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Books like Merrily Watkins: 9 series to read next

Merrily Watkins is mystery & detective, about faith and religion and murder investigation, set in contemporary, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Merrily Watkins is 16 books, 1998–2022.

“‘The red soil and the long, wooded hills… the twisted houses with old bones of blackened oak.”
from the catalogue description of The Wine of Angels

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Krewe of Hunters
The Ghost Series
Grim Reaper mysteries
Rivers of London
Shades of London
Robert Langdon
Cafferty and Quinn
Ishmael Jones
Lockwood & Co.

Krewe of HuntersUniverse

universe57 books2011

Set in north america.

“Some cases don't close when the coroner signs off.”
from the catalogue description

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The Ghost SeriesSeries

seriesHeather Graham12 books2003

Set in north america.

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Grim Reaper mysteriesSeries

seriesJudy Clemens5 books2009

Set in 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 →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in 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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rivers of London →

Shades of LondonSeries

seriesMaureen Johnson4 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in big city.

Start with The Boy in the Smoke →

Robert LangdonSeries

seriesDan Brown6 books2000

Thriller & suspense, set in europe.

“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Angels & Demons →

Cafferty and QuinnSeries

seriesHeather Graham4 books2013

Set in north america.

“One day, its current owner shows up at Danni Cafferty's antiques shop on Royal Street, the shop she inherited from her father.”
from the catalogue description of Let the Dead Sleep

Start with Let the Dead Sleep →

Ishmael JonesSeries

seriesSimon R. Green11 books2015

Mystery & detective, set in contemporary and british isles.

“Simon R. Green's Ishmael Jones mysteries pair a country-house murder-mystery format with a supernatural twist, opening with The Dark Side of the Road.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Dark Side of the Road →

Lockwood & Co.Series

seriesJonathan Stroud6 books2013

Fantasy, about monster hunting and friendship.

Start with The Screaming Staircase →

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 Merrily Watkins?: Krewe of Hunters — the closest match to Merrily Watkins on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Merrily Watkins?: The Wine of Angels. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Merrily Watkins.
How big is Merrily Watkins?: Merrily Watkins is 16 books, 1998–2022.
Is Merrily Watkins finished?: Yes — 16 books, 1998–2022.

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