The most popular French dark books of 2023

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 2023. Only books in French are listed.

See also Dark fantasy and Dark romance

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When the King Falls
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When the King Falls

Marie Niehoff, Мари Нихофф

2023 · 2024 edition

432 pages

Pas de Deux
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Pas de Deux

Pipo GUILLET

Published 2023

118 pages

JIM
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JIM

Elvis Cancy

Published 2023

100 pages

Vengeful Vow
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Vengeful Vow

P. Rayne

2023 · 2026 edition

358 pages

La Fusion
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La Fusion

David Lajeunesse

Published 2023

222 pages

Break Her
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Break Her

Cassie Alexander

Published 2023

260 pages

Chaos & Flame
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Chaos & Flame

Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland

Published 2023

349 pages

Pute finale
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Pute finale

Mayeul Tur

Published 2023

164 pages

So Close
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So Close

Sylvia Day

Published 2023

448 pages