Read-alikes and related books

Books like Instinct (previously published as Murder Games)

Explore 24 books like Instinct (previously published as Murder Games) by James Patterson — a handpicked selection united by Urban & Street Lit, Gay, Police Procedural, and LGBTQ.

Urban & Street Lit Gay Police Procedural LGBTQ Crime Suspense Mystery & Detective Thrillers Fiction

Top related books to Instinct (previously published as Murder Games)

A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

Operation Stop Hate Book One in the Operation Series

Jessie Chandler

Themes: Gay • Police Procedural • LGBTQ

And There He Kept Her A Novel

Joshua Moehling

Themes: Gay • Police Procedural • LGBTQ

Willful Behavior A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

Donna Leon

Themes: Gay • Police Procedural • LGBTQ

The Stranger Diaries A Mystery

Elly Griffiths

Themes: Gay • Police Procedural • LGBTQ

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Gay • LGBTQ

The Black Book

James Patterson

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

Clydesdale Moves to Essex Park

Bob Archman

Themes: Gay • Police Procedural • LGBTQ

The One

Kevin Winters

Themes: Gay • Police Procedural • LGBTQ

The Skin Collector

Jeffery Deaver

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

#10

The Waiting

Michael Connelly

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

#11

Knife Edge The Gripping Sunday Times Bestseller

Simon Mayo

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

#12

Out for Blood

Deborah Masson

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

#13

Festive in Death An Eve Dallas Thriller (Book 39)

J. D. Robb

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

#14

Emma’s Baby The Sunday Times Bestseller

Abbie Taylor

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

#15

Blind Eye

Stuart MacBride

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

#16

Now You See Us A Novel

Balli Kaur Jaswal

Themes: Gay • LGBTQ • Crime

#17

Murder in Protective Custody Transgenders in Peril Behind Bars

Steven A. Buckhalter

Themes: Gay • LGBTQ • Crime

#18

The Anatomy of Desire A Novel

L. R. Dorn

Themes: Gay • LGBTQ • Crime

#19

Tricky

Josh Stallings

Themes: Police Procedural • LGBTQ • Crime

#20

Who Killed the Girls?

Jane Bell

Themes: Police Procedural • LGBTQ • Crime

#21

Steps to Heaven

Star Noble

Themes: Gay • Police Procedural • LGBTQ

#22

Cheetah Always be Ahead of the Hustle

Jackson Missy

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Gay • LGBTQ

#23

Singing in the Shrouds

Ngaio Marsh

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

#24

The Night Fire

Michael Connelly

Themes: Urban & Street Lit • Police Procedural • Crime

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Instinct (previously published as Murder Games) by James Patterson — spanning Urban & Street Lit, Gay, Police Procedural and featuring authors such as Jessie Chandler, Joshua Moehling, Donna Leon, Elly Griffiths, and others.