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A chilling, claustrophobic thriller where the biting wilderness is just as dangerous as the secrets everyone is hiding. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with City of the Lost.

  • claustrophobic
  • chilling
  • isolated
  • tense
  1. 01

    Broken

    Kelley Armstrong

    A fierce, adrenaline-fueled urban fantasy where maternal instincts collide with supernatural serial killers.

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    • tense
    • pragmatic
    • gritty
    • suspenseful
  2. 02

    Haunted

    Kelley Armstrong

    A snarky, action-packed romp through a gritty afterlife with a morally gray witch who will do anything for her daughter.

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    • pragmatic
    • gritty
    • suspenseful
  3. 03

    Empire of Wild

    Cherie Dimaline

    A fierce, folklore-infused thriller where ancient monsters wear modern faces and love is a weapon forged in grief.

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    • tense
    • gritty
  4. 04

    Jar of Hearts

    Jennifer Hillier

    A dark, relentless plunge into the toxic obsessions of youth and the terrifying consequences of keeping the wrong secrets.

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    • claustrophobic
    • chilling
    • tense
    • gritty
  5. 05

    Already dead

    Charlie Huston

    A blood-soaked, hardboiled descent into a nocturnal Manhattan where the undead are just another flavor of organized crime.

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    • claustrophobic
    • gritty
    • cynical
  6. 06

    Broken monsters

    Lauren Beukes

    A feverish, dread-soaked descent into the rotting heart of a city where art, internet obsession, and grotesque murder collide.

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    • claustrophobic
    • gritty
    • cynical
  7. 07

    The devil's detective

    Simon Kurt Unsworth

    A grim, supernatural noir where a weary investigator must navigate the ultimate corrupt bureaucracy to solve an escalating string of murders.

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    • gritty
    • cynical
  8. 08

    The murder house

    James Patterson and David Ellis

    A breathless, twist-laden plunge into the dark, blood-soaked secrets hiding behind the manicured hedges of the ultra-wealthy.

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    • tense
    • gritty
    • cynical
    • suspenseful
  9. 09

    The Shining Girls

    Lauren Beukes

    A gritty, time-bending cat-and-mouse thriller that pulses with dark historical atmosphere and fierce feminist rage.

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    • claustrophobic
    • tense
    • gritty
  10. 10

    The Outlaw Demon Wails (Rachel Morgan, Book 6)

    Kim Harrison

    A snarky, high-stakes plunge into supernatural consequences where the line between hero and monster dangerously blurs.

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    • tense
    • gritty
    • moral ambiguity
  11. 11

    Grave Witch (Alex Craft)

    Kalayna Price

    A gritty, fast-paced supernatural noir where talking to the dead is just another day at the office.

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    • pragmatic
    • gritty
    • hidden identities
  12. 12

    The Trespasser

    Tana French

    A fiercely psychological, claustrophobic procedural where the sharpest danger comes from inside the squad room.

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    • claustrophobic
    • tense
    • gritty
    • cynical

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