Books like the In Death series
Genre
What it is about
- Policewomen
- Eve Dallas
- Police
- Women detectives
- Serial murder investigation
- Murder
- Missing persons
Where it happens
Kind of book
- Fiction
- Novels
Ages
- Adult
Series like this
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Why: Both series are crime books about women detectives.
Closest books: Vengeance in Death and The Murder at the Vicarage
What both books share
- crime
Vengeance in Death: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
The Murder at the Vicarage: "Comics & graphic novels, crime & mystery" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre) - women detectives
Vengeance in Death: "Women detectives" (OL subject); "Women detectives -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
The Murder at the Vicarage: "Women detectives" (OL subject); "Women detectives -- England -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
See the Miss Marple books in order · Books like the Miss Marple series
- crime
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Why: Both series are books about missing persons and police.
Closest books: Born in Death and The Keeper of Lost Causes
What both books share
- missing persons
Born in Death: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - police
Born in Death: "Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- 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
- missing persons
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Why: Both series are books about police, set in New York City.
Closest books: Promises in Death and Step on a Crack
What both books share
- police
Promises in Death: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Crimes against -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
Step on a Crack: "Police in fiction" (OL subject); "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Fiction." (LoC 650) - New York City
Promises in Death: "New York City" (WD narrative location)
Step on a Crack: "New York City" (WD narrative location)
See the Michael Bennett books in order · Books like the Michael Bennett series
- police
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Why: Both series are thriller books.
Closest books: Golden in Death and Killing Floor
What both books share
- thriller
Golden in Death: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Crime" (OL subject)
Killing Floor: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
See the Jack Reacher books in order · Books like the Jack Reacher series
- thriller
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Gregg Hurwitz
Why: Both series are thriller books.
Closest books: Golden in Death and Orphan X
What both books share
- thriller
Golden in Death: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Crime" (OL subject)
Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
- thriller
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Why: Both series are detective books.
Closest books: Naked in Death and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
What both books share
- detective
Naked in Death: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Detectives" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
See the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books in order · Books like the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
- detective
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Why: Both series are crime books.
Closest books: Vengeance in Death and The Cuckoo's Calling
What both books share
- crime
Vengeance in Death: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
The Cuckoo's Calling: "crime" (OL subject); "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
See the Cormoran Strike books in order · Books like the Cormoran Strike series
- crime
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Why: Both series are thriller books.
Closest books: Golden in Death and Angels & Demons
What both books share
- thriller
Golden in Death: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Crime" (OL subject)
Angels & Demons: "thrillers" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
See the Robert Langdon books in order · Books like the Robert Langdon series
- thriller
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Why: Both series are thriller books.
Closest books: Golden in Death and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
What both books share
- thriller
Golden in Death: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Crime" (OL subject)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
- thriller
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Why: Both series are detective books.
Closest books: Naked in Death and The Brutal Telling
What both books share
- detective
Naked in Death: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
The Brutal Telling: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
See the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache books in order · Books like the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series
- detective
Books like the books in this series
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Why: Both Vengeance in Death and The Murder at the Vicarage are crime books about women detectives.
- Crime
- Women detectives
What both books share
- crime
Vengeance in Death: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
The Murder at the Vicarage: "Comics & graphic novels, crime & mystery" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre) - women detectives
Vengeance in Death: "Women detectives" (OL subject); "Women detectives -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
The Murder at the Vicarage: "Women detectives" (OL subject); "Women detectives -- England -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
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Why: Both Born in Death and The Keeper of Lost Causes are books about missing persons and police.
What both books share
- missing persons
Born in Death: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - police
Born in Death: "Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- missing persons
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Why: Both Golden in Death and The Silent Patient are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Golden in Death: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Crime" (OL subject)
The Silent Patient: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject)
- thriller
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Why: Both Golden in Death and Dark Matter are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Golden in Death: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Crime" (OL subject)
Dark Matter: "Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (LoC 655)
- thriller
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Why: Both Promises in Death and Step on a Crack are books about police, set in New York City.
What both books share
- police
Promises in Death: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Crimes against -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
Step on a Crack: "Police in fiction" (OL subject); "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Fiction." (LoC 650) - New York City
Promises in Death: "New York City" (WD narrative location)
Step on a Crack: "New York City" (WD narrative location)
- police
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Why: Both Golden in Death and Killing Floor are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Golden in Death: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Crime" (OL subject)
Killing Floor: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
- thriller
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Why: Both Golden in Death and The Housemaid are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Golden in Death: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Crime" (OL subject)
The Housemaid: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, domestic" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, psychological" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject)
- thriller
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Why: Both Golden in Death and Orphan X are thriller books.
What both books share
- thriller
Golden in Death: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Crime" (OL subject)
Orphan X: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
- thriller
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith · Adult
about 240 pages
Cover from Google BooksWhy: Both Naked in Death and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency are detective books.
What both books share
- detective
Naked in Death: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: "Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths" (OL subject); "Detectives" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
- detective
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Why: Both Vengeance in Death and The Cuckoo's Calling are crime books.
What both books share
- crime
Vengeance in Death: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
The Cuckoo's Calling: "crime" (OL subject); "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
- crime
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The In Death books on this site
- Book 1: Naked in Death
- Book 2: Glory in Death
- Book 3: Immortal in Death
- Book 4: Rapture in Death
- Book 5: Ceremony in Death
- Vengeance in Death
- Book 7: Holiday in Death
- Book 8: Conspiracy in Death
- Book 9: Loyalty in Death
- Book 10: Witness in Death
- Book 12: Betrayal in Death
- Book 13: Seduction in Death
- Book 14: Reunion in Death
- Book 15: Purity in Death
- Book 16: Portrait in Death
- Book 17: Imitation in Death
- Book 18: Divided in Death
- Book 19: Visions in Death
- Book 20: Survivor in Death
- Book 21: Origin in Death
- Book 22: Memory in Death
- Book 23: Born in Death
- Book 24: Innocent in Death
- Book 25: Creation in Death
- Book 26: Strangers in Death
- Book 27: Salvation in Death
- Book 28: Promises in Death
- Book 29: Kindred in Death
- Book 30: Fantasy in Death
- Indulgence in Death
- Book 32: Treachery in Death
- Book 33: New York to Dallas
- Book 34: Celebrity in Death
- Book 35: Delusion in Death
- Book 36: Calculated in Death
- Book 37: Thankless in Death
- Book 38: Concealed in Death
- Book 40: Obsession in Death
- Book 41: Devoted in Death
- Book 42: Brotherhood in Death
- Book 43: Apprentice in Death
- Book 44: Echoes in Death
- Book 45: Secrets in Death
- Book 46: Dark in Death
- Book 47: Leverage in Death
- Book 48: Connections in Death
- Book 49: Vendetta in Death
- Book 50: Golden in Death
- Book 51: Shadows in Death
- Book 52: Faithless in Death
- Book 53: Forgotten in Death
- Book 54: Abandoned in Death
- Book 55: Desperation in Death
- Book 57: Payback in Death
- Book 58: Random in Death
- Book 59: Passions in Death
- Book 60: Bonded in Death
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