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  1. Down the River Unto the Sea

    1. Down the River Unto the Sea

    Walter Mosley
    Fits this list for its focus on investigators and private.
  2. The Overnights

    2. The Overnights

    Ian K. Smith
    Fits this list for its focus on private.
  3. Suspect

    3. Suspect

    Scott Turow
    Fits this list for its focus on private.
  4. We Solve Murders

    4. We Solve Murders

    Richard Osman
    Included for strong book club alignment with this private investigators list.
  5. Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right

    5. Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right

    Walter Mosley
    Included for strong mystery alignment with this private investigators list.
  6. Blood Grove

    6. Blood Grove

    Walter Mosley
    Fits this list for its focus on private.
  7. The Viper

    7. The Viper

    Brad Meltzer
    Strong fit for this private investigators list in the private investigators lane.
  8. Every Man a King

    8. Every Man a King

    Walter Mosley
    Included for strong thriller alignment with this private investigators list.
  9. Trouble Is What I Do

    9. Trouble Is What I Do

    Walter Mosley
    Included for strong best alignment with this private investigators list.
  10. Gray Dawn

    10. Gray Dawn

    Walter Mosley
    Included for strong mystery alignment with this private investigators list.
  11. Clean Hands

    11. Clean Hands

    Patrick Hoffman
    Included for strong award alignment with this private investigators list.
  12. August Snow

    12. August Snow

    Stephen Mack Jones
    Included for strong book club alignment with this private investigators list.
  13. Hi Five

    13. Hi Five

    Joe Ide
    Fits this list for its focus on private.
  14. Wrecked

    14. Wrecked

    Joe Ide
    Strong fit for this private investigators list in the private investigators lane.
  15. The Final Score

    15. The Final Score

    Don Winslow, Reed Farrel Coleman
    Included for strong short story alignment with this private investigators list.
  16. Black Lotus

    16. Black Lotus

    K'wan, K'wan
    Included for strong mystery alignment with this private investigators list.
  17. When the Thrill Is Gone

    17. When the Thrill Is Gone

    Walter Mosley
    Fits this list for its focus on private.
  18. Deus X

    18. Deus X

    Stephen Mack Jones
    Included for strong faith alignment with this private investigators list.
  19. One-shot Harry

    19. One-shot Harry

    Gary Phillips
    Included for strong civil rights alignment with this private investigators list.
  20. The French Widow

    20. The French Widow

    Mark Pryor
    Included for strong mystery alignment with this private investigators list.
  21. The Executor

    21. The Executor

    Jon Evans, Andrea Mutti
    Fits this list for its focus on investigators and private.
  22. Walkin' the Dog

    22. Walkin' the Dog

    Walter Mosley
    Fits this list for its focus on investigators and private.
  23. A Reasonable Doubt

    23. A Reasonable Doubt

    Phillip Margolin
    Included for strong thriller alignment with this private investigators list.
  24. Fixit

    24. Fixit

    Joe Ide
    Included for strong crime alignment with this private investigators list.

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