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Books like The Avenger: 9 series to read next

The Avenger is mystery & detective. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Avenger is 61 books, 1944–2008.

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The Dresden Files
Effective Engineering Solutions
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Hap Collins and Leonard Pine
Gina Miyoko
Charlie Parker
In Death
Steve Harrison
Robert Bloch's Psycho Universe

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary.

“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.”
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Set in contemporary.

“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

Set in contemporary.

“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 contemporary.

“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 →

Gina MiyokoSeries

seriesMaya Kaathryn Bohnhoff3 books2015

Set in contemporary.

Start with Tinkerbell On Walkabout →

Charlie ParkerSeries

seriesJohn Connolly22 books1999

Set in contemporary.

“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 →

In DeathSeries

seriesNora Roberts77 books1995

Police procedural and science fiction, set in near future.

“Set in a mid-21st-century New York City, they feature NYPSD lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke.”
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Start with Naked in Death →

Steve HarrisonSeries

seriesRobert E. Howard & Fred Blosser18 books1934

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in early 20th century.

Start with Fangs of Gold →

Robert Bloch's Psycho UniverseSeries

seriesRobert Bloch, Chet Williamson & Killian H. Gore5 books1959

Horror and psychological horror, about madness.

Start with Room is Perfect →

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 The Avenger?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to The Avenger on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Avenger?: Justice, Inc.. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Avenger.
How big is The Avenger?: The Avenger is 61 books, 1944–2008.

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