Books like Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston

A young scholar uncovers a labyrinthine family legacy, tracing the truth of Vlad the Impaler and the myth of Dracula across centuries and borders, risking life and sanity to confront an ancient evil.

Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher pulls a quiet life in Key West, cleaning swimming pools, until a private detective’s brutal murder forces him into action.

In a grim, war‑torn future America, orphan siblings Mahlia and Mouse flee the Drowned Cities, only to confront threats that test their bond and survival in a society unraveling under endless civil conflict.

FBI agent Dana Pendergast uncovers a century‑old murder mystery hidden beneath New York City, only to find new killings echoing the past, forcing him to confront a chilling serial killer.

Two brothers split between law and crime—one a top FBI agent, the other a brilliant but twisted serial killer—cross paths when the killer commits the perfect crime.

A billionaire’s daring expedition to recover the world's largest meteorite in Antarctica turns deadly as ancient secrets threaten the crew.

A brilliant FBI agent wrongfully imprisoned is drawn into his brother’s terrifying plans, a young woman teeters on the brink of collapse, and an ancient Egyptian tomb’s curse erupts during a glittering New York gala.

Special Agent Pendergast investigates the mysterious death of his wife Helen, uncovering secrets linked to a vanished Audubon painting and a deadly betrayal in Louisiana.

A mystery thriller that blends police investigation, supernatural elements, and romance.

A bumbling thief, Dortmunder, returns from the wild, sparking a police chase and a series of crimes across the city.

In the bustling academic community of Seattle, a shocking murder involving female college teachers sets off a tense, psychological thriller that peels back the hidden layers of academia and exposes the dark undercurrents within.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

When reclusive novelist Vida Winter’s health wanes, she tasks biographer Margaret Lea with revealing the truth of her life, though Margaret must sift through Winter’s penchant for exaggeration to arrive at facts.

A literary thriller about two men living in a world of fiction, words, scenes, characters, and the New York Times bestseller list, featuring a complex plot involving deception, envy, and the power of the written word.

An ex-cop, John Dortmunder, reluctantly joins the criminal underworld to recover a stolen treasure, facing impossible odds and a mysterious past.