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The Secret History

If you loved The Secret History by Donna Tartt, these 6 books capture the same magic. Each one hand-picked by AI for fans like you.

01

If We Were Villains

by M. L. Rio

Features a tight-knit group of elite students entangled in mystery, secrets, and murder with dark academia atmosphere.

02

Ninth House

by Leigh Bardugo

Combines dark academia with mystery and suspense as characters navigate secrets at an elite Yale institution.

03

Special Topics in Calamity Physics

by Marisha Pessl

Mirrors The Secret History's exploration of a secretive student group overshadowed by tragedy and hidden truths.

04

The Rules of Attraction

by Bret Easton Ellis

Ellis's college novel captures the same atmosphere of privileged students, dark secrets, and moral ambiguity.

05

The Go-Between

by L.P. Hartley

Classic boarding school novel exploring forbidden secrets, guilt, and the devastating consequences of youthful complicity.

06

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

Literary novel examining deep bonds between characters while exploring grief, mystery, and dark secrets.

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