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Where it happens
- England
- Yorkshire
- Yorkshire (England)
Ages
- Adult
Books like this one
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Why: Both are mystery books about police.
What both books share
- mystery
In a Dry Season: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre) - police
In a Dry Season: "Police -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Step on a Crack: "Police -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- mystery
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith · Adult
about 240 pages
Cover from Google BooksWhy: Both are mystery books.
What both books share
- mystery
In a Dry Season: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
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)
- mystery
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Why: Both are mystery books.
What both books share
- mystery
In a Dry Season: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
A Is for Alibi: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators" (OL subject); "FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject)
- mystery
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What they share, at a glance
In a Dry Season next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Mystery | Police | England | Murder |
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| Step on a Crack | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| A Is for Alibi | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Cuckoo's Calling | not shared | not shared | shared | shared |
| The Deep Blue Good-by | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
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In a Dry Season: the facts, checked
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- First published
- First published in 1999. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in 2001. Source: Wikidata, citing search.worldcat.org, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation (2001) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
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