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Century RainNovel
Alastair Reynoldsstandalone novel2004
Science fiction and alternate history, about identity.
Greg MandelSeries
series5 books1993
Science fiction, about psychic powers, set in near future.
“Greg Mandel is a former special-forces soldier with a psychic 'gland' implant for reading emotions, working as a private investigator in a near-future Britain recovering from an authoritarian climate-crisis government.”
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The Chill and the KillNovel
Joan Flemingstandalone novel1964
About psychic powers, set in small town.
“Publisher: Rita's attack of Second Sight was spectacular: she could foretell the future with special reference to approaching death, and at moments she could read a stranger's whole past and future from just one glance.”
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The Mind ReadersNovel
Margery Allinghamstandalone novel1965
About psychic powers.
Rivers of LondonSeries
series32 books2011
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and big city.
“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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Murder in the GunroomNovel
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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