Troubled leads books, ranked by your taste
Books centred on flawed, haunted characters: every book on Boxlist tagged with the troubled leads story theme, the same taste attribute as on films and TV. 1,591 books on Boxlist.
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The 100 best rated troubled leads books
God of Pain
Romance · 2022
5.0 / 5
The Silent Thaw
Family · 2019
5.0 / 5
Soldier X
Teen · 2001
5.0 / 5
Moth to a Flame
Drama · 2010
5.0 / 5
Every Thug Needs a Lady
Romance · 2003
5.0 / 5
The Girl Who Wasn't There
Thriller · 2015
5.0 / 5
What My Bones Know
Biography · 2022
4.9 / 5
Turbulent Sea
Romance · 2008
4.9 / 5
In the Dream House
Biography · 2019
4.8 / 5
Supernova
Science fiction · 2019
4.8 / 5
Broken
Romance · 2016
4.8 / 5
The Anatomy of Motive
Biography · 1999
4.8 / 5
Secrets of the Morning
Drama · 1991
4.8 / 5
Madam, Will You Talk?
Thriller · 1954
4.8 / 5
French Silk
Thriller · 1991
4.8 / 5
Dreamfever
Fantasy · 2009
4.8 / 5
Justine
Sex · 1791
4.8 / 5
The Concubine
Drama · 1966
4.8 / 5
And I Don't Want to Live This Life
Biography · 1983
4.8 / 5
House of Stairs
Science fiction · 1974
4.8 / 5
The Shivering Sands
Mystery · 1969
4.8 / 5
Lord Loss
Horror · 2005
4.8 / 5
The Darkest Heart
Romance · 1989
4.8 / 5
The Beautiful Mystery
Mystery · 2012
4.8 / 5
Solitaire
Teen · 2014
4.7 / 5
The Moon and Sixpence
Drama · 1919
4.7 / 5
The Sinister Trophy
Crime · 1999
4.7 / 5
The Street of Crocodiles
Fantasy · 1934
4.7 / 5
Linger
Romance · 2010
4.7 / 5
Where Are the Children?
Thriller · 1975
4.7 / 5
Bloodline.
Thriller · 1977
4.7 / 5
Kiss Kiss
Horror · 1960
4.7 / 5
Down a Dark Hall
Horror · 1974
4.7 / 5
Wolf Tales
Romance · 2006
4.7 / 5
Those Across the River
Horror · 2011
4.7 / 5
The Passion
Drama · 1987
4.6 / 5
Glass
Drama · 2007
4.6 / 5
The Surgeon
Thriller · 2001
4.6 / 5
Spirit Bound
Romance · 2011
4.6 / 5
You Don't Know Me
Drama · 2001
4.6 / 5
Fear Street: Runaway
Horror · 1997
4.6 / 5
A Civil Contract
Romance · 1961
4.6 / 5
Susannah's Garden
Drama · 2006
4.6 / 5
Stick Figure
Biography · 2000
4.6 / 5
No Time for Goodbye
Thriller · 2007
4.6 / 5
The Reverse of the Medal
Historical · 1986
4.6 / 5
Brood of the Witch-Queen
Horror · 1918
4.6 / 5
Allegedly
Drama · 2017
4.6 / 5
Message in a Bottle
Romance · 1998
4.6 / 5
The Last House on Needless Street
Horror · 2021
4.6 / 5
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Drama · 2016
4.6 / 5
No Man's Land
Thriller · 2016
4.6 / 5
The Capture
Science fiction · 1997
4.6 / 5
Surrender to the Fury
Romance · 1992
4.6 / 5
The Duke's Captive
Romance · 2010
4.6 / 5
Night Watch
Fantasy · 2002
4.5 / 5
Being Mortal
Documentary · 2014
4.5 / 5
Outwitting the Devil
Documentary · 2011
4.5 / 5
Toll the Hounds
Fantasy · 2008
4.5 / 5
Just Listen
Teen · 2006
4.5 / 5
Tirza
Drama · 2006
4.5 / 5
The Ivy Tree
Mystery · 1961
4.5 / 5
Uncle Silas
Thriller · 1864
4.5 / 5
Night Flight
Drama · 1931
4.5 / 5
Cruel & Unusual
Mystery · 1993
4.5 / 5
Slow Heat in Heaven
Drama · 1988
4.5 / 5
Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays
Biography · 1950
4.5 / 5
Now You See Her
Romance · 1998
4.5 / 5
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
Fantasy · 2020
4.5 / 5
Not Even Bones
Horror · 2018
4.5 / 5
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Drama · 1964
4.5 / 5
Eighth Grade Bites
Fantasy · 2007
4.5 / 5
Life Is What You Make It
Drama · 2011
4.5 / 5
Fallen Angels
War · 1984
4.5 / 5
Coming Home
Family · 2000
4.5 / 5
So Speaks the Heart
Romance · 1985
4.5 / 5
I Am Not a Serial Killer
Thriller · 2010
4.5 / 5
Lover Unbound
Romance · 2007
4.5 / 5
After
Romance · 2014
4.4 / 5
Crown of Midnight
Fantasy · 2013
4.4 / 5
Rhythm of War
Fantasy · 2020
4.4 / 5
The Deal
Romance · 2015
4.4 / 5
Bared to You
Romance · 2012
4.4 / 5
The End of Eternity
Science fiction · 1955
4.4 / 5
Kokoro
Drama · 1914
4.4 / 5
King Rat
War · 1962
4.4 / 5
The Raven Tower
Fantasy · 2019
4.4 / 5
Star Wars: Darth Plagueis
Science fiction · 2012
4.4 / 5
The Waves
Drama · 1931
4.4 / 5
Wake
Monster/alien/supernatural · 2008
4.4 / 5
The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight
Horror · 1994
4.4 / 5
One Dark Window
Fantasy · 2022
4.4 / 5
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
Comedy · 2002
4.4 / 5
Angels Fall
Thriller · 2006
4.4 / 5
King of Scars
Fantasy · 2019
4.4 / 5
The Lost Mind
Horror · 1995
4.4 / 5
Web of Dreams
Drama · 1990
4.4 / 5
Touch Not the Cat
Mystery · 1976
4.4 / 5
Identical
Teen · 2008
4.4 / 5
Desperate Characters
Drama · 1970
4.4 / 5
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