If I like Rivers of London

[PlayOnWurtz]

What else should I read? I like fantasy set in real places which I realise is a bit of a niche!

Another vote for Diana Wynne Jones. Many may be technically YA but they work on many levels, and some are definitely adult (Fire & Hemlock; Deep Secret; Wild Magic). Also, bit of a wildcard but try some Barbara Hambly. Many are actually excellent whodunnits, just in a fantasy setting. Try the James Asher vampire series, bk 1 Those Who Hunt the Night; the Windrose Chronicles, starting with The Silent Mage; and Sun Wolf and Star Hawk booms, The Ladies of Mandrigyn. A bit grittier are the Daniel Polansky Low Town books, starting with The Straight Razor Cure.

I agree with @RueDeWakening " Discovery of Witches"

Adding several of these to my TBR list on Goodreads.

Fantasy set in real places - have you already read The Bone Clocks (and the follow up) by David Mitchell? I think those count.

I really didn't like the St Mary's books (or at least the first one) - I like a bit of a darker edge to this sort of fiction.

Ah, Diana Wynne Jones! Have just read the Islands of Chaldea - lovely but bittersweet to know that there are no more new books of hers to read!

Take a look at Mike Carey's Felix Castor series. Same gritty feel as the Rivers of London (and also based in London!), with an exorcist instead of a cop.

The skyscraper series by Tom Pollock

Just finished the first one of these. I found it too dark for my personal taste but the idea and story was good. Dark isn't quite the right word though but I can't think what is! It's the other end of the spectrum to the St Mary's books anyway. Those are pure froth (enjoyable for when I just want froth though)

I'm currently on the first Thursday Next book but I am irritated by the stupid names, which is a shame as again, the story is good.

A great big huge vote for the Bryant and May series, total joy and magical on audiobook as well.

While merrily downloading free books for a sunny beach holiday - therefore mostly HEA romances - I discovered Emily Larkin. Since they were freebies I hadn't even bothered to read the blurb. So there I was, reading what seemed to be a standard Jane Austen era set romance, when suddenly Magic comes in. The first of the series, Unmasking Miss Appleby, is still free. Well researched, intelligent, and written in English english.

Try 'The Glass Books Of The Dream Eaters' by Gordon Dahlquist. It has two sequels too whose names escape me. Very strange but weirdly enjoyable! Set in Victorian times, but not quite as we know them.