Patricia Cornwell Author Read Alikes 
 November 12, 2014
If you enjoy reading books by Patricia Cornwell try these authors.
Death Benefit
by Robin Cook

Launching a private investigation when their mentor dies under suspicious circumstances, medical students Natalie Savondnik and Ronald Goodall uncover a sinister operation through which private life insurance policies are being manipulated to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others. .
Micro : A Novel
by Michael Crichton

The acclaimed late author of Jurassic Park and the award-winning author of The Hot Zone present the story of a group of graduate students who accept work with a mysterious biotech company in Hawaii only to be abandoned in a treacherous wilderness when they discover their employer's dark agenda. 
Last to Die : A Novel
by Tess Gerritsen

Visiting 16-year-old "Rat" Perkins at isolated Evenson boarding school, Maura Isles is astonished to learn that all of his classmates are survivors of violence and are being instructed in scientific detective skills, a discovery that coincides with Jane Rizzoli's investigation into the murder of a boy's foster family. 
Resistant
by Michael Palmer

Delivering a speech for his boss at a national conference in Atlanta, Dr. Lou Welcome takes an exclusive tour of the Centers for Disease Control and learns about the development of biological weapons before becoming enmeshed in a case involving the abduction of a leading scientist.
Bones are Forever
by Kathy Reichs

Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan examines the bodies of three babies while Detective Ryan investigates their mother in a case with ties to the high-stakes world of diamond mining
Absolute Instinct
by Robert W. Walker

Forensic pathologist Jessica Coran is stunned to discover that her latest homicide victim has had her spine removed from her body, and her subsequent investigation reveals that a man has already been convicted and sentenced to death for a similar crime years earlier.
Guilt
by Jonathan Kellerman

When he is consulted on a cold case involving the discovery of infant remains in a neglected fixer-upper Tudor mansion, psychologist-investigator Alex Delaware, tracing the long history of past residents, is led down a bloody path littered with unprecedented narcissism and unspeakable cruelty.
11th Hour
by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Investigating the murder of a millionaire who was killed with a weapon linked to the deaths of four San Francisco criminals, pregnant detective Lindsay Boxer is horrified to realize that the killer could be among her closest friends. Co-written by the Edgar Award-winning author of the Alex Cross series. 
In Harm's Way
by Ridley Pearson

His budding relationship with Fiona strained by her avoidance of media attention for her part in a river rescue, Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming begins a race against time when he learns of a possible link between his community and a recent Seattle murder.
A Dark and Lonely Place
by Edna Buchanan

Recounts Miami detective John Ashley's murder investigation of a woman whom he recognizes as a figure from recurring dreams before realizing that their ancestors were outlaws who shared love and violent deaths
Land of Careful Shadows
by Suzanne Chazin

While investigating the murder of a young Hispanic woman, homicide detective Jimmy Vega must watch his step in the close-knit town of Lake Holly and is forced to rethink everything he believes to uncover long-buried truths about his community, his loved ones and himself.
Terminal City : A Novel
by Linda A. Fairstein

Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper and detective Mike Chapman confront Grand Central Terminal's dark secrets as well as their own changing relationship
Compound Fractures
by Stephen White

Boulder psychologist Alan Gregory discovers that the obstacles threatening his personal and professional arenas are being orchestrated by unrecognized enemies who force him to reconsider what he has long believed about trust and love
Shadow Creek
by Joy Fielding

An unlikely group of campers including a woman, her two oddball friends, her teen daughter and her ex's fiancée embark on a trip in the Adirondacks only to be targeted by a pair of teenage killers.
Natchez Burning : A Novel
by Greg Iles

When his father, a beloved family doctor and pillar of their Natchez, Mississippi community, is accused of murdering a nurse, Penn Cage, to save his father who refuses to speak up in his own defense, makes a shocking discovery that forces him to decide just how far he will go to protect those he loves.
The Perfect Ghost
by Linda Barnes

Required to complete a celebrity biography on her own after the suspicious death of her charismatic partner, agoraphobic ghost writer Em Moore struggles through the job's required interviews with alluring film director Garrett Malcolm, who alludes to dark family secrets and trouble with a fellow star. 
The Rope : An Anna Pigeon Novel
by Nevada Barr

The long-anticipated story of Anna Pigeon's past traces her brokenhearted 1995 relocation from New York City and first days as a Glen Canyon park ranger, a new start that is shattered by her abduction and imprisonment in the bottom of a dry well without supplies.
A Drop of the Hard Stuff : A Matthew Scudder Novel
by Lawrence Block

When a childhood friend is shot down while attempting to atone for past sins as per the dictates of Alcoholics Anonymous, Matthew Scudder is drawn into a murder investigation that threatens to derail his own sobriety.
Wrecked
by Carol Higgins Clark

A raucous family vacation on Cape Cod with her husband, his five siblings and their children finds Regan Reilly challenged to apply her investigative skills in the wake of unexpected events.
Carte Blanche : The New James Bond Novel
by Jeffery Deaver

A latest James Bond thriller is set in the present day and finds the iconic British spy engaging a horrific modern villain in a cat-and-mouse chase that takes him from the Balkans and London to the African Continent.
The Heist : A Novel
by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

A brand new series from #1 New York Times best-selling author Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, best-selling author and television writer for Monk. What's an FBI agent to do after she's caught the world's most wanted—and irresistibly charming—con man?.
Gun Games
by Faye Kellerman

Lieutenant Detective Decker and his wife, Rina, investigate an apparent teen suicide witnessed by the son of a troubled former friend who they have welcomed into their home in this new mystery. 
Critical Mass
by Sara Paretsky

Assisting best friend Lotty Herschel to protect a fellow Holocaust survivor's daughter from dangerous adversaries, V. I. Warshawski uncovers a maelstrom of lies and secrets stemming from the competition to develop the first atomic bomb
Mad River
by John Sandford

When three teenagers with dead-end prospects begin a Bonnie-and-Clyde killing and robbery spree through rural Minnesota and send footage of some of their exploits to a local television station, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers joins a growing number of cops trying to stop them only to encounter a shocking turn of events.
Keep Quiet
by Lisa Scottoline

When they are involved in a terrible car accident, Jake Whitmore makes a split-second decision that saves his son from formal punishment, but plunges them both into a world of guilt, lies and secrecy where a dangerous enemy comes forward threatening to expose them. 
The Ballad of Tom Dooley : A Ballad Novel
by Sharyn McCrumb

A story inspired by a true crime made famous by the Kingston Trio's folk song recording reimagines the events surrounding the murder of North Carolina mountain girl Laura Foster and the hanging of her lover, Tom Dula, in a meticulously researched account that reveals additional information that may prove Dula's innocence. 
Murder As A Second Language
by Joan Hess

With new-found leisure time, Claire Malloy tries to learn French cooking and becomes an ESL tutor, but ends up investigating a murder when one of her students, an unpleasant Russian woman, is found dead at the Farberville Literary Council.  .
It Happens In the Dark
by Carol O'Connell

After two patrons at a play are found murdered on successive nights, detective Kathy Mallory investigates the killings along with mysterious backstage chalkboard messages
Dreams of the Dead
by Perri O'Shaughnessy

Taking the case of a woman whose son went missing years earlier under circumstances Nina suspects may be linked to her former lover Paul, investigator Nina Reilly sets about charming a professional exhumer who requires her help in retrieving a valuable manuscript. 
The Perfect Fake
by Barbara Parker

Struggling to work as a graphic artist in spite of his probation officer's machinations, former master forger Tom Fairchild accepts a precarious but lucrative job from the millionaire father of his former girlfriend only to discover that the assignment involves a dubious ulterior motive. 
Full Measure
by T. Jefferson Parker

An Afghanistan War veteran puts his dreams on hold to save his family farm before confronting a terrible choice in the aftermath of his crime-connected brother's disappearance. 
Red 1-2-3
by John Katzenbach

Sharing nothing in common except their red hair, three women from drastically different backgrounds receive chilling letters in the mail from a killer who makes them fear for their lives until they find one another and use the clues he has left behind to work together and protect one another.
Chasing the Night
by Iris Johansen

Eight years after her toddler is abducted in a cruel act of vengeance, CIA agent Catherine is unable to accept that she will never find her son and taps forensic sculptor and fellow victim of a lost child Eve Duncan for assistance in establishing her son’s age-progressed appearance. 
Catch Me
by Lisa Gardner

Approached by a young woman who claims her murder is imminent, detective D. D. Warren hears her chilling story about how all of her close childhood friends have been murdered on the anniversary of the same day and that she is the only one still alive, a case that is complicated by a vigilante shooter.
Other Eyes
by Barbara D'Amato

Investigating the use of hallucinogens in ancient religions, famous forensic archaeologist Blue Eriksen pursues a theory that a specific natural compound can cure drug addictions and has a price put on her head by a powerful international drug cartel.
Unseen : A Novel
by Karin Slaughter

Sent to Macon for an undercover mission to infiltrate a drug and prostitution ring, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Will Trent hides the facts about his latest assignment from his girlfriend, Sara Linton, when the stakes prove higher than any he has yet encountered.  .
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