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MidnightNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1989
Science fiction, about nanotechnology and survival, set in small town.
“A wealthy tech entrepreneur, intending to create superhumans by infecting them with nanotech to assist their physical and mental abilities, picks a California town as his secret pilot project, but things go terribly wrong.”
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Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and our world.
“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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The NestNovel
Gregory A. Douglasstandalone novel1980
About survival, set in small town.
“Amazon: It was just an ordinary garbage dump on peaceful Cape Cod.”
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The Bad PlaceNovel
Dean R. Koontzstandalone novel1990
Mystery & detective and thriller & suspense, about amnesia, set in late 20th century.
“As his condition worsens, private investigators Bobby and Julie Dakota are hired to track him and uncover the truth behind his blackouts.”
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CarrieNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, about psychic powers and revenge, set in small town.
The ShiningSeries
series5 books1977
About psychic powers and addiction.
“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
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Start with The Shining →