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Books like Cainsville: 9 series to read next

Cainsville is urban fantasy, about family secrets, set in contemporary and north america, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Cainsville is 21 books, 2011–2023.

“After learning that she is the daughter of accused serial killers Todd and Pamela Larsen, privileged 24-year-old Olivia Taylor ends up in the small town of Cainsville, Illinois, to prove her birthparents' innocence.”
from the catalogue description of Omens

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The Curse Workers
October Daye
Black Dragon
Grim Reaper mysteries
Becca King
The Dresden Files
Clare Fern
Rivers of London
The Lying Game

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About curses and organized crime.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

Urban fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary and north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

Black DragonSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983

About dragons and friendship, set in big city.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

Grim Reaper mysteriesSeries

seriesJudy Clemens5 books2009

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and 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 →

Becca KingSeries

seriesElizabeth George4 books2012

“Whidbey Island may be only a ferry ride from Seattle, but it’s a world apart.”
from the catalogue description of The Edge of Nowhere

Start with The Edge of Nowhere →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, set in big city.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Clare FernSeries

seriesKim Harrington2 books2011

“When you can see things others can't, where do you look for the truth?”
from the catalogue description of Clarity

Start with Clarity →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Set in british isles 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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rivers of London →

The Lying GameSeries

seriesSara Shepard6 books2010

“The worst part of being dead is that there's nothing left to live for.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Lying Game →

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 Cainsville?: The Curse Workers — the closest match to Cainsville on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Cainsville?: Omens. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cainsville.
How big is Cainsville?: Cainsville is 21 books, 2011–2023.

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