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A steamy, Southern-fried supernatural mystery where small-town gossip is just as dangerous as the monsters lurking in the woods. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Dead as a doornail.
- steamy
- tense
- quirky
- Southern-fried
- 01
From dead to worse
Charlaine Harris
A swampy, blood-spattered dive into supernatural turf wars anchored by a pragmatic heroine who meets chaos with a wry sigh.
- 02
Living dead in Dallas
Charlaine Harris
A steamy, blood-spattered Southern mystery where supernatural politics collide with small-town pragmatism.
- 03
Iron kissed
Patricia Briggs
A gritty, emotionally intense urban fantasy where blue-collar pragmatism collides with the terrifying, shadowy politics of the fae.
- 04
Bone Crossed
Patricia Briggs
A gritty, fast-paced urban fantasy where blue-collar pragmatism meets deadly supernatural politics.
- 05
Narcissus in chains
Laurell K. Hamilton
A gritty, leather-clad descent into supernatural politics where desire is a weapon and love is a blood-soaked battlefield.
- 06
The good, the bad, and the undead
Kim Harrison
A snarky, leather-clad plunge into a shadowy cityscape where magic has a steep price and allies are as dangerous as enemies.
- 07
Bloody bones
Laurell K. Hamilton
A gritty, blood-soaked descent into supernatural noir where the monsters are terrifying but the heroine might just be worse.
- 08
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.
- 09
Skinwalker
Faith Hunter
A gritty, leather-clad plunge into a sultry New Orleans underworld where the line between predator and prey is razor-thin.
- 10
Full Moon Rising (Riley Jensen, Guardian, Book 1)
Keri Arthur
A steamy, suspenseful plunge into a supernatural underworld where carnal desires collide with a desperate search for family.
- 11
A Dirty Job
Christopher Moore · 2006
A hilarious, chaotic romp through the underworld of San Francisco that somehow manages to be a touching story about single fatherhood and grief.
- 12
My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
Lori Handeland, P. N. Elrod and others
A chaotic, snark-filled celebration where wedding day jitters are amplified by vampires, werewolves, and magical mishaps.











