A high fantasy book series written by Terry Brooks, The Shannara series is set in a post-apocalyptic world known as the Four Lands. The story spans multiple generations and features different protagonists, but the central conflict revolves around the struggle…
The First Law is a dark fantasy series written by Joe Abercrombie set in a world that resembles medieval Europe. The series primarily follows three main characters–Logen Ninefingers, Jezal dan Luthar, and Sand dan Glokta–whose lives intertwine as they become…
The Wheel of Time is a high fantasy book series written by Robert Jordan (and later completed by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan’s passing) that follows a young man named Rand al’Thor who discovers that he is the Dragon Reborn, a…
Commissario Guido Brunetti is a police detective in the Venice Police Department, in Italy, who is tasked with investigating various criminal cases, including murders, frauds, and other offenses. As a thoughtful and intelligent investigator, Brunetti navigates through the intricacies of…
Jack Reacher, a former major in the United States Army Military Police Corps, is now a drifter who travels across the United States, getting involved in various situations and helping people along the way. Every time Reacher finds himself in…
Written by Norwegian author Jo Nesbø, this series revolves around the character Detective Harry Hole, a brilliant and often troubled police detective working in Oslo, Norway. He investigates a variety of complex and challenging criminal cases, ranging from serial murders…
FBI special agent Kate O’Hare and the charming con artist Nick Fox formed an unlikely duo who teams up to catch and bring to justice various high-profile and elusive criminals who have managed to escape the law. Nick Fox, with…
Focusing on retired sheriff Brandon Walker and his wife, Diana Ladd, and the rest of the extended family Walker, this series recounts multilayered tales of murders, past and present, set in the breathtaking Arizona desert. The Walker Family Mysteries are…
Ali Reynolds is a former television news anchor who becomes an amateur sleuth. Each book in the series features Ali Reynolds solving various mysteries, often involving murder, crime, and suspenseful plot twists. She uses her intelligence and resourcefulness to navigate…
Joanna Brady is a sheriff in the fictional Cochise County in Arizona. Each book in the series presents a new mystery or crime that Sheriff Brady must solve, often involving murder, intrigue, and the challenges of law enforcement in a…