The most popular French secrets & lies books

These books run on things left unsaid. A hidden past, a double life or one small lie that grows shapes a family, a marriage or a whole town. The pleasure is in watching the truth work its way out, and in seeing who is still standing afterward. Only books in French are listed.

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La promesse.
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La promesse.

DANIELLE CADIEUX DAVIGNON

Published 2004

80 pages

Secret et justice
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Secret et justice

France) Centre d'histoire judiciaire (Lille

Published 2000

447 pages

Normal(e)
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Normal(e)

Lisa Williamson

2015 · 2021 edition

384 pages

Méchant loup
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Méchant loup

Nele Neuhaus, 넬레 노이하우스

2012 · 2016 edition

528 pages

La vie et moi
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La vie et moi

Cecelia Ahern

2011 · 2013 edition

448 pages

Le secret
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Le secret

Jean-Claude Ragot

Published 2012

109 pages

Mirror mirror
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Mirror mirror

Rowan Coleman, Alice Delarbre, Cara Delevingne

2017 · 2019 edition

381 pages

真鶴
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真鶴

Hiromi Kawakami

2006 · 2009 edition

230 pages

13 Minutes
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13 Minutes

Sarah Pinborough

2016 · 2018 edition

431 pages