Reading by the Skin of Your Teeth
Discover gripping books to read by the skin of your teeth! Explore thrilling survival stories, intense adventures, and edge-of-your-seat fiction in this curated list.
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The Devil's Punchbowl
by Greg Iles
The poster boy of southern gothic thrillers ("Kirkus Reviews") delivers a powerful and unforgettable reading experience with "The Devil's Punchbowl," which marks the return of …
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The Bodies Left Behind
by Jeffery Deaver
A signature Jeffery Deaver. A cat and mouse chase that will leave you breathless.
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True Detectives
by Jonathan Kellerman
Psychologist Alex Delaware joins forces with brothers Moe Reed and Aaron Fox as they seek to uncover secrets in high places that could explain the …
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Swimsuit
by James Patterson
A heart-pounding story of fear and desire, "Swimsuit" transports readers to a chilling new territory where the collision of beauty and murder transforms paradise into …
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The Associate
by John Grisham
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • If you thought Mitch McDeere was in trouble in The Firm, wait until you meet Kyle McAvoy, The …
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Dead Ringer
by Ken Douglas
"Maggie Nesbitt is pregnant and depressed, because her husband isn't the father of her unborn child. She's thinking about abortion when she's attacked on the …
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Gone Tomorrow
by Lee Child
Witnessing a suicide on a Manhattan subway, Jack Reacher finds himself targeted by the federal government and Al-Qaeda for his knowledge of a dangerous secret, …
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Devil Bones
by Kathy Reichs
When a plumber discovers the remains of a murdered girl and various dark religious objects in the cellar of a client's house, Temperance Brennan is …
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The Charlemagne Pursuit
by Steve Berry
A mysterious manuscript discovered in the tomb of Charlemagne sends Cotton Malone on a perilous international quest that takes him and twin sisters with their …
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The Broken Window
by Jeffery Deaver
Chasing down a vicious serial killer who complicates his crimes by leaving behind iron-clan evidence implicating innocent people, Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs reluctantly team …
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Moscow Rules
by Daniel Silva
Investigating the suspicious death of a journalist in Moscow, Gabriel Allon learns of the machinations of a former KGB colonel whose covert arms dealing business …
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Born to Run
by James Grippando
Intrepid Miami attorney Jack Swyteck comes to the aid of his former governor father as he investigates the suspicious hunting death of the vice president.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
Forty years after the disappearance of Harriet Vanger from the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family, her octogenarian uncle hires journalist …
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Night and Day
by Robert B. Parker
Investigating allegations of lewd conduct on the part of the local junior high principal, police chief Jesse Stone finds efforts to bring the woman to …
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Killer View
by Ridley Pearson
A dead search-and-rescue team member, a missing friend, an unexplained illness at a local water-bottling plant that sends workers to the hospital and sets off …
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A Most Wanted Man
by John le Carre
Hailed as the literary master for a generation ("The London Observer"), "New York Times"-bestselling author le Carr returns with a stunning, compelling work set in …
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Undone
by Karin Slaughter
As Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents Faith Mitchell and Will Trent try to connect two murders to a hit-and-run victim, Atlanta physician Sara Linton becomes …
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The Venetian Betrayal
by Steve Berry
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Alexandria Link" offers a gripping international thriller that sends Cotton Malone on a perilous quest for the …
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Swan Peak
by James Lee Burke
Detective Dave Robicheaux returns in another adventure--only this time, he travels from New Iberia Parish to the wilds of Montana.
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The Renegades
by T. Jefferson Parker
Patrolling a section of the American West that he finds just as untamed as those depicted in early pulp novels, Charlie Hood is assigned to …
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The keepsake
by Tess Gerritsen
"New York Times"-bestselling author Gerritsen delivers another electrifying thriller in her popular series that started with "The Surgeon," featuring medical examiner Maura Isles and police …
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The Turnaround
by George P. Pelecanos
Thirty-five years after a devastating accident that irrevocably shapes the lives of six people, a pair of redemption-seeking survivors reaches out to one another in …
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The Silver Swan
by Benjamin Black
Quirke, an irascible, hard-drinking Dublin pathologist, investigates the apparent suicide of Deidre Hunt, the beautiful young wife of an old acquaintance, and discovers many things …
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The Shotgun Rule
by Charlie Huston
Seeking revenge for the theft of a bicycle, four teenage friends discover that the missing item is in the hands of the Arroyo brothers, one …