Books like The minutes of the Lazarus Club by Tony Pollard

A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ allegorical novella about Ebenezer Scrooge, whose miserly ways are transformed through visits from Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

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.

Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens’s 1837-39 social novel, follows an orphan raised in a workhouse who flees to London, joins a gang of pickpockets, and uncovers family secrets while exposing child labour and exploitation.

In the unforgettable Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, are locked in a nocturnal duel of wonder and will—an impossible game where love and magic collide on a stage of breathtaking spectacle.

In 19th‑century rural France, country doctor Charles Bovary marries the ambitious Emma, whose longing for romance and luxury drives her into affairs and reckless spending, spiraling her into ruin and social disgrace.

A tense psychological thriller that pits FBI agent Clarice Starling against the notorious cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter as they collaborate to catch a new predator.

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.

In 1896 New York City, reporter John Schuyler Moore partners with psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler and police secretary Sara Howard to pioneer a psychological profile of a serial murderer, confronting the era’s gritty underbelly and institutional skepticism.

In Dickens’s sweeping novel, the protracted Jarndyce and Jarndyce case in the Court of Chancery pulls together a disparate cast— from heirs torn by legal costs to a mysterious ward, a cunning lawyer, and a destitute street sweeper— exposing London’s social decay.

Two rival illusionists in 19th-century London engage in a deadly feud over a stage magic trick.

Lin Kong, a devoted doctor, wrestles with love for the modern Manna Wu while bound to a rural wife chosen by his family, navigating tradition, divorce, and Party scrutiny over seventeen years.

A collection of five classic Charles Dickens Christmas tales—"Battle of the Life," "Chimes," "Christmas Carol," "Cricket on the Hearth," and "Haunted Man"—exploring holiday themes, social customs, and the spirit of the season.

Charles Dickens’ Dombey and Son follows the proud industrialist Paul Dombey and his family, exposing how commercial ambition can corrupt personal bonds while hinting at redemption through love.

In 1916 a 25-year-old, newly qualified doctor named Mikhail Bulgakov was posted to the remote Russian countryside. He brought to his position a diploma and a complete lack of field experience. And the challenges he faced didn't end there: he was assigned to cover a vast and sprawling territory that was as yet unvisited by modern conveniences such as the motor car, the telephone, and electric lights.

A love story between a middle-aged man and a young woman from a partisans' family in London, set against the backdrop of the 1970s, exploring the seductive power of storytelling.

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.

When a mysterious box reveals a lost Shakespearean clue, a scholar embarks on a transatlantic chase, uncovering a murderous treasure hunt that mirrors Hamlet’s tragedy.

Pahin on palannut Jännitystä pelkäämätön yleisö saa toivomansa: uusi Joona Linna -dekkari on vuoden trilleritapaus! Hyytävän jännityksen huippunimi Lars Kepler kiihdyttää komeasti jatkaessaan Joona Linnan tarinaa. Kansainväliseksi menestykseksi noussut sarja tunnetaan sietämättömän vetävästä kerronnasta ja kovia kokeneen mutta empaattisen rikoskomisario Joona Linnan hahmosta.Karmivan pelottavan Kaniininmetsästäjän lopussa Joona Linna seisahtui uuden kynnykselle. Takana oli pitkä vankeusrangaistus ja piinaava sarjamurhaajan jahti, edessä elämä vapaudessa. Jatkaako omapäinen Joona Linna yhä yksinäisenä sutena? Ja voiko edes hän enää kuvitella olevansa turvassa?"Väkevää ja vimmatun vetävää."– Berlignske"Julma, pirullinen – ja piinaavan viihdyttävä: Lars Kepler ei kirjoita trillereitä heikkohermoisille."– Verdens Gang"Jo ensimmäisestä luvusta olet kiikissä kuin pelokas ja sokaistunut eläin, juonen kauheissa kahleissa."– Berlingske"Joona Linna on hahmo, jonka parissa viihtyy, niin yksinkertaista se on."– Trønder-Avisa