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    series · 7 books · 2014

    Thriller & suspense, set in 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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    series · 56 books · 2000

    Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in north america.

    “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.”

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    series · 6 books · 2000

    Thriller & suspense, mysterious in tone, about faith and religion, set in europe.

    “The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”

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    series · 46 books · 1990

    About friendship, set in north america.

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

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    Dan Brown · standalone novel · 2001

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    series · 37 books · 1995

    Thriller & suspense, set in 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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