16 Best mystery books like A Theory of Haunting by Sarah Monette

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A Theory of Haunting

By: Sarah Monette

3.95

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

Kyle Murchison Booth, archivist at the Parrington Museum, has heard of Thirdhop Scarp. Everyone has…

If you liked the mystery plot in A Theory of Haunting by Sarah Monette , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2)

By: Malka Ann Older

4.01

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to the … read more

Similar categories in Malka Ann Older's The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #2) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • novella
  • fiction
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2. The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

By: Nghi Vo

4.17

Format: 128 pages, ebook

The Hugo Award-Winning Series returns with its newest standalone entry: a gothic mystery involving … read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"The world starts with a story. So do dynasties and eras and wars. So does love, and so does revenge. Everything starts with a story."

-Nghi Vo, The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

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3. Death in the Spires

By: K.J. Charles

4.42

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

The newspapers called us the Seven Wonders. We were a group of friends, that’s all, and then Toby d… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's Death in the Spires book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Grief of Stones (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2)

By: Katherine Addison

4.32

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin Emperor with a direct … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Addison's The Grief of Stones (The Cemeteries of Amalo, #2) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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5. A Theory of Haunting

By: Sarah Monette

3.95

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

Kyle Murchison Booth, archivist at the Parrington Museum, has heard of Thirdhop Scarp. Everyone has… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • ghosts
  • novella
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • horror
  • fantasy
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6. Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction

By: Ann Leckie

4.05

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, for… read more

Similar categories in Ann Leckie's Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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7. Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4)

By: Nghi Vo

4.24

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

The Hugo and Crawford Award-Winning Series! The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singin… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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8. Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.32

Format: 446 pages, ebook

Marguerite Florian is a spy with two problems. A former employer wants her dead, and one of her new… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"They say the gods never give us more than we can handle, but let's just say that the gods had an overinflated sense of my abilities."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

"It's the thought that counts," said Marguerite. "Not with the explosives, it isn't," said Ashes, and on that point, Marguerite had to agree."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

"The whole world is made of words," said Marguerite irritably. "Treaties and contracts and secrets and laws are nothing but words, but everything runs on them. Of course they've got power."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

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9. The Tainted Cup

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more

Similar categories in Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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10. Ghost Station

By: S.A. Barnes

3.57

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

A crew must try to survive on an ancient, abandoned planet in the latest space horror novel from S.… read more

Similar categories in S.A. Barnes's Ghost Station book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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11. Traveller's Joy (Greenwing & Dart)

By: Victoria Goddard

4.43

Format: 43 pages, Kindle Edition

Hal's university career ends quite satisfactorily for himself, but with heartbreak, drama, and pain… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Goddard's Traveller's Joy (Greenwing & Dart) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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12. Stargazy Pie (Greenwing & Dart, #1)

By: Victoria Goddard

3.80

Format: 372 pages, Paperback

Magic is out of fashion. Good manners never are. Jemis Greenwing returned from university with … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Goddard's Stargazy Pie (Greenwing & Dart, #1) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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13. Bee Sting Cake (Greenwing & Dart, #2)

By: Victoria Goddard

4.39

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Magic is out of fashion. Gambling is merely illegal. Neither law nor common sense has ever stopped … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Goddard's Bee Sting Cake (Greenwing & Dart, #2) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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14. Plum Duff (Greenwing & Dart, #6)

By: Victoria Goddard

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Magic is out of fashion. Except, obviously, at Winterturn. Winterturn in Ragnor Bella is a holi… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Goddard's Plum Duff (Greenwing & Dart, #6) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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15. The Game of Courts (Lays of the Hearth-Fire #0.6)

By: Victoria Goddard

4.34

Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition

The Cavalier Conju enazo Argellian an Vilius—Conju to his friends, or he would be if any of them ha… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Goddard's The Game of Courts (Lays of the Hearth-Fire #0.6) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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16. If Found, Return to Hell

By: Em X. Liu

3.83

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

Being an intern at One Wizard sounds magical on the page, but in practice mostly means getting yell… read more

Similar categories in Em X. Liu's If Found, Return to Hell book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
  • paranormal
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17. The Angel of the Crows

By: Katherine Addison

3.80

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters you think they are. This is not… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Addison's The Angel of the Crows book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • paranormal
"Is your oath still binding?"

-Katherine Addison, The Angel of the Crows

"I can see why James likes you."

-Katherine Addison, The Angel of the Crows

"You cannot have him. He is mine."

-Katherine Addison, The Angel of the Crows

"He is mine and you cannot have him."

-Katherine Addison, The Angel of the Crows

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18. The Master of Samar

By: Melissa Scott

4.21

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Rejected by his aristocratic family, Gil Irichels has been content to make his living as a travelin… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Scott's The Master of Samar book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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19. The Briar Book of the Dead

By: A.G. Slatter

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Set in the same universe as the acclaimed All the Murmuring Bones and The Path of Thorns (one of Op… read more

Similar categories in A.G. Slatter's The Briar Book of the Dead book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • gothic
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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20. Running Close to the Wind

By: Alexandra Rowland

4.07

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Araşti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen th… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Rowland's Running Close to the Wind book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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21. The Book Keeper (Unholy Island, #2)

By: Sarah Painter

4.43

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Mysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly... Welcome to Unholy Island. Luke Taylor was search… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Painter's The Book Keeper (Unholy Island, #2) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Saint of the Bookstore by Victoria   Goddard

22. The Saint of the Bookstore

By: Victoria Goddard

4.47

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

A feel-good fantasy short story for the winter holidays! Early in the new year, Sister Mirabelle o… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Goddard's The Saint of the Bookstore book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Witchwood Knot (Victorian Faerie Tales, #1) by Olivia Atwater

23. The Witchwood Knot (Victorian Faerie Tales, #1)

By: Olivia Atwater

4.16

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Olivia Atwater returns to the world of Half a Soul. Dive into The Witchwood Knot, and enjoy a dark … read more

Similar categories in Olivia Atwater's The Witchwood Knot (Victorian Faerie Tales, #1) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • gothic
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. Liberty's Daughter

By: Naomi Kritzer

4.06

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Beck Garrison lives on a seastead — an archipelago of constructed platforms and old cruise ships, a… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Kritzer's Liberty's Daughter book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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25. Dome 6 (Tinkered Starsong, #3)

By: Gail Carriger

4.48

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Saving the unwilling with song, one planet at a time. New York Times bestselling author Gail Car… read more

Similar categories in Gail Carriger's Dome 6 (Tinkered Starsong, #3) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"He thought if they were both pitchers pouring out love, they might pour it easily back and forth into each other so that neither ever ran dry. They could give more of themselves to the divinity if th…"

-Gail Carriger, Dome 6 (Tinkered Starsong, #3)

Cover of A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

26. A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A Sorceress Comes to Call book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

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

27. 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

Similar categories in Vivian Shaw's Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • novella
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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28. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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29. The House of the Red Balconies

By: A.J. Demas

4.29

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Hylas has come to Tykanos to build an aqueduct. He has not come to enjoy the island’s main attracti… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Demas's The House of the Red Balconies book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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30. The Helios Syndrome

By: Vivian Shaw

4.13

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

When Devin Stacy, a freelance necromancer, though the National Transportation Safety Board consider… read more

Similar categories in Vivian Shaw's The Helios Syndrome book and Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting

  • ghosts
  • novella
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy

31 Best fiction books like A Theory of Haunting by Sarah Monette

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Malka Ann Older

4.01

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Nghi Vo

4.17

Transform Your Habits

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K.J. Charles

4.42

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4.32

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Theodora Goss

3.54

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Malka Ann Older

4.01

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K.J. Charles

4.42

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