The most popular French dark books of 2020

Dark books go to grim places. Cruelty, obsession, violence and despair are faced directly, in thrillers, fantasy, romance and literary fiction. They are not comfortable, and that is their power. Choose one when you want a story that does not look away. This list shows the ones first published in 2020. Only books in French are listed.

See also Dark fantasy and Dark romance

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Sang rancune
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Sang rancune

Jordan Breton

Published 2020

420 pages

Wendy
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Wendy

Benjamin Déjoué

Published 2020

231 pages

Dust
Cover of Dust

Dust

S.E. Smith

Published 2020

260 pages

GiGi
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GiGi

Colette Kebell

Published 2020

135 pages

Double vue
Cover of Double vue

Double vue

J. A. Culican

Published 2020

54 pages

Vittoria
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Vittoria

Alex Tremm

2020 · 2021 edition

398 pages

Talam, tome 1
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Talam, tome 1

Audrey Marin-Pache

Published 2020

407 pages