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Best Served Cold: New and Classic Books About Revenge

"As story engines go, the classic revenge tale is a sturdy piece of narrative equipment. Shakespeare was fond of the theme (Othello). Emily Brontë got a Gothic fiction classic out of it (Wuthering Heights). In recent years, the vengeance template has powered hugely successful popular novels—Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, say.

In honor of this noble, disturbing, and occasionally funny literary theme, we've put together a specially curated package of great revenge stories. These ten books are designed to be a kind of tasting menu of revenge, which—as you may be aware—is best served cold. We've included books both old (1844!) and new (this month!) and have attempted to cover a wide range of styles, tones, and genres.

As always, please bear in mind that this is not intended to be a complete collection or any kind of ranked list. It's just a chance to celebrate the good old revenge story."
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Razorblade Tears (S.A. Cosby)
Razorblade Tears (S.A. Cosby)
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Queen Bee (Amalie Howard)
Queen Bee (Amalie Howard)
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The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu (Tom Lin)
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu (Tom Lin)
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Your House Will Pay (Steph Cha)
Your House Will Pay (Steph Cha)
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She Started It (Sian Gilbert)
She Started It (Sian Gilbert)
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The Collective (Alison Gaylin)
The Collective (Alison Gaylin)
7
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
8
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
9
Goodbye Earl (Leesa Cross-Smith)
Goodbye Earl (Leesa Cross-Smith)
10
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
11
Woman of the Year (Darcey Bell)
Woman of the Year (Darcey Bell)
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Foul Is Fair (Hannah Capin)
Foul Is Fair (Hannah Capin)
13
Hamlet, Prince of Robots (M. Darusha Wehm)
Hamlet, Prince of Robots (M. Darusha Wehm)
14
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie (Stephen King)
15
The Weight of Blood (Tiffany D.Jackson)
The Weight of Blood (Tiffany D.Jackson)
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
17
The Haunting of Alejandra (V. Castro)
The Haunting of Alejandra (V. Castro)
18
The Housekeepers (Alex Hay)
The Housekeepers (Alex Hay)
19
The Luis Ortega Survival Club (Sonora Reyes)
The Luis Ortega Survival Club (Sonora Reyes)
20
The Bandit Queens (Parini Shroff)
The Bandit Queens (Parini Shroff)
21
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
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The Trees (Percival Everett)
The Trees (Percival Everett)
23
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
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True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit (Charles Portis)
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The Last Word (Taylor Adams)
The Last Word (Taylor Adams)
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The Initial Insult (Mindy McGinnis)
The Initial Insult (Mindy McGinnis)
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Revenge (Stephen Fry)
Revenge (Stephen Fry)
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Her, Too (Bonnie Kistler)
Her, Too (Bonnie Kistler)
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Whisper Network (Chandler Baker)
Whisper Network (Chandler Baker)
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Complicit (Winnie M.Li)
Complicit (Winnie M.Li)
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The Revenge List (Hannah Mary McKinnon)
The Revenge List (Hannah Mary McKinnon)
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The Trap (Catherine Ryan Howard)
The Trap (Catherine Ryan Howard)
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Fault (Lumen Reese)
Fault (Lumen Reese)
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Speak of the Devil (Rose Wilding)
Speak of the Devil (Rose Wilding)
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