Recommendations based on The Promiseby Robert Crais

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  1. 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)

  2. The First Rule

    by Robert Crais
    A detective story of a private investigator on the hunt for justice and redemption.

    When Frank Meyer and his family are executed in their home, the police begin investigating the secret life they're sure Meyer had. Joe Pike's on a hunt of his own: to clear his friend's name, and to ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Last Detective

    by Robert Crais
    Private detective unravels a web of lies as he searches for missing persons.

    P.I. Elvis Cole’s relationship with attorney Lucy Chenier is strained. Then the unthinkable happens. While Lucy is away on business and her ten-year-old son Ben is staying with Elvis, the boy ... (Goodreads)

  4. 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)

  5. Gathering Prey

    by John Sandford
    A detective and his team hunt a serial killer, uncovering secrets of the past.

    Letty a young college girl receives a call from Skye a traveler she met briefly in San Francisco. Remembering that Letty's adoptive father is a detective she requests help in finding her companion ... (Wikipedia)

  6. Make Me

    by Lee Child
    An ex-military drifter is framed for a murder and must uncover the truth to clear his name.

    Somewhere in the sprawling, flat, desolate Midwestern United States, Reacher arrives by train at a small town named Mother's Rest, curious as to the story behind the name. He meets a Chinese American ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Extreme Prey

    by John Sandford
    Suspenseful thriller of a newly-elected Vice President's pursuit of a dangerous criminal.

    An extraordinary Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 "New York Times" bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. After the events in "Gathering Prey", Lucas Davenport finds himself in a ... (Goodreads)

  8. Escape Clause

    by John Sandford
    Virgil Flowers investigates the theft of two rare Amur tigers from the Minnesota Zoo, leading him to a dangerous and deadly criminal underworld.

    Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers’ case, make that two of them. Welcome to another exceptional thriller from the writer whose books are “pure reading ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Late Show

    by Michael Connelly
    A female detective is thrust into a dangerous case, uncovering secrets of a criminal underworld.

    In this first installment of the Renée Ballard series, #1 bestselling author Michael Connelly introduces a "complicated and driven" young detective fighting to prove herself on the LAPD's toughest ... (Barnes & Noble)

  10. The Crossing

    by Michael Connelly
    Thriller involving a homicide detective's search for a serial killer in Los Angeles.

    In this "tense" thriller and #1, New York Times, bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch teams up with Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller to track down a killer who just might find them first (,Wall Street ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. Past Tense

    by Lee Child
    Jack Reacher finds himself stranded in a small town, uncovering dark secrets and facing dangerous enemies.

    While traveling to Portsmouth, New Hampshire , Jack Reacher takes a detour to the town of Laconia , to visit his father Stan Reacher's childhood home. He meets Elizabeth Castle, the town clerk, and ... (Wikipedia)

  12. The Closers

    by Michael Connelly
    A homicide detective's pursuit of justice, determined to solve a decades-old case.

    Detective Harry Bosch is back with the LAPD with the sole mission of closing unsolved cases. The murder of a 16 year old girl in 1988 is his first file. A DNA match makes the case very much alive ... (Goodreads)

  13. Endangered

    by C.J. Box
    A thrilling story of a family's fight for survival in the face of a ruthless enemy.

    New York Times,–bestselling writer C. J. Box returns with a thrilling new novel, featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. She was gone. Joe Pickett had good reason to dislike Dallas Cates, even if ... (Goodreads)

  14. Memory Man

    by David Baldacci
    A detective investigates a suspicious death, unraveling a complex web of secrets and lies.

    This "impossible to put down" #1, New York Times, bestseller introduces Amos Decker, a gifted police detective with a perfect memory who must solve a mystery he wishes he could forget: his family's ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. The Guilty

    by David Baldacci
    A former Secret Service agent must solve the murder of a prominent politician before the killer strikes again.

    Will Robie is the government's most professional, disciplined, and lethal assassin. He infiltrates the most hostile countries in the world, defeats our enemies' advanced security measures, and ... (Goodreads)

  16. 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)

  17. 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)

  18. Fool Me Once

    by Harlan Coben
    A woman's search for justice and the truth behind her husband's death.

    Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya’s husband, Joe—who had been ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Escape

    by David Baldacci
    A former US military operative is framed and must prove his innocence while on the run.

    It's a prison unlike any other. Military discipline rules. Its security systems are unmatched. None of its prisoners dream of escaping. They know it's impossible. Until now. John Puller's older ... (Goodreads)

  20. The Whistler

    by John Grisham
    A corrupt judge and his accomplice are exposed by a whistleblower, leading to a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

    A mysterious source contacts the (fictional) Florida Board on Judicial Conduct (BJC), , promising information that will reveal the identity and crimes of the most corrupt judge in U.S. history. ... (Wikipedia)

  21. The Conviction

    by Robert Dugoni
    A lawyer takes on a case defending a man who may be innocent, but the deeper he delves, the more dangerous it becomes.

    In this exhilarating legal thriller from Robert Dugoni, the #1 Kindle bestselling author of MY SISTER'S GRAVE, attorney David Sloane must take the law into his own hands to save his son from a ... (Goodreads)

  22. Play Dead

    by Harlan Coben
    A man's search for his missing girlfriend leads him into a dangerous world of secrets and lies.

    Harlan Coben's first novel, now back in print. No sooner had supermodel Laura Ayers and Celtics star David Baskin said "I do" than tragedy struck. While honeymooning on Australia's Great Barrier ... (Goodreads)

  23. Below Zero

    by C.J. Box
    Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious and dangerous cult in the frozen wilderness.

    In this thriller in the #1, New York Times, bestselling series, a voice from the past has a chilling effect on Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett and his family... Six years ago, Joe Pickett's foster ... (Goodreads)

  24. Mean Streak

    by Sandra Brown
    A woman on the run, desperately trying to uncover secrets of her past.

    In this, New York Times, bestselling thriller, a doctor is kidnapped in the mountain wilderness after a fight with her husband — and as the FBI closes in, she must make dangerous choices to survive. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. Stone Cold

    by C.J. Box
    A game warden investigates a murder in the Wyoming wilderness, uncovering a web of corruption and danger.

    The electrifying new Joe Pickett novel from the New York Times bestselling author. Everything about the man is a mystery: the massive ranch in the remote Black Hills of Wyoming that nobody ever ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Dark Horse

    by Craig Johnson
    A sheriff investigates a mysterious murder in the small town of Wyoming.

    Read Craig Johnson's posts on the Penguin Blog.,, Walt Longmire goes undercover to save a woman in an unfriendly place, Interweaving classic noir sensibilities and humor with contemporary themes of ... (Goodreads)

  27. 206 Bones

    by Kathy Reichs
    Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates a case involving a missing girl and a mysterious message.

    The book opens with Brennan imprisoned in an enclosed space, unable to remember where she is and how she got there. , The plot is interspersed with Brennan's account of how she escapes, culminating ... (Wikipedia)

  28. 11/22/63

    by Stephen King
    A time-traveler attempts to prevent the assassination of JFK.

    Jake Epping is a recently divorced high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine , earning extra money teaching a GED class. Epping gives an assignment to his adult students, asking them to ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Mississippi Blood

    by Greg Iles
    A gripping thriller that follows a man's quest for justice to reveal a deadly family secret.

    The #1 New York Times Bestseller GoodReads Choice Award semi finalist, Amazon Best Mysteries & Thrillers of 2017 selection The final installment in the epic, Natchez Burning, trilogy by Greg Iles ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. House of Spies

    by Daniel Silva
    A thrilling spy novel of international deception and intrigue.

    A heart-stopping tale of suspense, Daniel Silva’s runaway bestseller, The Black Widow, was one of 2016’s biggest novels. Now, in House of Spies, Gabriel Allon is back and out for revenge — determined ... (Goodreads)