🕵️ Investigative Fantasy

Fantasy worlds where the central narrative engine is investigation—detectives wielding magic alongside logic, solving crimes in realms where the rules of evidence include spells and prophecy.

A Drop of Corruption

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2025

A memory-augmented sleuth pursues an impossible locked-room killer in a city of leviathans and lies.

4.47

50k+

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🔍 Fantasy Detective 🕵️ Sherlockian Duo 🩸 Body Horror 🌧️ Noir Atmosphere

A Drop of Corruption 91%

A memory-augmented sleuth pursues an impossible locked-room killer in a city of leviathans and lies.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2025

4.47

50k+ ratings

🔒 Locked-Room Mystery 🔍 Fantasy Detective 🕵️ Sherlockian Duo 🩸 Body Horror 🌧️ Noir Atmosphere

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 91%

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

Turn Coat

by Jim Butcher • 2009

Harry Dresden hides his worst enemy from the White Council. The real traitor is still inside.

4.44

113k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔪 Framed For Murder 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Traitor

Turn Coat 90%

Harry Dresden hides his worst enemy from the White Council. The real traitor is still inside.

by Jim Butcher 2009

4.44

113k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔪 Framed For Murder 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🎭 Hidden Traitor

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher • 2000

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

3.97

383k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Storm Front 90%

When magic kills, a wizard detective faces a crime lord, a vampire, and a rogue sorcerer.

by Jim Butcher 2000

3.97

383k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🥃 Hardboiled Fantasy 🌃 Supernatural Noir 🕯️ Demon Summoning 🧛 Vampire Politics

Small Favor

by Jim Butcher • 2008

Wizard Harry Dresden owes Mab a favor: find a vanished crime lord before Summer's killers do.

4.43

118k+

🔍 Wizard Detective ❄️ Fae Debt 😈 Fallen Angel Villains ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Supernatural Noir

Small Favor 90%

Wizard Harry Dresden owes Mab a favor: find a vanished crime lord before Summer's killers do.

by Jim Butcher 2008

4.43

118k+ ratings

🔍 Wizard Detective ❄️ Fae Debt 😈 Fallen Angel Villains ✨ Soul Magic 🕵️ Supernatural Noir

Terrier

by Tamora Pierce • 2006

A shy guard-trainee hears dead souls. Her first case: a kidnapper stalking the city's poorest ward.

4.16

70k+

🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🛡️ City Guard Fantasy 👮 Rookie Cop 💀 Necromantic Gift 🐱 Cat Companion

Terrier 90%

A shy guard-trainee hears dead souls. Her first case: a kidnapper stalking the city's poorest ward.

by Tamora Pierce 2006

4.16

70k+ ratings

🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🛡️ City Guard Fantasy 👮 Rookie Cop 💀 Necromantic Gift 🐱 Cat Companion

Dead Beat

by Jim Butcher • 2005

Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.

4.41

135k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 💀 Dark Necromancy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Protagonist 🧟 Zombie Mayhem

Dead Beat 90%

Blackmailed by a vampire, Dresden must stop necromancers from devouring Chicago's dead on Halloween.

by Jim Butcher 2005

4.41

135k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 💀 Dark Necromancy 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Protagonist 🧟 Zombie Mayhem

White Night

by Jim Butcher • 2007

A killer stalks Chicago's witches. The prime suspect is wizard PI Harry Dresden's own brother.

4.38

128k+

🔮 Wizard Detective 🩸 Vampire Conspiracy 🌃 Noir Urban Fantasy 🔍 Supernatural Whodunit ⚰️ Serial Killer

White Night 90%

A killer stalks Chicago's witches. The prime suspect is wizard PI Harry Dresden's own brother.

by Jim Butcher 2007

4.38

128k+ ratings

🔮 Wizard Detective 🩸 Vampire Conspiracy 🌃 Noir Urban Fantasy 🔍 Supernatural Whodunit ⚰️ Serial Killer

The Flaw in All Magic

by Ben S. Dobson • 2017

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

4.11

3k+

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

The Flaw in All Magic 90%

An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.

by Ben S. Dobson 2017

4.11

3k+ ratings

🔍 Magical Whodunit ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧠 Magicless Hero 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤝 Reluctant Partners

Proven Guilty

by Jim Butcher • 2006

Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.

4.39

130k+

🧙‍♂️ Wizard Detective 🕵️ Urban Fantasy Noir 👹 Fear-Eating Monsters 🧓 Reluctant Mentor ✨ Corrupting Magic

Proven Guilty 90%

Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.

by Jim Butcher 2006

4.39

130k+ ratings

🧙‍♂️ Wizard Detective 🕵️ Urban Fantasy Noir 👹 Fear-Eating Monsters 🧓 Reluctant Mentor ✨ Corrupting Magic

City of Stairs

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2014

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

4.10

41k+

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

City of Stairs 90%

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2014

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City ✨ Divine Artifacts ⚔️ Rebel Insurgency

Bloodhound

by Tamora Pierce • 2009

A guard and her scent hound pursue counterfeiters through a port ruled by a crime queen.

4.28

40k+

🕵️ Fantasy Police 💰 Counterfeit Conspiracy 🐕 Dog Companion 🔍 Undercover Mission 🏙️ Corrupt City

Bloodhound 90%

A guard and her scent hound pursue counterfeiters through a port ruled by a crime queen.

by Tamora Pierce 2009

4.28

40k+ ratings

🕵️ Fantasy Police 💰 Counterfeit Conspiracy 🐕 Dog Companion 🔍 Undercover Mission 🏙️ Corrupt City

A Local Habitation

by Seanan McGuire • 2010

Inside a fae tech company, a changeling PI hunts a killer who steals victims' memories.

3.90

21k+

🕵️ Fae Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🌗 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🧠 Memory Theft

A Local Habitation 90%

Inside a fae tech company, a changeling PI hunts a killer who steals victims' memories.

by Seanan McGuire 2010

3.90

21k+ ratings

🕵️ Fae Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🌗 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🧠 Memory Theft

Changes

by Jim Butcher • 2010

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

4.51

124k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🖤 Moral Descent

Changes 90%

To save his daughter from the Red Court, a wizard bargains with the Queen of Winter.

by Jim Butcher 2010

4.51

124k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Enemies 👨‍👧 Parental Rescue 🧚 Faerie Bargains 🖤 Moral Descent

The Silverblood Promise

by James Logan • 2024

A disgraced duelist must reach a condemned merchant prince before a monster devours her.

3.96

8k+

🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🏙️ Corrupt City 👁️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔪 Murder Mystery

The Silverblood Promise 90%

A disgraced duelist must reach a condemned merchant prince before a monster devours her.

by James Logan 2024

3.96

8k+ ratings

🗝️ Heist Fantasy 🏙️ Corrupt City 👁️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔪 Murder Mystery

Amongst Our Weapons

by Ben Aaronovitch • 2022

Impossible London murders lead detective-wizard Peter Grant to an angel forged by the Inquisition.

4.32

21k+

🚔 Police Procedural Fantasy 🔍 Occult Detective 🏙️ Secret Magical London 🧙 Apprentice Wizard 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Amongst Our Weapons 90%

Impossible London murders lead detective-wizard Peter Grant to an angel forged by the Inquisition.

by Ben Aaronovitch 2022

4.32

21k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural Fantasy 🔍 Occult Detective 🏙️ Secret Magical London 🧙 Apprentice Wizard 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections

by Annette Marie • 2021

A psychic illusionist and a principled sorceress must survive a demon guild's scheme and attraction.

4.24

5k+

🕵️ Detective Urban Fantasy 💕 Slow Burn Romance ❤️ Partners To Lovers 📜 Demonic Contracts 🎭 Illusion Magic

Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections Summary

Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections 90%

A psychic illusionist and a principled sorceress must survive a demon guild's scheme and attraction.

by Annette Marie 2021

4.24

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Detective Urban Fantasy 💕 Slow Burn Romance ❤️ Partners To Lovers 📜 Demonic Contracts 🎭 Illusion Magic

Something from the Nightside

by Simon R. Green • 2003

A PI chases a runaway into hidden London's endless night, where old enemies wait.

3.78

26k+

🕵️ Occult Detective 🏙️ Hidden Magical London 💡 Neon Noir 🤫 Client With Secrets 🥃 Damaged Detective

Something from the Nightside 90%

A PI chases a runaway into hidden London's endless night, where old enemies wait.

by Simon R. Green 2003

3.78

26k+ ratings

🕵️ Occult Detective 🏙️ Hidden Magical London 💡 Neon Noir 🤫 Client With Secrets 🥃 Damaged Detective

Fool Moon

by Jim Butcher • 2001

Full-moon murders plague Chicago. A wizard detective has three nights to catch a cursed killer.

3.97

214k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🌃 Werewolf Noir 🐺 Cursed Werewolf 🩸 Inherited Curse 🕴️ FBI Conspiracy

Fool Moon 90%

Full-moon murders plague Chicago. A wizard detective has three nights to catch a cursed killer.

by Jim Butcher 2001

3.97

214k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🌃 Werewolf Noir 🐺 Cursed Werewolf 🩸 Inherited Curse 🕴️ FBI Conspiracy

Turns of Fate

by Anne Bishop • 2025

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

4.49

4k+

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Turns of Fate 90%

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

by Anne Bishop 2025

4.49

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Rosemary and Rue

by Seanan McGuire • 2009

A dying faerie's curse binds a changeling PI to find her killer or die.

3.78

40k+

🖤 Urban Fantasy Noir 🔍 Fae Mystery 🌓 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🌿 Hidden Fae World

Rosemary and Rue 90%

A dying faerie's curse binds a changeling PI to find her killer or die.

by Seanan McGuire 2009

3.78

40k+ ratings

🖤 Urban Fantasy Noir 🔍 Fae Mystery 🌓 Changeling Protagonist 👑 Fae Politics 🌿 Hidden Fae World

Death Masks

by Jim Butcher • 2003

Fallen angels plan a plague, a vampire demands a duel, and one wizard must survive both.

4.29

149k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 😈 Fallen Angels ⚔️ Holy Knights 🔍 Artifact Hunt ⚡ Supernatural Duel

Death Masks 90%

Fallen angels plan a plague, a vampire demands a duel, and one wizard must survive both.

by Jim Butcher 2003

4.29

149k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 😈 Fallen Angels ⚔️ Holy Knights 🔍 Artifact Hunt ⚡ Supernatural Duel

The Justice of Kings

by Richard Swan • 2022

A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.

4.00

17k+

🏛️ Legal Fantasy 💀 Necromantic Investigation 🏚️ Crumbling Empire ⛪ Corrupt Clergy ⚔️ Siege Warfare

The Justice of Kings 90%

A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.

by Richard Swan 2022

4.00

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Fantasy 💀 Necromantic Investigation 🏚️ Crumbling Empire ⛪ Corrupt Clergy ⚔️ Siege Warfare

Kraken

by China Miéville • 2010

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

3.62

29k+

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Kraken 90%

His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.

by China Miéville 2010

3.62

29k+ ratings

🏙️ Hidden Magical London 🦑 Lovecraftian Fantasy 🔮 Doomsday Cult 🎪 Absurdist Horror 📋 Magical Bureaucracy

Blood Rites

by Jim Butcher • 2004

A wizard detective investigates a curse that kills through freak accidents on an adult film set.

4.29

140k+

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👥 Hidden Sibling ❤️ Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Blood Rites 90%

A wizard detective investigates a curse that kills through freak accidents on an adult film set.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.29

140k+ ratings

🕵️ Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👥 Hidden Sibling ❤️ Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novels, Vol. 1

by Kafka Asagiri • 2014

A by-the-book detective vets a death-obsessed partner as a shadowy bomber threatens Yokohama.

4.34

4k+

🕵️ Supernatural Detectives 🤝 Odd Couple Partners 💔 Tragic Antagonist 🎭 Hidden Mastermind 🖤 Dark Humor

Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novels, Vol. 1 Summary

Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novels, Vol. 1 89%

A by-the-book detective vets a death-obsessed partner as a shadowy bomber threatens Yokohama.

by Kafka Asagiri 2014

4.34

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Detectives 🤝 Odd Couple Partners 💔 Tragic Antagonist 🎭 Hidden Mastermind 🖤 Dark Humor

New Order

by Helen Harper • 2014

Turned vampire against her will, a London PI hunts for a cure as the supernatural families close in.

3.98

3k+

😎 Noir Urban Fantasy 🔍 Vampire Private Eye 🧛 Reluctant Vampire 🏛️ Vampire Family Politics 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

New Order 89%

Turned vampire against her will, a London PI hunts for a cure as the supernatural families close in.

by Helen Harper 2014

3.98

3k+ ratings

😎 Noir Urban Fantasy 🔍 Vampire Private Eye 🧛 Reluctant Vampire 🏛️ Vampire Family Politics 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The City & the City

by China Miéville • 2009

A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.

3.90

80k+

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Noir Detective 🏙️ Overlapping Cities 🕳️ Hidden City 🏺 Artifact Smuggling

The City & the City 89%

A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.

by China Miéville 2009

3.90

80k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Noir Detective 🏙️ Overlapping Cities 🕳️ Hidden City 🏺 Artifact Smuggling

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

by Alexis Hall • 2019

A sorceress and her ex-soldier flatmate hunt a blackmailer through a city of shifting realities.

3.75

4k+

🕵️ Holmesian Fantasy 💜 Sapphic Mystery 🏠 Found Family 🌀 Eccentric Detective 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter Summary

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter 89%

A sorceress and her ex-soldier flatmate hunt a blackmailer through a city of shifting realities.

by Alexis Hall 2019

3.75

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Holmesian Fantasy 💜 Sapphic Mystery 🏠 Found Family 🌀 Eccentric Detective 🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy

Grave Peril

by Jim Butcher • 2001

When Chicago's ghosts go berserk, a wizard traces the mayhem to a vampire queen's deadly invitation.

4.13

180k+

🧙 Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Narrator

Grave Peril 89%

When Chicago's ghosts go berserk, a wizard traces the mayhem to a vampire queen's deadly invitation.

by Jim Butcher 2001

4.13

180k+ ratings

🧙 Wizard Detective 🧛 Vampire Politics 👻 Vengeful Spirit 🧚 Faerie Bargains 😏 Snarky Narrator

The Dirty Streets of Heaven

by Tad Williams • 2012

A soul vanishes on his watch. Now Heaven and Hell both want answers from one angel.

3.74

10k+

🕵️ Supernatural Noir 🔍 Supernatural Detective 👼 Heavenly Conspiracy 💋 Femme Fatale 💔 Forbidden Love

The Dirty Streets of Heaven 89%

A soul vanishes on his watch. Now Heaven and Hell both want answers from one angel.

by Tad Williams 2012

3.74

10k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Noir 🔍 Supernatural Detective 👼 Heavenly Conspiracy 💋 Femme Fatale 💔 Forbidden Love

False Value

by Ben Aaronovitch • 2020

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

4.10

27k+

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

False Value 89%

A suspended police wizard goes undercover at a tech firm and finds the code is haunted.

by Ben Aaronovitch 2020

4.10

27k+ ratings

🕵️ Magical Detective 🕶️ Undercover Mission 👻 Haunted Technology 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Summer Knight

by Jim Butcher • 2003

Dresden must solve a faerie murder for the Winter Queen before the courts' war destroys Chicago.

4.26

165k+

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🧙 Wizard Private Eye 🕶️ Noir Atmosphere 💔 Lost Love Returns 🌃 Urban Chicago Setting

Summer Knight 89%

Dresden must solve a faerie murder for the Winter Queen before the courts' war destroys Chicago.

by Jim Butcher 2003

4.26

165k+ ratings

👑 Faerie Court Politics 🧙 Wizard Private Eye 🕶️ Noir Atmosphere 💔 Lost Love Returns 🌃 Urban Chicago Setting

Ink & Sigil

by Kevin Hearne • 2020

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

4.14

11k+

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist 🔍 Magical Investigation 👥 Found Family

Ink & Sigil 89%

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

by Kevin Hearne 2020

4.14

11k+ ratings

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist 🔍 Magical Investigation 👥 Found Family

The Wind Through the Keyhole

by Stephen King • 2012

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

4.13

95k+

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt 🗡️ Orphan's Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Wind Through the Keyhole 89%

Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.

by Stephen King 2012

4.13

95k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤠 Weird West 🐺 Shapeshifter Hunt 🗡️ Orphan's Quest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Skin Game

by Jim Butcher • 2014

The Winter Queen forces a wizard to join his nemesis for a heist on Hades' vault.

4.56

93k+

🎲 Fantasy Heist 🤝 Uneasy Alliance 😈 Fallen Angels 🔗 Corruption And Control 🎭 Heist Crew Dynamics

Skin Game 89%

The Winter Queen forces a wizard to join his nemesis for a heist on Hades' vault.

by Jim Butcher 2014

4.56

93k+ ratings

🎲 Fantasy Heist 🤝 Uneasy Alliance 😈 Fallen Angels 🔗 Corruption And Control 🎭 Heist Crew Dynamics

Guilty Pleasures

by Laurell K. Hamilton • 1993

A necromancer hunts vampires until their master forces her to hunt their killer instead.

4.02

154k+

🕵️ Supernatural Investigator 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🩸 Vampire Politics 📜 Legalized Monsters 🤝 Uneasy Alliances

Guilty Pleasures 89%

A necromancer hunts vampires until their master forces her to hunt their killer instead.

by Laurell K. Hamilton 1993

4.02

154k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Investigator 💀 Necromancer Heroine 🩸 Vampire Politics 📜 Legalized Monsters 🤝 Uneasy Alliances

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 89%

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

Cursed

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

4.08

21k+

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Cursed 89%

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

by Benedict Jacka 2012

4.08

21k+ ratings

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Shadows of Self

by Brandon Sanderson • 2015

A lawman hunts the shapeshifter destroying his city while the god he serves withholds the truth.

4.26

212k+

🎯 Flintlock Fantasy 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🌃 Noir Atmosphere 🙏 Divine Manipulation 💎 Hard Magic System

Shadows of Self 89%

A lawman hunts the shapeshifter destroying his city while the god he serves withholds the truth.

by Brandon Sanderson 2015

4.26

212k+ ratings

🎯 Flintlock Fantasy 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 🌃 Noir Atmosphere 🙏 Divine Manipulation 💎 Hard Magic System

The Witches of Scotland Book 2

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2022

Two witch agents probe a politician whose enchanted words crack the barriers protecting humanity.

4.22

4k+

🧙 Modern Witchcraft 🏛️ Political Fantasy 🔍 Magical Investigators 👼 Angelic Beings 📜 Ancient Grimoire

The Witches of Scotland Book 2 89%

Two witch agents probe a politician whose enchanted words crack the barriers protecting humanity.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2022

4.22

4k+ ratings

🧙 Modern Witchcraft 🏛️ Political Fantasy 🔍 Magical Investigators 👼 Angelic Beings 📜 Ancient Grimoire

Happy Hour in Hell

by Tad Williams • 2013

An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.

3.68

4k+

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

Happy Hour in Hell 89%

An angel descends into Hell to rescue his demon lover from a Grand Duke's clutches.

by Tad Williams 2013

3.68

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Angel Noir 🏢 Hell Bureaucracy 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Journey Through Hell 🔍 Supernatural Detective

Priceless

by Shannon Mayer • 2012

A magic-immune tracker hunts a missing girl as an FBI agent hunts her for it.

4.07

20k+

🔍 Supernatural Detective 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Hidden World

Priceless 89%

A magic-immune tracker hunts a missing girl as an FBI agent hunts her for it.

by Shannon Mayer 2012

4.07

20k+ ratings

🔍 Supernatural Detective 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Partners 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Hidden World

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch • 2006

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

4.30

347k+

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Lies of Locke Lamora 89%

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

by Scott Lynch 2006

4.30

347k+ ratings

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Tyranny of Faith

by Richard Swan • 2023

A cursed imperial justicar. His clerk scours a crumbling empire and the afterlife for a cure.

4.26

8k+

⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🕳️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy ⛪ Corrupt Theocracy 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 📜 Forbidden Magic

The Tyranny of Faith 89%

A cursed imperial justicar. His clerk scours a crumbling empire and the afterlife for a cure.

by Richard Swan 2023

4.26

8k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Fantasy 🕳️ Cosmic Horror Fantasy ⛪ Corrupt Theocracy 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Apprentice 📜 Forbidden Magic

Sapphire Flames

by Ilona Andrews • 2019

Her siren magic saved a life. To save her family, Catalina Baylor must trust an assassin.

4.31

36k+

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4.31

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Skulduggery Pleasant 89%

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4.18

73k+ ratings

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4.18

21k+

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An Artificial Night 89%

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4.18

21k+ ratings

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701

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Redneck Revenant 89%

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4.29

701 ratings

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3.84

4k+

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Dire Straits 89%

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3.84

4k+ ratings

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