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Hap Collins and Leonard PineSeries
series46 books1990
Mystery & detective, about friendship, set in north america and contemporary.
“The long-running series mixes hardboiled crime plotting with the two leads' running banter and loyalty to each other.”
from the catalogue
Start with Savage Season →
Charlie ParkerSeries
series22 books1999
Dark in tone.
“Now well over twenty books, the series has grown Parker's two associates, Louis and Angel, into major recurring characters.”
from the catalogue
Start with Every Dead Thing →
Joe KurtzSeries
series3 books2001
completed
Noir, dark in tone, set in big city.
Start with Hardcase →
Daniel McEvoySeries
series2 books2011
Noir, set in our world.
Start with Plugged →
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)Series
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mr. Mercedes →
The Dresden FilesSeries
series56 books2000
Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in big city.
“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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Welcome to the Jungle →