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AlienistSeries
series2 books1994
completed
Set in north america and big city.
“The first murder victim investigated is a 13-year-old immigrant who has had his eyes removed, his genitals removed and stuffed in his mouth, and other injuries.”
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Start with The Alienist →
The Night of the RipperNovel
Robert Blochstandalone novel1984
Horror, set in british isles.
Fire, Burn!Novel
John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1957
Mysterious in tone, set in british isles.
“Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels.”
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Dr. Thomas BondSeries
series2 books2013
About madness, set in british isles and big city.
“With the terrible increase in mutilated corpses to examine, the highly regarded police surgeon Dr. Thomas Bond has lost the ability to sleep.”
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Start with Mayhem →
Benjamin JanuarySeries
series21 books1997
About race and racism, set in north america.
“'Benjamin January, a free Creole with dark brown skin, has returned to this society after living in Paris for more than a decde.”
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Start with A Free Man of Color →
The Devil in VelvetNovel
John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1951
Time travel, mysterious in tone, set in renaissance and early modern and british isles.