Devourer of Books

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)