Recs if you like The Likeness ...
she doesn’t even go here
thrillers based in academic settings/college campuses ! recs super welcomed
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Dark Academia, no fantasy
Dark academia without the magic!
For books filled with elite schools, universities, intellectual obsession, artistic ambition, secrets, rivalry, murder and beautifully dark atmospheres - with little to no fantasy or supernatural elements, and no YA.
Irish Books
A collection of books by Irish authors that I've loved or am looking forward to!
The 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century
The New York Times published a list on August 5th, 2026, of the 50 best thrillers published since 2000 as voted on by hundreds of writers of every kind of crime fiction, from legal thrillers to spy novels to cozy mysteries, as well as librarians, editors, critics and Bookstagrammers.
back-to-school
Includes dark academia, fantasy, and literary fiction--but takes place on a campus or in some way relates to student/teaching life.
New York Times | 50 Best Thrillers
50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century | NYT List
50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century (NYT)
August 2026 List of the best thrillers of the 21st century as nominated by mystery/thriller authors
NYT Reader’s Choice: Top 100 Thrillers of the Cent
August 2026 Reader’s choice of the best 100 thrillers All I gotta say is the definitely didn’t ask me. 🤷🏻♀️
