Series
Books like Jackaby: 9 series to read next
Jackaby is mystery & detective and fantasy, about murder investigation, set in 19th century, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Jackaby is 5 books, 2014–2023.
“Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings.”
from the catalogue description
- Shades of London
- Gemma Doyle
- Lockwood & Co.
- Rivers of London
- Sally Lockhart
- Belladonna
- Serafina Universe
- Tortall
- Black Dragon
- Shades of LondonSeries
seriesMaureen Johnson4 books2011
Set in contemporary and big city.
matchedmurder investigationyoung adultmystery & detectivebritish islesghost storiesurban fantasy
- Gemma DoyleSeries
seriesLibba Bray4 books2003
About coming of age.
matched19th centuryfantasyyoung adultfriendshiphistorical fantasybritish isles
- Lockwood & Co.Series
seriesJonathan Stroud6 books2013
Set in contemporary and big city.
matchedfantasyyoung adulteeriemonster huntingfriendshipbritish islesghost stories
- Rivers of LondonSeries
seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011
Set in contemporary and big city.
matchedmurder investigationmysteriousmystery & detectivebritish islesurban fantasy
- Sally LockhartSeries
seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985
Historical fiction.
matched19th centurymurder investigationmystery & detectivebritish isles
- TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
About coming of age, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasyyoung adultadventurous
- Black DragonSeries
seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983
About dragons, set in contemporary and big city.
matchedmysteriousfantasymystery & detectivefriendshipnorth americaour worldurban fantasy
Read next in Jackaby
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 Jackaby?
- Shades of London — the closest match to Jackaby on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Jackaby?
- Jackaby. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Jackaby.
- How big is Jackaby?
- Jackaby is 5 books, 2014–2023.