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AlienistSeries
series2 books1994
completed
Set in 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.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Alienist →
Benjamin JanuarySeries
series21 books1997
About race and racism.
“'Benjamin January, a free Creole with dark brown skin, has returned to this society after living in Paris for more than a decde.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Free Man of Color →
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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The Night of the RipperNovel
Robert Blochstandalone novel1984
Horror, set in europe and british isles.
Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'UrbervillesNovel
Kim Newmanstandalone novel2011
Mysterious in tone, set in british isles.
The Dante ClubNovel
Matthew Pearlstandalone novel2003
Historical fiction, mysterious in tone, about books and reading, set in our world.