Books Like The Last Mile

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Kyf Brewer narrates this Amos Decker thriller with a deliberate weight that suits a protagonist whose memory disorder makes every detail feel consequential — the procedural pacing across 12 hours never feels rushed, and the personal stakes Brewer finds in the wrongful conviction story keep it from becoming purely mechanical. All ten picks are Baldacci titles and two more feature Brewer's , meaning the procedural precision and the emotionally grounded hero remain the constants throughout.

10 books for fans of The Last Mile

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    The Guilty

    Will Robie • Book 4

    by David Baldacci

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    After a failed overseas mission, Robie must return to the Gulf Coast hometown he fled, where his father faces murder charges in Baldacci's most personal thriller.

    4.22 Goodreads (64.2K ratings)
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    The Innocent

    Will Robie • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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    Will Robie never misses his target until a botched assassination forces him to question everything—Baldacci launches his hitman series with a taut thriller about a killer who discovers he might be on the wrong side.

    4.19 Goodreads (122.3K ratings)
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    The Hit

    Will Robie • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

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    America's top government assassin must hunt down Jessica Reel, a fellow hitman who's turned on their agency—but her targets suggest a deeper conspiracy.

    4.18 Goodreads (79.7K ratings)
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    The Target

    Will Robie • Book 3

    by David Baldacci

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    Baldacci cranks the political stakes to maximum as the President weighs a mission that could either eliminate a global threat or end his presidency through impeachment.

    4.18 Goodreads (66.0K ratings)
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    The Forgotten

    John Puller • Book 2

    by David Baldacci

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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)
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    The Simple Truth

    by David Baldacci

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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)
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    The Whole Truth

    A. Shaw • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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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)
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    Split Second

    Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 1

    by David Baldacci

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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)
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    Simple Genius

    Sean King & Michelle Maxwell • Book 3

    by David Baldacci

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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)
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    Saving Faith

    by David Baldacci

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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)