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Books like Nick Nightmare: 9 series to read next

Nick Nightmare is set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Nick Nightmare is 28 books, 2012–2024.

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Daniel McEvoy
Anita Blake
Effective Engineering Solutions
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Hap Collins and Leonard Pine
Charlie Parker
The Dog-Faced Gods Trilogy (UK) / The Forgotten Gods (US)
Exorcism Trilogy
Steve Harrison

Daniel McEvoySeries

seriesEoin Colfer2 books2011

About organized crime.

Start with Plugged →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, about vampires, set in north america.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Thriller & suspense, set in north america.

“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 →

Finders Keepers (Stephen King)Series

seriesStephen King7 books2014

Thriller & suspense, set in 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 →

Hap Collins and Leonard PineSeries

seriesJoe R. Lansdale & Andrew Vachss46 books1990

About friendship, set in north america.

“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 →

Charlie ParkerSeries

seriesJohn Connolly22 books1999

Set in 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 →

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

seriesSarah Pinborough3 books2010

Urban fantasy, set in big city and british isles.

Start with A Matter of Blood →

Exorcism TrilogySeries

seriesPhilip José Farmer3 books1968

Science fiction.

“The first of two books about private detective Herald Childe.”
from the catalogue description of The Image of the Beast

Start with The Image of the Beast →

Steve HarrisonSeries

seriesRobert E. Howard & Fred Blosser18 books1934

Set in early 20th century.

Start with Fangs of Gold →

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 Nick Nightmare?: Daniel McEvoy — the closest match to Nick Nightmare on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Nick Nightmare?: The Chaos Blade. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nick Nightmare.
How big is Nick Nightmare?: Nick Nightmare is 28 books, 2012–2024.

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