Books like Without Fail by Lee Child

by Lee Child · 2002

Book 6 of Jack Reacher

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Jack Reacher
Military police

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United States

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Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · Adult

Novel · about 350 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  The Silent Patient: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for The Silent Patient.
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Dark Matter
Blake Crouch · 2016 · Adult

about 370 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  Dark Matter: "Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for Dark Matter.
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The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown · 2003 · Adult

Novel · about 490 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  The Da Vinci Code: "Suspense & Thriller" (OL subject); "thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for The Da Vinci Code.
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Angels & Demons
Dan Brown · 2000 · Adult

about 570 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  Angels & Demons: "thrillers" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for Angels & Demons.
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The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafón · 2001 · Adult

about 530 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  The Shadow of the Wind: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for The Shadow of the Wind.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson · Adult

about 580 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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Dolores Claiborne
Stephen King · 1992 · Adult

about 310 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  Dolores Claiborne: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, crime" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, psychological" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for Dolores Claiborne.
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Step on a Crack
James Patterson · 2007 · Adult

about 380 pages
Cover from Google Books

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for Step on a Crack.
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Jeff Lindsay · 2004 · Adult

about 300 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for Darkly Dreaming Dexter.
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The Gray Man
Mark Greaney · 2009 · Adult

about 400 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Without Fail: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  The Gray Man: "FICTION / Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Without Fail; Open Library and Wikidata for The Gray Man.
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