| 2025-09-18 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Extremity |
Nicholas Binge |
|
|
science fiction (1), time travel (1), present day (1), present-day (1), first person (1), first person narrative (1), Multiple First person point of view (1), multiple points of view (1), multiple narrators (1), assassin (1), assassination (1), murder (1), murders (1), clone (1), police (1), police detective (1), police detective protagonist (1), police investigation (1), police officer (1), female protagonist (1), billionaire (1), billionaires (1), Knowledge of the future (1), london (1), UK (1)
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| 2025-08-19 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Kovach's Last Case |
Michael Koryta |
|
|
horror (1), pandemic (1), police (1), detective (1), serial killer (1), dreams (1), lucid dreaming (1)
|
| 2025-08-19 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Room 24 |
Caroline Kepnes |
|
|
horror (1), psychological horror (1), pandemic (1), domestic violence (1), misogyny (1), police (1)
|
| 2023-00-00 |
NOVEL |
Polish |
|
Marta Sobiecka |
|
|
female protagonist (1), science fiction (1), Japan (1), police (1)
|
| 2023-09-01 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Killer and the Movie Star |
John Russo |
|
|
murder (1), serial killer (1), Suspense (1), police (1)
|
| 2021-04-26 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Cure |
Matt Drabble |
|
|
horror (1), vampires (1), female protagonist (1), strong female character (1), crime (1), police (1), detective (1)
|
| 2020-10-13 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Jane Death Theory #13 |
Rion Amilcar Scott |
|
|
police (1), racism (1)
|
| 2020-07-31 |
COLLECTION |
English |
Tales from the Folly |
Ben Aaronovitch |
|
|
collection (1), contemporary (1), detective (1), fantasy (1), london (1), mystery (1), police (1), urban fantasy (1)
|
| 2018-05-08 |
NOVEL |
English |
Blood Orbit |
Kat Richardson |
|
|
science fiction (1), police (1)
|
| 2018-05-22 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Outsider |
Stephen King |
|
|
Suspense (1), horror (1), into-tv (1), smalltown (1), families (1), police (1), serial killer (1), contemporary (1), Oklahoma (1), ancient evil (1), doppelganger (1), strong female character (1)
|
| 2017-03-09 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Duende 2077 |
Jamal Mahjoub |
|
|
science fiction (1), future Caliphate (1), police (1), post-collapse (1), rebellion (1)
|
| 2017-11-14 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Eterna Solution |
Leanna Renee Hieber |
|
|
historical fantasy (1), immortality (1), steampunk (1), police (1), charms (1), scientists (1)
|
| 2017-08-15 |
CHAPBOOK |
English |
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion |
Margaret Killjoy |
|
|
Political (1), police (1), horror (1), fantasy (1), dark fantasy (1), contemporary (1), urban fantasy (1)
|
| 2016-11-08 |
NOVEL |
English |
After Atlas |
Emma Newman |
|
|
science fiction (2), Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards Shortlist (1), first person (1), first person point of view (1), london (1), southwest England (1), england (1), UK (1), United Kingdom (1), Texas (1), murder (1), Murder investigation (1), murder mystery (1), Investigation (1), police investigation (1), policeman (1), police officer (1), police detective (1), police (1), detective (1), detective mystery (1), brain implant (1), virtual reality (1), artificial intelligence (1), AI assistant (1), AI personal assistant (1), AI (1), billionaire (1), religious cult (1), cult (1), indenture (1), indentured servitude (1)
|
| 2016-10-14 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Witch |
Richard Chizmar |
|
|
police (1)
|
| 2016-05-19 |
NOVEL |
English |
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? |
Paul Cornell |
|
|
urban fantasy (1), contemporary (1), crime (1), fantasy (1), ghosts (1), horror (1), mystery (1), police (1), Sherlock Holmes (1), supernatural (1), Suspense (1), thriller (1)
|
| 2016-12-02 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
You Had One Job |
Scott Brown (I) |
|
|
robots (1), police (1)
|
| 2015-03-15 |
NOVEL |
English |
Werewolf Cop |
Andrew Klavan |
|
|
werewolf (1), horror (1), police (1)
|
| 2014-03-19 |
NOVEL |
English |
Dealey Plaza |
John Russo |
|
|
thriller (1), police (1)
|
| 2014-03-27 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Bleeding Heart |
Christopher Fowler |
|
|
London, England (1), police (1), Murder investigation (1)
|
| 2014-05-27 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Lake Is Life |
Richard Chizmar |
|
|
horror (1), police (1)
|
| 2013-07-25 |
NOVEL |
English |
Broken Homes |
Ben Aaronovitch |
|
|
urban fantasy (2), magic (1), first person point of view (1), first person (1), police detective (1), police (1), UK (1), london (1), architecture (1), tower block (1), social housing (1)
|
| 2013-04-16 |
NOVEL |
English |
Promise of Blood |
Brian McClellan |
|
|
fantasy (1), police (1), corruption (1), rebellion (1), wizards (1)
|
| 2012-08-14 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Wish Head |
Jeffrey Ford |
|
|
magic boulder (1), corpse (1), police (1)
|
| 2012-06-21 |
NOVEL |
English |
Whispers Under Ground |
Ben Aaronovitch |
|
|
urban fantasy (2), london (1), London Tube (1), UK (1), police (1), police detective (1)
|
| 2011-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Dolly |
Elizabeth Bear |
|
|
near future (1), science fiction (1), murder (1), murder mystery (1), detective mystery (1), detective (1), homicide detective (1), police detective (1), police (1), robot (1), female robot (1), humanoid robots (1), humaniform robot (1), killer robots (1)
|
| 2011-10-06 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Hand in Glove |
Ysabeau S. Wilce |
|
|
reanimation (1), murder mystery (1), police (1)
|
| 2011-10-25 |
NOVEL |
English |
Mastiff |
Tamora Pierce |
|
|
young-adult fantasy (1), police (1)
|
| 2011-01-10 |
NOVEL |
English |
Rivers of London |
Ben Aaronovitch |
|
|
ghosts (2), urban fantasy (1), fantasy (1), detective (1), murder (1), police (1), wizards (1)
|
| 2009-04-14 |
NOVEL |
English |
Bloodhound |
Tamora Pierce |
|
|
young-adult fantasy (1), police (1), dogs (1), crime (1), psychics (1)
|
| 2009-09-01 |
NOVEL |
English |
Walking Dead |
C. E. Murphy |
|
|
urban fantasy (1), first person point of view (1), female point of view (1), female protagonist (1), strong female character (1), police (1), supernatural powers (1), contemporary (1), Seattle (1), shaman (1)
|
| 2007-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Bone Song |
John Meaney |
|
|
Suspense (1), science fiction (1), dark fantasy (1), noir (1), fantasy (1), conspiracy (1), cults (1), deception (1), police (1), murder (1), undead (1)
|
| 2007-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Still Water |
Joel Lane |
|
|
paranormal parasite (1), paranormal romantic obsession (1), police (1), jewel thieves (1), england (1), first person point of view (1), 1970s (1)
|
| 2006-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Pop Squad |
Paolo Bacigalupi |
|
|
murder (1), police (1), motherhood (1), population control (1), eternal life (1), children (1), dystopia (1), horror (1), longevity (1), into-tv (1), Love Death + Robots (1)
|
| 2006-10-24 |
NOVEL |
English |
Terrier |
Tamora Pierce |
|
|
young-adult fantasy (1), police (1), cats (1), apprentices (1), psychics (1), crime (1)
|
| 2006-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Demon and the City |
Liz Williams |
|
|
fantasy (2), mystery (1), dark fantasy (1), Singapore (1), Chinese mythology (1), demons (1), gods (1), heaven (1), Hell (1), police (1)
|
| 2005-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Anansi Boys |
Neil Gaiman |
|
|
fantasy (1), 2-award-winner (1), police (1), Caribbean (1), embezzlement (1), murder (1), magic (1), engagements (1), karaoke (1), humor (1), father (1), brothers (1), Anansi (1), mythology (1), Florida (1), songs (1)
|
| 2005-09-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Snake Agent |
Liz Williams |
|
|
fantasy (1), Singapore (1), Chinese mythology (1), demons (1), gods (1), heaven (1), Hell (1), police (1)
|
| 2003-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Jennifer Government |
Max Barry |
|
|
government (1), police (1), USA (1), New Zealand (1), Australia (1), ExxonMobil (1), Nike (1), NRA (1), only humans (1), only Earth (1), strong female characters (1), consumer loyalty programs (1), murder (1), corporate dystopia (1), satire (1), near future (1), london (1), assassination (1), kidnapping (1)
|
| 2002-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Altered Carbon |
Richard Morgan |
|
|
cloning (2), action-adventure (2), noir (2), science fiction (2), mind cloning (1), sleeve (1), envoy (1), into-tv (1), hard sf (1), cyberpunk (1), brain implant (1), San Francisco (1), identity (1), love (1), gender identity (1), strong female character (1), revenge (1), immortality (1), interstellar travel (1), noir detective (1), artificial intelligence (1), corruption (1), prostitution (1), snuff fantasy (1), sexual perversion (1), augmented bodies (1), augmented mentality (1), justice (1), police (1), torture (1), virtual reality (1)
|
| 2002-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
From a Buick 8 |
Stephen King |
|
|
horror (1), Buick automobile (1), abandoned automobiles (1), police (1), Pennsylvania (1), teenage boys (1)
|
| 2000-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Night Shift |
Richard Chizmar |
|
|
horror (1), police (1)
|
| 1998-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Night Call |
Richard Chizmar |
|
|
police (1)
|
| 1997-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Dirty Coppers |
Richard Chizmar and Ed Gorman |
|
|
science fiction (1), police (1), near future (1)
|
| 1995-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story |
Christopher Moore |
|
|
vampires (3), satire (1), horror (1), humorous (1), friendship (1), interpersonal relations (1), misadventures (1), murder (1), police (1), teenagers (1)
|
| 1995-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Death in the Promised Land |
Pat Cadigan |
|
|
science fiction (1), cyberpunk (1), cyberspace (1), virtual reality (1), mystery (1), murder (1), detective (1), police (1)
|
| 1995-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Fault Lines |
Nancy Kress |
|
|
science fiction (1), antidepressants (1), pharmaceuticals (1), teaching (1), religion (1), police (1), New York (1), isolation (1), grief (1), Hard-Boiled (1), Police Procedural (1)
|
| 1992-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Dying Breed |
Carrie Richerson |
|
|
fantasy (1), undead (1), police (1)
|
| 1990-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Angel of Darkness |
Charles de Lint |
|
|
horror (1), Abuse (1), dark fantasy (1), police (1), speculative fiction (1), urban fantasy (1)
|
| 1987-05-00 |
COLLECTION |
English |
The Days of Perky Pat |
Philip K. Dick |
|
|
science fiction (1), into-video game (1), parallel universes (1), police (1), into-tv (1), into-movie (1), mutants (1), precognition (1), New York City (1)
|
| 1980-04-00 |
INTERIORART |
English |
Cartoon: "... anyhow, if I were you. I'd take every precaution, Mr. Steele." |
Gahan Wilson |
|
|
cartoon (1), humor (1), murder (1), police (1)
|
| 1980-12-05 |
SHORTFICTION |
Serbian |
|
|
|
|
police (1)
|
| 1978-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Negation |
Christopher Priest |
|
|
police (1)
|
| 1977-01-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
A Scanner Darkly |
Philip K. Dick |
|
|
science fiction (2), drugs (2), california (2), into-movie (1), addiction (1), espionage (1), police (1), rehabilitation (1), drug abuse (1), drug addiction (1), drug use (1), illegal drugs (1), undercover operations (1)
|
| 1975-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Missing Man |
Katherine MacLean |
|
|
terrorism (1), police (1), New York City (1), New York (1), criminal gang (1), telepathy (1), telepathic (1), telepath (1), first person point of view (1), first person (1), science fiction (1), near future (1), underwater city (1)
|
| 1974-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said |
Philip K. Dick |
|
|
science fiction (1), into-music (1), into-play (1), drugs (1), police (1), parasites (1), United States (1), dystopia (1), genetic engineering (1), parallel worlds (1), vase (1), noir (1)
|
| 1973-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Violation |
William F. Nolan |
|
|
police (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1967-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Counter-Clock World |
Philip K. Dick |
|
|
time in reverse (1), science fiction (1), only humans (1), resurrection (1), police (1), love (1), philosophy (1), religion (1), Time (1), racial tension (1), near future (1), prophet (1)
|
| 1966-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Make Room! Make Room! |
Harry Harrison |
|
|
science fiction (2), dystopia (2), overpopulation (2), New York City (2), detective (2), into-movie (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), millenialism (1), New York (1), police detective (1), police (1), police investigations (1), murder (1), immigrants (1), birth control (1), societal collapse (1), social collapse (1)
|
| 1964-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Into the Shop |
Ron Goulart |
|
|
science fiction (1), law enforcement (1), police (1), automation (1), self-driving cars (1)
|
| 1964-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Once a Cop |
Rick Raphael |
|
|
Merril10 (1), police (1), science fiction (1), traffic cops (1)
|
| 1963-06-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Impossibles |
Randall Garrett and Laurence M. Janifer |
|
|
near future (1), 1973 (1), teleportation (1), FBI (1), New York City (1), police (1), teenagers (1), crime (1), humor (1)
|
| 1953-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Lamb to the Slaughter |
Roald Dahl |
|
|
murder (2), into-tv (1), adapted for tv (1), pregnant (1), food (1), police (1)
|
| 1951-08-07 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Pedestrian |
Ray Bradbury |
|
|
dystopia (1), nonconformity (1), television (1), future (1), police (1)
|
| 1944-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
It Burns Me Up! |
Ray Bradbury |
|
|
murder (1), afterlife (1), police (1), detective (1), ghost (1)
|
| 1935-02-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
12 Must Die |
Harold Ward |
|
|
murder (1), horror (1), ghosts (1), zombies (1), occult (1), occult detective (1), mad scientist (1), supernatural (1), romance (1), action (1), Suspense (1), police (1), action-adventure (1)
|
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