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The Burning CourtNovel
John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1937
About curses and witches.
“Today, it is hailed as Carr's best non-series novel.”
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Grim Reaper mysteriesSeries
series5 books2009
Set in contemporary.
“After a bad car accident, Casey Maldonado hits the road and finds herself unable to shake an unwelcome companion: Death itself, which won't take her but won't leave her alone either.”
from the catalogue
Start with Embrace the Grim Reaper →
The ShadowSeries
series342 books1931
Mystery & detective, set in early 20th century.
Start with The Living Shadow →
Robert LangdonSeries
series6 books2000
Thriller & suspense, about faith and religion, set in contemporary and europe.
“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
from the catalogue
Start with Angels & Demons →
MuckerSeries
series4 books1921
Adventure.
“Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mucker novels follow their tough antihero across two linked magazine serials from 1914–1916 that were combined into the 1921 novel The Mucker.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Mucker →
Cahokia JazzNovel
Francis Spuffordstandalone novel2023
Alternate history, about political intrigue and race and racism, set in alternate earth.