The MobLand season 2 finale lands on 20 November, and then what? Another year of staring at Paramount+ waiting for the Harrigans to come back? Absolutely not.
If you’ve been glued to Tom Hardy’s Harry Da Souza cleaning up after the Harrigans every Friday night, you already know what you love. A London crime family tearing itself apart from the inside. A matriarch who is far more dangerous than she lets on. Rival firms, old grudges, and the sinking feeling that nobody at the dinner table can be trusted. Good news. You can get all of that from a book, and you don’t have to wait a week for the next chapter. So here’s my pick for anyone looking for books like MobLand: the Gunn Family Trilogy. Three London crime family thrillers, one family, read in order like a box set. All three are on Kindle and ready to binge tonight.
Why MobLand is so addictive
On paper it’s a gangster show. Guns, money, dodgy deals in car parks. What actually keeps you watching is the family. MobLand was created by Ronan Bennett, the writer behind Top Boy, with Guy Ritchie directing and Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren at the centre of it. Conrad and Maeve Harrigan sit at the head of the table, their children circle each other like sharks, and Harry Da Souza is the one man trying to stop the whole thing going up in flames.
That’s exactly what my books are about, minus the Cotswolds mansion. My families live in Islington and Hackney, they’ve run their corner of London for decades, and they’d sell each other out for the right price. If you also love the old-school gangland sagas, have a look at my lists of books like Kimberley Chambers and books like Jessie Keane too.
The best books like MobLand: the Gunn Family Trilogy
01If you loved the Harrigans
Who Killed Lenny Gunn?
Whoever finds her husband’s killer inherits the Gunn empire.
A London crime family, an empire up for grabs, and every single person at the table with a reason to want it. If MobLand had been a book, it would look a lot like this one.
Queenie Gunn has called the whole family round to tell them she’s dying. Cue the vultures. The Gunns have run their corner of Islington and Hackney for decades, and every single one of them reckons the crown should be theirs. Lenny Gunn was murdered in 1996, and somebody at that table knows a lot more about it than they’ve ever let on.
Perfect if you love: crime family dynastieswho gets the empirea killer in the room
Side effects: you’ll start calling Sunday dinner “the sit-down”.
02If you loved Maeve and the women running the show
I Am Queenie Gunn
Before they feared her, they underestimated her.
The best thing about MobLand is that the women are every bit as dangerous as the men, and Maeve is the most dangerous of the lot. This is the story of how Queenie Gunn got there.
Before the money, the big house and the reputation, Queenie was a mouthy girl off Chapel Market with nothing to lose and a tongue that could strip paint. Then she met Lenny Gunn. This is how a nobody became the woman nobody in London was stupid enough to cross. Plenty of people underestimated her. Most of them only did it once.
Perfect if you love: women with powerorigin storiesold London
Side effects: you’ll start saying “leave it with me” in a way that frightens people.
03If you loved a finale that changes everything
Carol Gunn Returns
She was dead for twenty-one years.
You know that end-of-season feeling when one scene turns everything you thought you knew upside down? This is a whole book of it.
The final book in the Gunn Family Trilogy, and we’re not saying a word. Not because we can’t. Because the Gunns would have our kneecaps. All you need to know is this: she was dead for twenty-one years. Read Who Killed Lenny Gunn? first, then come back here and try to act surprised.
Perfect if you love: shock returnsseries finalesfamily reckonings
Side effects: you’ll never trust a funeral again.
MobLand season 2 and season 3: what we know
- Season 2 started on Paramount+ on 18 September 2026, with ten episodes released weekly on Fridays.
- The season 2 finale streams on 20 November 2026.
- Season 3 is confirmed, with Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren returning. There’s no release date yet.
- Where to watch: MobLand is on Paramount+. For the full cast and background, the MobLand Wikipedia page is a good start.
Your questions answered
What books are like MobLand?
If you love the Harrigans, start the Gunn Family Trilogy with Who Killed Lenny Gunn?, a London crime family saga about who inherits the empire. If Maeve is your favourite, read I Am Queenie Gunn.
When is the MobLand season 2 finale?
The season 2 finale streams on Paramount+ on 20 November 2026. Season 2 began on 18 September 2026, with one new episode every Friday.
Is there going to be a MobLand season 3?
Yes. Paramount+ has confirmed a third season, with Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren returning. No release date has been announced yet.
Is MobLand based on a book?
No. MobLand is an original TV series created by Ronan Bennett, who also created Top Boy. If you want a book that feels like it, try the Gunn Family Trilogy.
Are these books on Kindle?
Yes. All three books in the Gunn Family Trilogy are out now on Kindle and in paperback.
Kadie x
P.S. Maeve Harrigan versus Queenie Gunn. Who wins? Come and argue about it with me on TikTok, Instagram or Facebook.