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Books like Thieves Like Us: 9 series to read next

Thieves Like Us is thriller & suspense, about heist, set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Thieves Like Us is 3 books, 2006–2008.

“A mysterious benefactor hand-picks a group of teen geniuses to follow a set of clues leading to the secrets of everlasting life, secrets which they must steal and for which they risk being killed.”
from the catalogue description

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Jack West, Jr.
Alfred Kropp
The Joshua Files
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase
Atlantis (Thomas Greanias)
The Guardians of Time
Richard Forthrast
The Outlaw Chronicles

Jack West, Jr.Series

seriesMatthew Reilly7 books2005

Adventure.

Start with Seven Ancient Wonders →

Alfred KroppSeries

seriesRick Yancey3 books2005

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about magical artifacts and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →

The Joshua FilesSeries

seriesM. G. Harris6 books2008

Adventure, about prophecy.

“The mythology of the series includes a fictional prophecy of the ancient Maya of a catastrophic event that will occur in December 2012.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Descendant →

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

About wizards.

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Alchemyst →

Nina Wilde and Eddie ChaseSeries

seriesAndy McDermott19 books2007

Adventure.

“A LOST CIVILIZATION.A DANGEROUS QUEST.A DEADLY SECRET.It's one of history's most enduring and controversial legends--the lost city of Atlantis.”
from the catalogue description of The Hunt for Atlantis

Start with The Hunt for Atlantis →

Atlantis (Thomas Greanias)Series

seriesThomas Greanias3 books2005

Adventure, mysterious in tone.

“Greanias originally planned a longer series; this trilogy stands as the completed core of a larger Atlantis mythology he later expanded through prequels and spin-offs.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Raising Atlantis →

The Guardians of TimeSeries

seriesMarianne Curley4 books2002

Time travel.

“The first novel in the Guardians of Time Trilogy, it follows Ethan, a member of The Named, and his new apprentice, Isabel, who he is training under the guidance of his mentor Arkarian.”
from the catalogue description of The Named
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Named →

Richard ForthrastSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson2 books2011

Science fiction, about virtual reality, set in north america and virtual world.

“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Reamde →

The Outlaw ChroniclesSeries

seriesTed Dekker1 book2014

About survival.

“Seventeen-year-old Nyah Parks is a genius hacker who makes a living by cracking the firewalls of the world's largest corporations.”
from the catalogue description of Hacker

Start with Hacker →

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 Thieves Like Us?: Jack West, Jr. — the closest match to Thieves Like Us on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Thieves Like Us?: Thieves Like Us. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Thieves Like Us.
How big is Thieves Like Us?: Thieves Like Us is 3 books, 2006–2008.

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