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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 →
Dave RobicheauxSeries
series4 books1993
Mystery & detective and noir, dark in tone, about murder investigation, set in late 20th century and north america.
Start with In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead →
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series
series9 books1985
completed
Horror.
“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 →
Cold in JulyNovel
Joe R. Lansdalestandalone novel1989
Thriller & suspense.
Dark PlacesNovel
Gillian Flynnstandalone novel2009
Thriller & suspense, about family secrets and class conflict.
“A film adaptation of the novel starring Charlize Theron was released on August 7, 2015.”
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Finders Keepers (Stephen King)Series
series7 books2014
Thriller & suspense.
“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 →