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A wry, fast-paced magical procedural that peels back the concrete of London to reveal the dark, bloody secrets underneath. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Broken Homes.
- atmospheric
- gritty
- suspenseful
- urban
- 01
Whispers Underground
Ben Aaronovitch
A wry, subterranean police procedural where dry British bureaucracy meets ancient, underground magic.
- 02
Rivers of London
Ben Aaronovitch
A wry, rain-slicked collision of bureaucratic police work and ancient, chaotic magic.
- 03
Nightingale's lament
Simon R. Green · 2004
A gritty, neon-soaked descent into a bizarre magical underworld where despair is weaponized and survival requires a cynical edge.
- 04
A hard day's knight
Simon R. Green
A gritty, hardboiled plunge into the shadowy, secret underbelly of London where legendary myths meet private investigation.
- 05
Cursed
Benedict Jacka
A tense, shadowy dive into a magical underground where survival depends entirely on staying one step ahead of the future.
- 06
A madness of angels, or, The resurrection of Matthew Swift
Kate Griffin
A frantic, neon-lit plunge into a hidden, magical London where the city's grime and electricity pulse with dangerous life.
- 07
Burned
Benedict Jacka
A breathless, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse where survival depends entirely on out-thinking enemies who hold all the cards.
- 08
Hard magic
Larry Correia
A gritty, high-octane collision of 1930s noir and explosive magical combat.
- 09
Storm Front
Jim Butcher
A rain-slicked, wisecracking noir where the private eye just happens to carry a blasting rod instead of a revolver.
- 10
The devil's detective
Simon Kurt Unsworth
A grim, supernatural noir where a weary investigator must navigate the ultimate corrupt bureaucracy to solve an escalating string of murders.
- 11
Summer Knight
Jim Butcher
A gritty, sarcastic urban fantasy where a down-on-his-luck wizard battles through grief and deadly faerie politics to save the world.
- 12
Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy · 2007
A razor-sharp, banter-filled plunge into a shadowy magical underworld alongside a walking, talking, fire-throwing skeleton.
