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The ShadowSeries
series342 books1931
Mystery & detective, set in early 20th century.
Start with The Living Shadow →
The Burning CourtNovel
John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1937
Whodunit, mysterious in tone, about curses and witches.
“Today, it is hailed as Carr's best non-series novel.”
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No Good from a CorpseNovel
Leigh Brackettstandalone novel1944
Noir, set in big city.
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)Series
series7 books2014
Set in contemporary.
“The mix of true-crime procedural instincts and creeping horror is a hallmark of King's later work with the character.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mr. Mercedes →
Falling AngelNovel
William Hjortsbergstandalone novel1978
Horror, dark in tone, set in mid 20th century.
“Written in a hardboiled detective style with supernatural themes, it was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart.”
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Time and AgainSeries
series2 books1970
completed
Science fiction and time travel, mysterious in tone, set in big city.
“Commercial artist Si Morley is recruited into a secretive government project testing whether self-hypnosis, combined with a recreated slice of 1880s Manhattan, can send someone back in time.”
from the catalogue
Start with Time and Again →