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H. Beam Piperstandalone novel1953

Whodunit, set in north america.

“Jeff Rand, a private detective, is skeptical when he is employed by Gladys Fleming to evaluate her recently acquired gun collection, which happens to contain a dark secret.”
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Sally LockhartSeries

series4 books1985

Historical fiction, set in 19th century and british isles.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

Rivers of LondonSeries

series32 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and british isles.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue

Start with Rivers of London →

Black DragonSeries

series2 books1983

Fantasy, about dragons, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

Science fiction, about robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue

Start with Foundation →

includes The Positronic Robot Stories, Trantorian Empire, Foundation, Second Foundation Trilogy, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)

Deception PointNovel

Dan Brownstandalone novel2001

Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in contemporary.

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