If You Like Lee Child

Lee Child writes compulsively readable moral dramas that feature fine writing, complex plots, relentless pacing, and an engaging loner hero. Like the medieval knight errant or the Western hero, Child's Jack Reacher rides into town bringing justice accompanied by the requisite violent gun play before he leaves without a trace. Try these similarly suspenseful and action-filled books.
 

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1. Don't let go

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Author:
Coben, Harlan, 1962-
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Description:
"Suburban New Jersey Detective Napoleon 'Nap' Dumas hasn't been the same since senior year of high school, when his twin brother Leo and Leo's girlfriend Diana were found dead on the railroad tracks-- and Maura, the girl Nap considered the love of his life, broke up with him and disappeared without explanation. For fifteen years, Nap has been searching, both for Maura and for the real reason behind his brother's death. And now, it looks as though...

2. The good detective

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Author:
McMahon, John, 1970-
Series:
Detective P. T. Marsh novels volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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East Regional - Mystery
MCMAHON
Green Road Community - Mystery
MCMAHON
Leesville Community - Mystery has 2
MCMAHON
Description:
Introducing Detective P.T. Marsh in a swift and bruising debut where Elmore Leonard's staccato prose meets Greg Iles' Southern settings.