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Explore 24 books like Back Bay Blues by Peter Colt — a handpicked selection united by Hard-Boiled, Private Investigators, Police Procedural, and Mystery & Detective.

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Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Back Bay Blues.

Killer Chameleon — Chassie West

Killer Chameleon

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Bitter Medicine — Sara Paretsky

Bitter Medicine

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Resurrection Walk — Michael Connelly

Resurrection Walk

Michael Connelly

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Fever of the Bone — Val McDermid

Fever of the Bone

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Sacred A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel — Dennis Lehane

Sacred A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

The Reckoning — John Grisham

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Damage Control A Novel of Suspense — J. A. Jance

Damage Control A Novel of Suspense — J. A. Jance

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Swan Peak A Dave Robicheaux Novel — James Lee Burke

Swan Peak A Dave Robicheaux Novel

James Lee Burke

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

The Night Man — Jørn Lier Horst

Jørn Lier Horst

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Camino Ghosts — John Grisham

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Lullaby Town — Robert Crais

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

“J” is for Judgment — Sue Grafton

“J” is for Judgment

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

The Midnight Promise A Detective’s Story in Ten Cases — Zane Lovitt

The Midnight Promise A Detective’s Story in Ten Cases

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Ain’t Nothin’ Personal — Chris Kelsey

Ain’t Nothin’ Personal

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Coyote — Linda Barnes

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Mortal Stakes — Robert B. Parker

Robert B. Parker

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Win, Lose Or Draw — Peter Corris

Win, Lose Or Draw

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Moonlight Mile — Dennis Lehane

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Dead Land A V.I. Warshawski Novel — Sara Paretsky

Dead Land A V.I. Warshawski Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

The Little Sleep A Novel — Paul Tremblay

The Little Sleep A Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

The Unsolved Murder of Adam Walsh Book One: Did Jeffrey Dahmer kidnap Adam Walsh? — Arthur Jay Harris

The Unsolved Murder of Adam Walsh Book One: Did Jeffrey Dahmer kidnap Adam Walsh?

Arthur Jay Harris

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

The Neon Rain A Dave Robicheaux Novel — James Lee Burke

The Neon Rain A Dave Robicheaux Novel

James Lee Burke

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Free Fall — Robert Crais

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

Dead Wrong A Novel of Suspense — J. A. Jance

Dead Wrong A Novel of Suspense — J. A. Jance

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Private Investigators • Police Procedural

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Hard-Boiled, Private Investigators, Police Procedural — the same threads that run through Back Bay Blues by Peter Colt. Among the authors featured: Chassie West, Sara Paretsky, Michael Connelly, Val McDermid, and others.

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