8 Best mystery books like Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch

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Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.03

Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition

Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from #1 Sunday Times b…

"I found that when people are nursing a grievance it’s a waste of time trying to explain the ubiquitous nature of coincidence in the universe. People always want things to happen for a reason."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

If you liked the mystery plot in Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Chosen (Alex Verus, #4) by Benedict Jacka

1. 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 Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Hidden (Alex Verus, #5) by Benedict Jacka

2. 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

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Hidden (Alex Verus, #5) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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3. A Trail Through Time (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #4)

By: Jodi Taylor

4.32

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

St Mary’s is back and is facing a battle to survive in this, the fourth instalment of the Chronicle… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Taylor's A Trail Through Time (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #4) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"There should be medals struck for men who produce tea at exactly the moment it's needed."

-Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #4)

"Typical St Mary’s. When the chips are down we don’t whine and we don’t run – we do some damage."

-Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #4)

"I personally think humans have got about as far as we can go. We're wrecking the planet. We're never short of good reasons to massacre each other. Wrong god. Wrong race. Wrong color. Wrong sex. I'm a…"

-Jodi Taylor, A Trail Through Time (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #4)

Cover of Bound (Alex Verus, #8) by Benedict Jacka

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 Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

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

5. 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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6. The House of War and Witness

By: Mike Carey , Louise Carey , Linda Carey

3.43

Format: 98 pages,

In the year 1740, with the whole of Europe balanced on the brink of war, a company of Austrian sold… read more

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

8. 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 Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • 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)

Cover of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1) by Garth Nix

9. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

By: Garth Nix

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers w… read more

Similar categories in Garth Nix's The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Shakespeare knew too much."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"Come sleep, oh sleep, the certain knot of peace."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"I read. And you know 'no offense' means 'I am about to be or have just been fucking offensive."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

"Books help us anchor our souls, or re-anchor them; particularly for us, the left-handed, given the things we have to do."

-Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1)

Cover of Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) by Lois McMaster Bujold

10. Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.53

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorce… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • magic
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of This Charming Man (Stranger Times, #2) by C.K. McDonnell

11. This Charming Man (Stranger Times, #2)

By: C.K. McDonnell

4.36

Format: 497 pages, Hardcover

Vampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping u… read more

Similar categories in C.K. McDonnell's This Charming Man (Stranger Times, #2) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • crime
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of The Good, the Bad and the History (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #14) by Jodi Taylor

12. The Good, the Bad and the History (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #14)

By: Jodi Taylor

4.65

Format: 478 pages, Kindle Edition

St Mary's is under investigation. Their director has been shot and Max is Number One Suspect. Can t… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Taylor's The Good, the Bad and the History (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #14) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #2)

By: Garth Nix

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Return to the enchanting world of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London in this sequel by Garth Nix… read more

Similar categories in Garth Nix's The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #2) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection by Ben Aaronovitch

14. Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.03

Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition

Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from #1 Sunday Times b… read more

Similar categories in Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • crime
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"I found that when people are nursing a grievance it’s a waste of time trying to explain the ubiquitous nature of coincidence in the universe. People always want things to happen for a reason."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

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

15. 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 Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of An Inheritance of Magic (Inheritance of Magic #1) by Benedict Jacka

16. An Inheritance of Magic (Inheritance of Magic #1)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The super-rich control everything—including magic—in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fan… read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • 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 Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • 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 Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • crime
  • 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)

Cover of Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold

19. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • magic
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lights Go Out in Lychford (Lychford, #4) by Paul Cornell

20. The Lights Go Out in Lychford (Lychford, #4)

By: Paul Cornell

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

Be careful what you wish for… The continuing tale in the award-nominated Witches of Lychford ser… read more

Similar categories in Paul Cornell's The Lights Go Out in Lychford (Lychford, #4) book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"...with a look on her face that said she had a lot of plates to juggle, but as long as you were prepared to be spun, everything would be fine."

-Paul Cornell, The Lights Go Out in Lychford (Lychford, #4)

Cover of Three Rivers, Two Husbands and a Baby by Ben Aaronovich

21. Three Rivers, Two Husbands and a Baby

By: Ben Aaronovich

4.03

Format: None pages, ebook

None read more

Similar categories in Ben Aaronovich's Three Rivers, Two Husbands and a Baby book and Ben Aaronovitch's Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection

  • fantasy

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