Books to read if you love Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series

This pulse-racing spy thriller by Andrew Grant, Lee Child’s brother and now co-author of the Jack Reacher novels as Andrew Child, sees David Trevellyan, ex-Royal Navy Intelligence operative, fight for his life after he’s framed for murder. As he investigates who may have set him up, Trevellyan discovers a huge international conspiracy which goes straight to the heart of power in the US. 

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Scott Pearce is a man on a mission. An Ex-MI6 officer with a clear sense of justice (sound familiar, Jack Reacher fans?), we meet Pearce as he sets off on a crusade to avenge the death of an old friend and rewrite the rules of modern espionage as he does so. The first novel in Adam Hamdy’s Sunday Times bestselling series, Black 13 is a gripping thriller set in a world where borders no longer matter and loyalty is a word with a very different meaning to times gone by. 

Set in the remote archipelago north of Scotland, Raven Black is the first novel in Ann Cleeves’ bestselling Shetland series, featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez. When the body of a teenager is found strangled in the snow on New Year’s Day, the island’s tight-knit community is quick to point the finger at a local loner, until Perez insists on looking further afield. A quiet, considered widower obsessed with solving even the most perplexing cases, Perez risks being alienated by the people he considers neighbours and friends as he digs deeper into the town’s secrets.

Relentless in his pursuit of the truth and dedicated to his job, DSI Roy Grace is one of fiction’s best-loved detectives. In Dead Simple, the first book in Peter James’ bestselling and long-running series, Grace is contacted by a distraught bride-to-be whose husband is missing after a stag do prank goes wrong and leads to the deaths of several of his friends. As he speaks to the others involved in the night’s events, Grace finds one man is remaining tighter-lipped than the others. Will he crack the case in time for the wedding?

Searching for a pair of brothers accused of plotting a devastating terrorist attack, Matt Logan has long been frustrated by the red tape that comes with being an MI5 agent. Jumping at the opportunity to join 'Blindeye', a brand new off-grid, deniable unit, Logan soon learns that no one is safe from danger—not even those closest to him. With twists and turns that will keep you hooked, Capture or Kill is an explosive thriller from Tom Marcus, a former MI5 operative and the author of the bestselling memoir Soldier Spy.

If you're a fan of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series, then David Baldacci's thrillers are a must-add to your reading list. Featuring John Puller, a top investigator for the US Government, Zero Day is an excellent starting point. Called in to investigate the brutal murder of a family in rural West Virginia, Puller teams up with local detective Samantha Cole. Quickly realising that the case is more than a break-in gone wrong, the pair find themselves battling enemies that threaten the future of their country. Tense, gripping, and expertly plotted, you won’t be able to put this book down until you reach its enthralling end.

After his career fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in the US Army ends under mysterious circumstances, Travis Devine signs up for another relentless pursuit: a job as an analyst at a top investment bank. Commuting to Wall Street every morning, Devine settles into the rhythm of civilian life and the world of high finance, until a colleague is found dead. As he searches for clues about the mysterious death, Devine finds himself caught in a web of lies and corruption that reaches deep into the elite world he now inhabits. The 6:20 Man is the first in David Baldacci's gripping thriller series starring ex-Army man Travis Devine.

Detective Sergeant Matthew Ryan is in trouble. Suspended from his job on suspicion of helping his disgraced former boss escape from a security van bound for Durham prison, he is locked out of the investigation and unable to prove his innocence. Tired of waiting, Ryan takes matters into his own hands to clear his name. What follows is a manhunt that takes him off the grid and into the heart of a deadly international conspiracy. Tense and thrilling, The Silent Room is the first novel in Mari Hannah’s gripping police procedural series starring Matthew Ryan.

When a popular family disappears without a trace, leaving only a mysterious message written in blood on a mirror in their beautiful Art Deco home in idyllic Midtown-on-Sea, DS Saul Anguish is tasked finding them and bringing them back home. Using unorthodox methods to seek the truth, Anguish finds himself following a dark path to unearth secrets the town has long buried beneath its seemingly perfect exterior. What he uncovers is a story of revenge, greed, and betrayal that will push the veteran detective to his limits.

Translated by Nick Caistor

Antonia Scott isn't a police officer or a lawyer. She has never wielded a weapon or carried a badge. She likes to operate alone; doesn't go outside much, never gets visitors. And yet she's solved dozens of crimes. Now a major TV series, this thriller, the first of a trilogy, is packed full of mystery, and also a portrait of a fascinating young woman. Continue the mystery with Black Wolf, the highly anticipated sequel.

Solving missing person cases to try to fill the void left by the death of his wife, David Raker is not afraid to put himself at risk in pursuit of the truth––even if the people he is searching for don’t want to be found. In Chasing the Dead, the first novel in Tim Weaver’s bestselling series, Raker agrees to investigate the disappearance of Mary Towne's son Alex whose body was supposedly found in a burned-out car wreck five years after he vanished without a trace. As he digs into Alex’s past, Raker soon uncovers dark secrets and people who will do anything to keep those secrets hidden, and finds himself in the greatest danger he’s ever faced.