James Lailey

23 books

The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe

The Shadow of the Torturer

The Book of the New Sun #1

Gene Wolfe

276 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Slowworm's Song by Andrew Miller

The Slowworm's Song

Andrew Miller

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Stay Buried by Katherine Webb, Kate Webb

Stay Buried

DI Matt Lockyer #1

Katherine Webb, Kate Webb

453 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction crime adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Stranger's Wife by Anna-Lou Weatherley

The Stranger's Wife

Detective Dan Riley #3

Anna-Lou Weatherley

305 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe

The Sword of the Lictor

The Book of the New Sun #3

Gene Wolfe

257 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
White Horse by Joss Stirling

White Horse

Jess Bridges Mystery #2

Joss Stirling

432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Birkett and the Red Stains on the Carpet: A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation by Caroline Stafford
Birkett and the Red Stains on the Carpet: A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation
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Caroline Stafford

Birkett and the Red Stains on the Carpet: A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

Caroline Stafford

missing duration info • missing pub info (editions)

Brothers of the Wind by Tad Williams

Brothers of the Wind

The Last King of Osten Ard #0.75

Tad Williams

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe

The Claw of the Conciliator

The Book of the New Sun #2

Gene Wolfe

303 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
Laying Out the Bones by Katherine Webb, Kate Webb

Laying Out the Bones

DI Matt Lockyer #2

Katherine Webb, Kate Webb

467 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery