18 books like Done in one

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Beau Death P Lovesey · 2018 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

Murder on the Mediterranean Alexander Campion · 2014 · ★ 4.4 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Even on a well-deserved Mediterranean cruise, murder follows Commissair Capucine Le Tellier. Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

Find The Lady Roger Silverwood · 2008 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate When gangster Mike Spagliotti is found shot through the head inside his locked New York hotel suite, it is a perplexing problem for Detective-Inspector Flannel. And when newspaper reporter Anita Curzon begins to interfere, Flannel's temper does not improve ... In THE EGYPTIAN TOMB Tony Gilmour and his friends Ron and Alan travel to Egypt to investigate the suspicious death of Ron's father - but… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

The Bitter Season Tami Hoag · 2016 · ★ 4.5 Kovac and Liska take on multiple twisted cases as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag explores a murder from the past, a murder from the present, and a life that was never meant to be. As the bitter weather of late fall descends on Minneapolis, Detective Nikki Liska is restless, already bored with her new assignment to the cold case squad. She misses the rush of pulling… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

Goodnight Nobody Paul Von Helsing · 2000 Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Mystery

Hell fire Karin Fossum · 2016 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "A gruesome tableau awaits Inspector Konrad Sejer in the oppressive summer heat: a woman and a young boy lay dead in a pool of blood near a dank camper. The details of the deaths of Bonnie Hayden and her five-year-old son Simon are mysterious. There is no sign of robbery or assault. Who would brutally stab a defenseless woman and her child? Sejer and his fellow investigator Jakob Skarre begin a… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

Running with wild blood Gerrie Ferris Finger · 2015 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Richard Lake of the Atlanta Police Department gets a cold case when a witness suddenly gets his memory back. Lake recruits Moriah Dru to look into the murder of Juliet Trapp' sixteen when she died' and a student at Winters Farm Academy. Juliet Trapp had told her mother she was going to Bike Week with Wild Blood' an outlaw motorcycle gang' over the Christmas break. The police were unable to solve… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

She's Leaving Home William Shaw · 2014 · ★ 2.9 · 421p · ≈ 14h · Moderate London, 1968: The body of a teenage girl is found just steps away from the Beatles' Abbey Road recording studio. The police are called to a residential street in St John's Wood where an unidentified young woman has been strangled. Detective Sergeant Cathal Breen believes she may be one of the many Beatles fans who regularly camp outside Abbey Road Studios. With his reputation tarnished by an… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

The King of Diamonds Simon Tolkien · 2011 · ★ 4.2 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate David Swain has spent two years of his life sentence for murdering the lover of his ex-girlfriend, Katya Osman. On the night he escapes from prison, Katya is found murdered in her uncle's home. Inspector Trave heads the manhunt for David, but his personal life becomes entangled in case because his ex-wife his having an affair with Katya's uncle. Shares: Police Procedural, Police, Investigation, Murder

Dead to me Cath Staincliffe · 2012 · ★ 4.2 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "A riveting, sharply observed and thoroughly modern police procedural featuring a stellar but unlikely female dectective team, perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen and Deborah Crombie Detective Constable Janet Scott is subtle and reliable, a diplomatic thinker with a wry sense of humor. She's put in the time and seen it all, but has no desire for the boss's job--she loves her own too much. Rachel… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

Murder on Brittany shores Jean-Luc Bannalec · 2016 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Ten miles off the coast of Brittany lie the fabled Glenan Islands. Boasting sparkling white sands and crystal clear waters, they seem perfectly idyllic, until one day in May three bodies wash up on shore. At first glance the deaths appear accidental, but as the identities of the victims comes to light, cantankerous Commisaire Dupin is pulled back into action for a case of what seems to be… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

Broken trust William E. Butterworth III · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "The dramaticNew York Times-bestselling adventure in W.E.B. Griffin's Badge of Honor series about the Philadelphia police force. Having investigated his share of gruesome murders, Philadelphia Homicide Sergeant Matt Payne is beginning to think nothing can shock him - until the case of a young socialite's death lands on his desk. The Camilla Rose Morgan he'd known as a teenager was beautiful and… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

The Redbreast Jo Nesbø · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Don’t Miss the Netflix series Detective Hole, based on Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series, premiering March 26, 2026!“An elegant and complex thriller….Harrowingly beautiful.” —New York Times Book Review“The Redbreast certainly ranks with the best of current American crime fiction.” —Washington PostJo Nesbø, the New York Times bestselling author of The Snowman, has solidified his spot as one of the most… Shares: Police, Investigation, Murder

Killing by colours Wonny Lea · 2014 A twisty and unputdownable detective crime novel perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Faith Martin, J.R. Ellis, LJ Ross, Miss Marple and Midsummer Murders!'Killing by Colours' is the fourth instalment in Wonny Lea's DCI Martin Phelps series, set in the thriving Welsh capital city of Cardiff.When the body of the killer's first victim is discovered at a popular Cardiff leisure… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

Dark Country Darren E Laws · 2015 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Three related famous country and western singers are kidnapped over a period of 50 years. Only one body has ever been found.Battling a debilitating illness, FBI agent Georgina O’Neil joins forces with newly licensed private investigator, Leroy La Portiere to find Susan Dark, the latest in the Dark family to go missing as she is on the verge of national stardom. But Georgina’s search for the truth… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective

The Punishment She Deserves: A Lynley Novel Elizabeth George · 2018 · ★ 4.2 · 704p · ≈ 23h · Moderate NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDetective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are forced to confront the past as they try to solve a crime that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of a quiet, historic medieval town in EnglandThe cozy, bucolic town of Ludlow is stunned when one of its most revered and respected citizens--Ian Druitt, the local deacon--is accused of a serious… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

The Beast Faye Kellerman · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 450p · ≈ 15h · Moderate "Over the years, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus have got through a lot together. They've faced more than their share of serial killers and psychopaths. But this time two very different cases may cause them to re-evaluate everything they hold dear. One case involves Gabe, the troubled boy they've taken into their home. The other is much stranger - a man is found dead in his apartment, apparently… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Mystery

Never look back Clare Donoghue · 2014 · ★ 3.7 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "Three young women have been found brutally murdered in south London, their bodies discarded in plain view, the victims only yards away from help during each attack. And each time, the murderer gets a little bit bolder. Detective Inspector Mike Lockyer is the head of homicide on the South London police force, and with three bodies on his watch and a killer growing in confidence, he and DS Jane… Shares: Police Procedural, Mystery & Detective, Police, Investigation

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