Hello, This is a list of Dark and Disturbing books that are either Literary Fiction or Thrillers but not Horror. The darkness comes from the subject matter itself and not any particular sequence in the book.
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 23 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 3,481,398 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 749,350 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 115 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 437,790 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 245,059 ratings
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4.38 avg rating — 1,381,358 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 959,909 ratings
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3.78 avg rating — 156,046 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 139,570 ratings
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3.65 avg rating — 413,151 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 371,013 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 151,673 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 21,949 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 1,929,282 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 49,599 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 3,945,570 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 210,824 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 1,236 ratings
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4.56 avg rating — 82 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 5,588,182 ratings
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3.60 avg rating — 105,020 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 222,723 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 21,230 ratings
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3.24 avg rating — 12,284 ratings
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4.66 avg rating — 187 ratings
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3.15 avg rating — 1,195 ratings
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3.67 avg rating — 388,611 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 202,243 ratings
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4.38 avg rating — 161,731 ratings
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3.65 avg rating — 24,681 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 384,790 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 1,654,519 ratings
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3.60 avg rating — 586,300 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 365 ratings
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3.53 avg rating — 8,448 ratings
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3.91 avg rating — 304,889 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 23,580 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 208,687 ratings
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3.66 avg rating — 6,492 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 1,561,409 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 56,566 ratings
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3.84 avg rating — 301,824 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 1,111,791 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 286,957 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 34,869 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 29,131 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 877 ratings
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message 1: by Donne (new)

Donne Pretty much any Karin Slaughter book.


message 2: by Donne (new)

Donne ~☆~Autumn wrote: "Donne wrote: "Pretty much any Karin Slaughter book."

The only I read by her was horror. It was so bad I will never read another one!"


Her kill scenes are just so over the top gory and gruesome and overly detailed. So many of her stories all seem to focus on rape and/or pedophila.


message 3: by ~☆~Autumn (new)

~☆~Autumn Donne wrote: "~☆~Autumn wrote: "Donne wrote: "Pretty much any Karin Slaughter book."

The only I read by her was horror. It was so bad I will never read another one!"

Her kill scenes are just so over the top go..."


I sure believe it. After that one book I said to myself never again!


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