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Books like Charlie Parker: 9 series to read next

Charlie Parker is mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and north america, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Charlie Parker is 22 books, 1999–2024.

“Now well over twenty books, the series has grown Parker's two associates, Louis and Angel, into major recurring characters.”
from the catalogue description

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Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Joe Kurtz
The Shining
Little Tall Island / In the Path of the Eclipse
Anita Blake
Niceville
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
Jerusalem's Lot
4MK Thrillers

Finders Keepers (Stephen King)Series

seriesStephen King7 books2014

Mystery & detective and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and north america.

“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 →

Joe KurtzSeries

seriesDan Simmons3 books2001

Set in big city.

Start with Hardcase →

The ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

About addiction.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Shining →

Little Tall Island / In the Path of the EclipseSeries

seriesStephen King4 books1989

Psychological thriller, about survival.

“The first two novels share a real total solar eclipse as a pivotal, connecting event despite having otherwise unrelated plots and characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Home Delivery →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, about vampires.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

NicevilleSeries

seriesCarsten Stroud3 books2012

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

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

Start with Niceville →

Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series

seriesPeter Straub9 books1985

Set in late 20th century.

“Koko follows a group of Vietnam veterans hunting a former comrade turned serial killer decades after the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Koko →

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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

4MK ThrillersSeries

seriesJ. D. Barker2 books2017

Psychological thriller, set in big city.

“For over five years, the Four Monkey Killer has terrorized the residents of Chicago.”
from the catalogue description of The Fourth Monkey

Start with The Fourth Monkey →

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 Charlie Parker?: Finders Keepers (Stephen King) — the closest match to Charlie Parker on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Charlie Parker?: Every Dead Thing. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Charlie Parker.
How big is Charlie Parker?: Charlie Parker is 22 books, 1999–2024.

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