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A gritty, neon-soaked supernatural noir where the afterlife is just another corrupt bureaucracy and the angels are as world-weary as the demons. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Dirty Streets Of Heaven.

  • gritty
  • neon-lit
  • shadowy
  • smoky
  1. 01

    happy hour in hell

    Tad Williams

    A gritty, high-stakes descent into the netherworld where survival means outrunning demons and undead psychopaths.

    Shares:
    • gritty
    • shadowy
    • cynical
  2. 02

    To Green Angel Tower, Book Three

    Tad Williams · 2005

    A sweeping, melancholic epic that rewards patience with a deeply emotional, world-shattering crescendo.

    Feels:
    • autumnal
    • dread-soaked
    • sweeping
  3. 03

    Sandman Slim

    Richard Kadrey

    A whiskey-soaked, blood-spattered joyride through a grimy supernatural Los Angeles with a protagonist who literally crawled out of Hell.

    Shares:
    • gritty
    • neon-lit
    • cynical
    • hardboiled
  4. 04

    Good guys

    Steven Brust

    A gritty, cynical urban fantasy where underpaid magical operatives question the morality of the secretive institution they serve.

    Shares:
    • gritty
    • shadowy
    • cynical
    • wry
  5. 05

    Kill the dead

    Richard Kadrey

    A blood-soaked, neon-drenched joyride through a grimy Los Angeles where the monsters are real and the hero is worse.

    Shares:
    • neon-lit
    • cynical
    • hardboiled
    • irreverent
  6. 06

    The House of Shattered Wings

    Aliette de Bodard

    A dark, ash-choked descent into a ruined city where fallen angels and desperate magic-users cling to the remnants of power.

    Shares:
    • shadowy
  7. 07

    Dreams of Gods & Monsters

    Laini Taylor

    A lush, apocalyptic crescendo of star-crossed love and monstrous wars that demands to be devoured.

    Feels:
    • awe-inspiring
    • tense
    • bittersweet
  8. 08

    Archangels Legion

    Nalini Singh

    A cinematic, high-stakes paranormal romance where apocalyptic dread is met with fierce, world-shaking devotion.

    Feels:
    • dread-soaked
    • passionate
    • apocalyptic
  9. 09

    His Dark Bond

    Anne Marsh

    A steamy, shadow-drenched descent into temptation where a fallen angel finds his ultimate salvation.

    Shares:
    • shadowy
  10. 10

    The Black Jewels Trilogy

    Anne Bishop

    A dark, high-stakes descent into occult politics where immense magical power makes an innocent girl the ultimate prize.

    Shares:
    • shadowy
  11. 11

    When Demons Walk

    Patricia Briggs

    A tense, magical mystery where a rogue must don a dangerous disguise to hunt a supernatural killer before time runs out.

    Shares:
    • shadowy
  12. 12

    A madness of angels, or, The resurrection of Matthew Swift

    Kate Griffin

    A frantic, neon-lit plunge into a hidden, magical London where the city's grime and electricity pulse with dangerous life.

    Shares:
    • cynical

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