Recommendations based on No Middle Name: Jack Reacher, The Complete Collected Short Storiesby Lee Child

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  1. Night School

    by Lee Child
    A former military policeman investigates a mysterious school where students have gone missing.

    In 1996, U.S. Army Major Jack Reacher is in Virginia to receive a medal for eliminating two militants in the Balkans when he receives orders from his superior officer and trusted friend, Leon Garber, ... (Wikipedia)

  2. The Midnight Line

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military cop's race against time to solve a mysterious case involving a stolen bracelet.

    After spending the night with a woman named Michelle Chang (from, Make Me, ), Jack Reacher is traveling through Wisconsin when he happens to stop at a pawnshop selling an unusual item: a 2005 West ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Personal

    by Lee Child
    A thrilling tale of a former soldier's quest for justice and his battle against formidable foes.

    You can leave the army, but the army doesn’t leave you. Not always. Not completely , notes Jack Reacher—and sure enough, the retired military cop is soon pulled back into service. This time, for the ... (Goodreads)

  4. Two Kinds of Truth

    by Michael Connelly
    A gripping crime thriller, as a detective investigates a murder with mysterious connections.

    Exiled from the LAPD, Harry Bosch must clear his name, uncover a ring of prescription drug abuse, and outwit a clever killer before it's too late. Harry Bosch, exiled from the LAPD, is working cold ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. The Promise

    by Robert Crais
    An ex-cop is hired to track down a missing woman, uncovering an unexpected network of lies and secrets.

    Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are joined by Suspect heroes LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German shepherd, Maggie, in the new heart-stopping thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Robert ... (Goodreads)

  6. From Potter's Field

    by Patricia Cornwell
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a string of murders in New York City, leading her to a homeless woman with a dangerous past.

    The story begins as a rotten Christmas for Scarpetta: Temple Gault has struck again, leaving a naked, apparently homeless woman shot in Central Park on Christmas Eve; Scarpetta, as the FBI 's ... (Wikipedia)

  7. The Black Echo

    by Michael Connelly
    A former LAPD detective is drawn into a web of mystery and crime as he investigates the death of a Vietnam vet.

    The novel centers on Harry Bosch , a Vietnam veteran who served as a " tunnel rat " (nicknamed Hari Kari Bosch), with the 1st Infantry Division — a specialized soldier whose job it was to go into the ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Secret of the Old Clock

    by Carolyn Keene
    A teenage girl uses her sleuthing skills to solve a decades-old mystery.

    Nancy, unaided, seeks to find a missing will. To the surprise of many, the Topham family will inherit wealthy Josiah Crowley's fortune, instead of deserving relatives and friends who were promised ... (Goodreads)

  9. Clear and Present Danger

    by Tom Clancy
    CIA analyst Jack Ryan uncovers a covert war against drug cartels in Colombia, leading to a dangerous mission to stop the violence.

    The President of the United States , who is running for reelection, finds a fierce opponent in Ohio Governor J. Robert Fowler, who has rallied the American public behind his administration's failures ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Point of Origin

    by Patricia Cornwell
    An FBI agent investigates a string of arson cases, uncovering a mysterious criminal.

    Dr Kay Scarpetta, Virginia Chief Medical Examiner and consulting pathologist for the federal law enforcement agency ATF , is called out to a farmhouse in Virginia that has been destroyed by fire. In ... (Wikipedia)

  11. Postmortem

    by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
    Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner, investigates a serial killer in Richmond, Virginia.

    The novel opens as Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia, receives an early-morning call from Sergeant Pete Marino, a homicide detective at the Richmond Police ... (Wikipedia)

  12. D is for Deadbeat

    by Sue Grafton
    Private investigator Kinsey Millhone investigates an old murder case with unexpected connections.

    Kinsey Millhone receives a contract from ex-con Alvin Limardo to deliver a cashier's check for twenty-five thousand dollars to a fifteen-year-old boy named Tony Gahan. According to Limardo, Tony ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Cause of Death

    by Patricia Cornwell
    A medical examiner and her team investigate a series of murders connected to a mysterious virus.

    It is New Year's Eve, the last day of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War. Dr. Kay Scarpetta plunges into the murky depths of a ship graveyard to recover the very human remains of Ted ... (Goodreads)

  14. The Wanted

    by Robert Crais
    Private investigator Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike are hired to find a missing girl, but soon discover a dangerous criminal underworld.

    When single mother Devon Connor hires private investigator Elvis Cole, it’s because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she’s afraid he’s dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly ... (Goodreads)

  15. End of Watch

    by Stephen King
    A retired detective confronts a powerful and mysterious force that has returned to terrorize a small town.

    Retired detective Bill Hodges, who now with his sidekick Holly runs the private investigation agency Finders Keepers, is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer . Given only months to live, he finds himself ... (Wikipedia)

  16. The Third Victim

    by Lisa Gardner
    A gripping crime thriller following an FBI agent as she investigates a series of murders.

    The past isn't over.... An unspeakable act has ripped apart the idyllic town of Bakersville, Oregon, and its once-peaceful residents are demanding quick justice. But though a boy has confessed to the ... (Goodreads)

  17. Golden Prey

    by John Sandford
    Lucas Davenport on the hunt for a violent criminal on the run in South Dakota.

    The man was smart and he didn’t mind killing people. Welcome to the big leagues, Davenport., Lucas Davenport’s first case as a U.S. Marshal sends him into uncharted territory, in the thrilling new ... (Goodreads)

  18. Playing with Fire

    by Tess Gerritsen
    A female detective confronts a sinister cult while investigating a murder case.

    A beautiful violinist is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome. The first time Julia Ansdell picks up The Incendio Waltz, she knows it’s a strikingly ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Outsider

    by Stephen King
    A man is accused of a brutal murder he claims he didn't commit, but evidence suggests otherwise. Is he really guilty or is something more sinister at play?

    In Flint City, Oklahoma , police detective Ralph Anderson arrests the popular English teacher and Little League coach, Terry Maitland, in front of a crowd of baseball spectators. Maitland is charged ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Buried Prey

    by John Sandford
    Detective Lucas Davenport investigates a long-forgotten case of two missing teenage girls.

    A house demolition provides an unpleasant surprise for Minneapolis-the bodies of two girls, wrapped in plastic. It looks like they've been there a long time. Lucas Davenport knows exactly how long. ... (Goodreads)

  21. The Vanished Man

    by Jeffery Deaver
    A magician disappears during a performance, and a serial killer is on the loose. Can Lincoln Rhyme solve the case before it's too late?

    The plot starts off with an introduction by Malerick, the antagonist in the story. Speaking in patter to his imaginary 'Revered Audience', he introduces the first trick he shall perform, The Lazy ... (Wikipedia)

  22. The Gone World

    by Tom Sweterlitsch
    A time-traveling detective investigates a mission to prevent a global apocalypse. But the more she learns, the more she realizes the stakes are higher than she thought.

    “I promise you have never read a story like this.” —Blake Crouch,, New York Times, bestselling author of Dark Matter, Inception, meets, True Detective, in this science fiction thriller of ... (Goodreads)

  23. Shelter in Place

    by Nora Roberts
    A group of survivors of a mass shooting in a mall must confront their trauma and rebuild their lives while a copycat killer emerges.

    From Nora Roberts comes the #1, New York Times, bestseller, Shelter in Place, (June 2018) ,—, a powerful tale of heart, heroism...and propulsive suspense., It was a typical evening at a mall outside ... (Barnes & Noble)

  24. The Bourne Identity

    by Robert Ludlum
    An amnesiac assassin must uncover his past and true identity in a deadly search for the truth.

    The preface of the novel consists of two real-life newspaper articles from 1975 about terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as " Carlos the Jackal ." The story opens with gunfire on a boat in the ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Warriors of the Storm

    by Bernard Cornwell
    Uhtred of Bebbanburg fights to reclaim his ancestral home while facing new enemies and old rivalries in 9th century England.

    Northmen led by Ragnall Ivarson invade Mercia near Uhtred's fortress of Ceaster . Ragnall, whose brother Sigtryggr is married to Uhtred's daughter Stiorra, has been driven out of Ireland by the ... (Wikipedia)

  26. The Last Mile

    by David Baldacci
    A wrongly convicted man is granted a temporary reprieve on death row to help solve a crime.

    Convicted murderer Melvin Mars is counting down the last hours before his execution–for the violent killing of his parents twenty years earlier--when he's granted an unexpected reprieve. Another man ... (Goodreads)

  27. 4 3 2 1

    by Paul Auster
    An exploration of alternate realities, tracing the lives of four identical boys who go their own ways.

    Nearly two weeks early, on March 3, 1947, in the maternity ward of Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the one and only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. ... (Goodreads)

  28. The Client

    by John Grisham
    A young boy is thrust into a legal battle, as he tries to protect himself and his family.

    Boyd Boyette, a United States Senator from Louisiana, goes missing. Because of his vocal opposition to a proposed major toxic landfill project by a company known to be Mafia-backed, murder is ... (Wikipedia)

  29. The Good Daughter

    by Karin Slaughter
    A woman's quest for justice, uncovering secrets and lies that threaten to tear her family apart.

    “,The Good Daughter, is like, Law and Order, meets, The Good Wife,.” —theSkimm, Instant, New York Times, Bestseller,, theSkimm Book Club Pick!,, The stunning new novel from the international #1 ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. Lost Light

    by Michael Connelly
    Detective Harry Bosch investigates a cold case that could unearth dark secrets from his past.

    Lost Light is the first novel set after Bosch retires from the LAPD at the end of the prior story. Having received his private investigator 's license, Bosch investigates an old case concerning the ... (Wikipedia)