10 books for fans of The Life We Bury
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The Heavens May Fall
Detective Max Rupert • Book 3
by Allen Eskens
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Best friends turned legal adversaries clash when detective Max Rupert arrests the man attorney Boady Sanden must defend — both convinced they're right about the same murder.
★ 4.19 Goodreads (20.1K ratings) - 2
Desert Star
Renée Ballard • Book 5
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Connelly reunites Ballard and Bosch to hunt Harry's ultimate cold case—a family massacre that's driven him for years. Their partnership deepens while tackling Connelly's most personal storytelling yet.
★ 4.47 Goodreads (86.3K ratings) - 3
The Dark Horse
Walt Longmire • Book 5
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When a woman confesses to shooting her horse-burning husband six times, Sheriff Longmire suspects there's more to the story. Johnson weaves a mystery through Wyoming's harsh landscape where everyone has secrets worth killing for.
★ 4.30 Goodreads (21.6K ratings) - 4
Dead Men Don't Play Fetch: An Andy Carpenter Mystery (An Andy Carpenter Novel, 33)
Andy Carpenter • Book 33
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Andy Carpenter's latest case involves a homeless veteran accused of killing a rich dog enthusiast, pulling the reluctant lawyer back from his retirement fantasies.
★ 4.63 Goodreads (27 ratings) - 5
Blood of the Innocents (A Chiara Corelli Mystery, 5)
Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 5
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Detectives Corelli and Parker investigate singer Alessandra Moreau's murder, discovering she and Senator Drayman shared the dangerous secret of being transgender. Maiorisi explores how identity becomes both vulnerability and strength in this mystery.
★ 4.55 Goodreads (76 ratings) - 6
The Longmire Defense
Walt Longmire • Book 19
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After his last case forced him to confront ghosts and question the nature of justice, Sheriff Longmire encounters a crime scene unlike any he's seen in Wyoming.
★ 4.54 Goodreads (11.0K ratings) - 7
Death at the Diogenes Club
Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery • Book 5
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
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Sherlock and Lucy face their most dangerous adversaries yet when a locked-room murder at London's exclusive Diogenes Club reveals a ruthless gang leader's involvement.
★ 4.52 Goodreads (951 ratings) - 8
The Delicate Things We Make
by Milena McKay
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Failed Manhattan journalist gets one last shot: find the art world's most elusive artist who's managed to stay completely anonymous for decades.
★ 4.51 Goodreads (3.2K ratings) - 9
The Collected Stories, Season Two, Volume I: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Collection
A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery
by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley
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Victorian London springs to life through Holmes' partnership with the sharp-witted Lucy James in these atmospheric mysteries. Elliott and Veley capture Doyle's spirit while giving their female detective equal billing in solving impossible crimes.
★ 4.51 Goodreads (83 ratings) - 10
A Message in Blood
Chiara Corelli Mystery • Book 3
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Detectives Corelli and Parker investigate three powerful men murdered during what appears to be a sex orgy—Maiorisi weaves corruption and cover-ups into a gripping police procedural.
★ 4.50 Goodreads (257 ratings)