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  • Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

    Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

    32 ratings
    Condemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches’ conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after.But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even without being the targets for assassination...
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    dark  demons  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

    The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

    34 ratings
    Note: This book is the same as The Outlaw Demon Wails. It was printed under both titles. To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins are coming home to haunt her...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    30 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon!A Perfect BloodRitually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S...
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    crime  dark  demons  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    33 ratings
    Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter—and lived to tell the tale. But she's never faced off against her own kind . . . until now.Denounced and shunned for dealing with demons and black magic, her best hope is life imprisonment—at worst, a forced lobotomy and genetic slavery...
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    dark  demons  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison

    White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison

    33 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the sinister and seductive Hollows for the newest blockcuster adventure featuring Rachel Morgan, witch and bounty hunter.White Witch, Black CurseSome wounds take time to heal...and some scars never fade.Rachel Morgan, kick-ass witch and bounty hunter, has taken her fair share of hits, and has broken lines she swore she would never cross...
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    dark  demons  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • Black Arts by Faith Hunter

    Black Arts by Faith Hunter

    24 ratings
    Jane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker who always takes care of her own—no matter the cost...When Evan Trueblood blows into town looking for his wife, Molly, he’s convinced that she came to see her best friend, Jane. But it seems like the witch made it to New Orleans and then disappeared without a trace.Jane is ready to do whatever it takes to find her friend...
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    angels  dark  demons  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Lies Ripped Open by Steve McHugh

    Lies Ripped Open by Steve McHugh

    18 ratings
    Over a hundred years have passed since a group of violent killers went on the rampage, murdering innocent victims for fun. But even back then, sorcerer Nate Garrett, aka Hellequin, knew there was more to it than simple savage pleasure—souls were being stolen.Nate’s discovery of the souls’ use, and of those supporting the group’s plan, made him question everything he believed...
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    crime  dark  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  urban  vampires
  • Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

    Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

    37 ratings
    There's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

    Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

    46 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Darkfever and Bloodfever returns to Dublin’s Fae-infested shores in a bold, sensual new novel...
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    dark  demons  magic  myths  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning

    46 ratings
    I used to think my sister and I were just two nice southern girls who’d get married in a few years and settle down to a quiet life. Then I discovered that Alina and I descend, not from good wholesome southern stock, but from an ancient Celtic bloodline of powerful sidhe-seers, people who can see the Fae...
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    dark  magic  myths  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione

    Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione

    29 ratings
    FORBIDDEN TEMPTATIONS Serena Kelley is an archaeologist and treasure hunter-and a woman with a secret. Since she was seven, she's been the keeper of a powerful charm that grants her health and immortality . . . as long as she stays a virgin. But Serena isn't all that innocent...
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    angels  anti-hero  dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison

    The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison

    37 ratings
    Rachel Morgan, sexy witch, independent bounty hunter, prowls the downtown Cincinnati for criminal creatures of the night. She can handle leather-clad vamps and a cunning demon or two. But a serial killer who feeds on the experts in the most dangerous kind of black magic is an ancient, implacable evil that threatens her very soul...
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    crime  dark  demons  humor  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense
  • Prison of Hope by Steve McHugh

    Prison of Hope by Steve McHugh

    18 ratings
    Long ago, Olympian gods imprisoned the demon Pandora in a human—Hope—creating a creature whose only purpose was chaos and death. Remorseful, the gods locked Pandora away in Tartarus, ruled by Hades.Now, centuries later, Pandora escapes...
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    anti-hero  crime  dark  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings  suspense
  • Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

    Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

    27 ratings
    Smart, sexy, supernatural—the men and women of the Otherworld live and love, fight and die, among us. Unseen and unsuspected, this realm of witches, ghosts, and werewolves is now threatened with exposure by a brutal series of bizarre murders that has left even the supernatural world baffled—and cold with terror...
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    dark  demons  magic  myths  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    35 ratings
    The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past...
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    crime  dark  demons  humor  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost

    Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost

    33 ratings
    An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness . . . And now one woman has stumbled into the shadows. Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares...
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    dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  north-america  paranormal  suspense
  • With Silent Screams by Steve McHugh

    With Silent Screams by Steve McHugh

    18 ratings
    His name is Nathan Garrett, but he’s also known as Hellequin. And murdering one of his friends and trying to blow him up is a good way to get this centuries-old sorcerer’s full attention…An old friend’s dead body, a cryptic note, and an explosion that almost costs him his own life propel Nate headfirst into a mystery involving a new threat from an old foe...
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    anti-hero  crime  dark  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings
  • Working for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher

    Working for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher

    20 ratings
    "B is for Bigfoot" takes place between Fool Moon and Grave Peril. "I Was a Teenage Bigfoot" takes place circa Deadbeat. "Bigfoot on Campus" takes place between Turn Coat and Changes.Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden is used to mysterious clients with long hair and legs up to here...
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    crime  dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  urban
  • Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

    Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

    24 ratings
    The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author sets the stage for a battle of epic proportions.Savannah Levine is all grown up. As a witch endowed with an array of spells, she is also a force to be reckoned with. As a paranormal investigator she is finally coming into her own. But her last case tore a family apart, and Savannah swore she'd give up her powers to fix the mess she helped create...
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    angels  crime  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer

    The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer

    13 ratings
    Daniel Faust has clawed his way from the gutter to a penthouse suite, carving a bloody swath across the Las Vegas underworld. He's buried his enemies and more than a few friends along the way. If there's one thing a modern-day sorcerer knows for certain, though, it's that the past never stays buried forever...
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    crime  dark  demons  magic  noir  paranormal  urban  action-adventure
  • Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton

    42 ratings
    In Circus of the Damned-now in trade paperback for the first time-a rogue master vampire hits town, and Anita gets caught in the middle of an undead turf war. Jean-Claude, the Master Vamp of the city, wants her for his own-but his enemies have other plans...
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    crime  dark  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    14 ratings
    A gemstone might destroy the world before I get the chance to do it myself.Interdimensional rifts are opening, spilling supernatural creatures into the world of the humans. Locating and closing the gateways takes two—an angel and a demon. It’s the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the common goal that might allow demons and angels to put aside nearly three million years of hate...
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    angels  dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  vampires
  • Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    14 ratings
    A gemstone might destroy the world before I get the chance to do it myself.Interdimensional rifts are opening, spilling supernatural creatures into the world of the humans. Locating and closing the gateways takes two—an angel and a demon. It’s the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the common goal that might allow demons and angels to put aside nearly three million years of hate...
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    angels  dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  vampires
  • The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer

    The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer

    15 ratings
    Nobody has ever escaped from the Iceberg. It's a privately-owned prison deep in the Mojave Desert, staffed by brutal guards and surrounded by desolate wasteland. Inside the walls, gangs and predators are constant threats; outside the walls, there's nothing but a sniper's bullet or a slow death in the desert heat...
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    angels  crime  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  urban  action-adventure
  • The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    15 ratings
    Out of prison and back on the streets, Daniel Faust returns home to a city on fire. The Chicago mob is making their play for control of Las Vegas, with an army of gunmen and a lethal shapeshifter on their side, while Daniel's friend Jennifer marshals the forces of the Vegas underworld...
  • The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey

    The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey

    19 ratings
    Sandman Slim must save himself-and the entire world-from the wrath of some enraged and vengeful ancient gods in this sixth high-octane adventure in the New York Times bestselling seriesBeing a half-human, half-angel nephilim with a bad rep and a worse attitude-not to mention temporarily playing Lucifer-James Stark aka Sandman Slim has made a few enemies...
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    angels  anti-hero  crime  dark  demons  hard-boiled  hell  humor
  • The Perdition Score by Richard Kadrey

    The Perdition Score by Richard Kadrey

    19 ratings
    The request from Thomas Abbot, the Augur of the Sub Rosa council, couldn’t come at a better time for James Stark, aka Sandman Slim. For a man who’s most recently met Death — and death’s killer — a few months of normal life is more than he can handle...
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    angels  dark  demons  hard-boiled  humor  magic  myths  noir
  • Night Rune by Brad Magnarella

    Night Rune by Brad Magnarella

    8 ratings
    Where to turn when all roads lead to ruin? Last night I barely escaped 1776 New York City – now I have to go back. My teammates are trapped in a time catch. Worse, the demon master Malphas is building a gateway there, one that could trigger a full-blown apocalypse. But returning will require new allies: a crabby goblin, a fae princess and former lover, and the demon-vampire Arnaud...
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    demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong

    Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong

    24 ratings
    At twenty-one, Savannah Levine-orphaned daughter of a notorious dark witch and an equally notorious cutthroat sorcerer-considers herself a full-fledged member of the otherworld. The once rebellious teen has grown into a six-foot-tall, motorcycle-riding jaw-dropper, with an impressive knowledge of and ability to perform spells...
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    angels  crime  dark  demons  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Saint Odd by Dean Koontz

    Saint Odd by Dean Koontz

    24 ratings
    The future is haunting Odd Thomas.The carnival has returned to Pico Mundo, the same one that came to town when Odd was just sixteen. Odd is drawn to an arcade tent where he discovers Gypsy Mummy, the fortune-telling machine that told him that he and Stormy Llewellyn were destined to be together forever.But Stormy is dead and Pico Mundo is under threat once more...
  • Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh

    35 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her world of angelic rulers, vampiric servants, and the woman thrust into their darkly seductive world…Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux wakes from a year-long coma to find herself changed—an angel with wings the colors of midnight and dawn—but her fragile body needs time to heal before she can take flight...
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    angels  crime  dark  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Blood Cross by Faith Hunter

    Blood Cross by Faith Hunter

    26 ratings
    Jane Yellowrock is back on the prowl against the children of the night... The vampire council has hired skinwalker Jane Yellowrock to hunt and kill one of their own who has broken sacred ancient rules — but Jane quickly realizes that in a community that is thousands of years old, loyalties run deep..
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    angels  crime  dark  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Stolen by Kelley Armstrong

    Stolen by Kelley Armstrong

    32 ratings
    It was in Bitten, Kelley Armstrong's debut novel, that thirty-year-old Elena Michaels came to terms with her feral appetites and claimed the proud identity of a beautiful, successful woman and the only living female werewolf...
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    dark  demons  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • Slashback by Rob Thurman

    Slashback by Rob Thurman

    16 ratings
    I stopped and let them circle me, first because it was intriguing and, second, because, honestly, what could they do? Only knives, but all armed, and that made them even more interesting. Interesting. Fun.Playtime…Taking on bloodthirsty supernatural monsters is how Caliban and Niko Leandros make a living...
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    angels  anti-hero  dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal
  • First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

    First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

    38 ratings
    The night is not safe for mortals.Denise MacGregor knows all too well what lurks in the shadows – her best friend is half-vampire Cat Crawfield – and she has already lost more than the average human could bear. But her family’s dark past is wrapped in secrets and shrouded in darkness – and a demon shapeshifter has marked Denise as prey...
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    dark  demons  humor  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Blackout by Rob Thurman

    Blackout by Rob Thurman

    18 ratings
    When half-human Cal Leandros wakes up on a beach littered with the slaughtered remains if a variety of hideous creatures, he's not that concerned. In fact, he can't remember anything-including who he is.And that's just the way his deadly enemies like it..
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    anti-hero  dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings
  • The Bride Wore Black Leather by Simon R. Green

    The Bride Wore Black Leather by Simon R. Green

    18 ratings
    John Taylor is marrying the love of his life, Suzie Shooter, the Nightside’s most fearsome bounty hunter. But before he can walk down the aisle he has one more case to solve as a private eye — a case that has him on the run from friends and enemies both, with his bride-to-be looking to collect the bounty on his head..
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    anti-hero  crime  dark  humor  magic  noir  paranormal  urban
  • The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey

    The Naming of the Beasts by Mike Carey

    18 ratings
    They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but if you ask Castor he'll tell you there's quite a bit of arrogance and reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. And he should know. There's only so many times you can play both sides against the middle and get away with it. Now, the inevitable moment of crisis has arrived and it's left Castor with blood on his hands...
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    crime  dark  demons  hard-boiled  magic  noir  paranormal  suspense
  • Kill City Blues by Richard Kadrey

    Kill City Blues by Richard Kadrey

    21 ratings
    James Stark, aka Sandman Slim, has managed to get out of Hell, renounce his title as the new Lucifer, and settle back into life in LA. But he's not out of trouble yet. Somewhere along the way he misplaced the Qomrama Om Ya, a weapon from the banished older gods who are also searching for their lost power...
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    angels  anti-hero  dark  demons  hard-boiled  hell  humor  magic
  • Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth by Simon R. Green

    Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth by Simon R. Green

    25 ratings
    My name is John Taylor. I’m a PI for hire in the Nightside, the dark and corrupt city within the city of London. Where the sun never shines and where pleasure and horror are always on sale—for the right price.Not a nice place to visit or a nice place to live. So you wouldn’t think I would care that it was about to be destroyed, by none other than my very own long-missing, not-quite-human mom...
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    angels  crime  dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  noir
  • The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton

    The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton

    40 ratings
    Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold's zombie--and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it...
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    crime  dark  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton

    27 ratings
    I am Meredith, princess of faerie, wielder of the hands of Flesh and Blood, and at long last, I am with child–twins, fathered by my royal guard. Though my uncle, Taranis, King of Light and Illusion, claims that he is the true father since he abducted me from my home, betrayed, and defiled me. And now he has branded my guards as a threat to my unborn children...
  • American Gods by Neil Gaiman

    American Gods by Neil Gaiman

    59 ratings
    First published in 2001, here is the New York Times bestselling novel that became an instant classic and was hailed by USA Today as “a powerful, searing force that makes readers confront what is real and what is not…”—now a TV series from FremantleMedia North America is coming to STARZ with Bryan Fuller and Michael Green as showrunners, and starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Crispin Glover,...
  • The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton

    The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton

    40 ratings
    Anita has fallen for the leader of a local pack of werewolves. She's survived a lot, but this love thing may kill her yet...
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    crime  dark  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton

    39 ratings
    In Laurell K. Hamilton's "New York Times" bestselling novels, Anita Blake, vampire hunter and animator, takes a bite out of crime-of the supernatural kind. But even someone who deals with death on a daily basis can be unnerved by its power... When Branson, Missouri, is hit with a death wave-four unsolved murders-it doesn't take an expert to realize that all is not well...
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    crime  dark  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton

    37 ratings
    The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter backlist takes flight with a whole new look.In her ninth adventure, vampire hunter Anita Blake owes a favor to a friend-a man almost as dangerous as the ancient evil she's about to face...
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    crime  dark  magic  north-america  paranormal  suspense  urban  usa
  • The Eye of the Moon by Anonymous

    The Eye of the Moon by Anonymous

    14 ratings
    Following a massive rampage that left the streets of Santa Mondega soaked with blood, the elusive supernatural serial killer known only as the Bourbon Kid is now himself being haunted. Hot on his heels are several vampire gangs, the Secret Service, a couple of werewolves, corrupt cops, and the Dark Lord himself, and none will rest until he is dead...
  • A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer

    A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer

    15 ratings
    It's hard to make a dishonest buck in Sin City, especially when a rogue FBI agent is gunning for your head. Flat broke and one step ahead of the law, Daniel Faust flees Vegas and lands in Chicago, where a risky heist promises to fill his pockets with cash...
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    angels  anti-hero  crime  dark  demons  magic  noir  paranormal
  • Blackout by Rob Thurman

    Blackout by Rob Thurman

    18 ratings
    When half-human Cal Leandros wakes up on a beach littered with the slaughtered remains if a variety of hideous creatures, he's not that concerned. In fact, he can't remember anything-including who he is.And that's just the way his deadly enemies like it..
    Categorized as:
    anti-hero  dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  paranormal  retellings
  • A Hard Day's Knight by Simon R. Green

    A Hard Day's Knight by Simon R. Green

    18 ratings
    John Taylor is a P.I. with a special talent for finding lost things in the dark and secret center of London known as the Nightside. He's also the reluctant owner of a very special-and dangerous-weapon. Excalibur, the legendary sword...
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    anti-hero  crime  dark  demons  humor  magic  myths  noir
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