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Goodreads "Quality Dark Fiction" 2021 Update - Now 4.44 Times as Long - Page 7

This dark challenge is mostly sinister & ghoulish, but is also amusing at times, given some of the entries.
According to Alan Baxter, the Goodreads author who originally compiled this list, "my novels are dark fantasy thrillers, so I thought I'd make a list with quality dark fiction, particularly dark genre fiction and include books that have appealed to me or that have inspired my writing over the years."
BTW, is 444 (the length of this list) supposed to be a special number like 666?
Only books with 2000+ ratings and 3+ votes were included. A few partially overlapping titles have been retained.
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Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
241
Agatha Christie
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
242
J.D. Salinger
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft (Joe Hill)
Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
243
Joe Hill
Clown Girl (Monica Drake)
Clown Girl
244
Monica Drake
Invisible (Paul Auster)
Invisible
245
Paul Auster
The Last Werewolf (Glen Duncan)
The Last Werewolf
246
Glen Duncan
The Death of Bunny Munro (Nick Cave)
The Death of Bunny Munro
247
Nick Cave
The Flowers of Evil (Charles Baudelaire)
The Flowers of Evil
248
Charles Baudelaire
Snuff (Chuck Palahniuk)
Snuff
249
Chuck Palahniuk
Tree of Smoke (Denis Johnson)
Tree of Smoke
250
Denis Johnson
Anno Dracula (Kim Newman)
Anno Dracula
251
Kim Newman
Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs (Chuck Klosterman)
Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs
252
Chuck Klosterman
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
253
Jim Thompson
The Fever (Megan Abbott)
The Fever
254
Megan Abbott
The Room (Hubert Selby Jr.)
The Room
255
Hubert Selby Jr.
The 120 Days of Sodom (The Marquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom
256
The Marquis De Sade
Cocaine Nights (J.G. Ballard)
Cocaine Nights
257
J.G. Ballard
Sunshine (Robin McKinley)
Sunshine
258
Robin McKinley
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
259
James Joyce
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
260
Albert Camus
Those Who Hunt the Night (Barbara Hambly)
Those Who Hunt the Night
261
Barbara Hambly
The Crossing (Cormac McCarthy)
The Crossing
262
Cormac McCarthy
You Will Know Me (Megan Abbott)
You Will Know Me
263
Megan Abbott
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
264
William Faulkner
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
265
Ursula K Le Guin
The Golem (Gustav Meyrink)
The Golem
266
Gustav Meyrink
Narcopolis (Jeet Thayil)
Narcopolis
267
Jeet Thayil
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
268
Octavia Butler
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
269
Penelope Lively
Novel With Cocaine (M. Ageyev)
Novel With Cocaine
270
M. Ageyev
Uncle Silas (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Uncle Silas
271
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Killing Yourself to Live (Chuck Klosterman)
Killing Yourself to Live
272
Chuck Klosterman
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
273
Natsuo Kirino
The Book of Illusions (Paul Auster)
The Book of Illusions
274
Paul Auster
Desperation (Stephen King)
Desperation
275
Stephen King
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
276
James Joyce
Kiss Kiss (Roald Dahl)
Kiss Kiss
277
Roald Dahl
Maldoror and the Complete Works of the Comte De Lautréamont (Comte De Lautréamont)
Maldoror and the Complete Works of the Comte De Lautréamont
278
Comte De Lautréamont
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
279
James Dashner
The Rook (Daniel O'Malley)
The Rook
280
Daniel O'Malley
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