On Tuesday I asked you all to recommend some addicting series, and boy did you come through! By Thursday afternoon we had 49 comments (including a few replies of mine) for a total of 48 series recommendations. The most-mentioned series by far was “Outlander” which I am reading now, with seven mentions, followed by a handful of series which were mentioned 4 times. Apologies if any are mis-cataloged here, but I was going off either what people said or a very cursory Google search. Historical mysteries are listed with historical fiction. Without further ado, here they are:
Mystery/Crime fiction
- M.C. Beaton - Hamish Macbeth series
- Lee Child - Jack Reacher series (2 mentions)
- Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes
- Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum series (2 mentions)
- Tess Gerritsen - Rizzoli and Isles
- Sue Grafton - Kinsey Milhone series (2 mentions)
- Martha Grimes - Richard Jury series
- Charlaine Harris - Harper Connelly series
- Arnaldur Indridason - Reykjavik murder mystery series
- P.D. James - Adam Digliesh series
- Faye Kellerman - Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus (2 mentions)
- Laurie R. King - Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series
- Stieg Larsson - The Millennium Trilogy
- Jeff Lindsay - Dexter series
- J.D. Robb - Eve Dallas/In Death series (2 mentions)
- Dorothy L. Sayers - Lord Peter Wimsey series (3 mentions)
- Alexander McCall Smith - Number 1 Ladies’ Detectives Agency series
- Jacqueline Winspear - Maisie Dobbs series (2 mentions)
Historical Fiction
- Sarah Donati - Into the Wilderness series
- Ariana Franklin - Mistress of the Art of Death mystery series
- Margaret Frazer - Sister Frevisse mystery series
- Diana Gabaldon - Outlander series (7 mentions)
- Sandra Gulland - Josephine trilogy
- Patrick O’Brian - Jack Aubrey series (3 mentions)
- Ellis Peters - Brother Cadfael mystery series (2 mentions)
- Deanna Raybourn - Lady Julia Grey mystery series (2 mentions)
- Penny Vincenzi - No Angel
Speculative Fiction: Dystopian/Science Fiction/Paranormal/Fantasy
- Ilona Andrews - Kate Daniels series
- Libba Bray - The Gemma Doyle series (YA)
- Patricia Briggs - Mercedes Thompson series
- Jim Butcher - Harry Dresden series (4 mentions)
- Cassandra Clare - Mortal Instruments series (YA)
- Jasper Fforde - Thursday Next series
- Jeaniene Frost - Night Huntress series
- Charlaine Harris - Sookie Stackhouse series (4 mentions)
- Kim Harrison - The Hollows series
- Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time series (2 mentions)
- Stephen King - The Dark Tower series
- John Marsdon - Tomorrow series (YA, 4 mentions)
- George R.R. Martins - A Song of Fire and Ice
- Lisa McMann - Wake series
- Karen Marie Moning - MacKayla Lane series (3 mentions)
General/Christian Fiction
- Jan Karon - The Mitford Years series
- Sophie Kinsella - Shopaholic series
- Debbie Macomber - Cedar Cove series
- Brendan O’Carroll - The Mammy series
- Francine Rivers - The Mark of the Lion trilogy
- Ann B. Ross - Miss Julia (Christian fiction)
Oh man. I just did posts on all of the series I’m in the middle of, and all of the new ones I have waiting on the TBR shelf, and now I’m adding to the wish list! So many good books, so little time.
There are some great series in that list. I will have to bookmark this page as I plan on changing up what I read next year! 😀
What a great list! I love that you recommended Charlaine Harris’s Harper series - another good one of hers is the Lily Bard series (main character is a weight-lifting housekeeper). Love the Vincenzi series. Maise Dobbs and Julia Grey are delights. Looking forward to diving in to a few more of these.
May I also recommend Dianne Day’s Freemont Jones mystery series.
Thanks for the list!
Helen
Wow. I think you’ve got your work cut out for you!
Thank you!!! I’m starring this post to go back to it whenever I need a new series to start!
Lots of good ones on here! I’m just about to start Ariana Franklin’s series with Mistress of the Art of Death, and I see lots of wishlist books as well. It is definitely an overwhelming list, I’ll have to come back to it when my TBR shelves are slimmer, if that ever happens!
I really wanna try Mortal Instruments and Harper Connelly series. I forgot to mention last time In Death serie by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts).
And to think I hadn’t heard of most of these! I’m going to follow Michelle and star this post to return to later when in need of more series to read..
Wow… my TBR it hurts.
Thanks for compiling the list of everyone’s suggestions! I’ve loved some of the ones you’re listed and have many more on my TBR list now.
Wow, what an amazing list! Like everyone else, I’ve bookmarked it for reference purposes
Holy moly! I didn’t even realize The Mistress of the Art of Death was first in a series. So, which series will you start on first?
Well, I’ll probably keep working through the “Outlander” series, but then it is a toss-up between “Sookie’ which I have almost all of and “Mistress of the Art of Death,” of which I have the first one.
happily, I have only fallen victim to the mystery ones…but there are several there I have not started. Just what I need…a list of more possibilities! lol
Yes, oh yes — I’m sooo excited for this list! So much so, I’ve included it on my book collections page in case others need an addicting series! 😉
I forgot! I just found a site that specializes in keeping readers up-to-date on book series! FictFact. You can ‘follow’ a series to be updated when the next book is released, or find out the exact order of a book series! Might be helpful for some!
Great post! I don’t usually read series, but I have heard a lot about The Outlander series and Mistress of the Art of Death looks interesting…
What a great list! I’m so pleased that the Josephine B. Trilogy was nominated.
I’ve a “read it again” honour roll of readers who read the entire Trilogy more than once. The winner, so far, is someone who has read it six times! Here’s the list:
http://on.fb.me/iSP29X
Maybe next you could ask for addictive series one can’t stop REreading.
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