18 books like Total control

What to read after Total control — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Kept Woman Karin Slaughter · 2016 · ★ 4.0 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate It's the most dangerous case of Will Trent's career. He knows this from the moment he sets foot in the abandoned Atlanta warehouse where a body lies on the floor--the body of an ex-cop. Bloody footprints leading away from the scene reveal that another victim, evidently a woman, was carried away ... and has vanished into thin air. And, worst of all, the warehouse belongs to the city's biggest and… Shares: Government investigators, Investigation, Thriller, Mystery

The Burnt House Faye Kellerman · 2007 · ★ 4.1 · 471p · ≈ 15h · Moderate At 8:15 in the morning, a small commuter plane carrying forty-seven passengers crashes into an apartment building in Granada Hills, California. Shock waves ripple through Los Angeles, as L.A.P.D. Lieutenant Peter Decker works overtime to calm rampant fears of a 9/11-type terror attack. But a grisly mystery lives inside the plane's charred and twisted wreckage: the unidentified bodies of four… Shares: Aircraft accidents, Missing persons, Thriller, Mystery

East Of Desolation Henry Patterson · 1968 · ★ 3.6 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Classic adventure from the undisputed master of action and adrenalin-pumping suspense.When a plane crashes in the icy Greenland desert with no passengers on board, and no means of identification, Joe Martin is hired to fly to the scene of the crash by the insurance company involved and the beautiful widow of the dead pilot. But the routine mission spirals into hair-raising suspense when a… Shares: Aircraft accidents, Investigation, Thriller, Mystery

Fever Dream Lincoln Child & Douglas Preston · 2010 · ★ 4.4 · 584p · ≈ 19h · Moderate At the old family manse in Louisiana, Special Agent Pendergast is putting to rest long-ignored possessions reminiscent of his wife Helen's tragic death, only to make a stunning-and dreadful-discovery. Helen had been mauled by an unusually large and vicious lion while they were big game hunting in Africa. But now, Pendergast learns that her rifle-her only protection from the beast-had been… Shares: Government investigators, Thriller

Hour Game David Baldacci · 2004 · ★ 4.1 · 437p · ≈ 14h · Moderate He's copying famous serial killers and the game has just begun. A woman is found murdered in the woods. It seems like a simple case but it soon escalates into a terrible nightmare. Someone is replicating the killing styles of the most infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives...or who will die next. Two ex-Secret Service agents, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, have been… Shares: Government investigators, American literature, Thriller, Mystery

End Game David Baldacci · 2017 · ★ 4.5 · 420p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Will Robie returns home from a mission overseas to discover that his boss--codenamed Blue Man--has vanished. His last known location was in remote Colorado, and there have been no other sightings or communications since. But there is violence brewing in this small town, and Robie and his sometime-partner Jessica Reel will be lucky if they make it out alive, with or without Blue Man. Shares: Government investigators, Missing persons, Investigation, Thriller

Simple Genius David Baldacci · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate In a world of secrets, human genius is power.And sometimes it is simply deadly...A three-hour drive from Washington, D.C., two clandestine institutions face each other across a heavily guarded river. One is the world's most unusual laboratory, whose goals and funding are a mystery. The other is an elite CIA training camp shrouded in secrecy. Now a man and a woman are about to run a gauntlet… Shares: Government investigators, American literature, Thriller, Mystery

Sail Of Stone Åke Edwardson · 2012 From bestselling Scandinavian crime writer Åke Edwardson—whose books are international sensations in Europe—comes this gripping novel of suspense and character involving two missing persons, two detectives, and a mystery dating to World War II.A brother and sister believe that their father has gone missing. They think he may have traveled in search of his father, who was presumed lost… Shares: Missing persons, Investigation, Thriller, 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

After That Night Karin Slaughter · 2023 · ★ 4.5 · 558p · ≈ 18h · Moderate WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! New York Times Bestseller GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton are back in this electrifying medical thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter.“Enter the world of Karin Slaughter. Just be forewarned, there’s no going back.” —Lisa GardnerAfter that night, everything changed . . .Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton’s life changed… Shares: American literature, Thriller

22 Seconds James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 2022 · ★ 4.5 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer has guns on her mind and only twenty-two seconds until she loses her badge—or her life—in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson. There’s buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws. Before Lindsay can act, her top informant tips her to a case that hits disturbingly… Shares: American literature, Thriller

The Mysterious Key And What It Opened Louisa May Alcott · 2004 · ★ 3.6 · 76p · ≈ 2h · Moderate An early romantic mystery story by the author of LITTLE WOMEN and LITTLE MEN. Shares: American literature, Mystery

Murder at Crossways Alyssa Maxwell · 2019 · ★ 4.1 · 402p · ≈ 13h · Moderate For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… In late August 1898, reporter Emma Cross attends the final fête of the Newport social season and discovers the party's over for a visiting prince . . . The approaching end of summer means it's time for the Harvest Festival, the last big event… Shares: American literature, Mystery

The Last Mona Lisa Jonathan Santlofer · 2021 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate ONE OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER!"Unstoppable what-happens-next momentum."—Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author"A deliciously tense read."—Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom award-winning crime writer and celebrated artist Jonathan Santlofer comes an enthralling tale about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the forgeries that appeared… Shares: American literature, Mystery

Murder at the Opera D. M. Quincy · 2019 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate When a nobleman's mistress is gunned down on the steps of the Covent Garden opera house, brilliant adventurer Atlas Catesby discovers a sinister family connection that compels him to investigate.London, 1815. Amateur sleuth Atlas Catesby is about to discover the dark side of the bright lights. His long-awaited night at the opera with Lady Lilliana ends abruptly when a notorious courtesan is shot… Shares: American literature, Mystery

Murder at Kingscote Alyssa Maxwell · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate For fans of HBO’sThe Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…In late nineteenth-century Newport, Rhode Island, journalist Emma Cross discovers the newest form of transportation has become the newest type of murder weapon . . . On a clear July day in 1899, the salty ocean breeze along Bellevue Avenue… Shares: American literature, Mystery

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