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Books like The Other Detective: 9 series to read next

The Other Detective is mystery & detective, set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Other Detective is 5 books, 2024–2026.

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Rivers of London
Black Dragon
Robert Langdon
Red Letter Days
Effective Engineering Solutions
Shades of London
Midnight Louie
October Daye
Nursery Crimes

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Set in british isles.

“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
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Start with Rivers of London →

Black DragonSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983

Fantasy, about dragons and friendship, set in north america.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

Robert LangdonSeries

seriesDan Brown6 books2000

Thriller & suspense, about faith and religion, set in europe.

“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
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Start with Angels & Demons →

Red Letter DaysSeries

seriesRachel Caine2 books2005

About deal with the devil.

“Jazz Callender is an ex-cop struggling to prove her partner's innocence after he is sent to prison for murder, and she's willing to take whatever help comes along ... but she's about to make a bargain with the devil.”
from the catalogue description of Devil's Bargain

Start with Devil's Bargain →

Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

seriesDouglas Preston & Lincoln Child37 books1995

Thriller & suspense, set in north america.

“Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrote it as a standalone techno-thriller in 2000; it later fed into their separate Gideon Crew series rather than getting a direct sequel of its own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ice Limit →

Shades of LondonSeries

seriesMaureen Johnson4 books2011

Ghost stories, set in british isles.

Start with The Boy in the Smoke →

Midnight LouieSeries

seriesCarole Nelson Douglas & Edgar Allan Poe38 books1990

Set in north america.

“Carole Nelson Douglas' long-running mystery series, most entries titled with cat-and-color wordplay such as Cat in a Diamond Dazzle, follows both Louie and Temple across dozens of books.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Catnap →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae, set in north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

Nursery CrimesSeries

seriesJasper Fforde2 books2005

Fantasy, funny in tone.

“The Big Over Easy turns Humpty Dumpty's fall into a murder investigation; The Fourth Bear follows with the Gingerbread Man as a serial killer.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Big Over Easy →

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 The Other Detective?: Rivers of London — the closest match to The Other Detective on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Other Detective?: Frustrated Justice. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Other Detective.
How big is The Other Detective?: The Other Detective is 5 books, 2024–2026.

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