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  • Fiction

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  • Adult

Awards

  • Bancarella Literary Prize

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Other series with a book that matches a Harry Bosch book, most similar first. Each one names the two books and what both series share.

  • Step on a Crack book cover by James Patterson

    Michael Bennett

    James Patterson

    Why: Both series are thriller books about kidnapping and police.

    Closest books: Nine Dragons and Step on a Crack

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Nine Dragons: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
      Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)
    • kidnapping
      Nine Dragons: "Kidnapping" (OL subject); "Kidnapping -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
      Step on a Crack: "Kidnapping in fiction" (OL subject); "Kidnapping" (OL subject); "Kidnapping -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    • police
      Nine Dragons: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Step on a Crack: "Police in fiction" (OL subject); "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

    See the Michael Bennett books in order · Books like the Michael Bennett series

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo book cover by Stieg Larsson

    Millennium

    Stieg Larsson

    Why: Both series are crime and thriller books.

    Closest books: Nine Dragons and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    What both books share
    • crime
      Nine Dragons: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
    • thriller
      Nine Dragons: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)

    See the Millennium books in order

  • The Cuckoo's Calling book cover by Robert Galbraith

    Cormoran Strike

    Robert Galbraith

    Why: Both series are crime books about murder.

    Closest books: Nine Dragons and The Cuckoo's Calling

    What both books share
    • crime
      Nine Dragons: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
      The Cuckoo's Calling: "crime" (OL subject); "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
    • murder
      Nine Dragons: "Murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      The Cuckoo's Calling: "murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

    See the Cormoran Strike books in order · Books like the Cormoran Strike series

  • Killing Floor book cover by Lee Child

    Jack Reacher

    Lee Child

    Why: Both series are thriller books about murder.

    Closest books: Nine Dragons and Killing Floor

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Nine Dragons: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
      Killing Floor: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
    • murder
      Nine Dragons: "Murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Killing Floor: "Murder" (OL subject); "Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction" (LoC 650)

    See the Jack Reacher books in order · Books like the Jack Reacher series

  • A Is for Alibi book cover by Sue Grafton

    Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series

    Sue Grafton

    Why: Both series are mystery books, set in California.

    Closest books: Echo Park and A Is for Alibi

    What both books share
    • mystery
      Echo Park: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "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)
    • California
      Echo Park: "California" (WD narrative location)
      A Is for Alibi: "California in fiction" (OL subject); "California, fiction" (OL subject); "California" (OL place); "California" (WD narrative location)

    See the Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series books in order · Books like the Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series series

  • The Keeper of Lost Causes book cover by Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Department Q

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Why: Both series are books about missing persons and police.

    Closest books: Echo Park and The Keeper of Lost Causes

    What both books share
    • missing persons
      Echo Park: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
      The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
    • police
      Echo Park: "Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
      The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)

    See the Department Q books in order · Books like the Department Q series

  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency book cover by Alexander McCall Smith

    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

    Alexander McCall Smith

    Why: Both series are mystery books.

    Closest books: The Overlook and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

    What both books share
    • mystery
      The Overlook: "Mystery" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "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)

    See the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books in order · Books like the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

  • Angels & Demons book cover by Dan Brown

    Robert Langdon

    Dan Brown

    Why: Both series are thriller books.

    Closest books: Nine Dragons and The Da Vinci Code

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Nine Dragons: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
      The Da Vinci Code: "Suspense & Thriller" (OL subject); "thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)

    See the Robert Langdon books in order · Books like the Robert Langdon series

  • Darkly Dreaming Dexter book cover by Jeff Lindsay

    Dexter

    Jeff Lindsay

    Why: Both series are thriller books.

    Closest books: Nine Dragons and Darkly Dreaming Dexter

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Nine Dragons: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
      Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)

    See the Dexter books in order · Books like the Dexter series

  • Orphan X book cover by Gregg Hurwitz

    Orphan X

    Gregg Hurwitz

    Why: Both series are thriller books.

    Closest books: Nine Dragons and Orphan X

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Nine Dragons: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
      Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)

    See the Orphan X books in order

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The Harry Bosch books on this site

  1. Book 1: The Black Echo
  2. Book 2: The Black Ice
  3. Book 3: The Concrete Blonde
  4. Book 4: The Last Coyote
  5. Book 5: Trunk Music
  6. Book 6: Angels Flight
  7. Book 7: A Darkness More Than Night
  8. Book 8: City of Bones
  9. Book 9: Lost Light
  10. Book 10: The Narrows
  11. Book 11: The Closers
  12. Book 12: Echo Park
  13. Book 13: The Overlook
  14. Book 14: Nine Dragons
  15. Book 15: The Drop
  16. Book 16: The Black Box
  17. The Crossing
  18. Book 19: The Wrong Side of Goodbye
  19. Two Kinds of Truth
  20. Book 21: Dark Sacred Night
  21. Book 22: The Night Fire

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