Among other authors who write series mysteries is Jonnie Jacobs, whose heroines in her first two novels have become featured characters in separate series. Author Robert Crais focuses his series on the characters Elvis Cole and his partner, Joe Pike.

Crais has also created a series set in Los Angeles featuring Carol Starkey, a character first introduced in the "Elvis" series.

Discussing his series work in Publishers Weekly, Crais notes that "you always have two totally different audiences: the old people, who have read everything that has come before, and the new people, those for whom this particular title is their first exposure to the series. The story has to be framed in such a way that both audiences get it without insulting the intelligence of the old people or confusing the new people."