Luca Briasco

56 books

Savage Night by Jim Thompson

Savage Night

Jim Thompson

229 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
The Shadows by Alex North

The Shadows

Alex North

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
A Simple Act of Violence by R.J. Ellory

A Simple Act of Violence

R.J. Ellory

445 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Some Hope by Edward St Aubyn

Some Hope

The Patrick Melrose Novels #3

Edward St Aubyn

209 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark funny slow-paced
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer #1

Viet Thanh Nguyen

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical literary thriller challenging dark tense slow-paced
There Is Simply Too Much to Think about: Collected Nonfiction by Saul Bellow

There Is Simply Too Much to Think about: Collected Nonfiction

Saul Bellow

544 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale

The Thicket

Joe R. Lansdale

340 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous dark medium-paced
Tinkers by Paul Harding

Tinkers

Paul Harding

192 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Trouble in July by Erskine Caldwell, Bryant Simon

Trouble in July

Erskine Caldwell, Bryant Simon

272 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Unlimited Dream Company by J.G. Ballard

The Unlimited Dream Company

J.G. Ballard

233 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced