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Books like Dead Is: 9 series to read next

Dead Is is paranormal and mystery & detective, set in contemporary and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dead Is is 8 books, 2008–2013.

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The Body Finder
Blue Is for Nightmares
Joe Grey
Becca King
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Black Dragon
Girl Meets Ghost
The Morganville Vampires
Clare Fern

The Body FinderSeries

seriesKimberly Derting5 books2010

Paranormal and mystery & detective, about murder investigation and coming of age, set in contemporary and north america.

“Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Body Finder →

Blue Is for NightmaresSeries

seriesLaurie Faria Stolarz5 books2003

Paranormal and mystery & detective, about psychic powers, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with Blue Is for Nightmares →

Joe GreySeries

seriesShirley Rousseau Murphy22 books1996

Cozy mystery.

“First the large, powerfulfeline discovers that, through some strange, inexplicable phenomenon, he now has the ability to understand human language.”
from the catalogue description of Cat on the Edge

Start with Cat on the Edge →

Becca KingSeries

seriesElizabeth George4 books2012

About psychic powers, set in contemporary and north america.

“Whidbey Island may be only a ferry ride from Seattle, but it’s a world apart.”
from the catalogue description of The Edge of Nowhere

Start with The Edge of Nowhere →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Paranormal and urban fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

Black DragonSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983

About dragons, set in big city.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

Girl Meets GhostSeries

seriesLauren Barnholdt3 books2013

Ghost stories.

Start with Girl Meets Ghost →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

Paranormal and urban fantasy, tense in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Glass Houses →

Clare FernSeries

seriesKim Harrington2 books2011

Paranormal and mystery & detective, mysterious and tense in tone, about murder investigation and psychic powers, set in contemporary.

“When you can see things others can't, where do you look for the truth?”
from the catalogue description of Clarity

Start with Clarity →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Dead Is?: The Body Finder — the closest match to Dead Is on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Dead Is?: Dead Is is 8 books, 2008–2013.

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