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What to read after “The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter” by Theodora Goss: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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A Study in Scarlet Women
Sherry Thomas · 2016
Same genre: “Historical mystery”
- Victorian London Atmosphere
- Found Family
Too clever for Victorian society and blamed when three people die, Charlotte Holmes flees to London and takes the name Sherlock Holmes. With a kind widow, a police inspector and a man who loves her, she works the case while hiding who she really is.
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1886
From the same world: “Gothic”
A respected London doctor is oddly close to a violent, mysterious man named Hyde. When a friend investigates the link between them, he uncovers a scientific experiment that set loose a darker self.
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The House of Silk
Anthony Horowitz · 2011
Same genre: “Historical mystery”
- Victorian London Atmosphere
- Secret Society
Sherlock Holmes is asked to guard a London art dealer who is being followed, and the case opens onto two mysteries: a gang known as the House of Silk, and a crime so dangerous that Watson can only set it down years later, in a final untold adventure.
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Clockwork Angel
Cassandra Clare · 2010
Same genre: “Fantasy”
In Victorian London, Tessa Gray is kidnapped by the Dark Sisters and learns she is a shape-shifter. Rescued by the Shadowhunters, she is drawn into a fight against a powerful enemy while navigating her feelings for two brothers, Will and Jem.
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The Beetle
Richard Marsh · 1897
From the same world: “Gothic”
- Gothic
- Victorian London Atmosphere
A strange, insect-like creature arrives in London bent on revenge against a member of Parliament, and its powers reach into the lives of everyone near him. The story is told through several witnesses who each encounter the being and try to stop it.
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The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafón · 2001
From the same world: “Gothic”
- Gothic
In 1945 Barcelona, young Daniel is taken to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and chooses a novel called The Shadow of the Wind. He becomes obsessed with its vanished author, Julián Carax, and his search through a scarred city uncovers a decades-old story of doomed love, madness and revenge.
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley · 1818
From the same world: “Gothic”
- Gothic
- Mad Scientist
Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret of life and assembles a living creature from the dead, then abandons it in horror. Lonely and rejected, the creature turns on its maker, and both are drawn into a cycle of guilt and vengeance.
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The Thirteenth Tale
Diane Setterfield · 2006
From the same world: “Gothic”
- Gothic
A bookseller's daughter is summoned by a reclusive author who has never told the truth about her life. As the old woman finally recounts her childhood at a crumbling country house, the listener realises the story hides one more secret. A gothic tale about stories, sisters and the gaps between them.
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The Gilded Wolves
Roshani Chokshi · 2019
Similar plot moves: “Secret Society” and “Found Family”
- Secret Society
- Found Family
Paris, 1889. Severin Montagnet-Alarie, a hotelier and treasure-hunter, is offered the chance to reclaim the inheritance his family was denied. To earn it he must assemble a crew and steal an ancient artifact, a job that takes them into the secret society that rules the city's magic.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde · 1890
From the same world: “Gothic”
- Gothic
- Victorian London Atmosphere
A beautiful young man surrenders to his vanity when his portrait begins to age and wither in place of his body. Sheltered by a cynical friend, Dorian chases pleasure without consequence until the hidden painting becomes a record of his cruelty.
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The Great Train Robbery
Michael Crichton · 1975
Similar setting: “Victorian London Atmosphere”
- Victorian London Atmosphere
In 1855 a polished thief plans to steal a shipment of gold being carried by train from London toward the Crimea. He gathers a crew, copies the four keys to the safes and studies the timetable, while a police informant threatens to expose the scheme.
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Dracula
Bram Stoker · 1897
From the same world: “Gothic”
- Gothic
- Victorian London Atmosphere
A young solicitor journeys to a remote castle in the Carpathians to settle a client's estate, only to find his host is no ordinary nobleman. As the count travels to England, letters and diaries record a creeping sickness spreading from Whitby to London.