Series
Books like The Spider: 9 series to read next
The Spider is set in early 20th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Spider is 148 books, 1936–2024.
- The Shadow
- These Violet Delights Universe
- Hap Collins and Leonard Pine
- Barrett & Files
- Steve Harrison
- Jack Stapleton / Laurie Montgomery
- Daniel McEvoy
- Effective Engineering Solutions
- Charlie Hood
- The ShadowSeries
seriesWalter B. Gibson, Theodore Tinsley, Bruce Elliott, Dennis Lynds, James Patterson, Brian Sitts, Anthony Tollin, Birgit Staebler, James Luceno, Lester Dent, Petra Berghofer & Richard Dilallo342 books1931
Mystery & detective, set in early 20th century.
matchedmystery & detectiveearly 20th century
seriesChloe Gong7 books2020
Historical fantasy, set in east asia.
matchedearly 20th century
seriesJoe R. Lansdale & Andrew Vachss46 books1990
About friendship, set in contemporary.
matchedmystery & detectivenorth america
- Steve HarrisonSeries
seriesRobert E. Howard & Fred Blosser18 books1934
Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in early 20th century.
matchedearly 20th centurymurder investigationmystery & detective
seriesRobin Cook8 books1992
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about murder investigation, set in north america.
matchedmurder investigationtensethriller & suspensenorth america
- Daniel McEvoySeries
seriesEoin Colfer2 books2011
Set in contemporary.
matchedmurder investigationorganized crimemystery & detectivetenseour worldnoir
seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995
Set in contemporary.
matchedmurder investigationmystery & detectivetensethriller & suspensenorth america
- Charlie HoodSeries
seriesT. Jefferson Parker6 books2008
Set in contemporary.
matcheddarktensethriller & suspensenorth america
Read next in The Spider
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 Spider?
- The Shadow — the closest match to The Spider on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Spider?
- The Spider Strikes. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Spider.
- How big is The Spider?
- The Spider is 148 books, 1936–2024.