إنني أتعفن رعبًا
A troubled young artist’s nightmare drawings begin coming to life, dragging her into violent secrets and deadly truths.
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Plot structure labels used: dual plot, interleaved investigation, backstory reveal, case takes back seat, escalating twists, crosscut personal drama, late-stage danger, stressful climax, revelation-driven
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Augmented
An amnesiac CEO and a glaciologist uncover a conspiracy linking brain implants, climate crisis, and alien secrets.
Salvation in Death
A future NY detective investigates a priest’s murder at mass and uncovers identity theft, old gang ties, and a second killing.
InvestiGators
Two alligator detectives use spy gadgets and toilet travel to solve a pair of absurd mysteries.
Innocent in Death
A poisoned schoolteacher’s murder and a dangerous old flame test Eve Dallas’s detective instincts and marriage.
Made to Kill
A robot PI-turned-hitman in alternate 1960s Hollywood is pulled into a missing-person case and a deeper conspiracy.
Elysium Fire
A prefect investigates unexplained deaths in a futuristic habitat democracy while secessionist politics threaten collapse.
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United States of Japan
In a Japan-victorious America, a game censor and secret police agent probe an illegal game that could expose dangerous truths.
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster
A quirky San Francisco woman and a Kansas widow exchange letters across time through a mysterious door and mailbox.
The Key to Midnight
A nightclub singer with no past and a private investigator chase a brainwashing conspiracy that may rewrite identity.
Leviathan Wakes
A solar-system conspiracy pulls an idealistic ship officer and a burnt-out detective into the center of impending war.
Bloodless
Pendergast and Coldmoon probe bloodless murders in Savannah, where a vampire legend and old skyjacking collide.