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12 books with a reading profile close to The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls

by Scott Snyder

Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

Bruce Wayne believes he knows every secret within Gotham City's foundations, yet the discovery of a century-old murder reveals a hidden organization known as the Court of Owls.
2

The Street Lawyer

by John Grisham

Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

Michael Brock is a rising antitrust lawyer at Drake & Sweeney, a prestigious Washington, D.C.
3

Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event (Comic)

by Mark Millar

Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

Following a catastrophic explosion in Stamford caused by a battle between the New Warriors and Nitro, the United States government passes the Superhuman Registration Act.
4

The Summons

by John Grisham

Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

Ray Atlee, a law professor in Virginia, receives a letter from his father, Judge Reuben Atlee, instructing him to return to their family home in Mississippi to discuss his estate.
5

Batman: The Man Who Laughs

by Ed Brubaker

Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

Set immediately after the events of Year One, this story chronicles the first encounter between Batman and the Joker.
6

The Revenant

by Michael Punke

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

Set in 1823, Michael Punke’s novel follows Hugh Glass, a scout for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
7

Batman, Volume 2: The City of Owls

by Scott Snyder

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

In the second volume of Scott Snyder’s Batman run, Bruce Wayne faces the Court of Owls, a secret cabal that has manipulated Gotham City's infrastructure and politics from the shadows for centuries.
8

Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye

by Frank Miller

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

Marv is a massive, scarred brawler who wakes up in a cheap hotel to find Goldie, the beautiful woman he just spent the night with, murdered beside him.
9

The Day of the Jackal

by Frederick Forsyth

Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

Set in 1963, the plot follows a secret French paramilitary group, the OAS, as they hire a professional British assassin known only by the codename Jackal.
10

Rising Sun

by Michael Crichton

Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

During a gala opening for the Nakamoto Corporation’s new Los Angeles headquarters, a beautiful woman is found dead on a boardroom table.
11

A Matter of Honour

by Jeffrey Archer

Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

Adam Scott, a former captain in the British Army, receives a mysterious letter following his father's death.
12

The Lies I Tell

by Julie Clark

Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

Meg Williams is a professional con artist who changes her identity and backstory to infiltrate the lives of wealthy social climbers.

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