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Books like Spook Squad: 9 series to read next

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

Spook Squad is 3 books, 2004–2005.

“For the ten years that Sam's been with the State Police, she's searched for clues to her identity.”
from the catalogue description of Memory Zero

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The Curse Workers
Anita Blake
Effective Engineering Solutions
The Dresden Files
Robert Langdon
October Daye
The Lying Game
Case Files of Justis Fearsson
Red Letter Days

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

Fantasy, about family secrets and curses.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“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 →

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Mystery & detective and thriller & suspense, 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 →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards.

“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 →

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 →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Strangers in Court →

The Lying GameSeries

seriesSara Shepard6 books2010

About family secrets.

“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 →

Case Files of Justis FearssonSeries

seriesDavid B. Coe6 books2014

Mystery & detective and urban fantasy, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and north america.

“Justis is also a weremyste - a person with a wizard's gift and the ability to see into the paranormal world.”
from the catalogue description of Spell Blind

Start with Spell Blind →

Red Letter DaysSeries

seriesRachel Caine2 books2005

About deal with the devil.

“Jazz Callender is an ex-cop struggling to prove her partner's innocence after he is sent to prison for murder, and she's willing to take whatever help comes along ... but she's about to make a bargain with the devil.”
from the catalogue description of Devil's Bargain

Start with Devil's Bargain →

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 Spook Squad?: The Curse Workers — the closest match to Spook Squad on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Spook Squad?: Memory Zero. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Spook Squad.
How big is Spook Squad?: Spook Squad is 3 books, 2004–2005.

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