18 books like Free reign

What to read after Free reign — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

A Burial at Sea

A Burial at Sea Charles Finch · 2011 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In March 1873 aristocratic sleuth Charles Lenox undertakes a delicate espionage mission to Egypt, where five British agents have been killed, apparently by the French. But soon after Charles's ship sets sail, the captain calls on him to dust off his deductive skills when a crew member is murdered and left eviscerated on the deck. Shares Investigation, Murder

Putting Lipstick on a Pig Michael Bowen · 2006 · ★ 4.8 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Legal stories, Mystery with this book.

Guilty Plea Robert Rotenberg · 2011 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Toronto, Canada, Legal stories with this book.

The D.A. Draws a Circle Erle Stanley Gardner · 1939 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Legal stories, Investigation, Murder, Mystery with this book.

Salvation Boulevard Larry Beinhart · 2008 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Some cases test a private investigator's wits, others test his courage, and still others, his character. In Salvation Boulevard, P.I. Carl Van Wagener has found a case that tests them all, and then goes on to test his soul. A professor is dead and a suspect-who has confessed-is in custody. But nothing is what it seems. After all, the dead man is an atheist professor, the accused an Islamic… Shares Legal stories, Mystery

The Way the Crow Flies Ann-Marie MacDonald · 2003 · ★ 4.2 · 831p · ≈ 27h · Moderate Een Canadese vrouw leert als volwassene omgaan met traumatische ervaringen uit haar jeugd. Shares Ontario, Canada, Murder, Mystery

Save the last dance for me Edward Gorman · 2002 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate It all begins when a preacher drops dead at his own altar. Shares Legal stories, Investigation, Murder

The devil's half mile Paddy Hirsch · 2018 · ★ 4.0 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Seven years after a financial crisis nearly toppled America, traders chafe at government regulations, racial tensions are rising, gangs roam the streets and corrupt financiers make back-door deals with politicians... 1799 was a hell of a year. Thanks to Alexander Hamilton, America has recovered from the panic on the Devil's Half Mile (aka Wall Street), but the young country is still finding its… Shares Legal stories, Investigation, Murder

The Redbreast

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 Investigation, Murder

A Stranger in Mayfair

A Stranger in Mayfair Charles Finch · 2010 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In Charles Finch's A Stranger in Mayfair, the next enthralling installment in the Charles Lenox Mysteries, detective Lenox tries to resist the lure of a case and focus on his new career in Parliament. Returning from a continental honeymoon with his new wife, Lady Jane, Lenox is asked by a colleague in Parliament to consult in the murder of a footman, bludgeoned to death with a brick. His… Shares Investigation, Murder, Mystery

Factoring humanity Robert J. Sawyer · 1998 · ★ 3.8 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Toronto, Canada with this book.

Prey to All Natasha Cooper · 2000 · ★ 3.5 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Trish Maguire joins the fight to free Deb Gibbert from a life sentence for the murder of her father." "Trish's own father is lying in intensive care after a heart attack, she has a heavy workload and a full life, but Deb's agonising story pulls her deeper and deeper into the campaign. Having visited the prison to hear Deb's account of what happened the night her father died, Trish cannot believe… Shares Legal stories, Investigation, Murder

Supreme Justice

Supreme Justice Phillip Margolin · 2010 · ★ 4.0 New York Times bestselling author Phillip Margolin returns to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., with an exciting thriller about a ghost ship and the President's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.Sarah Woodruff, on death row in Oregon for murdering her lover, John Finley, has appealed her case to the Supreme Court just when a prominent justice resigns, leaving a vacancy.Then, for no… Shares Judges, Investigation, Murder

Stray Bullets Robert Rotenberg · 2012 · ★ 3.9 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Toronto, Ontario, Legal stories with this book.

The Street Lawyer John Grisham · 1989 · ★ 3.9 · 413p · ≈ 13h · Moderate He gave up the money. He gave up the power. Now all he has left is the law.Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all. Then, in an instant, it all comes undone.A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices. When it is all over, the… Shares Homeless persons, Legal stories, Mystery

Patrick Butler for the defense John Dickson Carr · 1956 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Patrick Butler for the Defence, first published in 1956, is a detective story by American writer John Dickson Carr, which features Carr's series detective Patrick Butler (who previously appeared in Below Suspicion).[1]: 5  This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit. Plot summary James Vaughan and Hugh Prentice are the two junior partners of the law practice of Prentice, Prentice &… Shares Legal stories, Murder

A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder

A Christmas Guide to Family and Murder Dianne Freeman Shares Mystery with this book.

The Body at Carnival Bridge

The Body at Carnival Bridge Michelle Salter Shares Mystery with this book.

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