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Stories in Stone by Douglas KeisterFinal Thoughts by John Thomas GrantNecropolis by Catharine ArnoldEmpire of Death by Paul KoudounarisThe American Resting Place by Marilyn Yalom
Must-Have Cemetery Books
203 books — 94 voters
The Casquette Girls by Alys ArdenMina and the Undead by Amy McCawThe Beautiful by Renée AhdiehRuined by Paula MorrisLocked In Time by Lois Duncan
Paranormal YA set in Louisiana
64 books — 70 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanMina and the Undead by Amy McCawWait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnRuined by Paula MorrisThe Legend of Decimus Croome by Kevin Purdy
YA & Middle Grade Graveyards
136 books — 64 voters
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin DoughtyFrom Here to Eternity by Caitlin DoughtyStiff by Mary RoachWill My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals ... by Caitlin DoughtySevered by Frances Larson
Non-Fiction Books About Death and Death Culture
173 books — 48 voters

Collective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonScythe by Neal ShustermanThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Serpent's Shadow by Mercedes Lackey
Scorpio Fiction
139 books — 38 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanGraveyard Scavenger Hunt by Brian BarnettHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHer Fearful Symmetry by Audrey NiffeneggerHamlet by William Shakespeare
Best Graveyard Scenes
28 books — 30 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanGrave Sight by Charlaine HarrisAn Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine HarrisGrave Surprise by Charlaine HarrisKeeper vs. Reaper by Jennifer Malone Wright
Graves + Graveyards on Covers
139 books — 25 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSmoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin DoughtyDe Rerum Natura by David HillstromWhack Job by Rachel McCarthy JamesThe Undead by Dick Teresi
O Death
260 books — 21 voters

San Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth WinegarnerNecropolis by Catharine ArnoldGraven Images by Allen LudwigGrave Tales by Helen GoltzBonaventure Cemetery by Charles St Arnaud
Interesting Books about Cemeteries
46 books — 12 voters
One Death, Nine Stories by Marc AronsonDead Connection by Charlie PriceHere Lies Linc by Delia RayVery Bad Things by Susan McBrideGoing Underground by Susan Vaught
Open Graves
13 books — 7 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanHer Fearful Symmetry by Audrey NiffeneggerFalling Angels by Tracy ChevalierThe Dead Kid Detective Agency by Evan MundayMidnight In the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Cemetery Settings
15 books — 4 voters
Ossuaries and Charnel Houses by Greg RozaDeath Rituals by Sarah MachajewskiCrypts and Tombs by Therese SheaFamous Graveyards by Kristen RajczakPreserving the Dead by Ryan Nagelhout
Digging Up the Dead
6 books — 1 voter

Memento Mori by Paul KoudounarisEmpire of Death by Paul KoudounarisHeavenly Bodies by Paul KoudounarisThe Living Dead by Marco LanzaThe Petrifier. The Paolo Gorini Anatomical Collection by Ivan Cenzi
Beauty in Death
9 books — 1 voter

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