Four thrillers, plus one romance to round out the list.

#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Cross Justice by James Patterson, mystery/thrillers with family ties:

Descent by Tim Johnston

Freedom’s Child by Jax Miller

City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg

 

 

 

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich, more campus mysteries set at colleges and universities:

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Charles Dickens Murders by Edith Skom

Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

 

 

 

#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Guilty by David Baldacci, more Southern thrillers:

Killing Floor by Lee Child

Hot Springs by Stephen Hunter

One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash

 

 

 

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed See Me by Nicholas Sparks, more characters with secrets in their pasts:

The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand

The Undomestic Goddess by Sophia Kinsella

Me Before You by Joju Moyes

 

 

 

#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham, some enduring legal thrillers:

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Traver

Defending Jacob by William Landay