Books like In a Dry Season

In a Dry Season by Peter Robinson · 1999

• Detective and mystery stories
• Mystery fiction
• Alan Banks
• Police

Top match: Step on a Crack

Last checked: October 28, 2026

• Step on a CrackJames Patterson

  Step on a Crack

  James Patterson · 2007 · Adult

  about 380 pages

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  Why: Both are mystery books about police.

  • Mystery
  • 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)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for In a Dry Season; Open Library and Wikidata for Step on a Crack, read September 24, 2026.
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• The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyAlexander McCall Smith

  The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

  Alexander McCall Smith · Adult

  about 240 pages

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  Why: Both are mystery books.

  • Mystery
  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)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for In a Dry Season; Open Library and Wikidata for The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, read September 24, 2026.
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• A Is for AlibiSue Grafton

  A Is for Alibi

  Sue Grafton · 1982 · Adult

  about 250 pages

  Why: Both are mystery books.

  • Mystery
  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)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for In a Dry Season; Open Library and Wikidata for A Is for Alibi, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Girl with the Dragon TattooStieg Larsson

  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

  Stieg Larsson · Adult

  about 580 pages

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  Why: Both are mystery books.

  • Mystery
  What both books share

  • mystery
    In a Dry Season: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
    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 In a Dry Season; Open Library and Wikidata for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Cuckoo's CallingRobert Galbraith

  The Cuckoo's Calling

  Robert Galbraith · 2013 · Adult

  about 480 pages

  Why: Both are books about murder, set in England.

  • Murder
  • England
  What both books share

  • murder
    In a Dry Season: "Murder -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
    The Cuckoo's Calling: "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
  • England
    In a Dry Season: "Police -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
    The Cuckoo's Calling: "Private investigators -- England -- London -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for In a Dry Season; Open Library and Wikidata for The Cuckoo's Calling, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Deep Blue Good-byJohn D. MacDonald

  The Deep Blue Good-by

  John D. MacDonald · 1964 · Adult

  about 200 pages

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  Why: Both are mystery books.

  • Mystery
  What both books share

  • mystery
    In a Dry Season: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
    The Deep Blue Good-by: "Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled" (OL subject); "mystery" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for In a Dry Season; Open Library and Wikidata for The Deep Blue Good-by, read September 24, 2026.
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