18 books like Black blade

What to read after Black blade — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Yellow-dog contract Ross Thomas · 1977 · ★ 4.0 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Spy Fiction, Mystery with this book.

Strega

Strega Andrew Vachss · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Andrew Vachss's implacable private eye has a new client, Strega. She wants Burke to find an obscene photograph--and that search will take him into the ocean that flows just beneath the city, an ocean whose currents are flesh and money, the anguish of children and the pleasure of twisted adults. It is a place that Burke can visit only at the risk of his sanity and his life. But between the power… Shares New york, Mystery

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes Lawrence Block · 1986 · ★ 4.0 · 261p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In the dark days, in a sad and lonely place, ex-cop Matt Scudder is drinking his life away -- and doing "favors" for pay for his ginmill cronies. But when three such assignments flow together in dangerous and disturbing ways, he'll need to change his priorities from boozing to surviving. Shares New york, Mystery

The Drowned

The Drowned John Banville Shares Mystery with this book.

Corridors of the Night

Corridors of the Night Anne Perry · 2015 Anne Perry, that incomparable novelist of life in Victorian England, has once again surpassed herself, with this twenty-first installment of her New York Times bestselling William Monk series. In Corridors of the Night, nurse Hester Monk and her husband, William, commander of the Thames River Police, do desperate battle with two obsessed scientists who in the name of healing have turned to… Shares Mystery

Small Mercies

Small Mercies Dennis Lehane · 2023 · ★ 4.5 Instant New York Times Bestseller“Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can’t-put-it-down entertainment.” — Stephen KingThe acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River—an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston’s… Shares Mystery

The Midnight Hour

The Midnight Hour Elly Griffiths · 2021 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The Brighton police force is on the hunt for another killer, but this time they have some competition—a newly formed all-women’s private eye firm, led by none other than the police chief’s wife. Newly minted PI Emma Holmes and her partner Sam Collins are just settling into their business when they’re chosen for a high-profile case: retired music-hall star Verity Malone hires them to find out who… Shares Mystery

A Fatal Lie

A Fatal Lie Charles Todd · 2022 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate “If there’s ever been a more complex and compelling hero in crime fiction than Inspector Rutledge, I can’t think of one.” —Jeffery Deaver In one of his most puzzling cases, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge must delve deep into a dead man’s life and his past to find a killer determined to keep dark secrets buried.A peaceful Welsh village is thrown into turmoil when a terrified boy stumbles on… Shares Mystery

Mysterious Mr. Sabin Edward Phillips Oppenheim · 1900 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "The mysterious Mr. Sabin is an unscrupulous French royalist who aids the German government in a conspiracy of war against England. His part in the plot is that of securing valuable papers recording the coast defenses of England, for which services he demands Germany's conquest of France and the restoration of the monarchy in the person of Prince Henri and his cousin, Helene of… Shares Spy Fiction

To Crown It All

To Crown It All Rhys Bowen Shares Mystery with this book.

A Betrothed's Betrayal

A Betrothed's Betrayal Deb Marlowe Shares Mystery with this book.

Murder at Archly Manor

Murder at Archly Manor Sara Rosett · 2018 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A high-society murder. An spirited lady detective. Can she out-class the killer before an innocent person takes the fall? London, 1923. Olive Belgrave needs a job. Despite her aristocratic upbringing, she’s penniless. Determined to support herself, she jumps at an unconventional job—looking into the background of her cousin’s fiancé, Alfred.  Alfred burst into the upper crust world of London’s… Shares Mystery

L'affaire Lerouge Émile Gaboriau · 1800 · 478p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival. Shares Mystery

A Gentleman of Very Few Words

A Gentleman of Very Few Words Grace Burrowes Shares Mystery with this book.

Murder at Mill Ponds House

Murder at Mill Ponds House Michelle Salter The BRAND NEW instalment in the page-turning Iris Woodmore Mysteries from Michelle Salter!When murder hits close to home, Iris must fight to clear her name…Spring, 1924. Reporter Iris Woodmore plans to move to London to avoid a shocking hometown scandal. Longtime enemy Archie Powell has been threatening to reveal her darkest secret – and she’s desperate to flee before he does.But when he’s found… Shares Mystery

Murder at the Debutante Ball

Murder at the Debutante Ball C.J. Archer In this 5th installment of the bestselling mystery series, Cleopatra Fox gets entangled in a web of betrayal and blackmail that leaves the high society matchmakers scandalized.   When a notorious cad is bludgeoned to death with a candlestick in the library at the most important ball of the London social season, Cleo finds herself in the prime position to solve the crime. After all, she… Shares Mystery

The Thunder of Stones

The Thunder of Stones Andrea Penrose Shares Mystery with this book.

A Swirl of Shadows

A Swirl of Shadows Andrea Penrose Shares Mystery with this book.

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