10 books for fans of The Guilty
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The Last Mile
Amos Decker • Book 2
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Melvin Mars faces execution for killing his parents until a deathbed confession throws everything into question, attracting FBI detective Amos Decker's attention. Baldacci explores how two men's parallel tragedies might be connected by something larger.
★ 4.24 Goodreads (105.8K ratings) - 2
The Forgotten
John Puller • Book 2
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Baldacci sends his military investigator to sunny Florida where his aunt's death exposes corruption beneath Paradise's perfect facade.
★ 4.16 Goodreads (70.2K ratings) - 3
Memory Man
Amos Decker • Book 1
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Amos Decker's hyperthymesia curse means he remembers everything, especially finding his wife and daughter's bodies—until someone confesses to their murder.
★ 4.13 Goodreads (160.2K ratings) - 4
Hell's Corner
The Camel Club • Book 5
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Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy navigate Baldacci's political thriller where Stone's assassination skills become essential to preventing national disaster.
★ 4.19 Goodreads (44.8K ratings) - 5
The Simple Truth
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After twenty-five years in prison, Rufus Harms recovers suppressed memories proving his innocence, but his covert appeal to the Supreme Court triggers a deadly conspiracy to silence him forever.
★ 4.11 Goodreads (42.4K ratings) - 6
The Whole Truth
A. Shaw • Book 1
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With peace threatening his arms dealing empire, Nicolas Creel hires propaganda experts to create fake international crises that will bloom into real, profitable conflicts.
★ 4.09 Goodreads (43.4K ratings) - 7
Split Second
Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 1
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Sean King's split-second distraction cost a presidential candidate his life, ending King's Secret Service career. When history repeats with another agent, King must uncover the connection to clear both their names.
★ 4.05 Goodreads (83.5K ratings) - 8
Simple Genius
Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 3
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Two separate investigations converge when Sean's physics murder case and Michelle's therapy reveal connected government experiments, forcing both detectives to confront how intelligence agencies weaponize human genius.
★ 4.01 Goodreads (49.3K ratings) - 9
Saving Faith
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Baldacci crafts a taut political thriller where one woman's accidental discovery of high-level corruption puts her in the crosshairs of the most powerful men in America.
★ 3.97 Goodreads (30.3K ratings) - 10
Simply Lies
Mickey Gibson • Book 1
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Baldacci crafts a cat-and-mouse thriller between a working mother turned investigator and a con artist who specializes in deadly deception.
★ 3.96 Goodreads (58.7K ratings)