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Historical fantasy, tense in tone, about witches and identity.
The Lady of the ShroudNovel
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Gothic and romance, set in early 20th century.
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The Drawing of the DarkNovel
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The Montglane ServiceSeries
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The Devil in VelvetNovel
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“The Robert Langdon novel series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown.”
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