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Books like Hap Collins and Leonard Pine: 9 series to read next

Hap Collins and Leonard Pine is mystery & detective, about friendship, set in north america and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hap Collins and Leonard Pine is 46 books, 1990–2025.

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

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Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Charlie Parker
Joe Kurtz
Daniel McEvoy
Dave Robicheaux
Charlie Hood
Final Friends
Castle Rock
The Dresden Files

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 →

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 →

Joe KurtzSeries

seriesDan Simmons3 books2001

Set in big city.

Start with Hardcase →

Daniel McEvoySeries

seriesEoin Colfer2 books2011

Mystery & detective and noir, tense in tone, about murder investigation and organized crime, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Plugged →

Dave RobicheauxSeries

seriesJames Lee Burke4 books1993

Mystery & detective and noir, dark in tone, about murder investigation, set in north america and late 20th century.

Start with In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead →

Charlie HoodSeries

seriesT. Jefferson Parker6 books2008

Thriller & suspense, tense and dark in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with L. A. Outlaws →

Final FriendsSeries

seriesChristopher Pike3 books1989

Horror.

“Several high school students, transferred to a new school when their old one closes, invite classmates, new and old, to a party.”
from the catalogue description of The Party

Start with The Party →

Castle RockSeries

seriesStephen King & Richard Chizmar16 books1978

Horror.

“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 →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in big city.

“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 →

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 Hap Collins and Leonard Pine?: Finders Keepers (Stephen King) — the closest match to Hap Collins and Leonard Pine on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hap Collins and Leonard Pine?: Savage Season. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hap Collins and Leonard Pine.
How big is Hap Collins and Leonard Pine?: Hap Collins and Leonard Pine is 46 books, 1990–2025.

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