Rec me mysteries and mystery-adjacent media, please!

[gremdark]

I love mysteries and heist stories, but I have trouble finding good ones that scratch that particular itch. Does anyone have recs?

I am particularly interested in books and television, but I would happily watch a good movie if you know the perfect one. Fantasy elements and/or strong worldbuilding are a definite plus. If something isn't necessarily a traditional mystery or heist but is similar to things I've listed below in other ways, I'd love to hear about it. I'm not a big fan of cops, but am willing to tolerate them for a strong story.

Behind the cut, I've listed stories I've particularly enjoyed and stories I've bounced off.

I love the October Daye books by Seanan McGuire. Some favorite mystery-adjacent shows are Father Brown, White Collar, Elementary, and Leverage. I recently rewatched the first Knives Out movie and had a great time. I also love the original Father Brown, Jeeves, and Sherlock Holmes stories. The webcomic Widdershins is possibly my favorite adventure serial of the decade.
I bounced off The Dresden Files, the Sookie Stackhouse books, and the TV shows Hustlers and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.

Comments

[vriddy]

In fantasy, I really enjoyed the heist in the Six of Crows duology :D And it's fun worldbuilding with great characters, too. (I'm unfortunately not familiar with enough of your references to get a feeling for whether it'll scratch the itch, even if I hope it will! It's a once-off heist though, not something that would involve a detective and mystery/heist of the week 🤔)