Books like August Snow by Stephen Mack Jones

Severin Rudd, a single‑handed lawyer who defends the most dangerous and unlikely clients from a custom bullet‑proof van, fights for justice even when it means bending the rules.

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When a dark‑skinned boy is found murdered in a Reykjavik block of flats, detective Erlendur must navigate Iceland’s tense race relations, an anti‑immigration teacher, and a shadowy paedophile to uncover the truth.

Ian Urbina exposes the hidden world of ocean crime—from piracy to slave trade—revealing how the fishing, oil, and shipping industries fuel global exploitation.

James Weldon Johnson’s autobiographical novel traces the life of a mixed‑race narrator who, able to pass as white, struggles with identity and injustice in early 20th‑century America.

Mickey Haller, a cynical Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer, tackles a high‑paying case that turns out to be far more dangerous than it first appears.

Meet Tommy Akhtar, Ugandan Asian cricket fan, devoted son, and not very successful private investigator with offices over his brother Gundappa's mini-cab firm in deepest West London.He's just woken up from his hangover (combing the parting on his toungue) when his next case comes through the door. It looks like just another investigation when hooker Melody comes into his office asking him to find her co-worker, Natasha, last seen meeting new client at a bar in Shepherd's Market.But as the search for Natasha intensifies, Tommy's world becomes increasingly sinister. He is drawn into a murder investigation, the criminal underworld, the world of fundamentalist religion and maybe even terrorist activities. Neate brilliantly explores the oddball underbelly and wierd cultural mix of London - The City of Tiny Lights - today and questions just what it really means to be British now.....

A young Japanese‑American law student unearths a decades‑old unsolved murder during the Watts Riots, unlocking hidden family secrets and confronting race, love, and history in Los Angeles.

In 1947 Brooklyn, 11‑year‑old American‑Irish Michael Devlin forms an unlikely friendship with war‑survivor Rabbi Judah Hirsch, drawing on forgotten mythical forces as they confront the everyday battles of their time.