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  • Cover of The Devil in Velvet
    The Devil in VelvetNovel

    John Dickson Carr · standalone novel · 1951

    Mystery & detective and time travel.

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    The Devil and the Dark WaterNovel

    Stuart Turton · standalone novel · 2020

    Horror and historical fiction, tense in tone, set in at sea.

    “Set in 1634, it features a detective trying to solve a series of inexplicable crimes aboard an East Indiaman ship.”

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  • Cover of Fire, Burn!
    Fire, Burn!Novel

    John Dickson Carr · standalone novel · 1957

    Mystery & detective, tense in tone, set in 19th century.

    “Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels.”

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  • Cover of Maestro Nostradamus
    Maestro NostradamusSeries

    series · 3 books · 2007

    completed

    Historical fantasy.

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  • Cover of Shakespeare and Smythe
    Shakespeare and SmytheSeries

    series · 4 books · 2000

    Historical mystery, about murder investigation, set in renaissance and early modern and british isles.

    “When a backer's daughter is double-crossed by a would-be suitor, the reluctant bride turns to the ostler and playwright for help.”

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    Start with A Mystery of Errors →

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    Irene AdlerSeries

    series · 10 books · 1990

    completed

    Mystery & detective, set in 19th century.

    “Irene Adler, the beautiful American opera singer who once outwitted Sherlock Holmes, is given a life of her own in this first of a series.”

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    Start with Good Night, Mr. Holmes →

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