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Deception PointNovel
Dan Brownstandalone novel2001
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in contemporary.
Black DragonSeries
series2 books1983
Fantasy, about dragons, set in contemporary and north america.
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Greg MandelSeries
series5 books1993
Science fiction, about psychic powers, set in near future and british isles.
“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 Poison OracleNovel
Peter Dickinsonstandalone novel1974
Historical fiction, about uplift, set in middle east.
“A chimpanzee that is able to communicate with the use of plastic symbols is the sole witness to a murder in a medieval Arab kingdom.”
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NevermoreNovel
William Hjortsbergstandalone novel1994
Set in early 20th century and north america.
“In the novel, Harry Houdini joins forces with Arthur Conan Doyle to solve a series of murders, which eerily re-enact the stories of Edgar Allan Poe.”
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Fire, Burn!Novel
John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1957
Tense in tone, set in british isles and 19th century.
“Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels.”
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