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series7 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.”
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Start with Mr. Mercedes →

Charlie ParkerSeries

series22 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.”
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Start with Every Dead Thing →

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

series37 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.”
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Start with Thunderhead →

Hap Collins and Leonard PineSeries

series46 books1990

About friendship.

“The long-running series mixes hardboiled crime plotting with the two leads' running banter and loyalty to each other.”
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Start with Savage Season →

Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series

series9 books1985

completed

Set in late 20th century.

“Koko follows a group of Vietnam veterans hunting a former comrade turned serial killer decades after the war.”
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Start with Koko →

Grim Reaper mysteriesSeries

series5 books2009

Mysterious in tone.

“After a bad car accident, Casey Maldonado hits the road and finds herself unable to shake an unwelcome companion: Death itself, which won't take her but won't leave her alone either.”
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Start with Embrace the Grim Reaper →

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