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Books like Bryant and May: 9 series to read next

Bryant and May is mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in british isles and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Bryant and May is 20 books, 1990–2021.

“Bryant and May follows two elderly detectives, Arthur Bryant and John May, who lead London's Peculiar Crimes Unit - a division created during the Second World War to handle cases too strange or sensitive for ordinary police work.”
from the catalogue description

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Rivers of London
Robert Langdon
Shades of London
Merrily Watkins
Grim Reaper mysteries
Nursery Crimes
Louie Knight Mysteries
Effective Engineering Solutions
Shadow Police / Detective Inspector James Quill

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Urban fantasy.

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

Robert LangdonSeries

seriesDan Brown6 books2000

About faith and religion, set in europe.

“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
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Start with Angels & Demons →

Shades of LondonSeries

seriesMaureen Johnson4 books2011

Urban fantasy and ghost stories.

Start with The Boy in the Smoke →

Merrily WatkinsSeries

seriesPhil Rickman16 books1998

About faith and religion.

“‘The red soil and the long, wooded hills… the twisted houses with old bones of blackened oak.”
from the catalogue description of The Wine of Angels

Start with The Wine of Angels →

Grim Reaper mysteriesSeries

seriesJudy Clemens5 books2009

Set in north america.

“After a bad car accident, Casey Maldonado hits the road and finds herself unable to shake an unwelcome companion: Death itself, which won't take her but won't leave her alone either.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Embrace the Grim Reaper →

Nursery CrimesSeries

seriesJasper Fforde2 books2005

Fantasy.

“The Big Over Easy turns Humpty Dumpty's fall into a murder investigation; The Fourth Bear follows with the Gingerbread Man as a serial killer.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Big Over Easy →

Louie Knight MysteriesSeries

seriesMalcolm Pryce6 books2001

Noir and humor, set in small town.

“Aided by such eccentrics as philosopher-cum-ice-cream seller Sospan, Louie finds himself encountering a plot quite as labyrinthine as any which exercised Philip Marlowe.”
from the catalogue description of Aberystwyth Mon Amour

Start with Aberystwyth Mon Amour →

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Set in north america.

“Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrote it as a standalone techno-thriller in 2000; it later fed into their separate Gideon Crew series rather than getting a direct sequel of its own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ice Limit →

Shadow Police / Detective Inspector James QuillSeries

seriesPaul Cornell3 books2012

Urban fantasy.

“Detective Inspector James Quill is about to complete the drugs bust of his career.”
from the catalogue description of London Falling

Start with London Falling →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Bryant and May?: Rivers of London — the closest match to Bryant and May on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Bryant and May?: Full Dark House. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Bryant and May.
How big is Bryant and May?: Bryant and May is 20 books, 1990–2021.
Is Bryant and May finished?: Yes — 20 books, 1990–2021.

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