If You Like James Patterson...

Tell No One by Harlen Coben
It's been eight years since Dr. David Beck's wife, Elizabeth, was murdered by a serial killer. When Beck receives a message containing a phrase only Elizabeth should know, he falls apart. Either someone is playing a sick joke, or his wife is still alive. After being warned to tell no one, Beck sets out in a desperate search, which leads him toward a deadly secret.

The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver
Once the nation's foremost criminologists and the ex-head of NYPD forensics, quadriplegic Lincoln Rhyme abandons his forced retirement and joins forces with rookie cop Amelia Sachs to track down a vicious serial killer. First in a series featuring Lincoln Rhyme.

Mortal Fear by Greg Iles
When the woman with whom he has been having an online love affair is murdered by a serial killer specializing in female clients of EROS, an exclusive, erotic online service, Harper Cole devises a deadly plan to impersonate his dead lover online, hoping to lead the killer out into the open.

Cold Pursuit By T. Jefferson Parker
When the head of one of two feuding families is found murdered, homicide officer Tom McMichael, a member of the suspected family, is challenged to put aside his personal feelings in order to investigate.

Middle of Nowhere by Ridley Pearson
When many of the Seattle police are on a sick-out, Lou Boldt comes to realize that a series of robberies and assaults are somehow conected to the strike.

Rules of Prey by John Sandford
Lieutenant Lucas Davenport is determined to track down a diabolically clever serial killer who leads a double life, carefully picks out his female victims, and taunts the police with notes signed "Maddog." This is the first of the series featuring Lucas Davenport.

The Night Crew by John Sandford
Roaming the night streets of Los Angeles in search of news items for their cameras, Anna Batory and her crew of video freelancers are shattered by the death of a suicidal jumper and the murder of one of their team members, a crime that bares dangerous secrets from the past.

Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy
A series of murders is being modeled after the gruesome deaths depicted in a popular video game. Things move quickly as law enforcement and the video game's creators – who harbor a few secrets of their own – work together to predict where the killers will strike next.

Cold Paradise By Stuart Woods
Former cop-turned-private investigator Stone Barrington finds himself on the trail of an elusive stalker who is targeting Allison Manning, a woman Stone had thought dead, before he can clear her of a charge of insurance fraud. This is one in a series of books featuring Stone Barrington.


List created 5/05