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Falling AngelNovel
William Hjortsbergstandalone novel1978
Horror and noir, dark in tone.
“Written in a hardboiled detective style with supernatural themes, it was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart.”
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Death Is a Lonely BusinessNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1985
Eerie in tone, about loneliness, set in big city.
“The main character and narrator is a sensitive, modest writer, with a girlfriend studying in Mexico City.”
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The Screaming MimiNovel
Fredric Brownstandalone novel1949
Noir, about madness.
“A shorter version of the book appeared in the October, 1949 issue of Mystery Book Magazine.”
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Let's All Kill ConstanceNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel2003
Noir, set in big city.
Murder in the GunroomNovel
H. Beam Piperstandalone novel1953
Whodunit, set in our world.
“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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More Bitter Than DeathNovel
Kate Wilhelmstandalone novel1963
Whodunit, set in our world and islands.
“A murder mystery set on Charles Isle, southernmost island of the Hatteras group, where the body of a 16-year old girl is found in the sand dunes after a hurricane.”
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