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Fire, Burn!Novel
John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1957
Historical mystery, tense in tone.
“Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels.”
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The Mystery of the SeaNovel
Bram Stokerstandalone novel1902
Tense in tone, set in at sea.
“Shortly afterwards he discovers their child has drowned.”
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The Bedlam DetectiveNovel
Stephen Gallagherstandalone novel2012
Historical mystery, eerie in tone, about madness, set in small town.
NecropolisNovel
Basil Copperstandalone novel1980
Historical mystery and alternate history, about family secrets, set in 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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Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'UrbervillesNovel
Kim Newmanstandalone novel2011
Historical mystery, dark and tense in tone.
Sebastian St. CyrSeries
series1 book2012
Historical mystery and historical fiction, tense in tone, about family secrets.
“A beautiful young antiquary, Miss Tennyson recently provoked an uproar with her controversial identification of the island as the location of Camelot.”
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