Books like The Pawn (The Patrick Bowers Files, Book 1) by Steven James

Detective Gus Ramone and former police partners investigate the looming return of a serial killer in Washington, D.C., weaving crime, relationships, and community gardens into a tense mystery.

Alex Cross, a police detective, is called back to Washington, DC, to solve the gruesome murders of criminals and escape artists.

Lacy Stoltz, a Florida Board on Judicial Conduct investigator, uncovers a sweeping corruption scheme involving a judge, a casino, and the Coast Mafia, forcing her into a deadly battle for justice.

Former Israeli intelligence operative Gabriel Allon puts his art‑restoration expertise to work when the head of Israeli security asks him to stop a Palestinian plot that threatens peace talks in the Middle East.

Harper Connelly, a private investigator, is hired by a North Carolina town to locate a missing teenager. She discovers a pattern of vanished teens whose bodies lie buried in the frozen ground, and when the killers close in, she must decide how much she will risk to survive the investigation.

Detective Will Trent races to uncover a sinister killer after a teenage girl is brutally murdered in Atlanta’s affluent Ansley Park, unraveling a web of secrets, abandoned lives and the hidden dangers lurking behind the city’s polished façade.

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.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

A serial killer has been terrorizing New York City, and only a renowned expert on criminal behavior can stop him.

Court Gentry, known as The Gray Man, is a legendary assassin who moves from job to job, never leaving a trace. Facing lethal adversaries, he must prove that there is no gray area between killing for a living and killing to survive.

Number 35 The Hill, a disturbing crime story involving a kidnapping and investigation by police detectives.

A widowed rector in rural Wiltshire investigates the violent death of a bishop, uncovering intrigue, danger, and a surprising connection to his own life.