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Paul HarleySeries
series7 books1919
completed
Mystery & detective, set in early 20th century.
Start with Bat Wing →
The Burning CourtNovel
John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1937
Whodunit, about curses and witches.
“Today, it is hailed as Carr's best non-series novel.”
from the catalogue
Deception PointNovel
Dan Brownstandalone novel2001
Thriller & suspense, about political intrigue, set in contemporary and arctic & antarctica.
Gaston MaxSeries
series4 books1915
completed
Mystery & detective, set in early 20th century.
“The loosely connected series continues across The Golden Scorpion and later books into the 1940s.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Yellow Claw →
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.”
from the catalogue
Start with Mindstar Rising →
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn HardcastleNovel
Stuart Turtonstandalone novel2018
Science fiction and whodunit, about time loop.