Best Simon R. Green Books
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.
Best Simon R. Green Books
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Casino Infernale
Secret Histories • Book 7
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Eddie Drood must rig Casino Infernale, the Shadow Bank's annual gambling event where supernatural criminals play with souls as stakes. Green's seventh Secret Histories book turns casino heist into occult warfare.
★ 4.12 Goodreads (2.5K ratings) - 2
For Heaven's Eyes Only
Secret Histories • Book 5
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The Drood family's protective power crumbles after their Matriarch's death, leaving them exposed to a Satanic plot that threatens all humanity.
★ 4.05 Goodreads (3.6K ratings) - 3
From Hell with Love
Secret Histories • Book 4
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Eddie Drood must solve his own family's Matriarch's murder while dealing with the fact that everyone—from monsters to humans to his own relatives—pretty much hates the Droods.
★ 4.03 Goodreads (4.1K ratings) - 4
Night Fall
Secret Histories • Book 12
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The series finale pits the control-obsessed Drood family against the Nightside's inhabitants in an ultimate battle between those who enforce order and those who embrace chaotic choice.
★ 4.16 Goodreads (907 ratings) - 5
Live and Let Drood
Secret Histories • Book 6
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Green's supernatural secret agent faces his deadliest mission yet as family loyalties crack and enemies multiply. The Drood family's role as supernatural enforcers becomes both blessing and curse when everyone wants them eliminated.
★ 4.02 Goodreads (3.4K ratings) - 6
Moonbreaker
Secret Histories • Book 11
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With seven days left to live after being poisoned by Dr. DOA, supernatural secret agent Eddie Drood embarks on what might be his final mission through an alternate London.
★ 4.08 Goodreads (924 ratings) - 7
Property of a Lady Faire
Secret Histories • Book 8
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Secret agent Eddie Drood continues his family's centuries-long mission keeping supernatural threats from destroying the world, armed with wit, gadgets, and a dangerous reputation most prefer to avoid.
★ 4.00 Goodreads (2.0K ratings) - 8
From a Drood to a Kill
Secret Histories • Book 9
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Eddie Drood faces his worst nightmare when family members start dying, forcing him to hunt a killer within the ranks of monster-hunting's most powerful dynasty.
★ 3.99 Goodreads (1.6K ratings) - 9
Buried Memories
Ishmael Jones • Book 10
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Returning to the small town where he crash-landed in 1963, Ishmael Jones seeks answers about his origins, but long-buried memories surface alongside a brutal murder that threatens everything.
★ 4.10 Goodreads (459 ratings) - 10
A Matter of Death and Life
Gideon Sable • Book 2
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Gideon Sable's next impossible heist involves stealing from Judi Rifkin's Las Vegas vault, but the world's most dangerous collector of supernatural artifacts won't be robbed easily.
★ 3.91 Goodreads (640 ratings) - 11
Spirits from Beyond
Ghost Finders • Book 4
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JC Chance leads his team of ghost hunters armed with attitude, technology, and telepathic abilities against spirits that won't stay dead. Their mission: kick ectoplasmic ass and take supernatural names.
★ 3.87 Goodreads (960 ratings) - 12
Not of This World
Gideon Sable • Book 4
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The Preserve in Bath stores Britain's most dangerous supernatural and extraterrestrial threats, making it the perfect target for master thief Gideon Sable's most ambitious heist yet.
★ 3.90 Goodreads (357 ratings) - 13
Where is Anybody?
Gideon Sable • Book 5
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Master thief Gideon Sable comes out of retirement for an impossible heist to save his partner's life in Green's supernatural thriller. The stakes feel personal this time, making Gideon's legendary skills more crucial than ever.
★ 3.89 Goodreads (204 ratings) - 14
Dr. DOA
Secret Histories • Book 10
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When someone weaponizes ancient magic against the Drood family's protective armor, Eddie must navigate supernatural politics and family secrets in this blend of James Bond and urban fantasy.
★ 3.83 Goodreads (1.2K ratings) - 15
What Song the Sirens Sang
Gideon Sable • Book 3
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Tables turn on legendary thief Gideon Sable when someone steals from him—a priceless magical artifact that leads him and his partner into the mysterious Old Harry's Place, where not all dreams are kind.
★ 3.80 Goodreads (444 ratings)