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Top authors writing contemporary crime
Heather Atkinson
104 ratings 4.60 ·- The Savage Sisters by Heather Atkinson
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adult · fiction · book · crime · contemporary · murder · organized-crime · serial-killers · mystery · romance · suspense · family · romantic-love · historical · law-enforcement · urban · psychological · justice · vigilante · action-adventure
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Crystal Daniels
118 ratings 4.51 ·
romance · fiction · adult · contemporary · alpha-mc · biker · suspense · book · steamy · dark · crime · friends-to-lovers · action-adventure · heist · new-adult · insta-love · organized-crime · female-mc · age-gap · audiobook
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S.T. Abby
191 ratings 4.47 ·
book · adult · fiction · mystery · abuse · revenge · romance · suspense · contemporary · steamy · multi-pov · enemies-to-lovers · serial-killers · new-adult · alpha-mc · law-enforcement · killer · dark · sexual-assault · crime
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Ames Mills
108 ratings 4.46 ·
fiction · organized-crime · romance · adult · book · reverse-harem · contemporary · crime · dark · polyamory · mlm · steamy · new-adult · multi-pov · lgbtq · mystery · womens-fiction · age-gap · mental-illness · friends-to-lovers
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Fiona Quinn
317 ratings 4.46 ·
fiction · adult · action-adventure · book · contemporary · mystery · military · female-mc · suspense · crime · romance · audiobook · law-enforcement · political-intrigue · psychological · paranormal · espionage · animals · supernatural · violent-conflict
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J.L. Drake
269 ratings 4.42 ·
fiction · adult · suspense · book · contemporary · romance · dark · crime · alpha-mc · audiobook · angst · action-adventure · mystery · organized-crime · steamy · military · abuse · new-adult · multi-pov · kidnapping
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Lilly Atlas
319 ratings 4.42 ·
fiction · adult · romance · contemporary · book · action-adventure · suspense · biker · steamy · alpha-mc · crime · audiobook · abuse · dark · humor · family · small-town · friends-to-lovers · insta-love · anthologies
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K.L. Savage
401 ratings 4.41 ·
fiction · adult · crime · romance · contemporary · book · organized-crime · biker · dark · action-adventure · audiobook · suspense · steamy · family · mystery · abuse · humor · age-gap · insta-love · kidnapping
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Sandy Alvarez
308 ratings 4.41 ·
adult · fiction · alpha-mc · contemporary · romance · suspense · biker · book · crime · insta-love · steamy · action-adventure · female-mc · organized-crime · dark · friends-to-lovers · heist · age-gap · mystery · new-adult
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Penelope Sky
849 ratings 4.41 ·
book · romance · suspense · contemporary · adult · fiction · dark · crime · organized-crime · billionaire · steamy · anti-hero · alpha-mc · enemies-to-lovers · new-adult · audiobook · mystery · multi-pov · womens-fiction · female-mc
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Angela Marsons
431 ratings 4.40 ·
book · fiction · suspense · adult · crime · thriller · mystery · audiobook · murder · female-mc · police-procedural · law-enforcement · contemporary · serial-killers · noir · psychological · killer · drama · abuse · family
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Teagan Brooks
201 ratings 4.39 ·
suspense · fiction · adult · book · romance · contemporary · crime · vigilante · justice · biker · organized-crime · alpha-mc · heist · dark · family · action-adventure · steamy · small-town · insta-love · abuse
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Lisa Regan
335 ratings 4.38 ·
suspense · mystery · fiction · crime · adult · law-enforcement · book · police-procedural · thriller · contemporary · serial-killers · audiobook · murder · organized-crime · psychological · noir · abuse · female-mc · killer · kidnapping
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Crystal Daniels
224 ratings 4.38 ·
alpha-mc · adult · fiction · contemporary · romance · crime · book · insta-love · suspense · action-adventure · biker · steamy · organized-crime · female-mc · dark · heist · kidnapping · family · new-adult · mystery
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Jana Deleon
803 ratings 4.37 ·
fiction · adult · book · mystery · contemporary · suspense · crime · female-mc · audiobook · romance · cozy · humor · womens-fiction · action-adventure · law-enforcement · murder · small-town · comedy · paranormal · supernatural
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Brynne Asher
345 ratings 4.35 ·
fiction · romance · contemporary · adult · book · alpha-mc · insta-love · steamy · suspense · action-adventure · multi-pov · crime · audiobook · family · drama · dark · age-gap · female-mc · enemies-to-lovers · military
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Peter Grainger
256 ratings 4.34 ·
audiobook · book · adult · crime · fiction · mystery · law-enforcement · police-procedural · contemporary · cozy · murder · male-author · thriller · whodunit · investigator · suspense · female-mc · action-adventure · killer · historical-fiction
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Joy Ellis
492 ratings 4.33 ·
adult · crime · fiction · mystery · book · audiobook · law-enforcement · police-procedural · thriller · murder · killer · action-adventure · serial-killers · contemporary · suspense · female-mc · psychological · heist · noir · family
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L.J. Ross
316 ratings 4.33 ·
fiction · mystery · adult · crime · book · suspense · law-enforcement · audiobook · murder · thriller · action-adventure · police-procedural · serial-killers · female-mc · contemporary · killer · psychological · female-author · literary-fiction · cozy
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Scott Pratt
324 ratings 4.31 ·
fiction · mystery · legal · crime · audiobook · book · suspense · adult · action-adventure · murder · thriller · contemporary · drama · young-adult · psychological · killer · political-intrigue · anthologies · politics · literary-fiction
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Vince Flynn
601 ratings 4.31 ·
fiction · military · thriller · espionage · audiobook · political-intrigue · action-adventure · terrorism · book · suspense · politics · adult · crime · violent-conflict · assassins · war · contemporary · assassinations · drama · mystery
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Chris Carter
334 ratings 4.29 ·
fiction · book · adult · mystery · horror · crime · suspense · serial-killers · audiobook · law-enforcement · thriller · contemporary · police-procedural · psychological · dark · murder · killer · graphic-violence · north-america · usa
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Melinda Leigh
834 ratings 4.26 ·
suspense · adult · fiction · contemporary · law-enforcement · crime · mystery · audiobook · romance · book · police-procedural · female-mc · murder · killer · small-town · action-adventure · drama · family · dark · kidnapping
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J.D. Robb
2182 ratings 4.26 ·
romance · mystery · suspense · fiction · adult · law-enforcement · crime · police-procedural · female-mc · futuristic · murder · killer · audiobook · urban-fantasy · contemporary · alpha-mc · action-adventure · sci-fi · book · womens-fiction
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Louise Penny
685 ratings 4.22 ·
contemporary · suspense · fiction · murder · adult · audiobook · book · crime · cozy · police-procedural · law-enforcement · killer · whodunit · mystery · thriller · female-author · 21st-century · literary-fiction · family · friendship
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Michael Connelly
1521 ratings 4.14 ·
adult · fiction · mystery · audiobook · suspense · crime · law-enforcement · thriller · police-procedural · murder · action-adventure · book · killer · contemporary · noir · legal · drama · whodunit · hard-boiled · 21st-century
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