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The X-FilesUniverse
universe91 books1994
Set in north america.
“Working them are two FBI agents who agree on almost nothing — Fox Mulder, who wants to believe, and Dana Scully, the pathologist sent to debunk him — and a truth that keeps receding the closer they get.”
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includes The X-Files Origins, Jonathan Maberry's X-Files Anthologies, The X-Files Young Adult Series, The X-Files Young Readers Series
CrusaderNovel
Edward Bloorstandalone novel1999
About murder investigation and virtual reality.
“There¹s a dark secret in fifteen-year-old Roberta Ritter¹s past.”
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Cold in JulyNovel
Joe R. Lansdalestandalone novel1989
Noir, dark in tone, about revenge.
The Monster VariationsNovel
Daniel Krausstandalone novel2009
Literary & general, dark in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary.
“The murder weapon is a truck, and the only protection is a curfew enacted to keep kids off the streets.”
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Compound FractureNovel
Andrew Joseph Whitestandalone novel2024
Horror and ghost stories, about family secrets and class conflict.
“Set in West Virginia in 2017, the story follows Miles Abernathy, a trans, autistic teen, whose family is part of an ongoing feud with the sheriff over the exploitation of the locals.”
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December ParkNovel
Ronald Malfistandalone novel2014
About murder investigation.
“Malfi has credited this book with being his most autobiographical to date, citing that the fictional town of Harting Farms and its titular neighborhood park are based on the Maryland suburb of Severna Park, where Malfi grew up.”
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