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  • The Black Echo book cover by Michael Connelly

    Harry Bosch

    Michael Connelly

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

    Closest books: Step on a Crack and Nine Dragons

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

    See the Harry Bosch books in order · Books like the Harry Bosch series

  • Darkly Dreaming Dexter book cover by Jeff Lindsay

    Dexter

    Jeff Lindsay

    Why: Both series are thriller books about serial murderers.

    Closest books: Run for Your Life and Darkly Dreaming Dexter

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Run for Your Life: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject)
      Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    • serial murderers
      Run for Your Life: "Serial murderers" (OL subject); "Serial murderers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Darkly Dreaming Dexter: "Serial murderers" (OL subject); "Serial murderers -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

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

  • Angels & Demons book cover by Dan Brown

    Robert Langdon

    Dan Brown

    Why: Both series are mystery and thriller books.

    Closest books: Step on a Crack and Inferno

    What both books share
    • mystery
      Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
      Inferno: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
    • thriller
      Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)
      Inferno: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)

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

  • Killing Floor book cover by Lee Child

    Jack Reacher

    Lee Child

    Why: Both series are thriller books about kidnapping.

    Closest books: Step on a Crack and Die Trying

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)
      Die Trying: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
    • kidnapping
      Step on a Crack: "Kidnapping in fiction" (OL subject); "Kidnapping" (OL subject); "Kidnapping -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Die Trying: "Kidnapping" (OL subject); "Kidnapping -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

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

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

    Millennium

    Stieg Larsson

    Why: Both series are mystery and thriller books.

    Closest books: Step on a Crack and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    What both books share
    • mystery
      Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "Mystery" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
    • thriller
      Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)
      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)

    See the Millennium books in order

  • Still Life book cover by Louise Penny

    Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

    Louise Penny

    Why: Both series are mystery books about police.

    Closest books: Step on a Crack and Bury Your Dead

    What both books share
    • mystery
      Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
      Bury Your Dead: "Mystery" (OL subject); "Mystery fiction" (OL subject); "Mystery & Detective" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject)
    • police
      Step on a Crack: "Police in fiction" (OL subject); "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Bury Your Dead: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Québec (Province) -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

    See the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache books in order · Books like the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series

  • The Surgeon book cover by Tess Gerritsen

    Rizzoli & Isles

    Tess Gerritsen

    Why: Both series are thriller books about police.

    Closest books: Step on a Crack and Vanish

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Step on a Crack: "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Thrillers" (OL subject)
      Vanish: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
    • police
      Step on a Crack: "Police in fiction" (OL subject); "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Vanish: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

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

  • Inspector Banks

    Peter Robinson

    Why: Both series are mystery books about police.

    Closest books: Step on a Crack and In a Dry Season

    What both books share
    • mystery
      Step on a Crack: "Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural" (OL subject); "mystery fiction" (WD genre)
      In a Dry Season: "mystery fiction" (WD genre); "Mystery fiction." (LoC 655)
    • police
      Step on a Crack: "Police -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
      In a Dry Season: "Police -- England -- Yorkshire -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)

    See the Inspector Banks books in order · Books like the Inspector Banks series

  • Jesse Stone

    Robert B. Parker

    Why: Both series are books about kidnapping and police.

    Closest books: Step on a Crack and Stranger in Paradise

    What both books share
    • kidnapping
      Step on a Crack: "Kidnapping in fiction" (OL subject); "Kidnapping" (OL subject); "Kidnapping -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Stranger in Paradise: "Kidnapping" (OL subject); "Kidnapping -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    • police
      Step on a Crack: "Police in fiction" (OL subject); "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Stranger in Paradise: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Massachusetts -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

    See the Jesse Stone books in order

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

    Department Q

    Jussi Adler-Olsen

    Why: Both series are books about police and kidnapping.

    Closest books: Step on a Crack and A Conspiracy of Faith

    What both books share
    • police
      Step on a Crack: "Police in fiction" (OL subject); "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      A Conspiracy of Faith: "Police" (OL subject); "Police -- Denmark -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    • kidnapping
      Step on a Crack: "Kidnapping -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
      A Conspiracy of Faith: "Kidnapping -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)

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

Books like the books in this series

The Michael Bennett books on this site

  1. Book 1: Step on a Crack
  2. Book 2: Run for Your Life
  3. Book 3: Worst Case
  4. Book 5: I, Michael Bennett

See every Michael Bennett book in order

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