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Books like Ed & Am Hunter: 9 series to read next

Ed & Am Hunter is mystery & detective, set in mid 20th century and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ed & Am Hunter is 7 books, 1947–1963.

“The Fabulous Clipjoint is also the first of seven detective novels featuring the nephew/uncle team of Ed and Am Hunter.”
from the catalogue description of The Fabulous Clipjoint

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The Dresden Files
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Charlie Parker
Effective Engineering Solutions
Hap Collins and Leonard Pine
Dave Robicheaux
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
Hobart Lindsey / Marvia Plum
Exorcist

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Finders Keepers (Stephen King)Series

seriesStephen King7 books2014

Thriller & suspense, set in contemporary.

“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 →

Charlie ParkerSeries

seriesJohn Connolly22 books1999

Set in contemporary.

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

Start with Every Dead Thing →

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Thriller & suspense, set in contemporary.

“Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrote it as a standalone techno-thriller in 2000; it later fed into their separate Gideon Crew series rather than getting a direct sequel of its own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ice Limit →

Hap Collins and Leonard PineSeries

seriesJoe R. Lansdale & Andrew Vachss46 books1990

About friendship, set in contemporary.

“The long-running series mixes hardboiled crime plotting with the two leads' running banter and loyalty to each other.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Savage Season →

Dave RobicheauxSeries

seriesJames Lee Burke4 books1993

Set in late 20th century.

Start with In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead →

Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series

seriesPeter Straub9 books1985

Horror, 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 →

Hobart Lindsey / Marvia PlumSeries

seriesRichard A. Lupoff9 books1988

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in north america.

Start with The Comic Book Killer →

ExorcistSeries

seriesWilliam Peter Blatty & Steven Piziks6 books1971

Horror, about demons, set in contemporary.

“Other Exorcist books are tie-in and franchise material rather than further novels by Blatty himself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Exorcist →

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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 Ed & Am Hunter?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to Ed & Am Hunter on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ed & Am Hunter?: The Fabulous Clipjoint. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ed & Am Hunter.
How big is Ed & Am Hunter?: Ed & Am Hunter is 7 books, 1947–1963.
Is Ed & Am Hunter finished?: Yes — 7 books, 1947–1963.

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