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Explore 24 books like Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky — a handpicked selection united by Hard-Boiled, Women Sleuths, Crime, and Mystery & Detective.

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A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of Fire Sale.

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

Dead Land A V.I. Warshawski Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

By a Spider’s Thread — Laura Lippman

By a Spider’s Thread

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Bridge to Burn — Rachel Amphlett

Rachel Amphlett

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Whisper Room — Thomas Kies

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

K is for Killer — Sue Grafton

K is for Killer

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Sins of the Fathers A J.P. Beaumont Novel — J. A. Jance

Sins of the Fathers A J.P. Beaumont Novel — J. A. Jance

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Scorched Grace A Sister Holiday Mystery — Margot Douaihy

Scorched Grace A Sister Holiday Mystery

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

A Killing of Innocents A Novel — Deborah Crombie

A Killing of Innocents A Novel

Deborah Crombie

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

T is for Trespass — Sue Grafton

T is for Trespass

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Water Like a Stone — Deborah Crombie

Water Like a Stone

Deborah Crombie

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Another Thing to Fall A Novel — Laura Lippman

Another Thing to Fall A Novel

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Bones Are Forever — Kathy Reichs

Bones Are Forever

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Now We Are Dead — Stuart MacBride

Now We Are Dead

Stuart MacBride

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

The Mobster’s Lament — Ray Celestin

The Mobster’s Lament

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Cat and Mouse The Addictive and Gripping Crime Thriller Of 2025 — M. J. Arlidge

Cat and Mouse The Addictive and Gripping Crime Thriller Of 2025

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Scorched Grace — Margot Douaihy

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

All the Little Pieces — Jilliane Hoffman

All the Little Pieces

Jilliane Hoffman

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Little White Lies — Cheryl Bradshaw

Little White Lies

Cheryl Bradshaw

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Tombstone Courage — J. A. Jance

Tombstone Courage — J. A. Jance

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Silent Scream — Angela Marsons

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Killer Chameleon — Chassie West

Killer Chameleon

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Scared to Death — Rachel Amphlett

Scared to Death

Rachel Amphlett

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

How the Dead Speak — Val McDermid

How the Dead Speak

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

Blood Lines An Absolutely Gripping Thriller That Will Have You Hooked — Angela Marsons

Blood Lines An Absolutely Gripping Thriller That Will Have You Hooked

Themes: Hard-Boiled • Women Sleuths • Crime

If Fire Sale by Sara Paretsky is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Hard-Boiled, Women Sleuths, Crime and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Sara Paretsky, Laura Lippman, Rachel Amphlett, Thomas Kies, and others.

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