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Books like Scarlet and Ivy: 9 series to read next

Scarlet and Ivy is mystery & detective, about family secrets and murder investigation, set in british isles, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Scarlet and Ivy is 2 books, from 2015.

“What on earth happened to the real Scarlet, and why is the school trying to keep it a secret?”
from the catalogue description of The Lost Twin

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Grim Reaper mysteries
Merrily Watkins
Harley Quin
The Lying Game
Bryant and May
Rivers of London
Penelope Tredwell Mysteries
Gideon Fell
Sebastian St. Cyr

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 →

Merrily WatkinsSeries

seriesPhil Rickman16 books1998

About faith and religion.

“‘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

Start with The Wine of Angels →

Harley QuinSeries

seriesAgatha Christie13 books1924

Whodunit.

Start with The Passing of Mr Quin →

The Lying GameSeries

seriesSara Shepard6 books2010

Set in north america.

“The worst part of being dead is that there's nothing left to live for.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Lying Game →

Bryant and MaySeries

seriesChristopher Fowler20 books1990

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in british isles and contemporary.

“Bryant and May follows two elderly detectives, Arthur Bryant and John May, who lead London's Peculiar Crimes Unit - a division created during the Second World War to handle cases too strange or sensitive for ordinary police work.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Full Dark House →

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 →

Penelope Tredwell MysteriesSeries

seriesChristopher Edge3 books2012

Historical mystery.

Start with Twelve Minutes to Midnight →

Gideon FellSeries

seriesJohn Dickson Carr1 book1938

Whodunit.

Start with The Crooked Hinge →

Sebastian St. CyrSeries

seriesC. S. Harris1 book2012

Historical mystery and historical fiction, set in 19th century.

“A beautiful young antiquary, Miss Tennyson recently provoked an uproar with her controversial identification of the island as the location of Camelot.”
from the catalogue description of When Maidens Mourn

Start with When Maidens Mourn →

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 Scarlet and Ivy?: Grim Reaper mysteries — the closest match to Scarlet and Ivy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Scarlet and Ivy?: The Lost Twin. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Scarlet and Ivy.
How big is Scarlet and Ivy?: Scarlet and Ivy is 2 books, from 2015.

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