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Fire, Burn!Novel
John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1957
Historical mystery, tense in tone.
“Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels.”
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Fata MorganaNovel
William Kotzwinklestandalone novel1977
Eerie in tone, about quests and reincarnation, set in big city.
“Picard is a hunter of the purest instincts, with an appetite for the ladies, a taste for lemon tarts, and a policeman's nose for hard realities.”
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Lord DarcySeries
series15 books1964
Mystery & detective and historical fantasy, about murder investigation and wizards.
“Lord Darcy centers on Randall Garrett's investigator of the same name, a detective working an alternate history where functional magic stands in for our world's technology.”
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List of 7Series
series2 books1993
Mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century and british isles.
“Though initially an occult murder mystery, the story brings in conspiracy theory, vendetta, horror, history, and Theosophy.”
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NecropolisNovel
Basil Copperstandalone novel1980
Historical mystery, eerie in tone, about family secrets, set in big city.
“Private detective Clyde Beatty, a rival of the great Holmes, has been hired by the lovely Angela Meredith to inquire into her father's suspicious death.”
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The PrestigeNovel
Christopher Prieststandalone novel1995
Literary & general and historical fiction, about identity, set in our world.
“There's a lot of focus on a trick, where he seems to move across any width of stage in an instant, and on a feud with another magician, Angier.”
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