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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.”
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Start with Mr. Mercedes →
Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries
series37 books1995
Thriller & suspense and mystery & detective, 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 →
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.”
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Start with Welcome to the Jungle →
ExorcistSeries
series6 books1971
Horror, about demons.
“Other Exorcist books are tie-in and franchise material rather than further novels by Blatty himself.”
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Start with The Exorcist →
Night ChillsNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1976
Science fiction, about survival and parenthood.
Anita BlakeSeries
series42 books1993
Urban fantasy, about vampires.
“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →