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Books like the Robert Langdon series

Books that match a book in the Robert Langdon series, most similar first. Each one names the Robert Langdon book it matches and why.

What it is about

  • Cryptographers
  • Robert Langdon
  • Secret societies
  • Physicists
  • Religious educators
  • Popes

Where it happens

Kind of book

  • Novel

Ages

  • Adult
  • Ages 15+

Series like this

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

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

    Why: Both series are mystery and thriller books.

    Closest books: Inferno and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    What both books share
    • mystery
      Inferno: "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)
    • thriller
      Inferno: "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
      The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: "thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  • Step on a Crack book cover by James Patterson

    Why: Both series are mystery and thriller books.

    Closest books: Inferno and Step on a Crack

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

    Why: Both series are thriller books.

    Closest books: Angels & Demons and Killing Floor

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Angels & Demons: "thrillers" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
      Killing Floor: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, suspense" (OL subject); "Thriller" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject)
  • The Gray Man book cover by Mark Greaney

    Why: Both series are thriller books.

    Closest books: Angels & Demons and The Gray Man

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Angels & Demons: "thrillers" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
      The Gray Man: "FICTION / Thrillers" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  • Jurassic Park book cover by Michael Crichton

    Why: Both series are thriller books.

    Closest books: Angels & Demons and Jurassic Park

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Angels & Demons: "thrillers" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
      Jurassic Park: "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, technological" (OL subject); "Thrillers (Fiction)" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  • The Surgeon book cover by Tess Gerritsen

    Why: Both series are thriller books.

    Closest books: Angels & Demons and The Mephisto Club

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Angels & Demons: "thrillers" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
      The Mephisto Club: "Thriller" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "Thriller / suspense" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject)
  • Odd Thomas book cover by Dean Koontz

    Why: Both series are thriller books.

    Closest books: Angels & Demons and Forever Odd

    What both books share
    • thriller
      Angels & Demons: "thrillers" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / General" (OL subject); "FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
      Forever Odd: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  • The Black Echo book cover by Michael Connelly

    Why: Both series are thriller books.

    Closest books: The Da Vinci Code and Nine Dragons

    What both books share
    • thriller
      The Da Vinci Code: "Suspense & Thriller" (OL subject); "thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers" (OL subject); "Fiction, thrillers, general" (OL subject)
      Nine Dragons: "Thriller" (OL subject); "thriller" (WD genre)
  • The Monkey's Raincoat book cover by Robert Crais

    Why: Both series are detective books.

    Closest books: The Da Vinci Code and The Watchman

    What both books share
    • detective
      The Da Vinci Code: "Historical Mystery & Detective Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
      The Watchman: "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
  • March Violets book cover by Philip Kerr

    Why: Both series are detective books.

    Closest books: The Da Vinci Code and A Quiet Flame

    What both books share
    • detective
      The Da Vinci Code: "Historical Mystery & Detective Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)
      A Quiet Flame: "Fiction, mystery & detective, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, mystery & detective, historical" (OL subject); "detective fiction" (WD genre)

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