will unravel a conspiracy involving rare coins, an ex-CIA agent, a former soviet scientist, and a missing nuclear device being prepared for a trip to the U.S., in the latest book in the best-selling series. 250,000 first printing.
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The racketeer
by John Grisham
When a Federal judge and his secretary fail to appear for a scheduled trial and panicked clerks call for an FBI investigation, a harrowing murder case ensues and culminates in the imprisonment of a lawyer who imparts the story of who killed the judge and why. By the best-selling author of The Litigators. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.)
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The pardon
by James M. Grippando
When his client is sentenced to death, Miami attorney Jack Swyteck's relationship with his governor father reaches an all-time low, but a psychopath's attempt on the lives of both father and son forces the two men to join forces. Reprint.
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The 9th Girl
by Tami Hoag
Taking over a serial murder case that has already claimed nine lives, Minneapolis investigators Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska struggle to identify the latest victim and follow clues to the bullies who tormented her and the twisted family dynamics that may have caused her death. 350,000 first printing.
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The Silent Girl : A Novel
by Tess Gerritsen
Discovering primate hair at the scene of a grisly murder in Chinatown, Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles discover clues linked to the fable of the Monkey King. By the best-selling author of Ice Cold. Reprint. 475,000 first printing.
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The fifth assassin
by Brad Meltzer
The hero of The Inner Circle, archivist Beecher White, discovers a connection that may link the individuals responsible for the only four successful assassinations of American Presidents after discovering a modern-day killer who is recreating the assassins' crimes. 300,000 first printing.
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Loss of Innocence
by Richard North Patterson
A sweeping family drama of dark secrets and individual awakenings is set against the backdrop of the turbulent summer of 1968 in Martha's Vineyard, where 22-year-old Whitney Dane begins questioning her goals and sense of independence at the side of a fiercely ambitious, underprivileged man. By the best-selling author of Degree of Guilt.
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The Fallen Angel
by Daniel Silva
When the body of a woman is found beneath Michelangelo's dome, Gabriel Allon is summoned by Monsignor Luigi Donati to secretly investigate this mysterious death that has been ruled a suicide--a case that brings about an unthinkable act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. 500,000 first printing.
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Vanishing acts
by Phillip Margolin
A first children's book by the best-selling author of Executive Privilege, co-authored by his daughter, follows the adventures of 12-year-old Madison, who resolves to help her attorney father solve a murder case at the same time her best friend, Ann, goes missing. 75,000 first printing.
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Alex Cross, run
by James Patterson
In the aftermath of a disgraced plastic surgeon's release from prison, Detective Alex Cross investigates the murder of a young mother whose newborn has disappeared, a case that is further complicated by two additional killings. By the Edgar Award-winning author of the Women's Murder Club series. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.) 1,500,000 first printing.
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Line of fire
by Stephen White
A 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. By the author of The Siege. 75,000 first printing.
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Never Go Back : A Jack Reacher Novel
by Lee Child
A latest novel of suspense by the best-selling author of Worth Dying For finds Jack Reacher arriving in Virginia in the hopes of contacting the woman he spoke with on the phone in 61 Hours only to be drafted back into the Army, where he confronts life-changing elements from his past.
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The neighbor
by Lisa Gardner
In the wake of a wife and mother's disappearance from her suburban home, an ensuing police investigation focuses on the missing woman's husband, whose suspicious behavior reveals cracks in their seemingly idyllic family life. By the author of Say Goodbye.
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D.C. Dead : A Stone Barrington Novel
by Stuart Woods
Evaluating his life in New York as a Woodman & Weld partner after a shocking loss, Stone Barrington is summoned by the President to Washington, D.C. and assigned to a special ops mission that reunites him with his former partner.
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The Quest
by Nelson DeMille
After receiving a tip from a dying priest four unlikely partners begin a quest to find the Holy Grail in the jungles of Ethiopia in this new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Panther.
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Damage
by John T. Lescroart
His career derailed by the vengeful billionaire Curtlee family for his part in convicting one of their number for murder, former homicide detective Abe Glitsky learns that the killer has won a retrial at the same time a star witness has been murdered. By the best-selling author of Treasure Hunt. 250,000 first printing.
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The kill room : a Lincoln Rhyme novel
by Jeffery Deaver
Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs investigate the murder of an anti-American sympathizer in the Bahamas, who may have been taken out by the U.S. government in this new suspense novel from the author of The Bone Collector. 300,000 first printing.
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The Hit
by David Baldacci
This is #1 "New York Times" best-selling author David Baldacci's next blockbuster thriller.
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The Gods of Guilt : A Novel
by Michael Connelly
Defense attorney Mickey Haller investigates after a former client, a prostitute who had left the life for the straight and narrow, turns up dead, in the fifth novel of the crime series following The Fifth Witness. 500,000 first printing.
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Caught
by Harlan Coben
Finding and exposing sexual predators on television, reporter Wendy prompts the arrest of a man who worked as an advocate for abused children and tackles the case of a missing girl before a group of vigilante fathers makes Wendy fear that she accused an innocent man. By the author of Long Lost.
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Guilt
by Jonathan Kellerman
When he is consulted on a cold case involving the discovery of infant remains in a neglected fixer-upper Tudor mansion, psychologist-investigator Alex Delaware, tracing the long history of past residents, is led down a bloody path littered with unprecedented narcissism and unspeakable cruelty. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.) 300,000 first printing.
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Silken Prey
by John Sandford
Investigating the murder of a political fixer who had blackmailed his ambitious heiress employer during a vicious smear campaign, Lucas Davenport follows disturbing leads to the Minneapolis police department and a ruthless woman who threatens his life. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Stolen Prey.
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