Books Like Career of Evil

Loved Career of Evil by J.K. Rowling? If its mystery, detective fiction and crime hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with A Book of Bones, The Wrong Side of Goodbye and Kiss the Girls. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Career of Evil: Mystery · Detective Fiction · Crime · Serial Killer · Private Investigator

A Book of Bones
John Connolly

Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Crime · Serial Killer · Thriller

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The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Michael Connelly

Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Crime · Serial Killer · Mystery

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Kiss the Girls
James Patterson

Detective Fiction · Serial Killer · Crime · Thriller · Detective Protagonist

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Dream Town
David Baldacci

Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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MPD Psycho, Vol. 1
Eiji Otsuka, Sho-u Tajima

Serial Killer · Detective Fiction · Crime · Thriller · Detective Protagonist

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The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett

Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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The Butterfly House
Katrine Engberg

Detective Fiction · Serial Killer · Crime · Mystery · Thriller

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The Coffin Maker’s Garden
Stuart MacBride

Serial Killer · Detective Fiction · Crime · Thriller · Mystery

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Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle

Private Investigator · Detective Fiction · Crime · Mystery · Detective Protagonist

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The Last Sister
Kendra Elliot

Crime · Thriller · Mystery · Workplace Romance · Serial Killer

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The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen

Detective Fiction · Crime · Mystery · Thriller · Detective Protagonist

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson

Serial Killer · Crime · Mystery · Thriller · Series

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Say You're Sorry
Karen Rose

Serial Killer · Crime · Detective Protagonist · Thriller · Series

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All in
Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Serial Killer · Detective Protagonist · Crime · Thriller · Mystery

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The Angel of the Crows
Katherine Addison

Detective Fiction · Serial Killer · Mystery · Disabled Protagonist · Detective Protagonist

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As Good as Dead
Holly Jackson

Serial Killer · Stalker · Thriller · Mystery · Crime

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In the Woods
Tana French

Detective Fiction · Crime · Mystery · Thriller · Detective Protagonist

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Snow White Must Die
Nele Neuhaus

Detective Fiction · Crime · Thriller · Detective Protagonist · Mystery

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Holy Spy
Rory Clements

Detective Protagonist · Mystery · Thriller · London · Crime

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What She Found
Robert Dugoni

Detective Fiction · Crime · Thriller · Mystery · Detective Protagonist

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