Series

Books like Pendergast: 9 series to read next

Pendergast is thriller & suspense and mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Pendergast is 31 books, 1995–2026.

“First, he lost his partner, and then, tragically, his wife.”
from the catalogue description of Pendergast: The Beginning

The Pendergast page →Narrow this list →

Effective Engineering Solutions
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Robert Langdon
4MK Thrillers
Charlie Parker
Dr. Charlotte Stone
Eve Duncan Forensics Thrillers
The Body Finder
The Lying Game

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Thriller & suspense and mystery & detective, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and 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

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 →

Robert LangdonSeries

seriesDan Brown6 books2000

About faith and religion, set in europe.

“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Angels & Demons →

4MK ThrillersSeries

seriesJ. D. Barker2 books2017

Psychological thriller.

“For over five years, the Four Monkey Killer has terrorized the residents of Chicago.”
from the catalogue description of The Fourth Monkey

Start with The Fourth Monkey →

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 →

Dr. Charlotte StoneSeries

seriesKaren Robards4 books2012

Thriller & suspense and mystery & detective, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with The Last Victim →

Eve Duncan Forensics ThrillersSeries

seriesIris Johansen2 books2009

Thriller & suspense and mystery & detective, tense and dark in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary.

“Publisher: When a Georgia senator's daughter is found dead and drained of blood, Eve Duncan enters the world of a twisted psychopath ... someone whose thirst for blood is only growing stronger.”
from the catalogue description of Blood Game

Start with Blood Game →

The Body FinderSeries

seriesKimberly Derting5 books2010

Paranormal, about psychic powers and coming of age.

“Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Body Finder →

The Lying GameSeries

seriesSara Shepard6 books2010

About identity.

“The worst part of being dead is that there's nothing left to live for.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Lying Game →

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 Pendergast?: Effective Engineering Solutions — the closest match to Pendergast on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Pendergast?: Pendergast: The Beginning. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pendergast.
How big is Pendergast?: Pendergast is 31 books, 1995–2026.

Books like Pendergast: 9 series to read next

Read next in Pendergast

Why these

Questions readers ask

Other series like this one