If you loved

Books like Murder List

A high-stakes blend of crackling romantic banter and edge-of-your-seat thriller tension. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Murder List.

tense
thrilling
swoony
cozy-yet-dangerous

01
Slow Burn
Julie Garwood · 2005
A high-stakes blend of escalating danger and undeniable chemistry, where a string of lethal accidents ignites a fiercely protective romance.
Shares:
- tense
- swoony
- cozy-yet-dangerous
- suspenseful
02
Heartbreaker
Julie Garwood · 2000
A high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse wrapped in a fiercely protective, slow-burn romance.
Shares:
- tense
- swoony
- suspenseful
03
Mr. Perfect
Linda Howard
A sassy girls' night out spirals into a steamy, edge-of-your-seat game of cat and mouse.
Shares:
- tense
- suspenseful
- playful
04
Kiss the Girls
James Patterson · 1995
A relentless, terrifying cat-and-mouse game that drags you into the darkest corners of the criminal mind at breakneck speed.
Shares:
- tense
05
Apprentice in Death
J. D. Robb
A high-octane blend of gritty futuristic procedural and unwavering romantic partnership that races against a ticking clock.
Shares:
- tense
- suspenseful
06
The Other Daughter
Lisa Gardner
A tense, shadow-chasing thriller where a picture-perfect life shatters under the weight of repressed memories and deadly family secrets.
Shares:
- tense
- suspenseful
07
The Murder Game
Beverly Barton
A breathless, high-stakes thriller where a terrifying hunt forces two partners to confront both a sadistic killer and their own undeniable bond.
Shares:
- tense
- suspenseful
- dramatic
08
Dark in Death
J. D. Robb
A gritty, fast-paced procedural that balances the chilling hunt for a copycat killer with the warm, unshakeable sanctuary of a legendary romance.
Shares:
- tense
- suspenseful
09
Blood sins
Kay Hooper
A dread-soaked psychic thriller that plunges you into the claustrophobic, manipulative grip of a deadly cult.
Shares:
- tense
- suspenseful
10
Left to die
Lisa Jackson
A chilling, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse set against the unforgiving backdrop of the Montana wilderness.
Shares:
- suspenseful
11
Chosen to die
Lisa Jackson
A chilling, race-against-the-clock thriller that traps you in a desolate winter landscape with a ruthless predator.
Feels:
- dread-soaked
- claustrophobic
- wintry
12
The Maze
Catherine Coulter · 1997
A tense, puzzle-box psychological thriller that races toward a terrifying confrontation with a buried past.
Shares:
- tense
- suspenseful

Back to Murder List