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Stephen Leeds: Death and Faxes

Brandon Sanderson, Max Epstein, David Pace, Michael Harkins

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Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds

Brandon Sanderson · 2018 · Legion

A genius private investigator with hallucinatory experts tackles strange cases, while his mind starts to unravel.

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Premise labels: genius detective · hallucinated experts · problem solving · psychology as power · impossible cases · mystery investigations · alter egos · hidden knowledge

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Legion

Brandon Sanderson · 2012 · Legion

A genius with hallucinatory expert companions tackles a mystery involving a camera that can capture the past.

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Tone labels: humorous · witty · funny · clever · quirky · lightly dark · intriguing · entertaining · unusual

Premise labels: genius detective · hallucination superpower · missing person · missing object · specialized alter egos · psychological mystery · science-fiction mystery · problem solving

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The Fullness of Time

Kate Wilhelm · 2012

A documentary crew probes a reclusive family whose uncanny foresight hides a disturbing cost.

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Tone labels: intriguing · strange · subtle · mild thriller · literary · grounded · uneven · boring (mixed) · dull (mixed) · disappointing (mixed) · quick

Premise labels: future knowledge · time travel · investigation · family secrets · documentary investigation · patent fortune · insider trading · madness · suicide · reclusive family · scientific mystery · hidden power

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The Calcutta Chromosome

Amitav Ghosh · 2001

A time-shifting mystery links malaria research, colonial India, and a secretive theory of how knowledge is found.

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Tone labels: mysterious · eerie · delirious · thrilling · atmospheric · speculative · bizarre · uneasy · uncanny

Premise labels: malaria research · scientific discovery · secret society · conspiracy theory · mystery investigation · knowledge and power

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The Forgotten Room

Lincoln Child · 2015 · Jeremy Logan

A consultant who solves strange phenomena uncovers a hidden room and long-buried experiment at a coastal think tank.

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Tone labels: creepy · atmospheric · tense · spooky · suspenseful · gothic · intelligent · harrowing · fun · uneven

Premise labels: hidden room · mysterious death · scientific conspiracy · secret experiment · think tank · investigation · strange phenomena · abandoned project · mad science · coastal mansion

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Injection, Vol. 1

Warren Ellis · 2015 · Injection

Five brilliant specialists unleash an experiment that warps reality, and must face the strange fallout years later.

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Tone labels: weird · surreal · dark · foreboding · moody · uncanny · gory · snarky · enigmatic · brooding · haunted · cerebral · philosophical

Premise labels: genius team · future innovation · artificial intelligence · reality distortion · folklore intrusion · paranormal outbreak · unintended consequences · scientific experiment · world-changing tech · containment failure

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The X-Files: Cold Cases

Joe Harris, Chris Carter · 2017 · The X-Files (Audible Original)

A full-cast audio drama pulls Mulder and Scully back into a web of cold cases, conspiracies, and alien threats.

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Tone labels: nostalgic · campy · cheesy · creepy · suspenseful · mysterious · fun · uneven · nostalgia-driven

Premise labels: cold cases · missing persons · database breach · conspiracy investigation · return from hiding · paranormal investigation · government conspiracy · alien conspiracy · unsolved cases

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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

Robert A. Heinlein · 1983

A detective couple trails a man with missing daytime memories and uncovers a reality-bending secret behind his life.

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Premise labels: amnesia mystery · private detectives · hidden occupation · supernatural mystery · reality distortion · secret world · paranoia · time travel · cosmic mystery · hidden reality

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The Cabinet

Kim Un-Su · 2021

A bored office worker guards a cabinet of files on bizarre human anomalies and gets pulled into their strange world.

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Tone labels: surreal · absurd · darkly funny · quirky · fable-like · whimsical · grotesque · uneasy · satirical · playful · disturbing · existential

Premise labels: cabinet of curiosities · bizarre cases · evolving humanity · office worker caretaker · secret files · anomalous humans · research archive

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Spaceside

Michael Mammay · 2019 · Planetside

A disgraced ex-colonel takes a corporate security case and stumbles into murder, espionage, and old ghosts.

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Premise labels: corporate espionage · security breach · investigation · murder mystery · conspiracy · alien intrigue · paranoia · aftermath

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Absolute Martian Manhunter, Vol. 1: Martian Vision

Deniz Camp · 2025 · Absolute Martian Manhunter (2025)

An FBI agent’s mind is invaded by an alien presence, forcing him to investigate crimes while reality unravels around him.

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Tone labels: trippy · psychedelic · unsettling · noir · weird · dark · surreal · mind-bending · dreamlike · oppressive

Premise labels: brain infection · alien consciousness · mind-sharing · FBI agent · mind-reading · psychic powers · crimes investigation · buddy cop · identity reimagining · social breakdown

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The Graveyard Game

Kage Baker · 2005 · The Company

An immortal cyborg and a literary specialist spend centuries hunting a missing friend and uncovering a vast Company conspiracy.

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Premise labels: missing person · corporate conspiracy · immortal agents · time travel corporation · cover-up · search across centuries · future artifacts · hidden history

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