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Books Like The Death Club

If you loved The Death Club by Caroline Peckham, these 12 books share its tropes (antihero / villain MC, forbidden romance, morally grey MC, possessive-obsessive MC) and sit at a similar heat and darkness (it rates 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness). Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose before you buy.

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   1. All He’ll Ever Be (Merciless World Series Book 1)

   W. Winters

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, forbidden romance; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   2. Beast: A Dark Mafia Romance Duet (Hate Story Book 1)

   Mary Catherine Gebhard

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   3. Vengeful Dreams: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Vlasov Bratva)

   Alexa Michaels

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, forbidden romance; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   4. Thorns of Lust: Thorns of Omertà, Book 1

   Eva Winners

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, forbidden romance; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   5. Hunt the Villain: A Dark MM College Mafia Romance

   Rina Kent

   Shares revenge, forbidden romance, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   6. Beautiful Carnage (Book 1 of the Dark Empire Books)

   Caroline Peckham

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 5/5, darkness 5/5.

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   7. Savage Vow: A Dark Forced Marriage Mafia Romance (The Dark Lies Series, Book 4)

   S. Rena

   Shares antihero / villain MC, revenge, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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   8. King of Depravity: Dark Steamy Mafia/Billionaire Romance (Kings of Las Vegas Book 1)

   Tammy Andresen

   Shares antihero / villain MC, forbidden romance, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 5/5, darkness 4/5.

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   9. Road To Ruin: A Dark Sapphic Why Choose Motorcycle Club Romance (Valemont Violence Book 1)

   Kylie Cross

   Shares revenge, forbidden romance, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    10. Detonate: A Dark Mafia Romance (Beneath the Mask)

    Luna Mason

    Shares revenge, forbidden romance, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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    11. The Throne of Broken Gods: Deluxe Special Edition (Gods and Monsters)

    Amber V. Nicole

    Shares antihero / villain MC, forbidden romance, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 5/5.

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    12. The Devil’s Alibi: A Dark Mafia Romance

    Jade Rowe

    Shares revenge, forbidden romance, morally grey MC; also Mafia / Mob Romance; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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Matches are calculated from Readark’s own tags: shared tropes (rarer ones count more), subgenre, and how close the spice and darkness ratings are. Books from the same series are left out — see the reading order instead. How we rate