Series like Bernie Gunther
Bernie Gunther by Philip Kerr is detective fiction — here are 18 more detective fiction series from the Shelfmark catalog, each with a complete reading order and a no-signup progress tracker. Picks are drawn from shared genre in our Wikidata/Open Library–derived catalog.
The Dresden Files
Jim Butcher · 36 books · 2000–2020
Inspector Rebus
Ian Rankin · 26 books · 1987–2022
Detective Conan
Gosho Aoyama · 24 books · 1994–2025
Spenser
Robert B. Parker · 21 books · 1973–2012
Harry Hole series
Jo Nesbø · 13 books · 1997–2022
Van Gulik's Judge Dee series
Robert van Gulik · 13 books · 1951–1968
Benny Griessel Mysteries
Deon Meyer · 10 books · 2005–2025
Millennium
Stieg Larsson · 8 books · 2005–2024
Chief Inspector Barnaby
Caroline Graham · 7 books · 1987–2004
Detective Erlendur series
Arnaldur Indriðason · 7 books · 2000–2008
Harlem Cycle
Chester Himes · 7 books · 1957–1993
The Adventures of the Master
Boris Akunin · 4 books · 2001–2009
The Cthulhu Casebooks
James Lovegrove · 4 books · 2016–2019
The Perrins detective novels
Cecil Street · 4 books · 1931–1933
De Cock
A. C. Baantjer · 3 books · 1967–2022
De Waal en Baantjer
A. C. Baantjer · 3 books · 2011–2014
Dirk Gently series
Douglas Adams · 3 books · 1987–2002
Undercover Brothers
Franklin W. Dixon · 3 books · 2007–2008