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No Good from a CorpseNovel
Leigh Brackettstandalone novel1944
Mystery & detective and noir, set in big city and north america.
Joe KurtzSeries
series3 books2001
completed
About revenge, set in contemporary.
Start with Hardcase →
SS-GBNovel
Len Deightonstandalone novel1978
Alternate history and spy thriller, about political intrigue, set in british isles.
“Archer's investigation collides with occupation politics, the British resistance, and rival factions of the SS and the German Army, each wanting the case to go a different way.”
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Daniel McEvoySeries
series2 books2011
Set in contemporary.
Start with Plugged →
Dave RobicheauxSeries
series4 books1993
Set in late 20th century.
Start with In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead →
A Serpent UncoiledNovel
Simon Spurrierstandalone novel2011
About madness and addiction, set in british isles and contemporary.
“Working as an enforcer in London's criminal underworld brought Dan Shaper to the edge of a breakdown.”
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