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Across Hard-Boiled, Police Procedural, Crime, and Suspense — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Dead Ground by M. W. Craven.

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The Mercy Chair — M. W. Craven

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Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

She Lies in Wait A Novel — Gytha Lodge

She Lies in Wait A Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Dying Light — Stuart MacBride

Stuart MacBride

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

The Little Sleep A Novel — Paul Tremblay

The Little Sleep A Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Day of the Dead — J. A. Jance

Day of the Dead — J. A. Jance

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Gone to Ground — Rachel Amphlett

Rachel Amphlett

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

The Black Ice — Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Overboard A V.I. Warshawski Novel — Sara Paretsky

Overboard A V.I. Warshawski Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

The Dark Flood — Deon Meyer

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Where Memories Lie — Deborah Crombie

Where Memories Lie

Deborah Crombie

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Rogue Lawyer — John Grisham

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Traitors Gate — Jeffrey Archer

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Riding the Rap — Elmore Leonard

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Love & Other Crimes Stories — Sara Paretsky

Love & Other Crimes Stories

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Moonlight Mile A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel — Dennis Lehane

Moonlight Mile A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Shadowheart — Meg Gardiner

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

End Games — Michael Dibdin

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Silent Graves A Totally Chilling Crime Thriller Packed with Suspense — Carolyn Arnold

Silent Graves A Totally Chilling Crime Thriller Packed with Suspense

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Targeted Violence A Nick Lawrence Novel — Brian Shea

Targeted Violence A Nick Lawrence Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

A Bitter Feast A Novel — Deborah Crombie

A Bitter Feast A Novel

Deborah Crombie

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

A Fear of Dark Water — Craig Russell

A Fear of Dark Water

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Burning Truth A Nick Lawrence Novel — Brian Shea

Burning Truth A Nick Lawrence Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

Cold Granite — Stuart MacBride

Stuart MacBride

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

The Lost Girls of Penzance A Totally Gripping and Unputdownable Crime Thriller — Sally Rigby

The Lost Girls of Penzance A Totally Gripping and Unputdownable Crime Thriller

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Police Procedural • Crime

If Dead Ground by M. W. Craven is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Hard-Boiled, Police Procedural, Crime and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by M. W. Craven, Gytha Lodge, Stuart MacBride, Paul Tremblay, and others.

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