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Books like Kolchak: 9 series to read next

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

Kolchak is 24 books, 1973–2026.

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The X-Files
Krewe of Hunters
Anita Blake
Cafferty and Quinn
Effective Engineering Solutions
The Ghost Series
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
Bone Island Trilogy
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)

The X-FilesUniverse

universe91 books1994

Set in north america.

“Working them are two FBI agents who agree on almost nothing — Fox Mulder, who wants to believe, and Dana Scully, the pathologist sent to debunk him — and a truth that keeps receding the closer they get.”
from the catalogue description

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Krewe of HuntersUniverse

universe57 books2011

Ghost stories.

“Some cases don't close when the coroner signs off.”
from the catalogue description

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Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Dark in tone.

“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 →

Cafferty and QuinnSeries

seriesHeather Graham4 books2013

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

“One day, its current owner shows up at Danni Cafferty's antiques shop on Royal Street, the shop she inherited from her father.”
from the catalogue description of Let the Dead Sleep

Start with Let the Dead Sleep →

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 →

The Ghost SeriesSeries

seriesHeather Graham12 books2003

Ghost stories.

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Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series

seriesPeter Straub9 books1985

Dark in tone.

“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 →

Bone Island TrilogySeries

seriesHeather Graham4 books2010

Ghost stories.

Start with Ghost Memories →

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 →

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 Kolchak?: The X-Files — the closest match to Kolchak on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Kolchak?: The Night Stalker. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Kolchak.
How big is Kolchak?: Kolchak is 24 books, 1973–2026.

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