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A. E. van Vogtstandalone novel1950

Science fiction, mysterious in tone, about immortality, set in our world.

“Drawn in through his attraction to a cult member, the lawyer learns the group possesses technology beyond its disguise, including spacecraft, and is preparing to relocate the house's stones off-world to escape a coming war.”
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Falling AngelNovel

William Hjortsbergstandalone novel1978

Horror, dark in tone, about murder investigation.

“Written in a hardboiled detective style with supernatural themes, it was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart.”
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The Puppet MastersNovel

Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1951

Science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens and survival.

“Parasitical aliens attach themselves to human hosts and take over their bodies.”
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The Dresden FilesSeries

series56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
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The Screaming MimiNovel

Fredric Brownstandalone novel1949

Noir, about murder investigation and madness.

“A shorter version of the book appeared in the October, 1949 issue of Mystery Book Magazine.”
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Effective Engineering SolutionsSeries

series37 books1995

Thriller & suspense, about murder investigation, set in contemporary.

“Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child wrote it as a standalone techno-thriller in 2000; it later fed into their separate Gideon Crew series rather than getting a direct sequel of its own.”
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