The most popular French dark books of 2022

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 2022. Only books in French are listed.

See also Dark fantasy and Dark romance

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Falls Boys
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Falls Boys

Penelope Douglas

2022 · 2024 edition

490 pages

Bombe à bord
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Bombe à bord

Ana Claudia Antunes

Published 2022

122 pages

Paix à mon âme
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Paix à mon âme

Sweeney Boo, Brigitte Hébert

2022 · 2023 edition

240 pages

Troublemaker
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Troublemaker

Alfreda Enwy

Published 2022

315 pages

YaP
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YaP

Jonathan Herby Bottazzi, Félicien Blanc, Julien Gizmo Bouvier

Published 2022

376 pages

Lennon
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Lennon

Laura S. Wild

Published 2022

384 pages

La Martyre
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La Martyre

Anthony Ryan

2022 · 2024 edition

720 pages

Jones
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Jones

Neil Smith

Published 2022

332 pages

Néguentropia
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Néguentropia

Lucien Oulahbib

Published 2022

189 pages