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33. Guilty Pleasures Indeed

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 09:43 PM

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I started with the James Patterson series on Alex Cross. I’ve read 29 of 31 novels in the series so far. Then last year I read the 66 Stone Barrington novels by Stuart Woods. I’m currently reading Patterson’s “Women’s Murder Club” series. They conveniently include a numeric in the titles to aid in consecutive consumption.
1st to Die
2nd Chance
3rd Degree
4th of July
The 5th Horseman
The 6th Target
7th Heaven
The 8th Confession
The 9th Judgment
10th Anniversary
11th Hour
12th of Never
Unlucky 13
14th Deadly Sin
15th Affair
16th Seduction
17th Suspect
18th Abduction
19th Christmas
20th Victim
21st Birthday
22 Seconds
23rd Midnight
The 24th Hour
25 Alive

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Did anyone else get seriously involved with a book series?? [View all] justaprogressive 21 hrs ago OP

Way too many to name SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #1

Ursula K. LeGuin, Earthsea series.... lastlib 21 hrs ago #2

Earth sea trilogy is seriously good. Also Orson Scott Card/alternate American history Alvin maker series cbabe 20 hrs ago #4

I, too, read those books LogDog75 8 hrs ago #38

James Lee Burke, Dick Francis, Louise Penny, cbabe 20 hrs ago #3

Harry Potter nt in2herbs 20 hrs ago #5

Loved Travis McGee. Ive read many series. Too many to list. Srkdqltr 20 hrs ago #6

Colleen Mccullough's Masters Of Rome series. Aristus 20 hrs ago #7

Thank you all for the recommendations. perfessor 20 hrs ago #8

Yes, I've read every Dune Book Coldwater 20 hrs ago #9

In high school I read the Dune books and The Sunset Warrior trilogy. Americanme 20 hrs ago #10

Yes, Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series. Think there's 20 of them. sinkingfeeling 20 hrs ago #11

Sue Grafton's alphabet series. MIButterfly 19 hrs ago #12

I liked those too, but at one novel per year... malthaussen 19 hrs ago #14

It's been a while, but I think her novels were all set in the 80s MIButterfly 19 hrs ago #15

my mom loved this series... da svenster 18 hrs ago #20

Sue Grafton came to the metro Detroit area on a book tour MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #23

Depends on what you mean by "involved" and what you mean by "series." malthaussen 19 hrs ago #13

discworld (sir terry pratchett) da svenster 19 hrs ago #16

Couple of problems with that, though... malthaussen 18 hrs ago #22

the first few books are not great da svenster 12 hrs ago #32

alan dean foster's flinx and pip series da svenster 18 hrs ago #17

musn't forget charlie stross' "laundry files" da svenster 18 hrs ago #18

"shorter" series da svenster 18 hrs ago #19

I am nearing the final book of Louise Penny's Gamache/Three Pines series. It's the best series I've ever read. Vinca 18 hrs ago #21

Patrick O'Brian rockyland 17 hrs ago #24

thank you justaprogressive. Yes, Outlander. I have read all 8 books in the series and I am waiting for the last book to debm55 14 hrs ago #25

The Brother Cadfael series. Lars39 14 hrs ago #26

Lord of the Rings surfered 14 hrs ago #27

I read constantly... buzzycrumbhunger 14 hrs ago #28

Several. patphil 14 hrs ago #29

Try Spider Robinson's justaprogressive 12 sec ago #42

Robert B. Parker Spenser series and Michael Connelly Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer (this a fun post. Thanks.) cbabe 13 hrs ago #30

Elizabeth Peters Amelia Peabody series, also the Vicky Bliss and the Jackie Kirby mysteries ms liberty 13 hrs ago #31

Guilty Pleasures Indeed unweird 12 hrs ago #33

I love Stone Barrington! Unwind Your Mind 11 hrs ago #37

The Women's Murder Club is great LogDog75 8 hrs ago #39

Dorothy Dunnett Easterncedar 11 hrs ago #34

I've been in a lifelong love affair with the Dune books and the Hobbit/LOR/Silmarillion. Solly Mack 11 hrs ago #35

Depends on what you consider a series Bayard 11 hrs ago #36

The Agent Pendergast series got into a little too much fantasy LogDog75 8 hrs ago #40

A couple of series LogDog75 8 hrs ago #41