If you loved how Rory teams up with Stephen, Boo, and Callum to track a copycat Jack the Ripper—and that chilling reveal that the murderer is a ghost—then you’ll click with Cas Lowood as he hunts the terrifying spirit of Anna Korlov. Like the rooftop and Tube confrontations in The Name of the Star, Cas’s showdowns are intense and bloody, but there’s also sharp banter and a found-family vibe as he digs into the lore behind Anna’s curse.

You enjoyed Rory’s dry, fish-out-of-water humor at Wexford as London panicked over the Ripper copycat. In Truly Devious, Stevie Bell brings that same sardonic spark to a secluded boarding school as she chases clues through secret tunnels and decades-old riddles. The tone—crackling dialogue, awkward friendships, and grim revelations—mirrors the way The Name of the Star offsets ghostly murders with laugh-out-loud moments.

If Rory’s I-voice—processing her near-death–triggered sight and the secret London ghost task force—hooked you, Suze Simon’s narration will feel like home. In Shadowland, Suze moves to a new school, hides her mediator abilities, and butts heads with volatile spirits in hallways and bedrooms, much like Rory juggling classes and late-night Shade ops before facing the Ripper’s specter.

Rory’s courage when she follows leads into shadowy corners of London—and stands her ground during the final Ripper showdown—maps neatly onto Mackenzie Bishop’s grit as she patrols the Narrows to stop escaped Histories. Like the Shades’ rules and hush-hush operations, the Archive’s keys, doors, and Librarians create a clandestine system that Mackenzie navigates while keeping up a normal facade, much as Rory does at Wexford.

If the late-game revelation—that the killer is literally a ghost—and the tense final face-off made you gasp, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer delivers that same whiplash. Mara’s fragmented memories, a slow-burn connection with Noah Shaw, and a trail of inexplicable deaths keep flipping the narrative, echoing the rug-pulling turns and creeping dread you felt as the Ripper case spiraled beyond the ordinary.