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Falling AngelNovel
William Hjortsbergstandalone novel1978
Horror and noir, dark in tone.
“Written in a hardboiled detective style with supernatural themes, it was adapted into the 1987 film Angel Heart.”
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The Screaming MimiNovel
Fredric Brownstandalone novel1949
Noir, about madness.
“A shorter version of the book appeared in the October, 1949 issue of Mystery Book Magazine.”
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More Bitter Than DeathNovel
Kate Wilhelmstandalone novel1963
Set in islands.
“A murder mystery set on Charles Isle, southernmost island of the Hatteras group, where the body of a 16-year old girl is found in the sand dunes after a hurricane.”
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FatherlandNovel
Robert Harrisstandalone novel1992
Alternate history and thriller & suspense, about political intrigue, set in europe.
The Demolished ManNovel
Alfred Besterstandalone novel1953
Science fiction, about psychic powers, set in far future.
“In the year 2301, guns are only museum pieces and benign telepaths sweep the minds of the populace to detect crimes before they happen.”
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Greg MandelSeries
series5 books1993
Science fiction, about psychic powers, set in near future and british isles.
“Greg Mandel is a former special-forces soldier with a psychic 'gland' implant for reading emotions, working as a private investigator in a near-future Britain recovering from an authoritarian climate-crisis government.”
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