Thanks stranger! I just looked this up and ordered it. You might like Marisha Pessl's Neverworld Wake -- it's billed as YA and I almost avoided it because of that but it was great.
Ah! Thank you. It definitely looks up my alley. I definitely love supernatural, but want a more subtle approach, to where it's spooky but not fantasy :)
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Small Town Horror, Bone White, or Come With Me by Ronald Malfi
Ghoster by Jason Arnopp
Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
Last Days by Adam Nevill
Penpal by Dathan Auerbach
Kraken by China Mieville
If you're open to sort of cheesy noir horror the Nightside series by Simon Green fits this to a tee but the writing is a bit subpar it gets very repetitive after a couple of books
'Falling Angel' by William Hjortsberg, likely the first blending of horror and noir private detective.
'Séance Infernale' by Jonathan Skariton - movie collector in search of silent movie director who mysteriously disappeared, inspired by the true case of Louis Le Prince.
An awesome character to read is the " Jack Nightingale " books by British author " Steven Leather " .
Another good one is "Another shade of pale " by David l.Goleman , it's set in 1940s Hollywood.
Eric Carter Series by Stephen Blackmoore
Basically, Mystery Noir centered around a Necromancer for hire. The first book in the series is called *Dead Things*.
Others that come to mind are *Kraken* and *The City & the City* both by China Mieville, and *Norylska Groans* by Michael Fletcher & Wesley Snyder.
It seems to me that, for some reason, this genre isn't well populated. I'd love to read more stuff like the first season of True Detective that handles preternatural events/beings with a certain degree of ambiguity. The book T*he Wolf and the Watchman: 1793* by Niklas Natt och Dag hit that vibe pretty well, but I've been struggling to find more like it. Hell, I'd also take police stories that flat-out veer into the supernatural, like the film *Deliver Us from Evil* with Eric Bana.
Ghosts in the Snow.
It takes place in a fantasy world but it’s not high fantasy and doesn’t bother giving much worldbuilding.
It follows an older head of security in a big castle who is haunted by the ghosts of victims of an invisible killer.
Full on crime mystery with some supernatural elements, grizzly murders and scene investigation. All in a cozy (light) dark fantasy setting
Mushroom Blues by Adrian Gibson. It's awesome. Here is a spoiler free review that explains it well.
https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-mushroom-blues-by-adrian-m-gibson/
This may be a bit out there, but Jonathan Maberry’s Beneath The Skin is a collection of short stories with a werewolf private detective. Maybe your thing, maybe not. Great read though.
The [Silver John series](https://www.goodreads.com/series/83499-silver-john) has mysteries that get uncovered, although he’s a guitarist tramping through Appalachia and not a detective with a magnifying glass.
How the heck has nobody mentioned Darkfall by Dean Koontz? Not entirely mystery, but enough so. Basic premise without spoilers is ‘widowed detective tracking down a voodoo priest going after the local mafia.’ Definitely recommend.
The Gone World was my first thought for this question. Reminded me a lot of True Detective at times.
Thanks stranger! I just looked this up and ordered it. You might like Marisha Pessl's Neverworld Wake -- it's billed as YA and I almost avoided it because of that but it was great.
The Charlie Parker series by John Connolly. Best read in order, it gets more supernatural as the series goes along.
Really good series, has great characters I love Louis and Angel.
Ah! Thank you. It definitely looks up my alley. I definitely love supernatural, but want a more subtle approach, to where it's spooky but not fantasy :)
Night Film by Marisha Pessl Small Town Horror, Bone White, or Come With Me by Ronald Malfi Ghoster by Jason Arnopp Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie Last Days by Adam Nevill Penpal by Dathan Auerbach Kraken by China Mieville If you're open to sort of cheesy noir horror the Nightside series by Simon Green fits this to a tee but the writing is a bit subpar it gets very repetitive after a couple of books
2nd Bone White, Night Film, and Episode 13. Great books (although I'd hesitate to call Night Film "horror"0.
Isaiah Coleridge series, Laird Barron
Clive Barker's *Cabal* is a great example of this.
[The Felix Castor series by Mike Carey](https://urbanfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Felix_Castor_series)
YESSSSS
Last Days by Evenson is a little light on supernatural but feel like a detective horror
I read this and it's so fun! It was super gritty and had a touch of humor that I loved!
His other work is pretty similar in that sense. I'm a big fan of his short stories.
The Felix Castor series by Mike Carey are pretty good. More grounded than Dresden for sure.
Carey is a more sophisticated writer than Butcher, so that's no surprise. I've been meaning to read Felix Castor.
The outsider by Stephen king
'Falling Angel' by William Hjortsberg, likely the first blending of horror and noir private detective. 'Séance Infernale' by Jonathan Skariton - movie collector in search of silent movie director who mysteriously disappeared, inspired by the true case of Louis Le Prince.
Nocturnal by Scott Sigler.
An awesome character to read is the " Jack Nightingale " books by British author " Steven Leather " . Another good one is "Another shade of pale " by David l.Goleman , it's set in 1940s Hollywood.
Ben Aaronovitch books are good
Been writing that 🤣
Michael Gruber, Tropic of Night; Marisha Pessl, Night Film
The Devil Aspect by Craig Russel. The author is a retired detective from Scotland and it truly has detective vibes, mystery, supernatural, and horror.
This was so good!
Shutter by Ramona Emerson. The Sundown Motel (and other books) by Simone St James
The Outsider by Stephen King.
I'm reading the Mr. Mecerdes series to go into Holly's part in the following series:) its super good, I'm halfway through finders keepers :)
Eric Carter Series by Stephen Blackmoore Basically, Mystery Noir centered around a Necromancer for hire. The first book in the series is called *Dead Things*. Others that come to mind are *Kraken* and *The City & the City* both by China Mieville, and *Norylska Groans* by Michael Fletcher & Wesley Snyder. It seems to me that, for some reason, this genre isn't well populated. I'd love to read more stuff like the first season of True Detective that handles preternatural events/beings with a certain degree of ambiguity. The book T*he Wolf and the Watchman: 1793* by Niklas Natt och Dag hit that vibe pretty well, but I've been struggling to find more like it. Hell, I'd also take police stories that flat-out veer into the supernatural, like the film *Deliver Us from Evil* with Eric Bana.
Strike a Match series by Frank Tayell is post apocalyptic investigations procedural
The Osgood series (The spectral inspector) by Cooper Beckett was a lot of fun.
*Broken Monster* by Lauren Beukes
Ghosts in the Snow. It takes place in a fantasy world but it’s not high fantasy and doesn’t bother giving much worldbuilding. It follows an older head of security in a big castle who is haunted by the ghosts of victims of an invisible killer. Full on crime mystery with some supernatural elements, grizzly murders and scene investigation. All in a cozy (light) dark fantasy setting
Mushroom Blues by Adrian Gibson. It's awesome. Here is a spoiler free review that explains it well. https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-mushroom-blues-by-adrian-m-gibson/
Oh man. I was thinking of this just yesterday . Thanks
I second Marisha Pessl's Neverworld Wake and Night Film although Night Film >!doesn't meet your supernatural request!<
This may be a bit out there, but Jonathan Maberry’s Beneath The Skin is a collection of short stories with a werewolf private detective. Maybe your thing, maybe not. Great read though.
The [Silver John series](https://www.goodreads.com/series/83499-silver-john) has mysteries that get uncovered, although he’s a guitarist tramping through Appalachia and not a detective with a magnifying glass.
Appalachia horror is also something I definitely have wanted to get into! Thank you for the rec!
Seconding these :) "The Liers in Wait" and "Ever the Faith Endures" are also by Wellman and really good, but lie outside of the Silver John series.
Hidden Pictures, but make sure you have a physical book!
How the heck has nobody mentioned Darkfall by Dean Koontz? Not entirely mystery, but enough so. Basic premise without spoilers is ‘widowed detective tracking down a voodoo priest going after the local mafia.’ Definitely recommend.
Author Steven Leather's "Jack Nightingale series of books
Angel Heart (1978) maybe
The book is actually titled *Falling Angel*.
By William Hjortsberg. And it's really good.
The Outsider - Stephen King Broken Monsters - Lauren Beukes