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Books like Basil: 9 series to read next

Basil is 10 books across 1 series, 1958–2020.

“Titus wrote five slim books between 1958 and 1982; Cathy Hapka took the detective up again in 2018 for three more — a cheese cook-off, a royal dare and a library ghost.”
from the catalogue description

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Rivers of London
Sally Lockhart
Hermux Tantamoq
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club
The Last Binding
The Sisters Grimm
Jackaby
Tortall
Lord Darcy

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and big city.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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Start with Rivers of London →

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Historical fiction, set in 19th century.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

Hermux TantamoqSeries

seriesMichael Hoeye4 books2000

Set in secondary world.

“The Hermux Tantamoq Adventures are a series of children's novels by Michael Hoeye which follows the story of a watchmaker mouse named Hermux Tantamoq, who becomes a detective.”
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Start with Time Stops for No Mouse →

The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena ClubSeries

seriesTheodora Goss3 books2017

Historical fantasy, about found family, set in 19th century.

Start with The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter →

The Last BindingSeries

seriesFreya Marske3 books2021

Historical fantasy, set in 19th century.

“The first book in the Last Binding trilogy, A MARVELLOUS LIGHT is a queer historical fantasy set in an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts and conspiracies.”
from the catalogue description of A Marvellous Light

Start with A Marvellous Light →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Fairy tale retelling, set in contemporary and our world.

“Summary from copyright page: Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fairy-Tale Detectives
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Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

JackabySeries

seriesWilliam Ritter5 books2014

Set in 19th century.

“Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jackaby →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

About coming of age, set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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Lord DarcySeries

seriesRandall Garrett & Michael Kurland15 books1964

Historical fantasy, about wizards.

“Lord Darcy centers on Randall Garrett's investigator of the same name, a detective working an alternate history where functional magic stands in for our world's technology.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Case of Identity →

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What should I read after Basil?: Rivers of London — the closest match to Basil on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Basil?: Basil is 10 books across 1 series, 1958–2020.

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