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A gritty, supernatural noir where a cynical detective is thrust into a deadly power vacuum in a shadowy, magical London. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The good, the bad, and the uncanny.
- shadowy
- tense
- ominous
- urban-gothic
- 01
Just another judgement day
Simon R. Green · 2009
A gritty supernatural noir where a cynical detective races to stop an unstoppable, apocalyptic force from cleansing a shadowy city of sin.
- 02
Agents of light and darkness
Simon R. Green · 2003
A gritty, neon-lit descent into a magical underworld where cynical noir meets apocalyptic urban fantasy.
- 03
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.
- 04
The Devil You Know
Mike Carey
A gritty, sarcastic descent into a haunted London where the ghosts are dangerous but the living are worse.
- 05
Rivers of London
Ben Aaronovitch
A wry, rain-slicked collision of bureaucratic police work and ancient, chaotic magic.
- 06
Hard magic
Larry Correia
A gritty, high-octane collision of 1930s noir and explosive magical combat.
- 07
The Hanging Tree
Ben Aaronovitch
A wry, rain-slicked collision of ancient magic, modern police bureaucracy, and the untouchable arrogance of the super-rich.
- 08
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.
- 09
Half-resurrection blues
Daniel José Older
A shadowy, supernatural mystery that explores the eerie, liminal space between the living and the dead.
- 10
Good guys
Steven Brust
A gritty, cynical urban fantasy where underpaid magical operatives question the morality of the secretive institution they serve.
- 11
Kill City blues
Richard Kadrey
A blood-soaked, neon-drenched joyride through the supernatural underbelly of Los Angeles with a chain-smoking antihero.
- 12
Cursed
Benedict Jacka
A tense, shadowy dive into a magical underground where survival depends entirely on staying one step ahead of the future.
