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Death Is a Lonely BusinessNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1985
About murder investigation and loneliness, set in big city.
“The main character and narrator is a sensitive, modest writer, with a girlfriend studying in Mexico City.”
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The Colorado KidNovel
Stephen Kingstandalone novel2005
Noir, about murder investigation and identity, set in contemporary.
A Graveyard for Lunatics: Another Tale of Two CitiesNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel1990
About murder investigation and art and artists, set in late 20th century.
The Crying of Lot 49Novel
Thomas Pynchonstandalone novel1966
Literary & general and postmodern.
“The shortest of Pynchon's novels, the plot follows Oedipa Maas, a young Californian woman who begins to embrace a conspiracy theory as she possibly unearths a centuries-old feud between two mail distribution companies.”
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All Flesh Is GrassNovel
Clifford D. Simakstandalone novel1965
Science fiction and first contact, about aliens, set in small town.
Let's All Kill ConstanceNovel
Ray Bradburystandalone novel2003
Noir, about murder investigation, set in big city.