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Deception PointNovel
Dan Brownstandalone novel2001
Thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in arctic & antarctica.
Great North RoadNovel
Peter F. Hamiltonstandalone novel2012
Tense in tone, set in near future and british isles.
The City & the CityNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2009
About identity and political intrigue, set in otherworld.
Rivers of LondonSeries
series32 books2011
Urban fantasy, set in british isles and big city.
“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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GnomonNovel
Nick Harkawaystandalone novel2017
Dystopia, challenging in tone, about surveillance, set in near future.
“A detective investigates a murder through unconventional methods that leads to questions about her society's very nature.”
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Nursery CrimesSeries
series2 books2005
Fantasy, funny in tone.
“The Big Over Easy turns Humpty Dumpty's fall into a murder investigation; The Fourth Bear follows with the Gingerbread Man as a serial killer.”
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Start with The Big Over Easy →