Paranormal Private Investigators

I've come to like mysteries that have private investigators with paranormal aspects, like Anonymous Rex (dinosaurs) and Stalking the Unicorn (alternate version of Manhattan) and that are fairly lighthearted, and I'd like to find some others in a similar vein.

I read the first two Fix novels by Mike Carey.
first one is The Devil you Know. I didn't keep up with it though. Not quite my thing.

I've read all of the Felix Castor (Fix) novels by Mike Carey. I think they're really well done, but I would not call them lighthearted at all, so I'm not sure they'd be your thing.

Coincidentally, I just started The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez. It's definitely somewhat humorous. At the moment, the main character isn't actually a detective, but I think he'll become one based on the title (he's a robot). I love the noir/pulp looking cover.

Check out the Teddy London series by C.J. Henderson.

oops, yeah, forgot to say that they're fairly dark. Fix has a sense of humor, but it's black. Hm...possibly I should retract. : )

I've enjoyed the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher.

If you liked Stalking the Unicorn, you may be surprised (I was!) to find that it has two sequels, Stalking the Vampire and Stalking the Dragon.

In very much the same "Philip Marlowe Through The Looking Glass" vein, there's the "Garrett, PI" series by Glen Cook, of which the first three are Sweet Silver Blues, Bitter Gold Hearts, and Cold Copper Tears.

A couple of decades back, there's also Randall Garrett's "Lord Darcy" series, set in an alternate timeline where magic works (and is studied like applied science) and Britain never lost control of its Continental empire. It includes the novels Murder and Magic and Too Many Magicians, and the short story collection Lord Darcy Investigates, and -- though it's not "lighthearted" in the sense of being deliberately funny -- it's got an Agatha Christie/John Dickson Carr mystery-as-puzzle vibe to it.

There are the Thraxas novels and, of course, the Mayer Alan Brenner books starring Max the Vaguely Disreputable and a detective called The Creeping Sword, among others. Also, because I'm far too lazy to list them all here, if you look under the tag "fantasy anthologies" in my library, you'll find at least 5 anthologies of supernatural crime-related stories. You might also enjoy Alex Bledsoe's series starting with The Sword-Edged Blonde. Bit of as stretch might be Aaron Allston's Doc Sidhe and it's follow-up (whose name escapes me at the moment).

Also check out Simon Green and the Nightside books and maybe The Repairman Jack books by F. Paul Wilson

Another suggestion would be Tanya Huff's Blood books - the series starts with Blood Price. Mercedes Lackey also did a few books featuring Diana Tregarde Investigations, starting with Burning Water.

You could try Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London books (which I gave up on), or Malcolm Pryce's Aberystwyth mon Amour and follow-ups (which I found hilarious).

I love the Dr. Siri Paiboun series by Colin Cotterill. 1970s Laos and Dr Siri is both National Coroner and a "reluctant shaman" who hasn't quite got his communications with the spirit world under control. Wit, crime and a good mixture of light and dark.

Try the Dirk Gently series by Douglas Adams. Only two books, and not as good as Hitchhikers guide, but funny.

Second both series mentioned by @patwo and would think about adding the Nursery Crimes series by Jasper Fforde which starts with The Big Over Easy. Not exactly supernatural but very much detective stories with an off-beat feel to them.

Michael Gruber's three set in Miami, starting with Tropic of Night have a police officer who ends up involved in cases with supernatural elements.

An anthology called Weird Detectives Recent Investigations edited by Paula Guran just hit the shelves at my local B&N. Might be worth a look.

I was just checking to see if anyone had mentioned the the Colin Cotteril books - they are excellent! Very amusing and well set.

17> Absolutely. Have indeed mentioned Colin Cotterill... Dr Siri Paiboun's spiritual adventures are like something from The Mexican Day of the Dead.

New to the group. Going to look for his books. They sound intriguing.

The Cree Black series by Daniel Hecht starting with City of Masks has a company that specializes in ivestigating in the paranormal.