🔍 Investigating The Dead

Narratives centered on piecing together the lives and deaths of those who can no longer speak for themselves, where the investigation becomes an act of both justice and remembrance.

Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective

by Robert Mann • 2006

A forensic anthropologist reads the stories bones tell: who died, how, and at whose hands.

3.91

851

🔎 Forensic Anthropology ⚰️ Death Investigation 🔬 Forensic Science 🦴 Skeletal Analysis 🍂 Decomposition Research

Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Summary

Forensic Detective Forensic Detective Forensic Detective 90%

A forensic anthropologist reads the stories bones tell: who died, how, and at whose hands.

by Robert Mann 2006

3.91

851 ratings

🔎 Forensic Anthropology ⚰️ Death Investigation 🔬 Forensic Science 🦴 Skeletal Analysis 🍂 Decomposition Research

Forensics

by Val McDermid • 2014

How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.

4.09

13k+

🧬 Forensic Science 🕵️ Criminalistics 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis 💀 Death Investigation 🩺 Forensic Pathology

Forensics 89%

How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.

by Val McDermid 2014

4.09

13k+ ratings

🧬 Forensic Science 🕵️ Criminalistics 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis 💀 Death Investigation 🩺 Forensic Pathology

Stiff

by Mary Roach • 2003

Every car you drive was safety-tested on a human cadaver. That is only the beginning.

4.06

245k+

🔍 Forensic Science 🏥 Medical History 🦴 Human Anatomy ⚰️ Funerary Practices 🔬 Popular Science

Stiff 89%

Every car you drive was safety-tested on a human cadaver. That is only the beginning.

by Mary Roach 2003

4.06

245k+ ratings

🔍 Forensic Science 🏥 Medical History 🦴 Human Anatomy ⚰️ Funerary Practices 🔬 Popular Science

Forensics

by D.P. Lyle • 2008

How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.

4.34

375

🖋️ Crime Writing 🔬 Forensic Science 🩺 Forensic Pathology 🔍 Crime Scene Investigation ⏱️ Death Investigation

Forensics 89%

How bodies decompose, how DNA really works, and the forensic mistakes crime writers keep making.

by D.P. Lyle 2008

4.34

375 ratings

🖋️ Crime Writing 🔬 Forensic Science 🩺 Forensic Pathology 🔍 Crime Scene Investigation ⏱️ Death Investigation

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

by Caitlin Doughty • 2014

A crematory trainee discovers the dead aren't the scary part; the funeral industry is.

4.22

110k+

💀 Death Acceptance ⚱️ Funeral Industry 🌿 Natural Burial 🕯️ Death Rituals 🚫 Death Taboos

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Summary

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory 89%

A crematory trainee discovers the dead aren't the scary part; the funeral industry is.

by Caitlin Doughty 2014

4.22

110k+ ratings

💀 Death Acceptance ⚱️ Funeral Industry 🌿 Natural Burial 🕯️ Death Rituals 🚫 Death Taboos

What the Dead Know

by Barbara Butcher • 2023

The New York City death investigator who learned to read a body before her own life.

4.17

9k+

🕵️‍♀️ Death Investigation 🔬 Forensic Pathology 💔 Emotional Labor 🧠 Suicide Studies 🚑 Mass Casualty Response

What the Dead Know 89%

The New York City death investigator who learned to read a body before her own life.

by Barbara Butcher 2023

4.17

9k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Death Investigation 🔬 Forensic Pathology 💔 Emotional Labor 🧠 Suicide Studies 🚑 Mass Casualty Response

Forensics for Dummies

by D.P. Lyle • 2004

From fingerprints to DNA: the real science of crime solving, minus the TV myths.

4.07

578

🔬 Forensic Science 🔍 Crime Scene Investigation 📚 Popular Forensics 🧪 Forensic Techniques 🕵️ Armchair Detectives

Forensics for Dummies 89%

From fingerprints to DNA: the real science of crime solving, minus the TV myths.

by D.P. Lyle 2004

4.07

578 ratings

🔬 Forensic Science 🔍 Crime Scene Investigation 📚 Popular Forensics 🧪 Forensic Techniques 🕵️ Armchair Detectives

The Bone Woman

by Clea Koff • 2001

At 23, she exhumed mass graves in Rwanda. The bones held evidence no killer could silence.

4.02

3k+

🦴 Forensic Anthropology 🔍 Genocide Investigation ⛏️ Mass Grave Exhumation ⚖️ Human Rights Forensics 👁️ Bearing Witness

The Bone Woman 88%

At 23, she exhumed mass graves in Rwanda. The bones held evidence no killer could silence.

by Clea Koff 2001

4.02

3k+ ratings

🦴 Forensic Anthropology 🔍 Genocide Investigation ⛏️ Mass Grave Exhumation ⚖️ Human Rights Forensics 👁️ Bearing Witness

Chasing Evil

by John Edward • 2025

Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.

4.44

6k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

Chasing Evil 88%

Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.

by John Edward 2025

4.44

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

The First Ghosts

by Irving Finkel • 2021

Ghosts are ancient, but Mesopotamia left the first written rules for living with the restless dead.

4.01

499

🏛️ Mesopotamian History ⛪ Ancient Religion ⚱️ Death And Burial 👻 Ghost Lore 🪄 Ancient Magic

The First Ghosts 88%

Ghosts are ancient, but Mesopotamia left the first written rules for living with the restless dead.

by Irving Finkel 2021

4.01

499 ratings

🏛️ Mesopotamian History ⛪ Ancient Religion ⚱️ Death And Burial 👻 Ghost Lore 🪄 Ancient Magic

Spook

by Mary Roach • 2005

What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.

3.60

41k+

🔬 Afterlife Research 👻 Paranormal Investigation 🧪 Scientific Skepticism 💫 Near-Death Experiences 📸 Spiritualism History

Spook 88%

What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.

by Mary Roach 2005

3.60

41k+ ratings

🔬 Afterlife Research 👻 Paranormal Investigation 🧪 Scientific Skepticism 💫 Near-Death Experiences 📸 Spiritualism History

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

by Caitlin Doughty • 2019

A mortician answers kids' blunt questions: from eyeball-eating cats to freeze-dried space corpses.

4.12

48k+

🧬 Mortuary Science 💀 Death Positivity 🦠 Decomposition ⚰️ Funeral Practices 🤪 Quirky Science

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death Summary

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death 88%

A mortician answers kids' blunt questions: from eyeball-eating cats to freeze-dried space corpses.

by Caitlin Doughty 2019

4.12

48k+ ratings

🧬 Mortuary Science 💀 Death Positivity 🦠 Decomposition ⚰️ Funeral Practices 🤪 Quirky Science

Ghost Story

by Jim Butcher • 2011

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

4.25

107k+

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Ghost Story 88%

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

by Jim Butcher 2011

4.25

107k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave

by Mariana Enriquez • 2025

Mariana Enriquez tours graves worldwide: erotic tombs, colonial mass graves, London vampire panic.

3.81

5k+

🪦 Cemetery History 🎟️ Dark Tourism 🧳 Travel Essays 🌑 Gothic Nonfiction 🗿 Funerary Art

Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave Summary

Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave 88%

Mariana Enriquez tours graves worldwide: erotic tombs, colonial mass graves, London vampire panic.

by Mariana Enriquez 2025

3.81

5k+ ratings

🪦 Cemetery History 🎟️ Dark Tourism 🧳 Travel Essays 🌑 Gothic Nonfiction 🗿 Funerary Art

London Falling

by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2026

A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.

4.37

36k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🔍 Family Investigation 🎭 Impostor Narrative 🚫 Police Failure 🌫️ Dark And Atmospheric

London Falling 88%

A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.

by Patrick Radden Keefe 2026

4.37

36k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🔍 Family Investigation 🎭 Impostor Narrative 🚫 Police Failure 🌫️ Dark And Atmospheric

Odd Thomas

by Dean Koontz • 2003

A fry cook who can see the dead uncovers a plot to massacre his desert town.

4.00

277k+

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🌵 Desert Gothic 👻 Medium Protagonist ☠️ Death Omens 👨‍🍳 Everyman Hero

Odd Thomas 88%

A fry cook who can see the dead uncovers a plot to massacre his desert town.

by Dean Koontz 2003

4.00

277k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🌵 Desert Gothic 👻 Medium Protagonist ☠️ Death Omens 👨‍🍳 Everyman Hero

Lily Dale

by Christine Wicker • 2004

A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.

3.49

1k+

🔮 Modern Spiritualism 👻 Mediumship 💔 Grief And Loss 🤔 Skepticism And Belief ✨ Afterlife Beliefs

Lily Dale 88%

A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.

by Christine Wicker 2004

3.49

1k+ ratings

🔮 Modern Spiritualism 👻 Mediumship 💔 Grief And Loss 🤔 Skepticism And Belief ✨ Afterlife Beliefs

80s Ghosts

by V.S. Lawrence • 2024

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

3.73

2k+

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

80s Ghosts 88%

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

by V.S. Lawrence 2024

3.73

2k+ ratings

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

Nevermore

by Keith R.A. DeCandido • 2007

Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.

3.84

8k+

🕵️ Supernatural Procedural 🖤 Gothic Horror Mystery 📚 Literary Murders 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🎓 Academic Villain

Nevermore 88%

Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.

by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007

3.84

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Procedural 🖤 Gothic Horror Mystery 📚 Literary Murders 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🎓 Academic Villain

How to Solve a Crime

by Professor Angela Gallop • 2022

DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.

3.59

277

🔬 Forensic Science 🩸 Crime Scene Investigation 🧬 Forensic Dna 🔍 Trace Evidence 💻 Digital Forensics

How to Solve a Crime 87%

DNA gets headlines, but fiber and pollen close cases: a life in forensic science.

by Professor Angela Gallop 2022

3.59

277 ratings

🔬 Forensic Science 🩸 Crime Scene Investigation 🧬 Forensic Dna 🔍 Trace Evidence 💻 Digital Forensics

Unexplained

by Richard MacLean Smith • 2018

What UFOs, ghosts, and past lives reveal about the living, not the dead.

3.58

2k+

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Cases 💀 Fear Of Death 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Digital Folklore

Unexplained 87%

What UFOs, ghosts, and past lives reveal about the living, not the dead.

by Richard MacLean Smith 2018

3.58

2k+ ratings

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Cases 💀 Fear Of Death 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Digital Folklore

Little Ghosts

by Gregg Dunnett • 2023

A murdered girl's ghost asks her brother to find a killer the police missed.

4.18

7k+

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Child Ghost 🔍 Unlikely Detectives 💔 Grief Horror 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Little Ghosts 87%

A murdered girl's ghost asks her brother to find a killer the police missed.

by Gregg Dunnett 2023

4.18

7k+ ratings

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Child Ghost 🔍 Unlikely Detectives 💔 Grief Horror 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Afterlife

by Colin Wilson • 1987

The evidence for survival, assembled from mediums, reincarnation studies, and near-death cases.

3.57

151

🔬 Parapsychology 👻 Afterlife Evidence ✨ Near-Death Experiences 🔄 Reincarnation Cases 🕯️ Mediumship

Afterlife 87%

The evidence for survival, assembled from mediums, reincarnation studies, and near-death cases.

by Colin Wilson 1987

3.57

151 ratings

🔬 Parapsychology 👻 Afterlife Evidence ✨ Near-Death Experiences 🔄 Reincarnation Cases 🕯️ Mediumship

Indelible

by Karin Slaughter • 2004

A body burns on a football field. The detective won't speak. The sheriff wears a swastika.

4.15

62k+

🖤 Southern Noir 👮 Police Procedural 💀 Medical Examiner Fiction 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 💊 Meth Underworld

Indelible 87%

A body burns on a football field. The detective won't speak. The sheriff wears a swastika.

by Karin Slaughter 2004

4.15

62k+ ratings

🖤 Southern Noir 👮 Police Procedural 💀 Medical Examiner Fiction 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 💊 Meth Underworld

Killer Insight

by Karoline Anderson • 2024

A Seattle detective uses past-life dreams to solve murders, until the serial killer targets her.

3.70

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Detective 🔄 Past Lives 🩸 Serial Killer 🧬 Forensic Evidence 🚔 Police Procedural

Killer Insight 87%

A Seattle detective uses past-life dreams to solve murders, until the serial killer targets her.

by Karoline Anderson 2024

3.70

88 ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Detective 🔄 Past Lives 🩸 Serial Killer 🧬 Forensic Evidence 🚔 Police Procedural

Bury Your Past

by J.M. Dalgliesh • 2019

After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.

4.20

14k+

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 👮 British Police Procedural 🌊 Coastal Noir 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Secrets

Bury Your Past 87%

After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.

by J.M. Dalgliesh 2019

4.20

14k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 👮 British Police Procedural 🌊 Coastal Noir 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Secrets

Shutter

by Ramona Emerson • 2022

A Navajo forensic photographer sees the dead. One ghost's demand for justice unravels a conspiracy.

3.78

18k+

🕵️ Paranormal Mystery 🔬 Forensic Investigation 👻 Reluctant Medium 💔 Generational Trauma 📖 Literary Horror

Shutter 87%

A Navajo forensic photographer sees the dead. One ghost's demand for justice unravels a conspiracy.

by Ramona Emerson 2022

3.78

18k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Mystery 🔬 Forensic Investigation 👻 Reluctant Medium 💔 Generational Trauma 📖 Literary Horror

Troubled Blood

by Robert Galbraith • 2020

A daughter's plea draws private detectives into a cold case that echoes a serial killer's past.

4.38

149k+

🕰️ Cold Case 🕵️ Detective Duo 🔪 Serial Killer ❓ Will-They-Won't-They 🌑 Dark Atmosphere

Troubled Blood 87%

A daughter's plea draws private detectives into a cold case that echoes a serial killer's past.

by Robert Galbraith 2020

4.38

149k+ ratings

🕰️ Cold Case 🕵️ Detective Duo 🔪 Serial Killer ❓ Will-They-Won't-They 🌑 Dark Atmosphere

So Silent

by Blake Pierce • 2024

An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses inaudible sound to murder women with exceptional hearing.

4.33

163

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 🪪 FBI Procedural 🐕 K9 Partner 😔 Haunted Detective 👩‍💼 Female FBI Agent

So Silent 87%

An FBI agent hunts a killer who uses inaudible sound to murder women with exceptional hearing.

by Blake Pierce 2024

4.33

163 ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 🪪 FBI Procedural 🐕 K9 Partner 😔 Haunted Detective 👩‍💼 Female FBI Agent

The Profiler

by Pat Brown • 2010

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

3.08

2k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

The Profiler 87%

Exposing the DC sniper case and a staged suicide by reading crime scenes the FBI refuses to.

by Pat Brown 2010

3.08

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 🧠 Forensic Psychology 👹 Psychopathy 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis ⚖️ Justice System Flaws

College Girl, Missing

by Shawn Cohen • 2024

She vanished after a night of partying, barefoot on the security footage. The witnesses went silent.

3.54

18k+

🔍 Unsolved Disappearances 🎓 College Campus Crime 📺 Media And Crime 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Advocates 🤫 Silence And Obstruction

College Girl, Missing 87%

She vanished after a night of partying, barefoot on the security footage. The witnesses went silent.

by Shawn Cohen 2024

3.54

18k+ ratings

🔍 Unsolved Disappearances 🎓 College Campus Crime 📺 Media And Crime 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Advocates 🤫 Silence And Obstruction

The Fourth Monkey

by J.D. Barker • 2017

A dead man's severed ear forces a detective to hunt a killer who buries girls alive.

4.26

88k+

🕵️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 📖 Killer Origin Story 💔 Dead Wife Grief 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

The Fourth Monkey 87%

A dead man's severed ear forces a detective to hunt a killer who buries girls alive.

by J.D. Barker 2017

4.26

88k+ ratings

🕵️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 📖 Killer Origin Story 💔 Dead Wife Grief 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

The Laughing Corpse

by Laurell K. Hamilton • 1994

A necromancer refuses to trade a life for a zombie. Now a voodoo queen demands hers.

4.13

89k+

🪦 Voodoo Horror 🔫 Hardboiled Urban Fantasy 💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🩸 Vampire Human Bond 🧟 Zombie Raising

The Laughing Corpse 87%

A necromancer refuses to trade a life for a zombie. Now a voodoo queen demands hers.

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1994

4.13

89k+ ratings

🪦 Voodoo Horror 🔫 Hardboiled Urban Fantasy 💀 Necromancer Protagonist 🩸 Vampire Human Bond 🧟 Zombie Raising

Night Film

by Marisha Pessl • 2013

A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.

3.78

96k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🌀 Postmodern Mystery 📰 Investigative Journalism 🔮 Occult Investigation 🎬 Cursed Film

Night Film 87%

A cult director's daughter dies, a ruined reporter digs, and the horror films start coming true.

by Marisha Pessl 2013

3.78

96k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🌀 Postmodern Mystery 📰 Investigative Journalism 🔮 Occult Investigation 🎬 Cursed Film

Die Wise

by Stephen Jenkinson • 2015

Palliative care has made dying longer and more terrifying. A veteran caregiver explains why.

4.34

861

🩺 Palliative Care 🕯️ Conscious Dying 💔 Grief Work 🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🦴 Ancestral Wisdom

Die Wise 87%

Palliative care has made dying longer and more terrifying. A veteran caregiver explains why.

by Stephen Jenkinson 2015

4.34

861 ratings

🩺 Palliative Care 🕯️ Conscious Dying 💔 Grief Work 🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🦴 Ancestral Wisdom

Old God's Time

by Sebastian Barry • 2023

A retired detective's solitude is broken by a cold case that unearths his own buried sins.

3.80

19k+

🕵️ Literary Crime 📚 Irish Literary Fiction 👴 Retired Detective 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 👻 Haunted Protagonist

Old God's Time 87%

A retired detective's solitude is broken by a cold case that unearths his own buried sins.

by Sebastian Barry 2023

3.80

19k+ ratings

🕵️ Literary Crime 📚 Irish Literary Fiction 👴 Retired Detective 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 👻 Haunted Protagonist

Quattro presunti familiari

by Daniele Mencarelli • 2026

A skeleton surfaces in rural Italy. Four families wait, each hoping the DNA result is not theirs.

3.37

487

👮 Police Procedural 🔬 Forensic Investigation 💰 Police Corruption 🙏 Atonement 🍂 Meditative Grief

Quattro presunti familiari 87%

A skeleton surfaces in rural Italy. Four families wait, each hoping the DNA result is not theirs.

by Daniele Mencarelli 2026

3.37

487 ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔬 Forensic Investigation 💰 Police Corruption 🙏 Atonement 🍂 Meditative Grief

A Faint Cold Fear

by Karin Slaughter • 2003

A Georgia medical examiner tracks staged campus suicides. Her pregnant sister is attacked.

4.03

65k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🖤 Southern Gothic 🏘️ Small Town Crime 💔 Traumatized Detective 🩺 Medical Examiner

A Faint Cold Fear 87%

A Georgia medical examiner tracks staged campus suicides. Her pregnant sister is attacked.

by Karin Slaughter 2003

4.03

65k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🖤 Southern Gothic 🏘️ Small Town Crime 💔 Traumatized Detective 🩺 Medical Examiner

Memento Mori

by Joanna Ebenstein • 2024

A daily reminder of death: the ancient, now science-backed practice for the life you actually want.

4.02

266

🪦 Mortality Awareness 😰 Fear Of Death 💔 Grief Processing 👻 Afterlife Studies 🌍 Cultural Deathways

Memento Mori 87%

A daily reminder of death: the ancient, now science-backed practice for the life you actually want.

by Joanna Ebenstein 2024

4.02

266 ratings

🪦 Mortality Awareness 😰 Fear Of Death 💔 Grief Processing 👻 Afterlife Studies 🌍 Cultural Deathways

Unbelievable

by Stacy Horn • 2009

The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.

3.27

512

🔮 Parapsychology 🔬 History Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Research 🧪 Experimental Psychology

Unbelievable 87%

The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.

by Stacy Horn 2009

3.27

512 ratings

🔮 Parapsychology 🔬 History Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Research 🧪 Experimental Psychology

Traces

by Patricia Wiltshire • 2019

Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.

3.60

3k+

🔬 Forensic Science 🌿 Forensic Ecology 🔍 Trace Evidence 🗺️ Environmental Profiling 🌻 Palynology

Traces 87%

Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.

by Patricia Wiltshire 2019

3.60

3k+ ratings

🔬 Forensic Science 🌿 Forensic Ecology 🔍 Trace Evidence 🗺️ Environmental Profiling 🌻 Palynology

Ghost Hunting

by Jason Hawes • 2007

A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.

3.86

2k+

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Paranormal Skepticism 👊 Poltergeist Activity 🗣️ Spirit Communication 🧸 Haunted Objects

Ghost Hunting 87%

A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.

by Jason Hawes 2007

3.86

2k+ ratings

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Paranormal Skepticism 👊 Poltergeist Activity 🗣️ Spirit Communication 🧸 Haunted Objects

Cold as Hell

by Rhett C. Bruno • 2022

A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.

3.99

2k+

🤠 Weird West 🔍 Occult Detective 🕊️ Redemption Quest 🎭 Cursed Artifact 🖤 Gothic Western

Cold as Hell 87%

A resurrected gunslinger hunts three outlaws whose hellish ice freezes the frontier dead.

by Rhett C. Bruno 2022

3.99

2k+ ratings

🤠 Weird West 🔍 Occult Detective 🕊️ Redemption Quest 🎭 Cursed Artifact 🖤 Gothic Western

Forget You Saw Her

by Noelle W. Ihli • 2025

A negative DNA test sends a mother to Utah, where her dead daughter's ghost demands justice.

4.26

43k+

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Ghostly Investigation 🔍 Missing Child Search ⛪ Mormon Community 🐺 Hidden Predator

Forget You Saw Her 87%

A negative DNA test sends a mother to Utah, where her dead daughter's ghost demands justice.

by Noelle W. Ihli 2025

4.26

43k+ ratings

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Ghostly Investigation 🔍 Missing Child Search ⛪ Mormon Community 🐺 Hidden Predator

Written in Blood

by Colin Wilson • 1989

How science replaced luck and torture in crime detection, from arsenic tests to DNA.

3.92

233

🧬 Forensic Science 🕰️ Crime History 🔍 Trace Evidence 🩺 Forensic Pathology 🆔 Criminal Identification

Written in Blood 87%

How science replaced luck and torture in crime detection, from arsenic tests to DNA.

by Colin Wilson 1989

3.92

233 ratings

🧬 Forensic Science 🕰️ Crime History 🔍 Trace Evidence 🩺 Forensic Pathology 🆔 Criminal Identification

Science & the Near-death Experience

by Chris Carter • 2010

The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.

4.15

191

🪐 Near-Death Experiences 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Evidence ⚛️ Mind-Body Dualism 🔍 Paranormal Investigation

Science & the Near-death Experience Summary

Science & the Near-death Experience 87%

The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.

by Chris Carter 2010

4.15

191 ratings

🪐 Near-Death Experiences 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Evidence ⚛️ Mind-Body Dualism 🔍 Paranormal Investigation

Hauntings

by Paul Roland • 2008

She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.

3.27

201

🏚️ Ghost Lore 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏰 Haunted Locations 🧠 Parapsychology 🔮 Mediumship

Hauntings 87%

She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.

by Paul Roland 2008

3.27

201 ratings

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The Farewell Chronicles 87%

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