Just One Damned Thing after Another

This is the quintessential recommendation for St. Mary's fans, featuring a team of Oxford historians who travel back to the Victorian era. It perfectly balances meticulous historical detail with a chaotic, witty, and often absurd comedic tone.

Like Jodi Taylor's work, this novel explores the bureaucratic and practical headaches of a secret organization managing time travel. It blends science, history, and humor through a series of documents, emails, and field reports.

Thursday Next is a strong, witty protagonist much like Max, operating in an absurdist alternate Britain where literature is taken very seriously. The fast-paced narrative and quirky world-building will resonate with fans of the St. Mary's chaotic energy.

While focused on magic rather than time travel, this series shares the same dry British wit and the 'procedural' feel of a specialist unit dealing with extraordinary events. It features a deep love for London's history and a compelling ensemble cast.

This book explores the institutionalized nature of time travel and its effects on the women who pioneer it. It captures the 'found family' and workplace dynamics of a time-traveling organization while maintaining a strong mystery thread.

Readers who enjoy the high-stakes puzzle-solving and historical settings of St. Mary's will love this mind-bending mystery. It features a protagonist trapped in a loop, forced to inhabit different bodies to solve a murder in a gothic estate.

This novel features a relatable, somewhat bumbling protagonist who accidentally alters the timeline, leading to a poignant and humorous exploration of identity. It shares Jodi Taylor's talent for mixing high-concept sci-fi with deeply human emotions.

This short, punchy novel captures the more cynical and dark humor found in the St. Mary's series. It follows the last survivor of a 'Time War' who is determined to keep the timeline broken to prevent further suffering.

For readers who appreciate the more emotional and atmospheric side of Jodi Taylor's historical missions, this book offers a beautifully written mystery involving a shifting timeline between a French-controlled London and the high seas.

This is a more serious take on the 'historians in the field' concept, focusing on the Blitz in WWII. It matches the intense, high-stakes survival elements that often crop up when the St. Mary's team finds themselves in actual danger.