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What to read after Devil Red by Joe R. Lansdale: 24 titles sharing themes of Hard-Boiled, Crime, Suspense, and Mystery & Detective, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

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A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of Devil Red.

Cold in July — Joe R. Lansdale

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Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Bones Are Forever — Kathy Reichs

Bones Are Forever

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Gone to Ground — Rachel Amphlett

Rachel Amphlett

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Don’t Know Jack — Diane Capri

Don’t Know Jack

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Dream Town — David Baldacci

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Leakin Park — A. G. Denny

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

The Saint Versus Scotland Yard — Leslie Charteris

The Saint Versus Scotland Yard

Leslie Charteris

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Blood Ties — Brian McGilloway

Brian McGilloway

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Jack Knife — Diane Capri

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

61 Hours — Lee Child

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

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 • Crime • Suspense

Missing — Sam Hawken

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Slough House — Mick Herron

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

By a Spider’s Thread — Laura Lippman

By a Spider’s Thread

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Gone, Baby, Gone A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel — Dennis Lehane

Gone, Baby, Gone A Kenzie and Gennaro Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Wolf Kill — Cary J. Griffith

Cary J. Griffith

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel (Book7) — Chuck Morgan

Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel (Book7)

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

The Count of 9 — Erle Stanley Gardner

Erle Stanley Gardner

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Dead Lions Slough House Thriller 2 — Mick Herron

Dead Lions Slough House Thriller 2

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

To Kiss, Or Kill — Day Keene

To Kiss, Or Kill

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Worst Fears Realized — Stuart Woods

Worst Fears Realized

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Dirty White Boys A Novel — Stephen Hunter

Dirty White Boys A Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

A Cool Breeze on the Underground — Don Winslow

A Cool Breeze on the Underground

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

Mr. Paradise — Elmore Leonard

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Crime • Suspense

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