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These books are ranked using the tone + premise labels extracted for The List. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.
Tone labels used: fun, darkly humorous, campy, bonkers, preposterous, gruesome, suspenseful, entertaining, thrilling, playful
Premise labels used: murder investigation, mysterious tattoos, cloning conspiracy, genetic identity, manhunt, world domination, marked for death
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone + premise embeddings are close.
A pragmatic homicide detective chases a seemingly vampiric killer through a secretive underground club scene in future New York.
Why this is here
Tone labels: creepy · fun · humorous · spooky · tense · dark · suspenseful · playful · thrilling · slightly absurd
Premise labels: murder investigation · exsanguination · vampire hoax · possible vampire · underground club · police procedural · wealthy victim · secret lover
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2164
An eccentric investigator and her memory-perfect assistant unravel a gruesome murder that could expose a threat to the Empire.
Why this is here
Tone labels: darkly entertaining · quirky · witty · humorous · tense · gruesome · atmospheric · eerie · fun
Premise labels: murder investigation · eccentric detective · assistant sleuth · supernatural murder · conspiracy · imperial intrigue
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2182
A future NY homicide detective probes a locked-room beheading tied to a cutting-edge virtual reality game.
Why this is here
Tone labels: humorous · suspenseful · tense · fun · dark · brilliant · entertaining · gory · romantic · snarky
Premise labels: locked-room mystery · video game murder · virtual reality · computer gaming industry · police investigation · futuristic homicide
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2201
Two linked Checquy tales follow women with supernatural powers in WWII London and present-day Britain.
Why this is here
Tone labels: witty · humorous · dark · playful · quirky · preposterous · suspenseful · chatty · serious
Premise labels: secret organization · supernatural powers · wartime mission · wrongly accused · manhunt · murder mystery · hidden history · protective agency
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2253
An FBI futurist investigates a bizarre insect-linked killing and uncovers a genetically engineered threat on a remote island.
Why this is here
Tone labels: creepy · tense · paranoid · dark · urgent · thrilling · gross-out · visceral · fun · snarky · harrowing · horrific
Premise labels: genetic engineering · killer insects · biotech conspiracy · FBI investigation · futurist consultant · apocalyptic threat · weaponized nature · island lab · billionaire science mogul · body count mystery
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2336
A hardboiled fixer investigates a missing woman at a conspiracy convention and stumbles into a larger supernatural war.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · weird · hilarious · dark · tense · scary · pulpy · macabre · bizarre · horror-tinged · adventurous
Premise labels: missing person case · conspiracy theory convention · vigilante fixer · supernatural mystery · hidden world · cosmic conflict
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2382
In London, police detectives investigate a wave of bizarre murders linked to second-hand clothes that seem to possess their wearers.
Why this is here
Tone labels: gruesome · gory · dark · creepy · absurd · satirical · funny (dark) · freaky · disturbing · campy
Premise labels: possessed clothing · killer clothes · viral possession · murder spree · supernatural infection · police investigation
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2391
Otto Octavius, in Spider-Man’s body, turns a prison execution into a brutal test of who gets to be hero.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · fun · humorous · brutal · tense · intriguing · twisted · action-heavy · morally uneasy
Premise labels: body swap · villain protagonist · hero identity theft · criminal mastermind · execution escape · prison security · crime crackdown
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2398
A corporate theft unleashes a mutated xenomorph on an isolated colony, forcing a battle-hardened trainer to stop it.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · gross · creepy · horrific · tense · gory · sickly · fun
Premise labels: corporate espionage · alien specimen · human test subject · bioweapon · containment breach · deadly outbreak
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2399
A food-powered detective chases a killer while his dead sister guides him from beyond and family secrets unravel.
Why this is here
Tone labels: darkly funny · irreverent · wacky · grotesque · morbid · playful · heartfelt · absurd · goofy · campy · poignant · surreal
Premise labels: food powers · psychic detective · murder investigation · family mystery · dead sibling contact · future visions · secret government · supernatural crime
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2405
In modern New Orleans, a detective team and an immortal monster uncover a Frankenstein-era conspiracy and a serial killer.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · gruesome · creepy · thrilling · humorous · suspenseful · gothic · paranoid · fun · haunting · violent
Premise labels: Frankenstein retelling · modern continuation · monster and creator · serial killer investigation · hidden conspiracy · new race · immortal beings · good versus evil · man-made life · creator showdown
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2430
A genetically engineered con man assembles a misfit crew to smuggle warships through enemy-controlled wormhole space.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · tense · dark · weird · imaginative · disturbing · playful · introspective · gallows humor
Premise labels: heist · con artist · engineered humans · transhuman future · wormhole smuggling · interstellar conflict · crew assembly · quantum intelligence
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.2452
