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Books like All the Wrong Questions: 9 series to read next

All the Wrong Questions is mystery & detective, about coming of age, set in our world and small town, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

All the Wrong Questions is 5 books, 2012–2015.

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The Egypt Gamers
Forensic Mystery
Lewis Barnavelt
The Mysterious Benedict Society milieu
Green Town
Grim Reaper mysteries
Secret Series
Black Widowers
Dies Drear Chronicles

The Egypt GamersSeries

seriesZilpha Keatley Snyder1 book1967

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about coming of age and murder investigation, set in mid 20th century and north america.

“A group of children, entranced with the study of Egypt, play their own Egypt game, are visited by a secret oracle, become involved in a murder, and befriend the Professor before they move on to new interests, such as Gypsies.”
from the catalogue description of The Egypt Game

Start with The Egypt Game →

Forensic MysterySeries

seriesAlane Ferguson2 books2006

Police procedural, tense in tone, set in contemporary.

Start with The Christopher Killer →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

Fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

The Mysterious Benedict Society milieuSeries

seriesTrenton Lee Stewart4 books2007

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary.

Start with The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict →

Green TownSeries

seriesRay Bradbury31 books1946

Literary & general, reflective in tone.

“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with End of Summer →

Grim Reaper mysteriesSeries

seriesJudy Clemens5 books2009

Set in contemporary.

“After a bad car accident, Casey Maldonado hits the road and finds herself unable to shake an unwelcome companion: Death itself, which won't take her but won't leave her alone either.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Embrace the Grim Reaper →

Secret SeriesSeries

seriesPseudonymous Bosch5 books2007

Fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with The Name of This Book Is Secret →

Black WidowersSeries

seriesIsaac Asimov, Charles Ardai & Edward D. Hoch77 books1972

Whodunit.

“The first British edition was issued by Panther in 1976.”
from the catalogue description of Tales of the Black Widowers
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Start with Tales of the Black Widowers →

Dies Drear ChroniclesSeries

seriesVirginia Hamilton2 books1968

About family secrets.

Start with The House of Dies Drear →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after All the Wrong Questions?: The Egypt Gamers — the closest match to All the Wrong Questions on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with All the Wrong Questions?: "Who Could That Be at This Hour?". It is the entry the catalogue recommends for All the Wrong Questions.
How big is All the Wrong Questions?: All the Wrong Questions is 5 books, 2012–2015.

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