Dark Non Fiction Books

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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 106,257 ratings — published 2014
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Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.99 — 25,796 ratings — published 2013
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The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death The Buried Soul: How Humans Invented Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.03 — 206 ratings — published 2003
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Døden, skal vi danse Døden, skal vi danse (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 86 ratings — published 2010
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Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.26 — 27,063 ratings — published 2014
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All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,609 ratings — published 2024
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The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,237 ratings — published 2023
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The Survivors of the Clotilda: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the American Slave Trade The Survivors of the Clotilda: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the American Slave Trade (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 417 ratings — published 2024
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 101,608 ratings — published 2019
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If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 344,063 ratings — published 2019
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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 61,439 ratings — published 2000
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Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.20 — 7,917 ratings — published 2017
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The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America The Kidnap Years: The Astonishing True History of the Forgotten Kidnapping Epidemic That Shook Depression-Era America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.49 — 534 ratings — published 2020
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.16 — 180,009 ratings — published 2016
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Goth: A History Goth: A History (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,346 ratings — published 2023
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Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 79,913 ratings — published 1995
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Journey Into Darkness (Mindhunter #2) Journey Into Darkness (Mindhunter #2)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 7,442 ratings — published 1995
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The Cases That Haunt Us The Cases That Haunt Us (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 16,618 ratings — published 2000
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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 141,826 ratings — published 2020
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Manson in His Own Words Manson in His Own Words (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,667 ratings — published 1986
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Gardening Can Be Murder Gardening Can Be Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.46 — 538 ratings — published 2023
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Plants, Murder and Medical Mysteries Plants, Murder and Medical Mysteries (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.57 — 7 ratings — published
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The Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor The Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.98 — 680 ratings — published 2019
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The Life of Death: The Bare Bones of Undertaking The Life of Death: The Bare Bones of Undertaking (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 92 ratings — published
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Good Mourning Good Mourning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,376 ratings — published 2015
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Mortuary Confidential: Undertakers Spill the Dirt Mortuary Confidential: Undertakers Spill the Dirt (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.73 — 3,386 ratings — published 2018
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Murdaugh, She Wrote: A Tale of High Crimes in the Lowcountry Murdaugh, She Wrote: A Tale of High Crimes in the Lowcountry (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.00 — 651 ratings — published
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The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.84 — 520 ratings — published 2009
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Den mørke hemmeligheten i Tysfjord Den mørke hemmeligheten i Tysfjord (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.04 — 293 ratings — published
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Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,935 ratings — published 2022
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The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,763 ratings — published 2022
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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.74 — 10,120 ratings — published 2016
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Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 470 ratings — published 2011
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.11 — 22,725 ratings — published 1992
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Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,121 ratings — published 2003
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Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.89 — 6,973 ratings — published 2017
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The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.65 — 77,634 ratings — published 2018
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.06 — 236,413 ratings — published 2003
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Homage to Catalonia Homage to Catalonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 69,431 ratings — published 1938
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.49 — 213,368 ratings — published 2014
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 45,739 ratings — published 2017
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.49 — 101,295 ratings — published 2015
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Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer: The Death Row Interviews Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer: The Death Row Interviews (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,789 ratings — published 1989
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Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.42 — 7,605 ratings — published 2019
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,344,017 ratings — published 1956
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The Weird and the Eerie The Weird and the Eerie (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 5,078 ratings — published 2016
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This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.40 — 321,075 ratings — published 2017
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.09 — 65,379 ratings — published 2019
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With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 4.57 — 7,700 ratings — published 2017
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My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love, and Die My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love, and Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as dark-non-fiction)
avg rating 3.93 — 566 ratings — published 2018
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