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Books like Carnacki: 9 series to read next
Carnacki is horror and ghost stories, set in british isles and early 20th century, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Carnacki is 102 books across 9 series, 1909–2023.
“The card arrives without preamble: dinner at 472 Cheyne Walk, and afterward the tale.”
from the catalogue description
- Harley Quin
- Moris Klaw
- Penelope Tredwell Mysteries
- Max Carrados
- Merrily Watkins
- Rivers of London
- The Haunted House of D'Espérance
- Shades of London
- Dr. Lowell
- Harley QuinSeries
seriesAgatha Christie13 books1924
Whodunit.
matchedmurder investigationearly 20th centurybritish islesmysteriousshort story cyclemystery & detective
- Moris KlawSeries
seriesSax Rohmer11 books1913
Mystery & detective, eerie and mysterious in tone, about murder investigation and psychic powers, set in early 20th century.
matchedmurder investigationearly 20th centuryeeriemysteriousshort story cyclemystery & detectivepsychic powers
seriesChristopher Edge3 books2012
matchedbritish islesearly 20th centurymysteriousmystery & detectivehistorical mystery
- Max CarradosSeries
seriesErnest Bramah33 books1913
Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in early 20th century and british isles.
matchedmurder investigationearly 20th centurybritish islesmystery & detective
- Merrily WatkinsSeries
seriesPhil Rickman16 books1998
About faith and religion, set in contemporary.
matchedmurder investigationbritish isleseeriemystery & detective
- Rivers of LondonSeries
seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
matchedmurder investigationbritish islesmysteriousmystery & detectivebig city
seriesChaz Brenchley3 books1998
Horror and gothic, eerie in tone, set in british isles.
matchedeeriebritish isleshorrorgothic
- Shades of LondonSeries
seriesMaureen Johnson4 books2011
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
matchedmurder investigationbritish islesmystery & detectiveghost storiesbig city
- Dr. LowellSeries
seriesA. Merritt2 books1933
Set in north america.
matchedearly 20th centuryhorrorbig city
Read next in Carnacki
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 Carnacki?
- Harley Quin — the closest match to Carnacki on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Carnacki?
- Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Carnacki, which is a whole world rather than one run.
- How big is Carnacki?
- Carnacki is 102 books across 9 series, 1909–2023.