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Books like Xavier Kilgarvan: 9 series to read next

Xavier Kilgarvan is mystery & detective, set in north america and 19th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Xavier Kilgarvan is 4 books, from 1984.

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Benjamin January
Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
Alienist
Murder & Magic
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Sally Lockhart
Charlie Parker
Robert Bloch's Psycho Universe
Dave Robicheaux

Benjamin JanuarySeries

seriesBarbara Hambly21 books1997

About race and racism.

“'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 →

Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series

seriesPeter Straub9 books1985

Horror, set in late 20th century.

“Koko follows a group of Vietnam veterans hunting a former comrade turned serial killer decades after the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Koko →

AlienistSeries

seriesCaleb Carr2 books1994

Tense in tone, set in 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 →

Murder & MagicSeries

seriesNicole Glover4 books2021

Historical fantasy.

“From a bold new voice in speculative fiction comes a vibrant historical fantasy of magic and murder set in the aftermath of the Civil War.”
from the catalogue description of The Conductors

Start with The Conductors →

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSeries

seriesRobert Louis Stevenson, Tim Major, Aage Salling, A. G. Eyre, Alan MacDonald, Anthony O'Neill, C. Kingsley Williams, Donald M. McFarlan, Edward D. Hoch, Erik Hvid, Horace J. Elias, Joan Cameron, John Escott, Kate McMullan, Kathleen Olmstead, Kim Newman, Lisa Morton, Louis K. Lowy, Marilyn Pettit, Michael Lawrence, Mitsu Yamamoto, Nick Lane, Pauline Francis, Philip Page, Raymond Harris, Robert Bridges, Rosemary Border, Simon Adorian, T. Ernesto Bethancourt & Tina Berning33 books1886

Set in british isles.

Start with Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde →

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Historical fiction, set in british isles.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

Charlie ParkerSeries

seriesJohn Connolly22 books1999

Set in contemporary.

“Now well over twenty books, the series has grown Parker's two associates, Louis and Angel, into major recurring characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Every Dead Thing →

Robert Bloch's Psycho UniverseSeries

seriesRobert Bloch, Chet Williamson & Killian H. Gore5 books1959

Horror and psychological horror, tense in tone, about madness.

Start with Room is Perfect →

Dave RobicheauxSeries

seriesJames Lee Burke4 books1993

Noir, set in late 20th century.

Start with In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead →

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.

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What should I read after Xavier Kilgarvan?: Benjamin January — the closest match to Xavier Kilgarvan on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Xavier Kilgarvan?: Devil's Half Acre; or, The Mystery of the "Cruel Suitor". It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Xavier Kilgarvan.
How big is Xavier Kilgarvan?: Xavier Kilgarvan is 4 books, from 1984.

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