Long-Running Series to Binge Read (If You Haven’t Already)

Get to know the detective in charge of Copenhagen’s coldest cases in the first electrifying Department Q mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jussi Adler-Olsen. Darkly humorous, propulsive, and atmospheric, this cold case follows a liberal politician who vanished five years earlier and was presumed dead. But she isn’t dead … yet.

All six volumes of the New York Times bestselling Dublin Murder Squad mysteries by one of the foremost suspense writers working today, now available in a gorgeous boxed set. From the beloved writer who “inspires a cultish devotion in readers” (The New Yorker) a beautiful boxed set including In the Woods, The Likeness, Faithful Place, Broken Harbor, The Secret Place, and The Trespasser — perfect for old fans, and new.

With the hit television series Longmire capturing millions of viewers and Craig Johnson’s novels hitting the New York Times bestseller list, Walt Longmire is a name on everyone’s lips and has earned his star. With this boxed set, devotees can delve into the first twelve books in the series to catch up on the backstory and keep abreast of the latest goings-on in the world of their favorite straight-talking sheriff.

In the far future, on a remote planet, an epic adventure awaits. Here are the first six novels of Frank Herbert’s magnificent Dune saga — a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction series of all time.

John le Carré fans can delve into the first eight novels featuring his most beloved character, George Smiley. Old fans can revisit the spymaster’s backstory, and it is the perfect way to introduce new readers to the espionage classics. This boxed set includes The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

The first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series. In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case. As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it’s too late?

For fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Laurie R. King, and Anne Perry, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary captures the drama of an era of unprecedented challenge — and the greatness that rose to meet it. In London 1940, whip-smart heroine Maggie Hope finds that working for the prime minister affords her a level of clearance she could never have imagined — and opportunities she will not let pass in this bestselling series.

A Rage in Harlem is a ripping introduction to Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones, patrolling New York City’s roughest streets in Chester Himes’s groundbreaking Harlem Detectives series. Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy.

Follow the extraordinary Lucas Davenport thrillers from bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner John Sandford. These haunting murder investigations have hooked readers over his almost 30 book collection.

Asian-American superheroines Evie Tanaka and Aveda Jupiter protect San Francisco from perilous, otherworldly threats in the first book in Sarah Kuhn’s snarky and smart fantasy series.

Gideon is more than a contract killer – he’s the master of the game. Now he’s got the job of a lifetime. The prize is the woman he desires and a cool million. The problem is it’s just the kind of hit that can make him more enemies. Follow along into an underworld where killers and victims alike thrive on the darker passions of revenge and desire in the first “gritty, graphic … [and] amazing” (Booklist) novel in the Gideon series.

With Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher puts a fantastical spin on the classic hard-boiled detective mystery. Dresden finds himself caught up in all facets of murder and mayhem in his beloved Chicago — supernatural and otherwise — and his wisecracking, fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants style is entertaining across fifteen novels as well as various short stories.

Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages.

Rhys Bowen’s A Royal Spyness Mystery series has plenty of books to sink your teeth into. Set during the 1930s, the mysteries center around a Lady Georgiana, who is 34^th in line for the English throne with a penchant for finding herself in inexplicable situations.

1920s India: Perveen Mistry, Bombay’s only female lawyer, is investigating a suspicious will on behalf of three Muslim widows living in full purdah when the case takes a turn toward the murderous. The first novel in the Perveen Mistry Novel series brings us an atmospheric new historical mystery with a captivating heroine.

Murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue combine into one satisfyingly complex and entertainingly atmospheric novel, the first in Stieg Larsson’s thrilling Millenium series featuring Lisbeth Salander.

One of Japan’s greatest classic murder mystery series, introducing their best loved detective, has finally been translated to English for the first time! The village of Okamura is abuzz with excitement over the forthcoming wedding of a son of the grand Ichiyanagi family. But amid the gossip over the approaching festivities, there is also a worrying rumor – it seems a sinister masked man has been asking questions around the village. On the night of the wedding, death comes to Okamura, leaving no trace but a bloody samurai sword, thrust into the pristine snow. Can amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi solve this seemingly impossible crime?

Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, solves twisty mystery cases in this page-turning series from award-winning author Alan Bradley.

He slips into homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, about to awaken to a living nightmare. The precision of his methods suggests that he is a deranged man of medicine, prompting the Boston newspapers to dub him “The Surgeon.” Led by Detectives Thomas Moore and Jane Rizzoli, the cops must catch a ruthless hunter who somehow understands – and savors – the secret fears of every woman he kills. The first of Gerritsen’s bestselling thrillers featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles, this series just keeps getting better.

August is Ghost Month in Taiwan – a time to pay respects to the dead and avoid unlucky omens. Jing-nan, who runs a food stand in a bustling Taipei night market, isn’t superstitious, but this August will haunt him nonetheless. He learns that his high school sweetheart has been murdered. Beyond his harrowing grief, Jing-nan is confused. The last time he talked with Julia she was far away, happily enrolled in NYU’s honor program. The facts aren’t adding up and the police have closed the case without asking any questions. Jing-nan tries to investigate to learn more about Julia’s last years, but nothing can prepare him for what he is about to learn, or how it will change his life.

It’s hard to top Sue Grafton’s dogged ingenuity. The twenty-five novels in her Kinsey Milhone/Alphabet series are a master class in sustained suspense and clever plotting. Grafton created one of the all-time great literary detectives in Kinsey Milhone — a hard edged and resourceful private investigator who Grafton insisted on thrusting into ever more dangerous situations.

Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma  Ramotswe — with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi — navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea.