Best Simon R. Green Books

The best books by Simon R. Green — 19 titles spanning Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, averaging 3.85 BLT stars.

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Simon R. Green writes genre fiction like a man who made a bet that he could cram spy thriller, urban fantasy, and cosmic horror into the same sentence — and keeps winning. His Secret Histories series, centered on the supernatural spy Eddie Drood in books like From Hell with Love and Live and Let Drood, runs on gleeful pulp energy: wry dark humor, relentless pacing, and a kitchen-sink mythology where every monster from every tradition shows up eventually. The Gideon Sable heist series shows Green pivoting toward tighter plotting without losing his instinct for fun. His prose is fast and punchy, built for momentum over atmosphere. Readers who want dense literary fiction should look elsewhere — but if you want inventive genre mashups delivered with genuine wit and an almost defiant disregard for taking itself seriously, Green is deeply satisfying.

Simon R. Green's highest-rated book in our collection is Casino Infernale (4.02 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    Casino Infernale

    Secret Histories • Book 7

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 4.02 BLT Score (2.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (2.5K)
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    For Heaven's Eyes Only

    Secret Histories • Book 5

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 4.00 BLT Score (3.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (3.6K)
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    Moonbreaker

    Secret Histories • Book 11

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.99 BLT Score (924 ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (924)
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    Night Fall

    Secret Histories • Book 12

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.96 BLT Score (907 ratings)
    ★ 4.16 Goodreads (907)
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    Property of a Lady Faire

    Secret Histories • Book 8

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.96 BLT Score (2.0K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (2.0K)
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    Live and Let Drood

    Secret Histories • Book 6

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.95 BLT Score (3.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (3.4K)
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    From Hell with Love

    Secret Histories • Book 4

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.95 BLT Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (4.1K)
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    The Best Thing You Can Steal

    Gideon Sable • Book 1

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.89 BLT Score (1.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (1.8K)
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    From a Drood to a Kill

    Secret Histories • Book 9

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.88 BLT Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (1.6K)
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    Spirits from Beyond

    Ghost Finders • Book 4

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.86 BLT Score (960 ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (960)
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    Dr. DOA

    Secret Histories • Book 10

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.85 BLT Score (1.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.83 Goodreads (1.2K)
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    A Matter of Death and Life

    Gideon Sable • Book 2

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.81 BLT Score (640 ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (640)
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    What Song the Sirens Sang

    Gideon Sable • Book 3

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.75 BLT Score (444 ratings)
    ★ 3.8 Goodreads (444)
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    Buried Memories

    Ishmael Jones • Book 10

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.74 BLT Score (459 ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (459)
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    Forces from Beyond

    Ghost Finders • Book 6

    by Simon R. Green, Marni Penning, David Jourdan, Terence Aselford, Nora Achrati, Jennifer Hopkins, Gregory Linington, Yasmin Tuazon, Colleen Delany, Dani Stoller, Nanette Savard, Michael John Casey, Matthew Keenan, Tim Pabon, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Scott McCormick, Brit Herring, Kimberly Gilbert, Dylan Lynch

    ★ 3.73 BLT Score (677 ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (677)
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    Ghost of a Smile

    Ghost Finders • Book 2

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.72 BLT Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (1.6K)
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    Not of This World

    Gideon Sable • Book 4

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.71 BLT Score (357 ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (357)
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    Where is Anybody?

    Gideon Sable • Book 5

    by Simon R. Green

    ★ 3.67 BLT Score (204 ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (204)
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    Into the Thinnest of Air : Ishmael Jones Mystery

    Ishmael Jones • Book 5

    by Simon R. Green, Scott McCormick, Laura C. Harris, Todd Scofield, Dawn Ursula, Nora Achrati, Harley Gordon, David Jourdan, Tracy Olivera

    ★ 3.65 BLT Score (837 ratings)
    ★ 3.65 Goodreads (837)
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