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36. Depends on what you consider a series

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Thu Jan 22, 2026, 12:07 AM

Jan 22

There are some authors that get a whole bookshelf to themselves--Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Sandford, David Baldacci, James Patterson, Tony Hillerman, Preston & Child. Actually, Stephen gets 2 shelves in my library.

As far as a series, I would consider the Agent Pendergast books of Preston & Child. I have almost all of those. I think I have all of the Leaphorn and Jim Chee books of Tony Hillerman.

I usually go through a couple books a week, just reading in the evening. I like hardbacks that I can actually hold in my hands.

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