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  • Inspector Banks

    Peter Robinson

    Why: Both series are crime books about police.

    Closest books: Faceless Killers and Children of the Revolution

    What both books share
    • crime
      Faceless Killers: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime & mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
      Children of the Revolution: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)
    • police
      Faceless Killers: "Police" (OL subject); "Police--sweden--fiction" (OL subject); "Police -- Sweden -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Children of the Revolution: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

    See the Inspector Banks books in order · Books like the Inspector Banks 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: The Troubled Man and The Keeper of Lost Causes

    What both books share
    • missing persons
      The Troubled Man: "Missing persons -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
      The Keeper of Lost Causes: "Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
    • police
      The Troubled Man: "Police -- Sweden -- 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 Surgeon book cover by Tess Gerritsen

    Rizzoli & Isles

    Tess Gerritsen

    Why: Both series are crime books.

    Closest books: Faceless Killers and Body Double

    What both books share
    • crime
      Faceless Killers: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime & mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
      Body Double: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)

    See the Rizzoli & Isles books in order · Books like the Rizzoli & Isles series

  • Deja Dead book cover by Kathy Reichs

    Temperance Brennan

    Kathy Reichs

    Why: Both series are crime books.

    Closest books: Faceless Killers and Bones to Ashes

    What both books share
    • crime
      Faceless Killers: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime & mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
      Bones to Ashes: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)

    See the Temperance Brennan books in order · Books like the Temperance Brennan series

  • Darkly Dreaming Dexter book cover by Jeff Lindsay

    Dexter

    Jeff Lindsay

    Why: Both series are crime books.

    Closest books: Faceless Killers and Dexter's Final Cut

    What both books share
    • crime
      Faceless Killers: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime & mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
      Dexter's Final Cut: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)

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

  • March Violets book cover by Philip Kerr

    Bernie Gunther

    Philip Kerr

    Why: Both series are crime books.

    Closest books: Faceless Killers and A Quiet Flame

    What both books share
    • crime
      Faceless Killers: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime & mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
      A Quiet Flame: "Crime, fiction" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)

    See the Bernie Gunther books in order · Books like the Bernie Gunther series

  • The Cuckoo's Calling book cover by Robert Galbraith

    Cormoran Strike

    Robert Galbraith

    Why: Both series are crime books.

    Closest books: Faceless Killers and Lethal White

    What both books share
    • crime
      Faceless Killers: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime & mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
      Lethal White: "Crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)

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

  • The Naturals book cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    The Naturals

    Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Why: Both series are crime books.

    Closest books: Faceless Killers and All In

    What both books share
    • crime
      Faceless Killers: "Fiction, crime" (OL subject); "Crime & mystery" (OL subject); "FICTION / Crime" (OL subject); "crime literature" (WD genre)
      All In: "JUVENILE FICTION / Law & Crime" (OL subject); "Law & Crime" (OL subject); "crime fiction" (WD genre)

    See the The Naturals books in order · Books like the The Naturals series

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The Kurt Wallander books on this site

  1. Book 1: Faceless Killers
  2. Book 3: The White Lioness
  3. Book 9: Before the Frost
  4. Book 10: The Pyramid
  5. Book 11: The Troubled Man
  6. Book 12: An Event in Autumn

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