12 must-read horror books like Ain't No Witch: The Wanderings of Mamma Lucy by John Linwood Grant

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Ain't No Witch: The Wanderings of Mamma Lucy

By: John Linwood Grant

4.56

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

Mamma Lucy don’t suffer fools, she don’t take no sass, and she ain’t no witch. Call her hoodoo woma…

If you liked the horror plot in Ain't No Witch: The Wanderings of Mamma Lucy by John Linwood Grant , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) by Raymond Chandler

1. The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)

By: Raymond Chandler

4.19

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out… read more

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"To say goodbye is to die a little."

-Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)

"I'm a native son, born in Santa Rosa."

-Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)

"I'm killing time and it's dying hard."

-Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)

"I was as hollow and empty as the spaces between stars."

-Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)

2. The Doomed City

By: Dmitry Glukhovsky , Arkady Strugatsky , Boris Strugatsky , Andrew Bromfield

4.18

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are widely considered the greatest of Russian science fiction masters, … read more

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3. The Long Tomorrow

By: Leigh Brackett

4.32

Format: 210 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Two generations after destruction rained down upon America's cities, the population is scattered in… read more

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4. The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, #1)

By: T.L. Huchu

3.49

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

When a child goes missing in Edinburgh's darkest streets, young Ropa investigates. She'll need to c… read more

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"If I'm going down, I'm taking it with me. M.A.D., bitch. I'm up for Mutually Assured Destruction - if that's what it takes."

-T.L. Huchu, The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, #1)

"It’s in the most trying times, when we ourselves have nothing, that we mustn’t forget there are higher virtues like compassion, kindness and solidarity. Doing something when it is hard, because it is…"

-T.L. Huchu, The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, #1)

"There’s a world of a difference between reading and hearing. I mean, you extract the same juice out of the fruit of knowledge – whether it’s coming off pod or page. But with audio, I like hearing the…"

-T.L. Huchu, The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, #1)

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5. Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.33

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Now in hardcover, the ninth book of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns t… read more

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"What makes you think I know?' asked Zach, who, if questioned, would deny his own existence out of sheer habit."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"I saw nothing suspicious—which is unusual. A copper can usually find something suspicious if they look hard enough."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"Always look after your people,' he said as I noted down the order. 'The way you treat them sets an example for the way they treat others."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

"Lips too thick and nose too wide–he looked like he’d stepped out of an early Asterix comic. Subconscious racism, I thought–it will fuck you up every time."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Amongst Our Weapons (Rivers of London, #9)

Cover of Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London, #9.5) by Ben Aaronovitch

6. Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London, #9.5)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

3.99

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

When retired FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an ‘X-Ray Sierra India’ incident, the operator do… read more

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"My decision to apply to be a special agent crept up on me some time between the case of the spontaneously exploding tractor and the cows that ate Paris, Arkansas."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London, #9.5)

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7. All Hallows

By: Christopher Golden

3.55

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

With the 80's nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christoph… read more

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Cover of Murder Before Evensong (Canon Clement, #1) by Richard  Coles

8. Murder Before Evensong (Canon Clement, #1)

By: Richard Coles

3.32

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton. He has been there for eight years, living at the Rector… read more

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9. Among the Living

By: Tim Lebbon

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestseller and author of Netflix’s The Silence comes a terrifying horror no… read more

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10. Horror Movie

By: Paul Tremblay

3.45

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more

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11. Grave Expectations (Grave Expectations, #1)

By: Alice Bell

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A fast-paced and hilarious debut crime novel, in which a burnt-out Millennial medium must utilize h… read more

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"Figgy Wellington-Forge opened the driver’s door and unfolded from the car like a sexy deck chair."

-Alice Bell, Grave Expectations (Grave Expectations, #1)

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12. Festival

By: Christopher Golden

3.37

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling horror writers Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon create a music festival… read more

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13. Barbarians of the Beyond

By: Matthew Hughes

4.26

Format: 187 pages, Paperback

Twenty years ago, five master criminals known as the Demon Princes raided Mount Pleasant to enslave… read more

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Cover of Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5) by Vivian Shaw

14. Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5)

By: Vivian Shaw

4.38

Format: 164 pages, Kindle Edition

A witty, charming standalone novella starring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, who must get to … read more

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15. The Angry Dead

By: Rosemary Pardoe

3.93

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

"All of the elements of literate, affectionate, and skilful pastiche are the country churches, the… read more

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16. The Peacock Escritoire with At Dusk

By: Mark Valentine

4.46

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

The Peacock Escritoire A stranger returns a silver coin; a dream museum releases its dreams; a dyi… read more

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Cover of No. 472 Cheyne Walk: Carnacki, the Untold Stories by A.F. Kidd

17. No. 472 Cheyne Walk: Carnacki, the Untold Stories

By: A.F. Kidd

3.84

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Like the detective stories of Sherlock Holmes, the Carnacki tales of William Hope Hodgson contain s… read more

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  • horror
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18. On Safari in R'lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera

By: Elizabeth Bear

3.87

Format: 40 pages, ebook

An academic's whimsical decision to take a DNA test leads her into uncharted territory, where she d… read more

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"You can’t avoid the sea forever,"

-Elizabeth Bear, On Safari in R'lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera

"You can’t win an argument with the sea."

-Elizabeth Bear, On Safari in R'lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera

"I guess interdimensional travel takes it out of you."

-Elizabeth Bear, On Safari in R'lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera

"If his tone were any more soaked in exasperation, it would be dripping."

-Elizabeth Bear, On Safari in R'lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera

Cover of Ain't No Witch: The Wanderings of Mamma Lucy by John Linwood Grant

19. Ain't No Witch: The Wanderings of Mamma Lucy

By: John Linwood Grant

4.56

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

Mamma Lucy don’t suffer fools, she don’t take no sass, and she ain’t no witch. Call her hoodoo woma… read more

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Cover of The Barricade by Stephanie Ellis

20. The Barricade

By: Stephanie Ellis

4.17

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

When the computers said the planet was heading for disaster, an underground ark was built—a sprawli… read more

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Cover of The Flowering (Black Shuck Shadows) by Alison Littlewood

21. The Flowering (Black Shuck Shadows)

By: Alison Littlewood

4.43

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

A series of micro-collections featuring a selection of peculiar tales from the best in horror and s… read more

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