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Books like Sebastian St. Cyr: 9 series to read next

Sebastian St. Cyr is historical mystery and mystery & detective, about 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.

Sebastian St. Cyr is 1 book, from 2012.

“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

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Sally Lockhart
List of 7
Sarah Tolerance
On Her Majesty's Psychic Service
Benjamin January
Professor Moriarty
Alienist
Irene Adler
Dr. Thomas Bond

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Historical fiction and mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in 19th century and british isles.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

List of 7Series

seriesMark Frost2 books1993

Mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century and british isles.

“Though initially an occult murder mystery, the story brings in conspiracy theory, vendetta, horror, history, and Theosophy.”
from the catalogue description of The List of 7

Start with The List of 7 →

Sarah ToleranceSeries

seriesMadeleine E. Robins2 books2003

Alternate history.

“In an alternate Regency England, Miss Sarah Tolerance is a Private Inquiry Agent -- a unique position for a woman.”
from the catalogue description of Point of Honour

Start with Point of Honour →

On Her Majesty's Psychic ServiceSeries

seriesP. N. Elrod1 book2015

Paranormal, about psychic powers, set in big city.

Start with The Hanged Man →

Benjamin JanuarySeries

seriesBarbara Hambly21 books1997

About race and racism, set in north america.

“'Benjamin January, a free Creole with dark brown skin, has returned to this society after living in Paris for more than a decde.”
from the catalogue description of A Free Man of Color
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Start with A Free Man of Color →

Professor MoriartySeries

seriesMichael Kurland6 books1979

Historical mystery and mystery & detective, about murder investigation and political intrigue, set in 19th century and british isles.

“Michael Kurland has written a series of novels in which Moriarty is the hero: His organisation of crime is the method by which he raises the money required for his experimental physics apparatus.”
from the catalogue description of The Infernal Device

Start with The Infernal Device →

AlienistSeries

seriesCaleb Carr2 books1994

Dark in tone, set in north america and big city.

“The first murder victim investigated is a 13-year-old immigrant who has had his eyes removed, his genitals removed and stuffed in his mouth, and other injuries.”
from the catalogue description of The Alienist

Start with The Alienist →

Irene AdlerSeries

seriesCarole Nelson Douglas10 books1990

Set in europe.

“Irene Adler, the beautiful American opera singer who once outwitted Sherlock Holmes, is given a life of her own in this first of a series.”
from the catalogue description of Good Night, Mr. Holmes

Start with Good Night, Mr. Holmes →

Dr. Thomas BondSeries

seriesSarah Pinborough2 books2013

Dark in tone, about madness, set in big city.

“With the terrible increase in mutilated corpses to examine, the highly regarded police surgeon Dr. Thomas Bond has lost the ability to sleep.”
from the catalogue description of Mayhem

Start with Mayhem →

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 Sebastian St. Cyr?: Sally Lockhart — the closest match to Sebastian St. Cyr on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sebastian St. Cyr?: When Maidens Mourn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sebastian St. Cyr.
How big is Sebastian St. Cyr?: Sebastian St. Cyr is 1 book, from 2012.

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