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Black: The Birth of Evil (The Circle, #1)
by (shelved 57 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.17 — 38,224 ratings — published 2003
Seed of the Defiled (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 53 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,879 ratings — published
The Doomsday Butcher (Cole Chambers FBI Profiler Thrillers #1)
by (shelved 53 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.31 — 6,072 ratings — published
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 34,449 ratings — published 2019
The Elephant Tree (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.92 — 45,545 ratings — published 2010
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.22 — 338,027 ratings — published 2006
The Zombie Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.94 — 45,684 ratings — published 2012
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,820,798 ratings — published 1996
Yol (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,090,831 ratings — published 2006
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 553,623 ratings — published 2018
No Country for Old Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.17 — 269,850 ratings — published 2005
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.55 — 872,549 ratings — published 2000
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
by (shelved 29 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 814,239 ratings — published 2005
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,053,202 ratings — published 1998
Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 665,163 ratings — published 1996
All the Sinners Bleed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.19 — 150,985 ratings — published 2023
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
by (shelved 24 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.35 — 757,008 ratings — published 2011
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 235,341 ratings — published 2007
Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.82 — 126,756 ratings — published 2011
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.30 — 360,784 ratings — published 2006
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.14 — 246,837 ratings — published 1985
The Jigsaw Man (Inspector Anjelica Henley, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.88 — 20,190 ratings — published 2020
Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.89 — 27,257 ratings — published 1999
Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 186,517 ratings — published 1993
Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
by (shelved 20 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.37 — 217,022 ratings — published 2008
The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.28 — 45,818 ratings — published 2009
The Fourth Monkey (4MK Thriller, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.25 — 103,080 ratings — published 2017
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,531,708 ratings — published 2005
Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,284,184 ratings — published 2006
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,295,243 ratings — published 2008
Winter's Bone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.89 — 44,426 ratings — published 2006
The Devil All the Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.14 — 44,220 ratings — published 2011
Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.95 — 34,927 ratings — published 1999
Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.46 — 909,798 ratings — published 2022
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,216,833 ratings — published 2015
Undeniable (Undeniable, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.01 — 51,129 ratings — published 2012
Best Served Cold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.25 — 119,399 ratings — published 2009
Dark Places (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.94 — 869,919 ratings — published 2009
The Mermaids Singing (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.95 — 28,770 ratings — published 1995
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.26 — 602,676 ratings — published 1988
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,563,035 ratings — published 2012
The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,693,020 ratings — published 1967
American Gods (American Gods, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,005,735 ratings — published 2001
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 14 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,341,797 ratings — published 2009
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 3.89 — 380,795 ratings — published 1984
The Bones at Point No Point (A Thomas Austin Crime Thriller #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.22 — 24,819 ratings — published 2022
Razorblade Tears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.12 — 189,419 ratings — published 2021
Crank (Crank, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.16 — 157,907 ratings — published 2004
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as gritty)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,881,786 ratings — published 2010
“There's a lot of dark around here with no power" And of course he meant it two ways”
― FantasticLand
― FantasticLand
“Pitfall literally take you away to the places that are described in great clear detail. If you close your eyes you can see and place yourself in the scene. The description of the financial industry was accurate and well done. Right up there with Boardwalk Empire.
- Brian Howard, Partner, Dorchester Wealth Management (Retired)”
― Pitfall
- Brian Howard, Partner, Dorchester Wealth Management (Retired)”
― Pitfall
