This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of dead bodies and body parts.
- For autopsies, see Medical treatment & procedures
- See also Dismemberment, Blood & gore depiction and Cannibalism
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
Aa:
- Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
- All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
- All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
- Angelfall by Susan Ee
- Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
Bb:
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
- The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken
- The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
- Blameless by Gail Carriger
- The Blessed by Tonya Hurley
- Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
- Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
Cc:
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
- The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
- Circe by Madeline Miller
- City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
- City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
- Colorado Kid by Stephen King
- Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
- Contagion by Erin Bowman
- The Councillor by E.J. Beaton
- Crave by Tracy Wolff
- The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
- Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
- Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
- Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Dd:
- The Dagger in the Desk by Jonathan Stroud
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
- Dark Waters by Katherine Arden
- Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
- Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- The Desolations of Devil’s Acre by Ransom Riggs
- Devolution by Max Brooks
- Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
- Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
- Draakenwood by Jordan L. Hawk
- Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
- A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann
- The Dry by Jane Harper
Ee:
- The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud
- The End of October by Lawrence Wright
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Ff:
- Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf
- Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake
- From Blood & Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Gg:
- Giant Days, Vol 3 by John Allison, Lissa Trieman & Max Sarin
- Giant Days, Vol 6 by John Allison and Max Sarin
- Girls with Rebel Souls by Suzanne Young
- Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young
- The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
- A Great & Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
- The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
Hh:
- Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan
- The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates
- Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton
- A Heart so Fierce & Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
- Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
- Hexmaker by Jordan L. Hawk
- The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud
- Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
- House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Ii:
- I Know Why the Caged Birds Sings by Maya Angelou
- The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
- The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore
- In the Winter Woods by Isabelle Adler
- Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
- Into the River by Mark Brandi
- It by Stephen King
Jj:
- None.
Kk:
- The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan
Ll:
- Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
- Lady of Shadows by Breanna Teintze
- The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
- The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
- Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
- Lord of Secrets by Breanna Teintze
- The Lost Sisters by Holly Black
- The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
Mm:
- The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman
- Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens
- Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
- My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Nn:
- Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
- Native Son by Richard Wright
- Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
Oo:
- One by One by Ruth Ware
- One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn by Eiichiro Oda
Pp:
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riordan
- Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
- The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore
- Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole
- The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
- The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Qq:
- Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran
- Queen Takes King by Joely Sue Burkhart
Rr:
- Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
- The Reluctant Assassin by Eoin Colfer
- The Revenant by Michael Punke
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Ss:
- Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
- The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
- The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
- Scythe by Neal Shusterman
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
- A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Shadow’s Claim by Kresley Cole
- Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
- Sherlock Holmes: Year One by Scott Beatty
- The Shrunken Head by Lauren Oliver & H.C. Chester
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
- The Silence of Bones by June Hur
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
- Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
- The Stand by Stephen King
- Suns Will Rise by Jessica Brody & Joane Rendell
Tt:
- Tales From the Hinterland by Melissa Albert
- Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
- This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
- This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
- Twilight of the Elves by Zack Loran Clark & Nick Eliopulous
- The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge
- Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake
Uu:
- Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
- Undead Girl Murder Farce, Vol. 1 by Yugo Aosaki
- Under the Dome by Stephen King
- Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd
Vv:
- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore & David Lloyd
Ww:
- The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees
- We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
- When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
- The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud
- White Bird by R.J. Palacio
- The White Renegade by Claudie Arseneault
- Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole
- The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
- The Wicked King by Holly Black
- Wild and Crooked by Leah Thomas
- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
- Wildcard by Marie Lu
- Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty
- Wimmera by Mark Brandi
- Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan
- The Woods, Vol. 1: The Arrow by James Tynion IV
- The Woods, Vol. 2: The Swarm by James Tynion IV
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce
Zz:
- None.