Gruesome Books

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Tender Is the Flesh Tender Is the Flesh (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 386,489 ratings — published 2017
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Pretty Girls Pretty Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.01 — 694,284 ratings — published 2015
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.59 — 111,011 ratings — published 2005
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The Troop The Troop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.83 — 124,364 ratings — published 2014
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 470,963 ratings — published 2018
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Misery Misery (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 842,197 ratings — published 1987
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Evil at Heart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #3) Evil at Heart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #3)
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avg rating 4.04 — 16,162 ratings — published 2009
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 359,889 ratings — published 1991
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 601,477 ratings — published 2023
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.79 — 306,951 ratings — published 2020
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FantasticLand FantasticLand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.84 — 51,137 ratings — published 2016
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Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1) Every Dead Thing (Charlie Parker, #1)
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avg rating 3.95 — 33,122 ratings — published 1999
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The Outsider (Holly Gibney #1) The Outsider (Holly Gibney #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 377,636 ratings — published 2018
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
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avg rating 4.22 — 228,128 ratings — published 2015
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The Girl Next Door The Girl Next Door (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.92 — 55,017 ratings — published 1989
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Krampus: The Yule Lord Krampus: The Yule Lord (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 18,186 ratings — published 2012
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Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #6) Let Me Go (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #6)
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avg rating 4.02 — 9,733 ratings — published 2013
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.04 — 548,956 ratings — published 1985
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Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1) Heartsick (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #1)
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avg rating 3.93 — 43,279 ratings — published 2007
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Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #2) Sweetheart (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #2)
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avg rating 4.05 — 21,474 ratings — published 2008
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Dark Places Dark Places (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 834,513 ratings — published 2009
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,826,810 ratings — published 2008
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Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games) Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.51 — 988,556 ratings — published 2025
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100% Match 100% Match (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.01 — 21,432 ratings — published 2022
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So Thirsty So Thirsty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.48 — 26,307 ratings — published 2024
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.83 — 661,762 ratings — published 1886
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Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.10 — 198,488 ratings — published 2011
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The Slob The Slob (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.34 — 12,011 ratings — published 2019
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 2.93 — 57,071 ratings — published 2021
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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.15 — 217,485 ratings — published 1985
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Verity Verity (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,728,537 ratings — published 2018
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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 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.98 — 350,113 ratings — published 2019
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Dead Inside Dead Inside (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.24 — 16,318 ratings — published 2015
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Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.00 — 398,011 ratings — published 2019
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The Chestnut Man The Chestnut Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.21 — 84,325 ratings — published 2019
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The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3) The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,598 ratings — published 2001
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Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1) Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.83 — 51,972 ratings — published 2015
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Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1) Birdman (Jack Caffery, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.89 — 25,469 ratings — published 1999
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Undone (Will Trent, #3) Undone (Will Trent, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.23 — 83,620 ratings — published 2009
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Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1) Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 12,504 ratings — published 2011
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Triptych (Will Trent, #1) Triptych (Will Trent, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.13 — 126,523 ratings — published 2006
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,356,199 ratings — published 1956
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Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1) Summer of Night (Seasons of Horror, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.05 — 28,716 ratings — published 1991
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,356,704 ratings — published 2012
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Kill You Twice (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #5) Kill You Twice (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #5)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.15 — 12,695 ratings — published 2012
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,356,650 ratings — published 2011
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The Terror The Terror (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.09 — 73,226 ratings — published 2007
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The Night Season (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #4) The Night Season (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 3.90 — 12,313 ratings — published 2011
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as gruesome)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,691,268 ratings — published 2010
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A Wife for Silas (The Dark Life of Silas #1) A Wife for Silas (The Dark Life of Silas #1)
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avg rating 3.37 — 2,386 ratings — published
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Behcet Kaya
“How was he murdered?”
“Asphyxiated.”
“Can you elaborate?”
“I can, but it’s rather gruesome.”
“I’m a private investigator, Mr. Kingsley. I’ve seen plenty of gruesome.”
Behcet Kaya, Uncanny Alliance

Philip Pullman
“He let her do it, then looked around for his fingers. There they were, curled like a bloody quotation mark on the lead. He laughed.”
Philip Pullman, The Subtle Knife

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