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Books by Dan Brown on this site: 6 books.

About: American novelist (born 1964) (Source: Wikidata)

Genre

Start here: Angels & Demons. First published in 2000.

Dan Brown: the facts, checked

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Born: Born in Exeter, United States, in 1964. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer (2005) among Dan Brown's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Crimezone Thriller Award (2004) among Dan Brown's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Crime Thriller Award among Dan Brown's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

If you like Dan Brown, try these

Killing Floor
Lee Child · 1997 · Adult

about 500 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Angels & Demons: "thrillers" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  Killing Floor: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Angels & Demons; Open Library and Wikidata for Killing Floor.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson · Adult

about 580 pages

Why: Both are mystery books.
- Mystery
What both books share
- mystery
  The Lost Symbol: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "Mystery" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Lost Symbol; Open Library and Wikidata for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafón · 2001 · Adult

about 530 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  Angels & Demons: "thrillers" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  The Shadow of the Wind: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Angels & Demons; Open Library and Wikidata for The Shadow of the Wind.
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The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · Adult

Novel · about 350 pages

Why: Both are thriller books.
- Thriller
What both books share
- thriller
  The Da Vinci Code: "Suspense & Thriller" (OL subject); "thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
  The Silent Patient: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Da Vinci Code; Open Library and Wikidata for The Silent Patient.
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith · Adult

about 240 pages

Why: Both are mystery books.
- Mystery
What both books share
- mystery
  The Lost Symbol: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for The Lost Symbol; Open Library and Wikidata for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
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Step on a Crack
James Patterson · 2007 · Adult

about 380 pages
Cover from Google Books

Why: Both are mystery and thriller books.
- Mystery
- Thriller
What both books share
- mystery
  Inferno: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
  Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
- thriller
  Inferno: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Inferno; Open Library and Wikidata for Step on a Crack.
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