Books like…

Books Like The Dead Zone

by Stephen King · about this book

Loved The Dead Zone by Stephen King? If its psychics, small town and male lead hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Odd Thomas, Brother 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 The Dead Zone: Psychics · Small Town · Male Lead · Political Corruption · Thriller

1. 

   Odd Thomas

   Dean Koontz

   Small Town · Race Against Time · Thriller · Tragic · Supernatural Horror

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   Brother

   Ania Ahlborn

   Serial Killer · Tragic · Thriller · Male Lead · Small Town

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   Kiss the Girls

   James Patterson

   Serial Killer · Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven · Thriller · Intense

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4. 

   Without Sanction

   Don Bentley

   Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven · Thriller · Intense

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5. 

   Dark Matter

   Blake Crouch

   Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Plot-Driven · Male Lead

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   The Sun Down Motel

   Simone St. James

   Serial Killer · Small Town · Supernatural Horror · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller

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7. 

   Chasing the Boogeyman

   Richard Chizmar

   Serial Killer · Small Town · Thriller · Eerie · Tense and Suspenseful

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8. 

   The Border

   Don Winslow

   Political Corruption · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven · Male Lead

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9. 

   Godfall

   Van Jensen

   Small Town · Serial Killer · Plot-Driven · Thriller · Eerie

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10. 

    South of Nowhere

    Jeffery Deaver

    Tense and Suspenseful · Political Corruption · Race Against Time · Thriller · Male Lead

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11. 

    The Pandora Room

    Christopher Golden

    Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Supernatural Horror · Thriller · Plot-Driven

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12. 

    Sunrise on the Reaping

    Suzanne Collins

    Tragic · Thriller · Male Lead · Intense · Political Intrigue

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13. 

    Savage Son: A Thriller

    Jack Carr

    Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Plot-Driven · Male Lead · Intense

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14. 

    A Book of Bones

    John Connolly

    Serial Killer · Thriller · Supernatural Horror · Eerie · Male Lead

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15. 

    Jurassic Park

    Michael Crichton

    Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Plot-Driven · Intense

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16. 

    The Coffin Maker’s Garden

    Stuart MacBride

    Serial Killer · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven · Male Lead

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17. 

    The Black Wolf

    Louise Penny

    Political Corruption · Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Small Town

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18. 

    NO EXIT

    Taylor Adams

    Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Plot-Driven · Violent

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19. 

    The Butcher's Masquerade

    Matt Dinniman

    Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Male Lead · Plot-Driven · Dark

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20. 

    We Used to Live Here

    Marcus Kliewer

    Tense and Suspenseful · Supernatural Horror · Thriller · Intense · Fast-Paced

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