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series32 books2011

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in british isles and 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.”
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Start with Rivers of London →

Alchemy of SecretsSeries

series1 book2025

Fantasy and mystery & detective, about magical artifacts, set in north america.

“Pulled into a hidden magical Los Angeles alongside a stranger who claims her missing sister sent him to protect her, Holland has to work out who is lying to her before the clock runs out.”
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Start with Alchemy of Secrets →

Atlas (Olivie Blake)Series

series3 books2020

Fantasy, about political intrigue and magic schools.

“Olivie Blake's Atlas trilogy follows six magical scholars recruited into a secretive society that grants near-limitless magical resources in exchange for a mortal cost only revealed after they've already committed.”
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Start with The Atlas Six →

The Curse WorkersSeries

series3 books2010

Fantasy, about family secrets, set in north america.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
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Start with White Cat →

Red Letter DaysSeries

series2 books2005

completed

Mystery & detective, tense in tone, 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.”
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Start with Devil's Bargain →

Black DragonSeries

series2 books1983

Fantasy and mystery & detective, about dragons, set in north america.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

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