Books like 'Dying by the Hour'

Readers who enjoyed Dying by the Hour by Kory M. Shrum also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.

historical  fantasy  urban fantasy  supernatural  mystery  action / adventure  paranormal  lgbtq  zombies  angels 

  • The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud

    The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Five months after the events in THE CREEPING SHADOW, we join Lockwood, Lucy, George, Holly, and their associate Quill Kipps on a perilous night mission: they have broken into the booby-trapped Fittes Mausoleum, where the body of the legendary psychic heroine Marissa Fittes lies. Or does it? This is just one of the many questions to be answered in Book 5 of the Lockwood & Co. series...
  • The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

    The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    After leaving Lockwood & Co. at the end of The Hollow Boy, Lucy is a freelance operative, hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood, who tells her he needs a good Listener for a tough assignment...
  • Trinity by Shayne Silvers

    Trinity by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    War is coming to the City of Fountains.The Four Legendary Creatures are free, the Seven Sins are running wild, the vampires are getting thirsty, and the Vatican is ready to enter the front lines.And Callie Penrose is at the heart of it all. The Horsewoman of Despair flicked the first domino, and the consequences are echoing throughout the various halls of power in all corners of the world...
  • Maelstrom by Jordan L. Hawk

    Maelstrom by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Between his father’s sudden—and rather suspicious—generosity, and his own rash promise to help Christine plan her wedding, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough to worry about. But when the donation of a mysterious codex to the Ladysmith Museum draws the attention of a murderous cult, Whyborne finds himself in a race against time to unlock its secrets first...
  • Balefire by Jordan L. Hawk

    Balefire by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Whyborne’s Endicott relatives have returned to collect on the promise he made to help them take back their ancestral manor from an evil cult. In exchange, they’ll give him the key to deciphering the Wisborg Codex, which Whyborne needs to learn how to stop the masters...
  • Bloodline by Jordan L. Hawk

    Bloodline by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Between his bullying father and dissolute brother, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough problematic family members to deal with. So when his sister returns to Widdershins asking for help solving the mystery of a derelict ship, Whyborne is reluctant to get involved. Until, that is, a brutal murderer strikes, leaving Whyborne and his lover Griffin no choice but to take the case...
  • Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk

    Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sorcerer Percival Endicott Whyborne and his husband Griffin Flaherty have enjoyed an unprecedented stretch of peace and quiet. Unfortunately, the calm is shattered by the arrival of a package from Griffin’s brother Jack, who has uncovered a strange artifact while digging for gold in Alaska. The discovery of a previously unknown civilization could revive the career of their friend Dr...
  • Blood and Betrayal by Lindsay Buroker

    Blood and Betrayal by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    The last thing Maldynado Montichelu—former aristocrat and current ladies' man—ever wanted was to be left in charge. After all, the team just blew up a train, crashed a dirigible, and kidnapped the emperor. It's kind of an important time.But, with Amaranthe captured by the nefarious Forge coalition, and Sicarius off to find her, the team is lacking in leaders...
  • Conspiracy by Lindsay Buroker

    Conspiracy by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    When you’re an outlaw hoping for a pardon, and the emperor personally sends a note requesting that your team kidnap him, you make plans to comply…Even if it’ll involve infiltrating a train full of soldiers, bodyguards, and spies loyal to a nefarious business coalition that has numerous reasons to hate you...
  • Beneath the Surface by Lindsay Buroker

    Beneath the Surface by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.All Sergeant Evrial Yara wanted was to protect the young emperor from those plotting to kill him. Joining forces with a group of notorious outlaws wasn’t part of the plan, especially not when one of them is determined to charm her out of her uniform at every turn...
  • Deadly Games by Lindsay Buroker

    Deadly Games by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    When you’ve been accused of kidnapping an emperor, and every enforcer in the city wants your head, it’s hard to prove yourself an honorable person and even harder to earn an imperial pardon.That doesn’t keep Amaranthe Lokdon and her team of outlaws from trying...
  • Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk

    Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereIntroverted scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne has spent the last few months watching his lover, Griffin Flaherty, come to terms with the rejection of his adoptive family. So when an urgent telegram from Christine summons them to Egypt, Whyborne is reluctant to risk the fragile peace they’ve established...
  • Republic by Lindsay Buroker

    Republic by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    After the notorious outlaws Amaranthe and Sicarius helped overthrow the corrupt faction controlling the empire and brought in a great war hero to lead the nation to prosperity, they finally earned their pardons--and some time off. A tropical vacation cruising around in a private submarine? Perfect. But their trip is interrupted by a summons from the new president: they're needed back at home...
  • Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk

    Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereMysterious happenings are nothing new to reclusive scholar Percival Endicott Whyborne, but finding one of his colleagues screaming for help in the street is rather unusual. Allan Tambling claims he can’t remember any of the last hour—but someone murdered his uncle, and Allan is covered in blood...
  • Spellbound by Larry Correia

    Spellbound by Larry Correia

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Dark fantasy goes hardboiled in #2 of the hard-hitting Grimnoir Chronicles by the New York Times best-selling creator of Monster Hunter International...
  • Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur

    Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three modus operandi to die. Four employees, six house guests, and not a single witness.Confusing clues and no helpful leads cloud the death of Countess Giada Barese, who washed up on shore two weeks after her mysterious disappearance. Henri and Jamie have no idea if her death is a homicide, suicide, or accidental death, for nothing adds up...
    Categorized as:
    crime  humor  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  cozy
  • Hexslayer by Jordan L. Hawk

    Hexslayer by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Horse shifter Nick has one rule: never trust a witch.Nick has devoted his life to making his saloon a safe haven for the feral familiars of New York. So when a brutal killer slaughters a feral under his protection, Nick has no choice but to try and catch the murderer. Even if that means bonding with a handsome Irish witch...
  • The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

    The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . .For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions.Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career...
  • Fallow by Jordan L. Hawk

    Fallow by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Griffin’s past collides with his present, will it cost the lives of everyone he loves?Between the threat of a world-ending invasion from the Outside and unwelcome revelations about his own nature, Percival Endicott Whyborne is under a great deal of strain...
  • Dark Currents by Lindsay Buroker

    Dark Currents by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    It's been three months since former enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon and the notorious assassin Sicarius thwarted kidnappers and saved the emperor's life. The problem? Nobody knows they were responsible for this good deed. Worse, they're being blamed for the entire scheme...
  • Eternally Yours by Cate Tiernan

    Eternally Yours by Cate Tiernan

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    After 450 years of living, Nastasya Crowe should have more of a handle on this whole immortal thing....After a deadly confrontation at the end of Darkness Falls, the second Immortal Beloved novel, Nastasya Crowe is, as she would put it, so over the drama. She fights back against the dark immortals with her own brand of kick-butt magick..
  • Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky

    Life at the Coffin Joint by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Deadwood (late 1876) ... A rowdy and reckless undertaker’s delight. What better place for a killer to blend in?Enter undertaker Clementine Johanssen, tall and deadly with a hot temper and short fuse, hired to clean up Deadwood’s dead … and the “other” problem. She’s hell-bent on poking, sticking, or stabbing anyone that steps out of line...
  • Proper Scoundrels by Allie Therin

    Proper Scoundrels by Allie Therin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Don’t miss this spin-off from Allie Therin's acclaimed Magic in Manhattan universe! Their scandalous pasts have left them wounded and unworthy—and hopelessly perfect together. London, 1925Sebastian de Leon is adjusting to life after three years spent enthralled by blood magic...
  • Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn

    Panther Prowling by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    We’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three gorgeous husbands. Menolly is a vampire married to a werepuma. And me? I’m Delilah, a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. While the war in Otherworld is expanding, so is my newly renamed PI business...
  • Angel Fire by Ella Summers

    Angel Fire by Ella Summers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cadence Lightbringer, daughter of an archangel, has trained from birth to one day drink the Nectar of the gods and ascend to the angels’ ranks. She’s always been the perfect soldier. She’s always known exactly where her life is headed. Until she is assigned to a mission with Damiel Dragonsire, Master Interrogator of the Legion of Angels...
  • Undertow by Jordan L. Hawk

    Undertow by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Note: This novella takes place at the same time as events in Fallow (Whyborne & Griffin 8). Shy secretary Maggie Parkhurst knows there’s nothing special about her. She’s neither sorceress, nor fighter, nor scholar...
  • Unhallowed by Jordan L. Hawk

    Unhallowed by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A Novel of Widdershins Monsters. Murder. Librarians.Librarian Sebastian Rath is the only one who believes his friend Kelly O’Neil disappeared due to foul play. But without any clues or outside assistance, there’s nothing he can do to prove it.When bookbinder Vesper Rune is hired to fill the vacancy left by O’Neil, he receives an ominous letter warning him to leave...
  • Hexmaker by Jordan L. Hawk

    Hexmaker by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A straight-laced policeman. A lighthearted thief. A murdered millionaire.Fox shifter Malachi steals for one of the biggest crime rings in New York City. But when he witnesses the murder of a millionaire, the only person who can keep him safe is Dr. Owen Yates, forensic hexman for the Metropolitan Witch Police—and Malachi’s witch.Owen is horrified to discover his familiar is an uneducated thief...
  • Of Fates And Phantoms by C.J. Archer

    Of Fates And Phantoms by C.J. Archer

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    As Charlie and Lincoln’s lives settle into a harmonious pattern, a new threat arises that could have far reaching effects for the royal family and Lincoln’s parents.When a seer warns the Prince of Wales that his life is in danger, only Charlie and Lincoln take her seriously...
  • The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman

    The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    A corrupt countessA spy in dangerAnd an assassin at largeThe fifth title in Genevieve Cogman's witty and wonderful Invisible Library series, The Mortal Word is a rollicking literary adventure.Peace talks are always tricky, especially when a key diplomat gets stabbed. This rudely interrupts a top-secret summit between the warring dragons and Fae...
  • Worth Dying For by Kory M. Shrum

    Worth Dying For by Kory M. Shrum

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Read the series with 700 five-star reviews! A contemporary fantasy series unlike any other. Don’t believe us? Download a free sample and see for yourself!With enough power coursing through your veins, it's hard to remember whose side you're on.Jesse Sullivan's father commands a dark and terrible army under the guise of beloved church leader...
  • Unseen by Jordan L. Hawk

    Unseen by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Librarian Sebastian Rath and his lover Vesper Rune are tasked with seeking and containing the evil Books of the Bound. But one of the Books has been freed from its prison—and is in the hands of a killer.As more bodies turn up, Sebastian finds himself tempted to use forbidden magic to locate the Book and stop the murderer...
  • The Alchemist's Illusion by Gigi Pandian

    The Alchemist's Illusion by Gigi Pandian

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A perilous painting and an artist who meets his end lead Zoe Faust on an audacious alchemical adventure Centuries-old alchemist Zoe Faust is tired of running from her past. She's finally got her life on track in Portland, Oregon, gardening and cooking in her fixer-upper house with her mischievous best friend, Dorian the gargoyle chef...
  • Real Vampires Know Size Matters by Gerry Bartlett

    Real Vampires Know Size Matters by Gerry Bartlett

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Just when curvaceous vampire Glory St. Clair has her life semi-on track, a woman from her longtime lover Jeremiah Campbell's past steamrolls into town on a mission to win him back...
  • The Assassin's Curse by Lindsay Buroker

    The Assassin's Curse by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    When outlaws Amaranthe and Sicarius chance upon spies stealing military prototypes, they immediately give chase. Well, immediately after Amaranthe talks Sicarius, former assassin and all-around non-altruistic type, into the mission...
  • Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver

    Chameleon Assassin by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Libby is a mutant, one of the top burglars and assassins in the world. For a price, she caters to executives’ secret desires. Eliminate your corporate rival? Deliver a priceless art masterpiece or necklace? Hack into another corporation’s network? Libby’s your girl.Climate change met nuclear war, and humanity lost. The corporations stepped in, stripping governments of power...
  • Beyond The Grave by C.J. Archer

    Beyond The Grave by C.J. Archer

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    At the request of Lady Harcourt, Charlie and Lincoln begin searching for her missing stepson. Still recovering from her ordeal at the hands of a diabolical villain, Charlie is supposed to be resting. But resting is dull, so she throws herself into the task at hand, much to Lincoln's frustration. The search leads them down a dark path littered with family secrets and titillating scandal...
  • Jackdaw by K.J. Charles

    Jackdaw by K.J. Charles

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    If you stop running, you fall. Jonah Pastern is a magician, a liar, a windwalker, a professional thief…and for six months, he was the love of police constable Ben Spenser’s life. His betrayal left Ben jailed, ruined, alone, and looking for revenge. Ben is determined to make Jonah pay. But he can’t seem to forget what they once shared, and Jonah refuses to let him...
  • The Journal of a Thousand Years by C.J. Archer

    The Journal of a Thousand Years by C.J. Archer

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    An ancient family diary. A timely prophecy. An epic conclusion.As Sylvia prepares to meet Gabe’s parents for the first time, the last thing she needs is for her long-lost father to cause trouble. While his answers to her questions finally bring clarity, they also usher in danger.But that's not all her elusive father brings into Sylvia's life...
  • Hexbreaker by Jordan L. Hawk

    Hexbreaker by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Will a dark history doom their future together?New York copper Tom Halloran is a man with a past. If anyone finds out he once ran with the notorious O'Connell tunnel gang, he'll spend the rest of his life doing hard time behind bars. But Tom's secret is threatened when a horrible murder on his beat seems to have been caused by the same ancient magic that killed his gang...
  • The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman

    The Secret Chapter by Genevieve Cogman

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A Librarian’s work is never done, and once Irene has a quick rest after their latest adventure, she is summoned to the Library. The world where she grew up is in danger of veering deep into chaos, and she needs to obtain a particular book to stop this from happening...
  • The Dire King by William Ritter

    The Dire King by William Ritter

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The fate of the world is in the hands of detective of the supernatural R. F. Jackaby and his intrepid assistant, Abigail Rook. An evil king is turning ancient tensions into modern strife, using a blend of magic and technology to push Earth and the Otherworld into a mortal competition...
  • Drink of Me by Jacquelyn Frank

    Drink of Me by Jacquelyn Frank

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In a world where emotion can be a deadly weapon, one slight, battered runaway holds the key to a dark and twisted enigma. . . "Drink of me, " she whispers, her silver eyes trusting, pleading. What female dares speak such words to one of the Sange? His people are scorned by every race for their fierce sensuality, their fearful rituals...
  • When Demons Walk by Patricia Briggs

    When Demons Walk by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    DON'T TRY THIS AT HOMEShamera had spent most of her young life as sorceress and thief, stealing from Southwood's nobility to survive. Now Sham must face the greatest test of her skills...A killer has struck Southwood, claiming the lives of nobles. Lord Kerim, Reeve of Southwood, turns to Sham for help. Posing as his mistress, she delves behind castle walls to find the killer...
  • Hard Magic by Larry Correia

    Hard Magic by Larry Correia

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Jake Sullivan is a licensed Private Eye—with a seriously hardboiled attitude. He also possesses raw magical talent and the ability to make objects in his vicinity light as a feather or as heavy as depleted uranium, all with a magical thought. It's no wonder the G-men turn to Jake when they need someone to go after a suspected killer who's been knocking off banks in a magic-enhanced crime spree...
  • Guardian Spirits by Jordan L. Hawk

    Guardian Spirits by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Psychic medium Vincent Night and his lover Henry Strauss have spent months striving to uncover the dark secret harbored by Vincent’s dead mentor, James Dunne. Their only clue comes from a journal: Dunne was seeking to restore the Grand Harmonium, an artifact meant to breach the walls between life and death...
  • Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles, KJ查爾斯

    Flight of Magpies by K.J. Charles, KJ查爾斯

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Danger in the air. Lovers on the brink.With the justiciary understaffed, a series of horrifying occult murders to be investigated, and a young student flying off the rails, magical law enforcer Stephen Day is under increasing stress. And the strain is starting to show in his relationship with his aristocratic lover, Lord Crane...
  • Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan

    Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    You can run from your past, but it will always catch up.Nastasya has lived for hundreds of years, but for some reason it never seems to get any easier. She’s left behind her days of debauchery to find peace and forgiveness at River’s Edge, a safe haven for wayward immortals. There she’s uncovered her family’s epic history, reclaimed her magickal powers, and met Reyn, whom she dubs “the Viking god...
  • Spellbound After Midnight by Jenna Collett

    Spellbound After Midnight by Jenna Collett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A spellbinding mystery leads an unlikely pair on the hunt for a killer.Tessa Daniels needs a miracle. Preferably, the kind that comes with cold hard cash. Her magic shop is failing, and she'll be tossed into the street unless she clears her debt.When a financial boon arrives in the form of a young woman determined to attend the prince's ball, a risky spell turns out to be the miracle she needed...
  • Unknown by Jordan L. Hawk

    Unknown by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Librarian Sebastian Rath and his lover Vesper Rune continue their search for the evil Books of the Bound. But in the meantime, the young men in Sebastian’s social circle start dying.Though the deaths look like self-administered poisonings, Sebastian soon comes to realize a killer is at work. And not just any murderer, but one wielding the dark power of the Book of Bone...
Dying by the Hour by Kory M. Shrum
Fantastic book recommendations by book lovers for book lovers.
Find out more about thebooknaut.com.

Looking for more inspiration? Enter another book title to get more suggestions on what to read next.

Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.

romance book finder preview 1
romance book finder preview 2
romance book finder preview 3