Series like Canon of Hercule Poirot
Canon of Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie is crime fiction — here are 18 more crime 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.
87th Precinct
Evan Hunter · 43 books · 1956–2005
The Three Investigators
Michael Collins · 37 books · 1964–1979
Commissario Brunetti novels
Donna Leon · 31 books · 1992–2022
Harry Bosch
Michael Connelly · 28 books · 1992–2024
Kay Scarpetta
Patricia Cornwell · 24 books · 1990–2016
Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries
Dorothy L. Sayers · 21 books · 1923–1998
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Alexander McCall Smith · 21 books · 1998–2020
Inspector Lynley series
Elizabeth George · 20 books · 1988–2017
Arsène Lupin literary series
Maurice Leblanc · 19 books · 1907–2012
Annika Bengtzon
Liza Marklund · 11 books · 1998–2015
Fjällbacka series
Camilla Läckberg · 11 books · 2003–2022
The Gray Man
Mark Greaney · 10 books · 2009–2021
Commissioner Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
Fred Vargas · 9 books · 1991–2017
Department Q
Jussi Adler-Olsen · 9 books · 2007–2010
Dexter
Jeff Lindsay · 8 books · 2004–2015
Dave Robicheaux
James Lee Burke · 7 books · 1987–2007
Les aventures de Rouletabille
Gaston Leroux · 7 books · 1907–1923
Black Widowers
Isaac Asimov · 6 books · 1974–2003