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Reading list: Halloween Book Bingo - Darkest London

Created by: Murder by Death

This square covers any mystery, suspense, horror or supernatural book set in London.

If you'd like to see a title here that fits, please include it and its ISBN if you have it, in the comments and I'll add it ASAP.

Books: 98

1.
Martyr - Rory Clements
Martyr
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2.
Capital Crimes: London Mysteries - Various Authors, Martin Edwards
Capital Crimes: London Mysteries
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The Shape of Snakes - Minette Walters
The Shape of Snakes
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Death in Ecstasy - Ngaio Marsh
Death in Ecstasy
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Whose Body? - Dorothy L. Sayers
Whose Body?
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The Secret Adversary - Agatha Christie
The Secret Adversary
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London Falling - Paul Cornell
London Falling
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The Severed Streets - Paul Cornell
The Severed Streets
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The Queen Is Dead - Kate Locke
The Queen Is Dead
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Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Rivers of London
Note: Also by Aaronovitch:
The Furthest Station
Whispers Under Ground
Moon over Soho
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A Scone To Die For (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries ~ Boo... - H.Y. Hanna
A Scone To Die For (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries ~ Book 1) (Volume 1)
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Incarnate - Ramsey Campbell
Incarnate
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London Calling - Sara Sheridan
London Calling
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Garden of Lies - Amanda Quick
Garden of Lies
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Mistress - Amanda Quick
Mistress
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What Angels Fear - C.S. Harris
What Angels Fear
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And Only to Deceive - Tasha Alexander
And Only to Deceive
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The Face of a Stranger - Anne Perry
The Face of a Stranger
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A Study In Scarlet Women: The Lady Sherlock Series - Sherry Thomas
A Study In Scarlet Women: The Lady Sherlock Series
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The Yard - Alex Grecian
The Yard
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Stalking Jack - Madison Kent
Stalking Jack
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Murder as a Fine Art - David Morrell
Murder as a Fine Art
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The Enemy - Charlie Higson
The Enemy
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The Treatment - Mo Hayder
The Treatment
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Ghost of a Chance - Simon R. Green
Ghost of a Chance
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A Gathering of Shadows (A Darker Shade of Magic) - V.E. Schwab
A Gathering of Shadows (A Darker Shade of Magic)
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Fated - Benedict Jacka
Fated
Note: Also other various Alex Verus books
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Neverwhere: Author's Preferred Text - Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere: Author's Preferred Text
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Revelation - C.J. Sansom
Revelation
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Dark Fire - C.J. Sansom
Dark Fire
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Lamentation - C.J. Sansom
Lamentation
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32.
House of Shadows - The Medieval Murderers
House of Shadows
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The Colour of Poison: A Sebastian Foxley Medieval ... - Toni Mount
The Colour of Poison: A Sebastian Foxley Medieval Mystery (Volume 1)
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A Conspiracy of Violence - Susanna Gregory
A Conspiracy of Violence
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Derby Day - D.J. Taylor
Derby Day
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The Cater Street Hangman - Anne Perry
The Cater Street Hangman
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With No One as Witness - Elizabeth George
With No One as Witness
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A Traitor to Memory - Elizabeth George
A Traitor to Memory
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Playing for the Ashes - Elizabeth George
Playing for the Ashes
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What Came Before He Shot Her - Elizabeth George
What Came Before He Shot Her
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Original Sin - P.D. James
Original Sin
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A Certain Justice - P.D. James
A Certain Justice
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The Murder Room - P.D. James
The Murder Room
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A Taste for Death - P.D. James
A Taste for Death
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Innocent Blood - P.D. James
Innocent Blood
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Dorothy L. Sayers
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
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Rumpole of the Bailey - John Mortimer
Rumpole of the Bailey
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Duplicate Death - Georgette Heyer
Duplicate Death
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Dark Eyes Of London: The Croakers - Edgar Wallace
Dark Eyes Of London: The Croakers
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Elk of the 'Yard'-The Criminal Cases of Inspector ... - Edgar Wallace
Elk of the 'Yard'-The Criminal Cases of Inspector Elk: Volume 3-White Face & Silinski-Master Criminal
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Sparkling Cyanide - Agatha Christie
Sparkling Cyanide
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At Bertram's Hotel - Agatha Christie
At Bertram's Hotel
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Lord Edgware Dies - Agatha Christie
Lord Edgware Dies
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Cards on the Table - Hugh Fraser, Agatha Christie
Cards on the Table
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Hickory Dickory Dock - Agatha Christie
Hickory Dickory Dock
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Some Danger Involved - Will Thomas
Some Danger Involved
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Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
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A Monstrous Regiment of Women - Laurie R. King
A Monstrous Regiment of Women
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Soulless - Gail Carriger, Gail Carriger
Soulless
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The Garden Plot - Marty Wingate
The Garden Plot
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Murder Must Advertise - Dorothy L. Sayers
Murder Must Advertise
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Strong Poison - Dorothy L. Sayers
Strong Poison
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The Judas Goat - Robert B. Parker
The Judas Goat
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A Conspiracy of Paper - David Liss
A Conspiracy of Paper
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A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four
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Straight - Dick Francis
Straight
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The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train
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The American Boy - Andrew Taylor
The American Boy
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The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith
The Cuckoo's Calling
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Tooth and Nail - Ian Rankin
Tooth and Nail
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The Devil in the Marshalsea - Antonia Hodgson
The Devil in the Marshalsea
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Sleep of Death - Philip Gooden
Sleep of Death
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The Alchemist's Door - Lisa Goldstein
The Alchemist's Door
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The Ashes of London - Andrew Taylor
The Ashes of London
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The Old Man in the Corner: Twelve Classic Detectiv... - Emmuska Orczy, E.F. Bleiler
The Old Man in the Corner: Twelve Classic Detective Stories
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A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet
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The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes - Christopher Roden, Arthur Conan Doyle
The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holme... - Arthur Conan Doyle, Owen Dudley Edwards
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
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A Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab
A Darker Shade of Magic
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A Conjuring of Light - V.E. Schwab
A Conjuring of Light
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Dracula - Bram Stoker
Dracula
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An Affair with Mr. Kennedy - Jillian Stone
An Affair with Mr. Kennedy
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The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson
The Name of the Star
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Crystal Gardens - Amanda Quick
Crystal Gardens
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Lethal White - Robert Galbraith
Lethal White
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Magpie Murders - Anthony Horowitz
Magpie Murders
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The Word is Murder - Anthony Horowitz
The Word is Murder
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Slightly Shady - Amanda Quick
Slightly Shady
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Otherwise Engaged - Amanda Quick
Otherwise Engaged
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The House of Silk - Anthony Horowitz
The House of Silk
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Moriarty: A Novel - Anthony Horowitz
Moriarty: A Novel
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Blue Monday - Nicci French
Blue Monday
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Winterblaze - Kristen Callihan
Winterblaze
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98.
A Private Business: A Hakim and Arnold Mystery - Barbara Nadel
A Private Business: A Hakim and Arnold Mystery
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Comments:
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
C.J. Sansom: "Dark Fire", "Revelation", "Lamentation"
Medieval Murderers - "House of Shadows"
Toni Mount: "The Colour of Poison"
Susanna Gregory: "A Conspiracy of Violence"
D.J. Taylor - "Derby Day"
Anne Perry - "The Cater Street Hangman"
Ian Rankin: "Tooth and Nail"
Elizabeth George: "Playing for the Ashes", "With No One as a Witness", "What Came Before He Shot Her", "A Traitor to Memory"
P.D. James - "Original Sin", "A Certain Justice", "The Murder Room", "Innocent Blood", "A Taste for Death"
Dorothy L. Sayers: "Murder Must Advertise", "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club"
John Mortimer: "Rumpole of the Bailey"
Georgette Heyer: "Duplicate Death"
Edgar Wallace - "Dark Eyes Of London" and the "Elk of the Yard" books
Agatha Christie: "Sparkling Cyanide", "At Bertram's Hotel", "Lord Edgware Dies", "Cards on the Table", "Hickory Dickory Dock"

... and of course, many of the Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot short stories
Murder by Death
Added!
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Thank you!
Murder by Death
You're welcome. :)
SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady
"Some Danger Involved," by Will Thomas. ISBN 0743256190
"Maisie Dobbs," by Jacqueline Winspear ISBN 0142004332
"The Beekeeper's Apprentice" and "A Monstrous Regiment of Women," by Laurie R. King
"Soulless," by Gail Carriger
"The Garden Plot," by Marty Wingate
"Strong Poison" and "Murder Must Advertise" by Dorothy L. Sayers
"The Judas Goat," by Robert B. Parker
"A Conspiracy of Paper," by David Liss
"A Study in Scarlet" and "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Straight," by Dick Francis
Murder by Death
Added them all - thanks! :)
The better to see you, my dear
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Murder by Death
Added.
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Andrew Taylor - The American Boy (9780007109609)
Andrew Taylor - The Ashes of London (9780008119096)
Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) - The Cuckoo's Calling (9781408703991) (and the rest of the Cormoran Strike series)
Ian Rankin - Tooth and Nail (9780752809403) (the only Rebus novel set in London)
Antonia Hodgson - The Devil in the Marshalsea (9781444775433)
Phillip Gooden - Nick Revill series, first one is Death of Kings (9780786707621)
Lisa Goldstein - The Alchemist's Door (9780765301512)
Murder by Death
Added. :)
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Thank you!
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
One more -- Emmuska Orczy, The Old Man in the Corner (9780486440484)

Also, maybe it would be better to include the individual volumes of the Sherlock Holmes canon instead of combination volumes (I suspect this was a "search" thing)?

Just in case -- the ISBNs are:

A Study in Scarlet: 9780241952894
The Sign of Four: 9780140439076
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: 9780192835086
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: 9780192838117
Return of Sherlock Holmes: 9780192123176
His Last Bow: 9780192123152

"The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes" mostly contains cases that take Holmes outside of London, so I'm not sure it qualifies. Neither does "The Valley of Fear" (set in Birlstone, Sussex & Vermissa Valley, PA, USA) ... nor, of course, "Hound of the Baskervilles."
Murder by Death
Added! :)
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Yey! :)
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Books from Halloween Bingo 2018 participant reading plan lists posted to date:

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (9781783295401)
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab (9781785652448)
Dracula by Bram Stoker (9780141439846)
An Affair with Mr. Kennedy by Jillian Stone (9781501101908)
Murder by Death
Added. :)
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Thank you! :)
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
More books from the participants' reading plan lists -- including unassigned / "free square" / "wild card" books that would fit this category:

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson (9780142422052)
Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick (9781594138287)
Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick (9780515152999)
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (9780751572865)
The Word Is Murder (Hawthorne #1) by Anthony Horowitz
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (9781409159445)
Slightly Shady by Amanda Quick (9780553583366) -- note: I can find that it's set in England, but London, too?
SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady
My friends' reviews on GR seem to suggest that Slightly Shady is indeed set largely in London.
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Cool, thanks for confirming!
Murder by Death
9781594138287 isn't in the database; added via title.
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Sigh. That "not in the DB" thing is getting to be ... disappointing, especially since ISBN search doesn't seem to be adding as-yet-not-included books any longer, either. Obviously if a book is on my own shelves here on BL, I'm giving you the ISBN of that edition, but if it's not, I go for whatever currently shows up as the main commercial edition online ...
Murder by Death
It hasn't worked since the EU privacy thing kicked in - I think they lost their contracts with Amazon (same thing happened to my at-home database software). ShelveIt is truly the only import mechanism we have at the moment and it only works for the .co.uk site. I sent an email to Kate about non-Amazon alternatives that are all free and begged her to pass it along. She was happy to send it along to development and not at all adverse to the suggestions, but not overly optimistic about the chances either. :( So I have no freaking idea what's going to happen.
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
They really *should* prioritize this -- a functioning database is the life blood of any site like this. It keeps amazing me that this isn't more of an obvious focus ...
Murder by Death
Agreed - I suspect the site isn't making enough $$ to have a full time developer and Kate, so they're waiting until enough revenue accumulates to pay for x development hours and everything has to wait until that point. Pure, irresponsible speculation on my part but it would explain why the site goes without for so long and then goes offline and everything is done at once.
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
I agree -- though obviously, with the database going to pot the site is likely going downhill, not uphill. But who are we to pontificate ...
XOX
House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 978-1409142256

Would this fit?
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
It would, definitely. And I'll add that its sequel, "Moriarty", would also fit.
Murder by Death
Added both. :)
XOX
Thanks.
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
More from the participants' "reading plans" posts:

Day of the Dead by Nicci French (9780718179694)
-- also Frieda Klein book No. 1, "Blue Monday" (9781405913003)
Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan (9780349406046)
A Private Business by Barbara Nadel (9780857387769)
Murder by Death
added
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Thank you!
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Next batch from the participants' "reading plans" posts:

The Sherlockian by Graham Moore (9780446572583)
Firelight by Kristin Callihan (9780349405995) -- though a later book in the series ("Winterblaze") is already here, and going by the name of the series, which actually *is* "Darkes London", I would assume that all books in the series qualify for this list.

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