18 books like One Shot

What to read after One Shot — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Bad Luck and Trouble Lee Child · 1984 · ★ 4.2 · 439p · ≈ 14h · Moderate From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night…. In Chicago, a woman learns that an elite team of ex–army investigators is being hunted down one by one.... And on the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher—soldier, cop, hero—is pulled out of his wandering life by a code that few other people could understand. From the first shocking scenes in Lee… Shares: Snipers, Military police, Reacher, Serial murders

The enemy Lee Child · 2004 · ★ 4.2 · 441p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier's son. An elite military cop, he was one of the army's brightest stars. But in every cop's life there is a turning point. One case. One messy, tangled case that can shatter a career. Turn a lawman into a renegade. And make him question words like honor, valor, and duty. For Jack Reacher, this is that case.New Year's Day, 1990. The Berlin Wall is coming… Shares: Snipers, Military police, Reacher, Americans

Without Fail Lee Child · 2002 · ★ 4.5 · 408p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Skilled, cautious, and anonymous, Jack Reacher is perfect for the job: to assassinate the vice president of the United States. Theoretically, of course. A female Secret Service agent wants Reacher to find the holes in her system, and fast—because a covert group already has the vice president in their sights. They’ve planned well. There’s just one thing they didn’t plan on: Reacher. Shares: Military police, American Detective and mystery stories, Adventure fiction, Americans

The Hard Way Lee Child · 2006 · ★ 4.2 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate In Lee Child's astonishing new thriller, ex--military cop Reacher sees more than most people would...and because of that, he's thrust into an explosive situation that's about to blow up in his face. For the only way to find the truth--and save two innocent lives--is to do it the way Jack Reacher does it best: the hard way.... Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking up the hot,… Shares: Reacher, American Detective and mystery stories, Adventure fiction, Action & Adventure

Persuader Lee Child · 2003 · ★ 4.5 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Jack Reacher. The ultimate loner. An elite ex-military cop who left the service years ago, he’s moved from place to place…without family…without possessions…without commitments. And without fear. Which is good, because trouble—big, violent, complicated trouble—finds Reacher wherever he goes. And when trouble finds him, Reacher does not quit, not once…not ever. But some unfinished business has… Shares: Military police, Reacher, American Detective and mystery stories, Thriller

No middle name Lee Child · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "A collection of pulse-pounding Jack Reacher stories--one never-before-seen novella, plus eleven others collected for the first time in print--each with original introductions from the twelve-time #1 New York Times bestselling author"-- Shares: American Detective and mystery stories, Adventure fiction, Americans, Action & Adventure

Killing Floor Lee Child · 1997 · ★ 4.1 · 475p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s arrested for murder. Not much of a welcome. All Reacher knows is that he didn’t kill anybody. At least not here. Not lately. But he doesn’t stand a chance of convincing anyone. Not in Margrave, Georgia. Not a chance in hell. Shares: American Detective and mystery stories, Adventure fiction, Americans, Action & Adventure

Echo Burning Lee Child · 2001 · ★ 4.1 · 414p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Ex-military cop Jack Reacher returns in this latest in the award-winning series critics call "spectacular" (The Seattle Times), "relentless" (Denver Post), and "perfect" (The New York Times Book Review). Reacher is hitching through the heat of West Texas and getting desperate for a ride. The last thing he's worried about is exactly who picks him up. She's called Carmen. She's a good-looking… Shares: American Detective and mystery stories, Adventure fiction, Americans, Action & Adventure

Night school Lee Child · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Moderate "Discover the thriller series that The New York Times calls "utterly addictive." After eleven straight global #1 bestsellers, Lee Child sends readers back to school with the most explosive Jack Reacher novel yet. It's 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In the morning they give him a medal, and in the afternoon they send him back to school. That night he's off the grid. Out of sight, out of… Shares: American Detective and mystery stories, Adventure fiction, Action & Adventure, American literature

Owls Don't Blink Erle Stanley Gardner · 1942 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Cool & Lam Mystery #6 (1942) New York lawyer Emory Hale hires Los Angeles duo Bertha Cool and Donald Lam to find person-of-interest Roberta Fenn in New Orleans. For a client Hale refuses to name. Because there's nothing shady about that set-up, right? Shares: American Detective and mystery stories, Thriller

Crimes by Moonlight Charlaine Harris · 2010 · ★ 3.6 · 437p · ≈ 14h · Moderate An all-new mystery anthology edited and featuring a new story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris Nighttime is the perfect time for the perfect crime. #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris edits and contributes an all-new story-set in her Sookie Stackhouse universe-to this anthology from the Mystery Writers of America. Other authors include:Steve BrewerDana… Shares: American Detective and mystery stories, Mystery

Nothing to Lose Lee Child · 1998 · ★ 3.9 · 426p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Two lonely towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher never turns back. It's not in his nature. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets is big trouble. So in Lee Child's electrifying new novel, Reacher--a man with no fear, no illusions, and nothing to lose--goes to war against a town that not only wants him gone, it wants him dead. It wasn't… Shares: American Detective and mystery stories, Adventure fiction, Action & Adventure, Thriller

The Positronic Man Isaac Asimov · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 233p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Powerful and haunting, The Positronic Man is an unforgettable novel that redefines Isaac Asimov's and Robert Silverberg's place among the greatest science fiction authors of all time. In the twenty-first century the creation of the positronic brain leads to the development of robot laborers and revolutionizes life on Earth. But to the Martin family, their household robot NDR-113 is more than a… Shares: Military police, Science Fiction

Edison's conquest of Mars Garrett Putman Serviss · 1947 · ★ 2.8 · 119p · ≈ 3h · Challenging The original sequel to HG Wells War of the Worlds as written by the science editor of the Hearst newspaper group. Mentioned multiple times by rocket pioneer Robert Hutchings Goddard in his diaries as one of the sources of inspiration for him. The 2005 paperback edition from Apogee Books includes an extensive history of the work by Robert Godwin, noted space historian and space curator of the… Shares: American literature, Science Fiction

The beautiful cigar girl Daniel Stashower · 2006 · ★ 3.5 · 327p · ≈ 10h · Moderate On July 28, 1841, the body of Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar girl, was found floating in the Hudson-and New York's unregulated police force proved incapable of solving the crime. One year later, a struggling writer named Edgar Allan Poe decided to take on the case-and sent his fictional detective, C. Auguste Dupin, to solve the baffling murder of Mary Rogers in "The Mystery of Marie Rogt." Shares: American Detective and mystery stories, American literature, Mystery

Angel's Inferno William Hjortsberg · 2020 · 436p · ≈ 14h · Moderate A 1950s amnesiac and hard-boiled detective sets out for revenge in this blend of mystery, supernatural horror, and metaphysical fiction. Private investigator Harry Angel is in a jam. Handcuffed in his apartment along with the cops and a corpse, he stands accused of violently murdering three people. The good news is he knows who did it. But in order to exonerate himself, Harry must first make his… Shares: American literature, Thriller

City on Fire Don Winslow · 2021 · ★ 4.1 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate New York Times Bestseller!From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border), The Force, and Broken comes the first novel in an epic new trilogy.“Superb. City on Fire is exhilarating.” – Stephen King"Epic, ambitious, majestic, City on Fire is The Godfather for our generation.” – Adrian McKinty, New York… Shares: American literature, Thriller

City in Ruins Don Winslow · 2024 · ★ 4.5 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Instant New York Times Bestseller!“The final shattering installment in a gangland trilogy to equal The Godfather. If you like Scarface and Goodfellas, this is where it’s at.” — Stephen King“City in Ruins is Don Winslow showing the rest of us how it’s done. Winslow has saved the best for last.” — James Patterson“The Godfather for our generation.” — Adrian McKintyFrom New York Times bestselling… Shares: American literature, Thriller

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