Books like Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

by Jim Butcher · 2005

Book 7 of The Dresden Files

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Harry Dresden
Wizards

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Chicago (Ill.)

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Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern · 2011 · Adult

about 510 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Dead Beat: "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Night Circus: "Fiction, romance, fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Dead Beat; Open Library and Wikidata for The Night Circus.
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Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson · 1999 · Adult

about 630 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Dead Beat: "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  Gardens of the Moon: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Science Fiction & Fantasy -- Fantasy -- Epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Dead Beat; Open Library and Wikidata for Gardens of the Moon.
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The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie · Adult

about 530 pages

Why: Both are fantasy books.
- Fantasy
What both books share
- fantasy
  Dead Beat: "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Blade Itself: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Dead Beat; Open Library and Wikidata for The Blade Itself.
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Dead Beat next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.

Book	Fantasy	Mystery
The Night Circus	shared	not shared
Gardens of the Moon	shared	not shared
The Blade Itself	shared	not shared
The Lies of Locke Lamora	shared	not shared
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	not shared	shared
Step on a Crack	not shared	shared
A Court of Thorns and Roses	shared	not shared
Assassin's Apprentice	shared	not shared
The Magicians	shared	not shared
A Discovery of Witches	shared	not shared

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Dead Beat: the facts, checked

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First published: First published on May 3, 2005. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 396-page edition from Roc. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 0451460278 ... alk. paper ... 396 p. ... Roc
Series: It is book 7 of The Dresden Files. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. The Dresden Files ... Blood Rites ... Dead Beat
Next in the series: Book 8 is Proven Guilty. Source: jim-butcher.com, checked November 6, 2026. Dead Beat ... Proven Guilty

About Jim Butcher

Born: Born in 1971; Wikidata lists Independence, United States, as the place of birth. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Awards and honors: Wikidata lists the Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2021) among Jim Butcher's awards and honors. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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