The most popular French dark books

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. Only books in French are listed.

See also Dark fantasy and Dark romance

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Talisman
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Talisman

Stephen King, Peter Straub

1984 · 2024 edition

800 pages

My Darkest Sin
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My Darkest Sin

Penelope Douglas

2020 · 2022 edition

667 pages

Pestilence
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Pestilence

Laura Thalassa

2018 · 2019 edition

400 pages

Electric Idol
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Electric Idol

Katee Robert

Published 2022

416 pages

My Dark Romeo
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My Dark Romeo

Parker S. Huntington, L. J. Shen

2023 · 2024 edition

552 pages

Servir froid
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Servir froid

Joe Abercrombie

2009 · 2022 edition

666 pages

Une larme de poison
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Une larme de poison

Robert Jackson Bennett, 로버트 잭슨 베넷

2024 · 2026 edition

504 pages

L'extase
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L'extase

Sylvain Reynard

2012 · 2013 edition

576 pages

Affamée
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Affamée

Raven Leilani

2020 · 2021 edition

322 pages

Le Faucheur
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Le Faucheur

RuNyx

2020 · 2025 edition

365 pages

À l'estomac
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À l'estomac

Chuck Palahniuk

1991 · 2016 edition

528 pages