Mike's Staff Picks

Mike Wilson, at Murder By The Book since 2023

Mike has over two decades in corporate HR and is currently a consultant. He has been an avid reader of mysteries and thrillers for much longer.

Some of his favorite authors include: Stephen Mack Jones, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Vince Flynn, Steve Cavanagh, SA Cosby, Jeffery Deaver, Joe Ide, Meg Gardiner, Dennis Lehane, Gregg Hurwitz, and Carl Hiaasen.

 

 

Orphan X: A Novel By Gregg Hurwitz Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781250097200
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: St. Martin's Paperbacks - November 1st, 2016

Think Mitch Rapp meets the Equalizer. Black ops assassin gets out of the game and uses skills to help those who need it most. - Mike


A Drink Before the War: The First Kenzie and Gennaro Novel (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro Series #1) By Dennis Lehane Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063072954
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - April 6th, 2021

This series is so good I read three in a row! Great detective partner series. - Mike


August Snow (An August Snow Novel #1) By Stephen Mack Jones Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781616958688
Availability: Able to Backorder
Published: Soho Crime - January 23rd, 2018

A must read new author! Jones makes you feel and taste Detroit, good and bad, while delivering action with complicated main character August Snow. - Mike


The Force: A Novel By Don Winslow Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062664433
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - March 13th, 2018

Without question, best cop novel I’ve ever read! - Mike


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IQ (An IQ Novel #1) By Joe Ide Cover Image
By Joe Ide
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316267731
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Mulholland Books - September 19th, 2017

The Sherlock Holmes of Compton. He’s young, brilliant, and troubled. - Mike


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Think of a Number: A Novel (A Dave Gurney Novel #1) By John Verdon Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780307885456
Availability: Able to Backorder
Published: Crown - June 5th, 2012

Brilliant detective novel with a twist. An impossible puzzle with deadly consequences. - Mike