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A haunting blend of Appalachian folklore and veteran trauma, where healing is found in the lost songs of an enigmatic mountain people. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Hum and the Shiver.
- haunting
- mountain-shadowed
- mystical
- somber
- 01
Shadow Ops
Myke Cole
A high-octane collision of tactical military grit and explosive magical warfare.
- 02
The Elementals
Michael McDowell
A sweltering, sun-drenched descent into Southern Gothic madness where the sand itself feels alive and hungry.
- 03
Grave Reservations
Cherie Priest
A quirky, supernatural mystery that balances the cozy charm of a local karaoke bar with the high stakes of a cold-case investigation.
- 04
Those across the river
Christopher Buehlman
A sweltering, dread-soaked descent into the rotting heart of the American South, where buried sins demand a bloody toll.
- 05
The Over-Mountain Man
Emma Goldrick · 1986
A delightfully chaotic vintage romance where a stranded traveler and a grumpy local find unexpected warmth in the rustic Smoky Mountains.
- 06
Dark Jenny
Alex Bledsoe
A hardboiled fantasy mystery where a cynical swordsman must untangle a deadly web of royal intrigue before a kingdom burns.
- 07
The ghost war
Alex Berenson
A tense, paranoid plunge into the murky waters of global espionage where trust is scarce and the stakes are apocalyptic.
- 08
The life we bury
Allen Eskens
A poignant, character-driven mystery where the search for a killer becomes a profound journey of redemption and coming-of-age.
- 09
A soldier's duty
Jean Johnson
A gritty, adrenaline-fueled military space opera anchored by a fiercely competent soldier burdened with saving the future.
- 10
Half-resurrection blues
Daniel José Older
A shadowy, supernatural mystery that explores the eerie, liminal space between the living and the dead.
- 11
City of blades
Robert Jackson Bennett
A gritty, haunted espionage fantasy anchored by a foul-mouthed, world-weary general confronting the ghosts of a dead god's war.
- 12
This Thing Between Us
Gus Moreno
A raw, surreal descent into the isolating madness of grief, where modern technology becomes a conduit for cosmic dread.
