Series
Books like Dirk Gently: 9 series to read next
Dirk Gently is humor and mystery & detective, set in contemporary and british isles, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Dirk Gently is 3 books, 1987–2002.
- Good Omens
- Nursery Crimes
- Thursday Next
- Rivers of London
- American Gods
- Eddie Bear
- Cornelius Murphy
- The Dog-Faced Gods Trilogy (UK) / The Forgotten Gods (US)
- Support Group
- Good OmensSeries
seriesNeil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett2 books1990
About prophecy.
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- Nursery CrimesSeries
seriesJasper Fforde2 books2005
Mystery & detective and fantasy, funny in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary.
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- Thursday NextSeries
seriesJasper Fforde8 books2001
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- Rivers of LondonSeries
seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011
Mysterious in tone, set in big city.
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- American GodsSeries
seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999
Mythic fantasy.
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- Eddie BearSeries
seriesRobert Rankin2 books2002
Humor and fantasy, funny and whimsical in tone.
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- Cornelius MurphySeries
seriesRobert Rankin4 books1993
Humor and fantasy, funny and whimsical in tone, set in contemporary and british isles.
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seriesSarah Pinborough3 books2010
Set in big city.
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- Support GroupSeries
seriesCatherine Jinks2 books2009
About vampires and found family.
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Read next in Dirk Gently
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 Dirk Gently?
- Good Omens — the closest match to Dirk Gently on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Dirk Gently?
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dirk Gently.
- How big is Dirk Gently?
- Dirk Gently is 3 books, 1987–2002.
- Is Dirk Gently finished?
- Yes — 3 books, 1987–2002.