I am looking for a suspense/thriller/mystery with tragic ending where the main character loses everything/goes insane/loses his loved ones etc, preferably a recent one
Not sure this is what you’re looking for but it does have a sad ending. [The Telephone](https://a.co/d/1EO3U3G)
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We need to talk about Kevin
EducationalPaint1733 on
The bee sting
221forever on
Definitely not recent, but Hamlet. Romeo & Juliet.
Angry_Beta_Fish on
I feel like suggesting it is a bit of a spoiler but The Maidens by Alex Michaelides.
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1984 is one of the most influential dystopian novels for a reason. You know it’s probably not going to be a happy ending, but it is still crushing.Â
OkapiAlloy on
Not all that recent, but there are few books that have hit me as hard as *Doomsday Book* by Connie Willis. The main character is a time traveler who accidentally finds herself transported back to the beginning of the black plague, where she watches the horror of the plague unfold day by day.
Resident-Emu4299 on
The Indifferent Stars Above is a beautifully and horrifically written account of the Donner Party down from the perspective of Sarah Graves, a young woman who was okay of the group. Nothing ever gets better.
Ok-Water-7973 on
The Poppy Wars by RF Kuang – amazing series, but not what I would call a lighthearted read and don’t expect a happy ending
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Not sure this is what you’re looking for but it does have a sad ending. [The Telephone](https://a.co/d/1EO3U3G)
We need to talk about Kevin
The bee sting
Definitely not recent, but Hamlet. Romeo & Juliet.
I feel like suggesting it is a bit of a spoiler but The Maidens by Alex Michaelides.
1984 is one of the most influential dystopian novels for a reason. You know it’s probably not going to be a happy ending, but it is still crushing.Â
Not all that recent, but there are few books that have hit me as hard as *Doomsday Book* by Connie Willis. The main character is a time traveler who accidentally finds herself transported back to the beginning of the black plague, where she watches the horror of the plague unfold day by day.
The Indifferent Stars Above is a beautifully and horrifically written account of the Donner Party down from the perspective of Sarah Graves, a young woman who was okay of the group. Nothing ever gets better.
The Poppy Wars by RF Kuang – amazing series, but not what I would call a lighthearted read and don’t expect a happy ending
Everfall by Joe Hart.