Best Offbeat Detective Novel Genre Mashups

1.
Night Watch (Discworld, #29)
Night Watch (Discworld, #29) 4.50 avg rating — 116,543 ratings
2.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 146,635 ratings
3.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,963 ratings
4.
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 143,955 ratings
5.
Titanshade
Titanshade
by: Dan Stout
4.01 avg rating — 692 ratings
6.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,055 ratings
7.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating — 387,262 ratings
8.
Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1)
Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 37,018 ratings
9.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
The Yiddish Policemen's Union 3.72 avg rating — 79,301 ratings
10.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,082 ratings
11.
The City & the City
The City & the City 3.90 avg rating — 76,291 ratings
12.
Snake Agent (Detective Inspector Chen, #1)
Snake Agent (Detective Inspector Chen, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
13.
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 81,900 ratings
14.
The Manual of Detection
The Manual of Detection 3.57 avg rating — 5,071 ratings
15.
Falling Angel
Falling Angel 3.90 avg rating — 5,604 ratings
16.
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Roger Rabbit, #1)
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Roger Rabbit, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,988 ratings
17.
The Automatic Detective
The Automatic Detective 3.97 avg rating — 5,293 ratings
18.
Shovel Ready (Spademan, #1)
Shovel Ready (Spademan, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 5,486 ratings
19.
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)
The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 109,404 ratings
20.
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse 3.76 avg rating — 8,329 ratings
21.
Gun, With Occasional Music
Gun, With Occasional Music 3.76 avg rating — 11,508 ratings
21.
The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, #1)
The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crime, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 34,226 ratings
23.
Crooked Little Vein
Crooked Little Vein 3.81 avg rating — 9,741 ratings
23.
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1)
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 34,843 ratings
25.
A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 33,526 ratings
26.
Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1)
Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 25,465 ratings
27.
Greywalker (Greywalker, #1)
Greywalker (Greywalker, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 14,083 ratings
28.
The Club Dumas
The Club Dumas 3.81 avg rating — 43,864 ratings
29.
Clean (Mindspace Investigations, #1)
Clean (Mindspace Investigations, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,472 ratings
30.
Finch (Ambergris, #3)
Finch (Ambergris, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 4,185 ratings
31.
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 112,803 ratings
32.
Carter & Lovecraft (Carter & Lovecraft, #1)
Carter & Lovecraft (Carter & Lovecraft, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 6,221 ratings
33.
Made to Kill (Ray Electromatic Mysteries, #1)
Made to Kill (Ray Electromatic Mysteries, #1) 3.37 avg rating — 1,930 ratings
34.
My Dirty California
My Dirty California 3.94 avg rating — 315 ratings
35.
Bone Song (Tristopolis, #1)
Bone Song (Tristopolis, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 883 ratings
36.
The Gone-Away World
The Gone-Away World 4.10 avg rating — 14,056 ratings
37.
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,258 ratings
38.
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 3.79 avg rating — 457,181 ratings
38.
Johannes Cabal the Detective (Johannes Cabal, #2)
Johannes Cabal the Detective (Johannes Cabal, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 9,186 ratings
40.
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 15,445 ratings
41.
The Dead Boy Detectives
The Dead Boy Detectives 3.63 avg rating — 1,081 ratings
42.
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1)
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1) 4.25 avg rating — 72,692 ratings
43.
Anonymous Rex (Anonymous Rex, #1)
Anonymous Rex (Anonymous Rex, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 1,247 ratings
44.
A Man Lies Dreaming
A Man Lies Dreaming 3.85 avg rating — 1,199 ratings
45.
Empire State (Empire State, #1)
Empire State (Empire State, #1) 3.12 avg rating — 2,514 ratings
46.
Something More Than Night
Something More Than Night 3.57 avg rating — 1,816 ratings
47.
Low Town (Low Town, #1)
Low Town (Low Town, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 6,435 ratings
48.
The Scarlet Gospels
The Scarlet Gospels 3.50 avg rating — 10,800 ratings
49.
Dying Is My Business (Trent, #1)
Dying Is My Business (Trent, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 675 ratings
49.
Dead Harvest (The Collector, #1)
Dead Harvest (The Collector, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 1,512 ratings
51.
Thraxas (Thraxas, #1)
Thraxas (Thraxas, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 1,180 ratings
52.
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 28,412 ratings
52.
The Imaginary Corpse
The Imaginary Corpse 3.98 avg rating — 846 ratings
54.
The Acolyte
The Acolyte 3.39 avg rating — 1,838 ratings
55.
Never the Bride (The Brenda and Effie Mysteries, #1)
Never the Bride (The Brenda and Effie Mysteries, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 1,153 ratings
56.
Relic (Pendergast, #1)
Relic (Pendergast, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 113,843 ratings
56.
The Final Solution
The Final Solution 3.35 avg rating — 19,028 ratings
56.
Bloodlist (Vampire Files, #1)
Bloodlist (Vampire Files, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 2,841 ratings
59.
Angels of Music
Angels of Music 3.54 avg rating — 363 ratings
59.
Sweet Silver Blues (Garrett P.I., #1)
Sweet Silver Blues (Garrett P.I., #1)
by: Glen Cook
3.88 avg rating — 6,088 ratings
61.
The Dark Side of the Road (Ishmael Jones, #1)
The Dark Side of the Road (Ishmael Jones, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 2,577 ratings
62.
The Dewey Decimal System (Dewey Decimal, #1)
The Dewey Decimal System (Dewey Decimal, #1) 3.13 avg rating — 591 ratings
63.
Osama
Osama 3.47 avg rating — 1,170 ratings
64.
Mayday
Mayday 3.86 avg rating — 73 ratings
65.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 3.95 avg rating — 55,821 ratings
66.
Last Days
Last Days 3.72 avg rating — 8,047 ratings
67.
A Madness of Angels (Matthew Swift, #1)
A Madness of Angels (Matthew Swift, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 8,084 ratings
68.
Shadows in the Darkness (Changeling Detective, #1)
Shadows in the Darkness (Changeling Detective, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 326 ratings
69.
The Devil's Detective (Thomas Fool #1)
The Devil's Detective (Thomas Fool #1) 3.70 avg rating — 2,171 ratings
70.
Hot Lead, Cold Iron (Mick Oberon, #1)
Hot Lead, Cold Iron (Mick Oberon, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 1,655 ratings
71.
The Mona Lisa Sacrifice (The Book of Cross, #1)
The Mona Lisa Sacrifice (The Book of Cross, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 119 ratings
72.
The Exile Book of New Canadian Noir
The Exile Book of New Canadian Noir 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings
73.
Amberville
Amberville
by: Tim Davys
3.26 avg rating — 923 ratings
74.
Hammers on Bone (Persons Non Grata, #1)
Hammers on Bone (Persons Non Grata, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 4,796 ratings
75.
It's A Wonderful Death
It's A Wonderful Death 3.22 avg rating — 18 ratings
75.
Slouch Witch (The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic, #1)
Slouch Witch (The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 16,344 ratings
75.
An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose, #1)
An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 18,048 ratings
75.
Graveyard Shift
Graveyard Shift 3.76 avg rating — 574 ratings
75.
Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian and Blood, #1)
Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian and Blood, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 2,325 ratings
75.
Blood Mug (Red Farlow Mysteries: #4)
Blood Mug (Red Farlow Mysteries: #4) 4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings
75.
Wrapt in Crystal
Wrapt in Crystal 3.59 avg rating — 1,627 ratings
75.
Big Swamp
Big Swamp 4.56 avg rating — 41 ratings
75.
Agents of Rivelt - A Novel in Short Stories
Agents of Rivelt - A Novel in Short Stories 4.53 avg rating — 32 ratings
75.
Valhollywood: A Noir Fantasy of Murder in the Afterlife
Valhollywood: A Noir Fantasy of Murder in the Afterlife 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
85.
The Essential Works of Norbert Davis
The Essential Works of Norbert Davis 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
86.
The Mad Detective
The Mad Detective 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
86.
City of Devils (City of Devils #1)
City of Devils (City of Devils #1) 4.32 avg rating — 127 ratings
86.
Kraken
Kraken 3.62 avg rating — 28,301 ratings
86.
The Wolves of Savernake (Domesday, #1)
The Wolves of Savernake (Domesday, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,909 ratings
90.
Red Planet Blues
Red Planet Blues 3.51 avg rating — 2,068 ratings
90.
Lunar Dust, Martian Sands
Lunar Dust, Martian Sands 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
90.
The Dirty Streets of Heaven (Bobby Dollar, #1)
The Dirty Streets of Heaven (Bobby Dollar, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 9,424 ratings
90.
The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5)
The Fifth Elephant (Discworld, #24; City Watch, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 78,018 ratings
94.
Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths
Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths 3.48 avg rating — 196 ratings
95.
A Philosophical Investigation
A Philosophical Investigation 3.52 avg rating — 2,120 ratings
95.
The Pig Scrolls by Gryllus the Pig
The Pig Scrolls by Gryllus the Pig 3.83 avg rating — 401 ratings
95.
The Man Who Crossed Worlds (Miles Franco #1)
The Man Who Crossed Worlds (Miles Franco #1) 3.84 avg rating — 164 ratings
95.
Watchers of the Dark
Watchers of the Dark 3.89 avg rating — 135 ratings
95.
Lord of Illusions
Lord of Illusions 3.85 avg rating — 1,159 ratings
100.
Noir
Noir 3.30 avg rating — 605 ratings
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