Books like Written in the blood by Stephen Lloyd Jones

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

In an elite New England college, a charismatic classics professor lures a group of eccentric students into obsessive study, leading them from intellectual curiosity to corruption, betrayal, and ultimately murder.

A young scholar uncovers a labyrinthine family legacy, tracing the truth of Vlad the Impaler and the myth of Dracula across centuries and borders, risking life and sanity to confront an ancient evil.

Set in the Maine town of Haven, Stephen King’s 1987 science‑fiction horror novel follows its residents as a buried alien artifact begins to transform their lives, blending supernatural terror with an unsettling exploration of space and unknown forces.

A gripping thriller in which a vanished fisherman, strange marine organisms, and unsettling changes along the coast of British Columbia converge to warn of a looming oceanic catastrophe.

Heaven Leigh Casteel, the brightest girl in her mountain shanty, dreams of a better life while her cruel father schemes to ruin her and her siblings. In this first Casteel Family tale, hope clashes with oppression.

The Beetle tells the eerie tale of a shape‑shifting Egyptian monster that targets six Londoners, pursuing vengeance for a crime committed two decades earlier in Egypt.

300 pages ; 21 cm

A chilling ghost story that blends horror, suspense, and a touch of romance and fantasy into a single-author collection.

After receiving a mysterious letter claiming a huge inheritance, Harriet Westaway, a struggling tarot reader, travels to her grandmother’s English country estate, only to discover that the bequest hides a dangerous secret.

When her father enters witness protection, Kate’s idyllic life shatters. A year later, he’s gone into the blind “blue zone,” a murder surfaces, and the FBI is unreliable. Determined, Kate hunts truth behind a dangerous conspiracy.

An intriguing mystery story featuring Dr. John Thorndyke, a professor of medicine who becomes a pathological sleuth, as he investigates the disappearance of a successful archaeologist and unravels the disturbing question of whether or not it is possible to fabricate a corpse.

Inspector Juve hunts the master of disguise Fantomas through delightfully sinister Paris, following a trail of brutal crimes that include the murder of Marquise de Langruen, the robbery of Princess Sonia, and the body of Lord Beltham stuffed into a trunk.

A gripping psychological suspense novel set in Dublin, focusing on two detectives investigating a series of murders in the woods.

THERE IS A GIRL. She has no memory and no name. Nothing but a GUARDIAN. An armored giant who protects her from predators and pitfalls. TOGETHER THEY WALK across an extraordinary fantasy world. If they leave the path the air itself comes alive, forcing them onwards. Why? The girl doesn’t know, but there’s worse than beasts and bandits ahead. CIVILIZATION, with its temptations and treacheries, will test their bond beyond its limits. STEP BY BLOODY STEP is a fantasy opus from the Eisner Award nominees behind CODA (sélection officielle Angoulême 2021): MATIAS BERGARA (Hellblazer, THE SCUMBAG) & SI SPURRIER (X-Men Legacy, Hellblazer, The Spire). Breaking new ground for the possibilities of sequential art, this completely wordless visual feast will delight fans of Princess Mononoke, ISOLA, and the visionary works of Moebius. Collects STEP BY BLOODY STEP #1-4

When reclusive novelist Vida Winter’s health wanes, she tasks biographer Margaret Lea with revealing the truth of her life, though Margaret must sift through Winter’s penchant for exaggeration to arrive at facts.

A speculative twist on a frontier crisis, "Outlawed" blends alternate history with the looming threat of influenza, exploring how communities and midwives confront disease, infertility, and social marginality on the American West's frontier.