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A fog-drenched Victorian thriller where sharp intellect meets the ruthless, bloody machinery of industrial capitalism. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Shadow in the North (Sally Lockhart #2).
- fog-drenched
- tense
- dread-soaked
- tragic
- 01
The ruby in the smoke (Sally Lockhart #1)
Philip Pullman · 1985
A fog-drenched plunge into the perilous, shadowy underbelly of Victorian London alongside a fiercely independent heroine.
- 02
The tiger in the well
Philip Pullman · 1990
A tense, atmospheric historical mystery that plunges the reader into the shadowy, dangerous underbelly of Victorian London.
- 03
Clockwork Princess
Cassandra Clare
A dramatic plunge into a shadowy, supernatural London where anticipated joy is upended by dark secrets and questions of identity.
- 04
The Creeping Shadow
Jonathan Stroud
A fog-drenched, witty descent into supernatural peril where the only thing sharper than the ghosts' claws is the banter.
- 05
A Northern Light
Jennifer Donnelly
A beautifully written, atmospheric coming-of-age tale where a young woman's love of words becomes her only escape from a life of rural hardship.
- 06
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Garth Nix
A magical romp through 1983 London where fighting booksellers police the boundaries of myth and reality.
- 07
Chain of Gold
Cassandra Clare
A glittering, demon-haunted romp through Edwardian London fueled by sharp banter and devastating romantic angst.
- 08
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
Alan Bradley
A charmingly eccentric historical mystery where a precocious young chemist unravels deep family secrets amidst the crumbling halls of an English estate.
- 09
The Lie Tree
Frances Hardinge
A shadowy historical mystery about a fiercely curious girl peeling back the polite veneer of society to expose the deadly secrets beneath.
- 10
The Watch House
Robert Westall · 1977
A chilling coastal mystery where the relics of past tragedies awaken a lingering, malevolent force.
- 11
Fire and Hemlock
Diana Wynne Jones
A brilliant, autumnal puzzle-box of a novel where forgotten memories hide a terrifying mythic reality.
- 12
The Blackthorn Key
Kevin Sands
A puzzle-filled, explosive romp through shadowy 17th-century London that balances dark conspiracies with the fierce loyalty of friendship.
