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  • Cover of Fire, Burn!
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    John Dickson Carr · standalone novel · 1957

    Tense in tone, set in british isles.

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

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    John Dickson Carr · standalone novel · 1951

    Time travel, set in renaissance and early modern and british isles.

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    Lucius Shepard · standalone novel · 1993

    Gothic and horror, dark in tone.

    “Mobilized by the news of this discovery, aristocratic vampire clans arrive at the looming Castle Banat, where they plan to partake of the sublime blood.”

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    series · 17 books · 1841

    Mystery & detective and historical mystery, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century and europe.

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    William Kotzwinkle · standalone novel · 1977

    Historical fantasy, about quests and reincarnation, set in big city.

    “Picard is a hunter of the purest instincts, with an appetite for the ladies, a taste for lemon tarts, and a policeman's nose for hard realities.”

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    Basil Copper · standalone novel · 1980

    Alternate history, about family secrets, set in british isles and big city.

    “Private detective Clyde Beatty, a rival of the great Holmes, has been hired by the lovely Angela Meredith to inquire into her father's suspicious death.”

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