18 books like The dark river

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The elixir of life (Auriol) William Harrison Ainsworth · 1844 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Supernatural, Paranormal with this book.

With the immortals Francis Marion Crawford · 1888 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares Supernatural, Paranormal with this book.

A Land More Kind Than Home

A Land More Kind Than Home Wiley Cash · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate An adventurous and precocious boy, Jess Hall is very protective of his older brother, Christopher, a mute whom everyone calls Stump. Though their mother has warned them not to snoop on grown-ups, Stump can't help sneaking a look at something he's not supposed to — an act that will have catastrophic repercussions, shattering both his world and Jess's. It's a wrenching event that thrusts Jess… Shares Brothers, Thriller

The Book of Accidents Chuck Wendig · 2021 · ★ 3.7 · 540p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father—and has never told his family what happened there. Long ago, Maddie was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she shouldn’t have—and is trying to remember that lost trauma by making haunting sculptures. Long ago, something sinister, something hungry, walked in the tunnels and the mountains… Shares Supernatural, Paranormal, Thriller

Tales of Men and Ghosts Edith Wharton · 1910 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Tales of Men and Ghosts is a collection of ten Edith Wharton short stories: "The Bolted Door," "His Father's Son," "The Daunt Diana," "The Debt," "Full Circle," "The Legend," "The Eyes," "The Blond Beast," "Afterward," and "The Letters." Shares Supernatural, Paranormal

Nightrise (The Power of Five / The Gatekeepers #3) Anthony Horowitz · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate As fourteen-year-old telepathic twins struggle to escape the clutches of the Nightrise Corporation, one of them travels through dreams to a time when the evil Old Ones ruled and learns the role that he, his brother, and three other Gatekeepers must play to keep the world safe from the Old Ones' return. Shares Brothers, Supernatural, Paranormal

War in heaven Charles Williams · 1930 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Williams gives a contemporary setting to the traditional story of the Search for the Holy Grail. Examining the distinction between magic and religion, War in Heaven is an eerily disturbing book, one that graphically portrays a metaphysical journey through the shadowy crevices of the human mind. ( Amazon) Shares Supernatural, Thriller

The September House

The September House Carissa Orlando · 2023 · ★ 3.9 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would… Shares Paranormal, Thriller

The Struggle Lisa Jane Smith · 1991 · ★ 4.5 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The Vampire Diaries : a Trilogy, Vol II Shares Brothers, Supernatural, Paranormal

The Forbidden Zone Whitley Strieber · 1993 · ★ 3.4 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Supernatural, Paranormal with this book.

A Beleaguered City Margaret Oliphant · 1880 · 78p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Shares Supernatural with this book.

Nightmare in Pink

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The Curator

The Curator M W Craven Shortlisted for the VN Thriller of the Year 2022Longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger 2021'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON'A powerful thriller from an explosive new talent' DAVID MARKLONGLISTED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER______________________Nothing says Christmas like severed fingersIt's December and a… Shares Thriller

The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller)

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The Hadacol Boogie

The Hadacol Boogie James Lee Burke Dave Robicheaux, James Lee Burke’s iconic detective, returns to investigate the death of an unidentified woman, pulling him into a vortex of corruption and violence in the Louisiana bayouWhen a cloaked, disfigured man leaves a dead woman in a garbage bag on Dave Robicheaux’s property, he knows his world and family are about to change.With Valerie Benoit, a detective new to the Iberia Parish… Shares Thriller

KILL ZONE: A NEAGLEY THRILLER

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HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller)

HARD TARGET (A Neagley Thriller) Dan Ames THE SYSTEM FAILED THEM. NEAGLEY WON'T. She witnessed the crash. She pulled the survivor from the wreck. And when the investigation gets buried before it starts, Neagley decides the case isn't closed. It's just hers. A black Mercedes. A dead mother. A seven-year-old boy who never made it home. And a four-year-old girl fighting for her life in a Chicago ICU. Neagley has seen more than her share of… Shares Thriller

FATAL PURSUIT

FATAL PURSUIT Dan Ames A MESSAGE CARVED IN FLESH. A THRILLER THAT CUTS LIKE A KNIFE. When a murder victim turns up in a Baltimore motel room with investigator Dave O'Donnell's name carved into his chest, O'Donnell knows he's being called back to a case he thought was closed forever.  The victim was supposedly killed in action in Afghanistan years ago in a devastating explosion O'Donnell investigated and ruled an… Shares Thriller

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