The Best Crime Fiction Books According to Goodreads
If you love crime fiction, suspense novels, and mystery books, you want to make sure you’re reading the best. With that in mind, here are 12 of the highest-rated crime fiction books on Goodreads, based on the number of ratings and the percentage of high ratings. Check these mystery suspense novels off your to-read list, and you’re sure to have read some of the best crime fiction books out there right now.
The Lincoln Lawyer is a bestselling legal thriller that's the first in Michael Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer series. The book follows Mickey Haller, a criminal defense lawyer who operates out of the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car.
Win is the #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from Harlan Coben. Twenty years ago, heiress Patricia Lockwood was abducted and her family's estate was robbed. While Patricia escaped, her family's stolen items were never recovered. Until now, after a recluse is found murdered and items are uncovered.
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Joe Ide's beloved detective series starts with IQ. Isaiah, or IQ, is a highly intelligent loner who takes on the cases that police detectives can't (or won't) solve. In this novel, IQ takes on the case of a rap mogul whose life is in danger. But the deeper Isaiah dives into the case, the more he himself gets it danger's way.
Conviction is an excellent mystery suspense books for readers who also enjoy true crime podcasts. Anna McDonald loves listening to true crime podcasts, but she's shocked when one day she listens to a podcast and recognizes details from the crime the hosts are describing. This podcast awakens a past that Anna thought she'd forgotten, as she realizes she might have the key to solving an unsolved crime.
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The Innocent is the first novel in David Baldacci's Will Robie Series. Will Robie is a hitman hired to kill. But then a D.C. government operation goes terribly wrong. Suddenly, Will's new mission is rescuing a teenage runaway and solving the mystery of her parent's deaths.
Iris Johansen has written several bestselling suspense novels, but Smokescreen is one of the author's highest-rated books. In this novel, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan journeys to a remote jungle in Africa to help families torn apart by guerrilla soldiers' violent attacks. Or so she is told. When she arrives, it's clear that there's more to this story than she originally expected, and Eve herself might be in harm's way.
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