5 must-read crime books like Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) by Ben Aaronovitch

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Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.16

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil; an …

"Fuck me,' I said to Toby. 'We're living in Isengard."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

"In the winter she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

"This book is dedicated to all the people who get up and do something about it, whatever “it"

-Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

"I had found the upper limit of my courage. Fortunately for me, there is no known lower limit to human stupidity."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

If you liked the crime plot in Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) by Ben Aaronovitch , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Fated (Alex Verus, #1) by Benedict Jacka

1. Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

By: Benedict Jacka

3.90

Format: 295 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Enter a “gorgeously realized world”* and meet a mage destined for greatness in the first novel in t… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Fated (Alex Verus, #1) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"I've heard of a guy in Chicago who advertises in the phone book under "Wizard",though that's probably a urban legend."

-Benedict Jacka, Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

"For years I'd been trying to forget..., locking it up and burying it deep in my memory. The journey... had shattered that, bringing it all back - but now that I'd faced it, I found to my surprise tha…"

-Benedict Jacka, Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

"If there’s one thing all diviners share, it’s curiosity. We really can’t help it; it’s just part of who we are. If you dug out a tunnel somewhere in the wilderness a thousand miles from anywhere and …"

-Benedict Jacka, Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

"Other mages have an odd attitude towards diviners. By the standards of, say, elemental mages. We can't gate, we can't attack, we can't shield, and when it comes to physical action our magic is about …"

-Benedict Jacka, Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

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2. Chosen (Alex Verus, #4)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.16

Format: 76 pages, Mass Market Paperback

I don't publicly advertise that I'm a mage, but I don't exactly hide it either, and one of the odd … read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Chosen (Alex Verus, #4) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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3. Hidden (Alex Verus, #5)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.04

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Alex Verus is a diviner who can see probable futures - a talent that's gotten him and his friends o… read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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4. Bound (Alex Verus, #8)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.11

Format: 188 pages, ebook

Mage Alex Verus is caught between a rock and a hard place in the eighth urban fantasy novel from th… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Bound (Alex Verus, #8) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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5. Taken (Alex Verus, #3)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.13

Format: None pages, Paperback

Mage apprentices have been vanishing without a trace--and someone on the council might be involved.… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Taken (Alex Verus, #3) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook

6. Burned (Alex Verus, #7)

By: Benedict Jacka

3.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

Mage Alex Verus is back in the seventh in the "gorgeously realized"* urban fantasy series from the … read more

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7. A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #2)

By: Jodi Taylor

4.12

Format: 235 pages, Paperback

Book Two in the madcap time-travel series based at the St Mary's Institute of Historical Research t… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Taylor's A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #2) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"She fought off a T-rex with just a pepper spray and bad language. You couldn't be in better hands."

-Jodi Taylor, A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #2)

"We don't do time-travel. That's for amateurs. We're not time-travellers - we're historians. We 'investigate major historical events in contemporary time'. so much more classy."

-Jodi Taylor, A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #2)

"In England, the struggle between church and kings would take centuries to resolve. Interestingly, in the end, neither institution came out on top. Today, each is as powerless as the other. As people …"

-Jodi Taylor, A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #2)

"No incident, however seemingly trivial, is unimportant in the scheme of things. One event leads to another, which triggers something else and before you know where you are, the ramifications spread f…"

-Jodi Taylor, A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #2)

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8. Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.16

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

A mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil; an … read more

Similar categories in Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • detective
  • magic
  • crime
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"Fuck me,' I said to Toby. 'We're living in Isengard."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

"In the winter she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

"This book is dedicated to all the people who get up and do something about it, whatever “it"

-Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

"I had found the upper limit of my courage. Fortunately for me, there is no known lower limit to human stupidity."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

9. Veiled (Alex Verus, #6)

By: Benedict Jacka

3.91

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

National bestselling author Benedict Jacka returns to the world of Alex Verus... I thought I'd esca… read more

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10. Cursed (Alex Verus, #2)

By: Benedict Jacka

3.83

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Benedict Jacka's acclaimed Alex Verus series continues with Cursed. Since his second sight made him… read more

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11. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

Similar categories in Max Nowaz's The Three Witches and The Master book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

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12. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

Similar categories in Therisa Peimer's Taming Flame book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

Cover of System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) by Martha Wells

13. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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14. Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

By: Behcet Kaya

4.25

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

While enjoying his usual Friday night after dinner beer at a local restaurant, Jacques (Jack) Ludef… read more

Similar categories in Behcet Kaya's Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
"Jack? It’s Margeaux."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Ludicrous? Seems like wherever you go, trouble follows you."

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"What is it about being ill and wanting to go home? This time there was no Katy to boat sit, so I left Emma out on the deck where she had access to her Emma cage. I closed up as best I could and decid…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

"Darling,’ she said. ‘Darling, darling, Jack…,’ she repeated. It had an echo chamber quality. I felt dizzy and the room began turning. I grabbed the edge of the table thinking I needed to hold on to s…"

-Behcet Kaya, Treacherous Estate (Jack Ludefance, #1)

Cover of The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) by Richard Osman

15. The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

By: Richard Osman

4.49

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been … read more

Similar categories in Richard Osman's The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"His authentic indifference seems to delight them."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"I think Psychopaths wear lipstick too,' says Joyce."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"I love you,' he says. Because what else is there to say?"

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

"Sure,' says Ron. 'She wants to kill me. Bake her some scones."

-Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)

Cover of Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4) by C.K. McDonnell

16. Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4)

By: C.K. McDonnell

4.48

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

Some comebacks can be murder . . . Stella is enjoying life as an almost student, or at least she… read more

Similar categories in C.K. McDonnell's Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of The Stranger Times (Stranger Times, #1) by C.K. McDonnell

17. The Stranger Times (Stranger Times, #1)

By: C.K. McDonnell

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

There are dark forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular), so thank God The Stra… read more

Similar categories in C.K. McDonnell's The Stranger Times (Stranger Times, #1) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • crime
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3) by C.K. McDonnell

18. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3)

By: C.K. McDonnell

4.39

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Love can be a truly terrible thing.Marriages are tricky at the best of times, especially when one o… read more

Similar categories in C.K. McDonnell's Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • crime
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"It flicked through all the channels until it found a repeat of the 1990s show in which people in swimwear saved other people from drowning by running in slow motion towards them"

-C.K. McDonnell, Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3)

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19. Marked (Alex Verus, #9)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.26

Format: 354 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Mage Alex Verus is hanging on by a thread in the ninth urban fantasy novel from the national bestse… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Marked (Alex Verus, #9) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Fallen (Alex Verus, #10) by Benedict Jacka

20. Fallen (Alex Verus, #10)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.42

Format: 296 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For Mage Alex Verus, everything is on the line in the tenth urban fantasy novel from the national b… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Fallen (Alex Verus, #10) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Broken Homes (Rivers of London, #4)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I did have a choice. I'd always had a choice. Richard had been trying to teach me that, in a way. It was just that accepting that lesson would have meant giving up things I cared about."

-Benedict Jacka, Fallen (Alex Verus, #10)

"It's because I've screwed things up so badly," I told the blink fox. "When things go a little bit wrong, you want to fix it. When they've gone this wrong, you just want to quit. I don't want to go ba…"

-Benedict Jacka, Fallen (Alex Verus, #10)

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21. Forged (Alex Verus, #11)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Alex Verus faces his dark side in this return to the bestselling urban fantasy series about a Londo… read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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