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Books like Flesh and Blood: 9 series to read next

Flesh and Blood is about murder investigation, set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Flesh and Blood is 3 books, 2001–2020.

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Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Charlie Parker
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
Anita Blake
Daniel McEvoy
Effective Engineering Solutions
Niceville
The Dog-Faced Gods Trilogy (UK) / The Forgotten Gods (US)
Cassandra Neary

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 →

Charlie ParkerSeries

seriesJohn Connolly22 books1999

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

“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 →

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 →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy.

“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 →

Daniel McEvoySeries

seriesEoin Colfer2 books2011

About organized crime.

Start with Plugged →

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Thriller & suspense.

“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 →

NicevilleSeries

seriesCarsten Stroud3 books2012

Thriller & suspense, set in small town.

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

Start with Niceville →

The Dog-Faced Gods Trilogy (UK) / The Forgotten Gods (US)Series

seriesSarah Pinborough3 books2010

Urban fantasy, set in british isles.

Start with A Matter of Blood →

Cassandra NearySeries

seriesElizabeth Hand4 books2007

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

Start with Generation Loss →

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 Flesh and Blood?: Finders Keepers (Stephen King) — the closest match to Flesh and Blood on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Flesh and Blood?: Bluebloods. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Flesh and Blood.
How big is Flesh and Blood?: Flesh and Blood is 3 books, 2001–2020.

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