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Books like Detective Inspector Chen: 9 series to read next

Detective Inspector Chen is mystery & detective, about demons. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Detective Inspector Chen is 15 books, 1999–2024.

“The six-book series blends noir police procedural with fantasy as Chen and Irzh navigate conflicts between the mortal world and the celestial and infernal governments above and below it.”
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Singapore Three
Rivers of London
October Daye
Black Dragon
Nightside
The Dresden Files
Robert Langdon
Edinburgh Nights
Cosmere

Singapore ThreeSeries

seriesLiz Williams16 books1999

Mystery & detective, about demons.

Start with Nightside →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Set in british isles.

“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 →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae, set in north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
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Start with Strangers in Court →

Black DragonSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983

About dragons and friendship, set in our world and north america.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

NightsideSeries

seriesSimon R. Green23 books2003

Set in british isles.

“Simon R. Green's noir fantasy series, beginning with Something from the Nightside, follows Taylor deeper into the district's politics and his own mysterious origins across fourteen novels.”
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Start with Something from the Nightside →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, set in north america.

“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.”
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Robert LangdonSeries

seriesDan Brown6 books2000

Thriller & suspense, 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 →

Edinburgh NightsSeries

seriesT. L. Huchu5 books2021

Set in british isles.

“T. L. Huchu's Edinburgh Nights series opens with The Library of the Dead, set in a dystopian reimagining of Edinburgh where magic and decline sit over the recognizable city.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Library of the Dead →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Detective Inspector Chen?: Singapore Three — the closest match to Detective Inspector Chen on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Detective Inspector Chen?: Snake Agent. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Detective Inspector Chen.
How big is Detective Inspector Chen?: Detective Inspector Chen is 15 books, 1999–2024.

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