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SS-GBNovel
Len Deightonstandalone novel1978
Alternate history and spy thriller, about political intrigue, set in british isles.
“Archer's investigation collides with occupation politics, the British resistance, and rival factions of the SS and the German Army, each wanting the case to go a different way.”
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No Good from a CorpseNovel
Leigh Brackettstandalone novel1944
Noir.
Joe KurtzSeries
series3 books2001
completed
Noir, about revenge, set in contemporary.
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Kerry DarkeSeries
series1 book2018
Police procedural, about madness, set in british isles and contemporary.
“Sally has never been found, and the Fell Man never identified.”
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A Serpent UncoiledNovel
Simon Spurrierstandalone novel2011
Noir, about madness, set in british isles and contemporary.
“Working as an enforcer in London's criminal underworld brought Dan Shaper to the edge of a breakdown.”
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Daniel McEvoySeries
series2 books2011
Noir, set in our world and contemporary.
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