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Rivers of LondonSeries
series32 books2011
Urban fantasy.
“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
Start with Rivers of London →
Nursery CrimesSeries
series2 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
Start with The Big Over Easy →
Black DragonSeries
series2 books1983
Fantasy and urban fantasy, about dragons, set in north america.
Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →
Deception PointNovel
Dan Brownstandalone novel2001
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in arctic & antarctica.
The City & the CityNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2009
About identity and political intrigue, set in otherworld.
Bryant and MaySeries
series20 books1990
completed
Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and british isles.
“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
Start with Full Dark House →