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Books like Blue Rose (Peter Straub): 9 series to read next

Blue Rose (Peter Straub) is horror and mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in north america, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Blue Rose (Peter Straub) is 9 books, 1985–2010.

“Koko follows a group of Vietnam veterans hunting a former comrade turned serial killer decades after the war.”
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The Shining
Little Tall Island / In the Path of the Eclipse
Robert Bloch's Psycho Universe
Charlie Parker
Dave Robicheaux
Jerusalem's Lot
Niceville
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Castle Rock

The ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

About psychic powers and addiction.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Start with The Shining →

Little Tall Island / In the Path of the EclipseSeries

seriesStephen King4 books1989

About survival.

“The first two novels share a real total solar eclipse as a pivotal, connecting event despite having otherwise unrelated plots and characters.”
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Start with Home Delivery →

Robert Bloch's Psycho UniverseSeries

seriesRobert Bloch, Chet Williamson & Killian H. Gore5 books1959

Horror and psychological horror, dark and tense in tone, about madness, set in north america.

Start with Room is Perfect →

Charlie ParkerSeries

seriesJohn Connolly22 books1999

Mystery & detective, dark in tone, about murder investigation, set in north america and contemporary.

“Now well over twenty books, the series has grown Parker's two associates, Louis and Angel, into major recurring characters.”
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Start with Every Dead Thing →

Dave RobicheauxSeries

seriesJames Lee Burke4 books1993

Noir.

Start with In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

About vampires.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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Start with 'Salem's Lot →

NicevilleSeries

seriesCarsten Stroud3 books2012

Thriller & suspense.

“A security camera captures the moment of his instant, inexplicable vanishing.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Niceville →

Finders Keepers (Stephen King)Series

seriesStephen King7 books2014

Thriller & suspense.

“The mix of true-crime procedural instincts and creeping horror is a hallmark of King's later work with the character.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Outsider →

Castle RockSeries

seriesStephen King & Richard Chizmar16 books1978

Horror, set in north america and contemporary.

“Castle Rock is the fictional Maine town that links a cluster of otherwise separate Stephen King novels and novellas, including The Dead Zone, Cujo, The Dark Half, Needful Things, and Elevation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Nona →

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 Blue Rose (Peter Straub)?: The Shining — the closest match to Blue Rose (Peter Straub) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Blue Rose (Peter Straub)?: Koko. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Blue Rose (Peter Straub).
How big is Blue Rose (Peter Straub)?: Blue Rose (Peter Straub) is 9 books, 1985–2010.
Is Blue Rose (Peter Straub) finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1985–2010.

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