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Please recommend me a psychological thriller!

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ifonly4 · 31/08/2017 11:05

I've recently go into reading psychological thrillers and just wondered if anyone can recommend one to read.

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rookiemere · 29/09/2017 14:35

Good Me, Bad Me - just finished listening to it on the Audible - not sure if it would be as good reading it as the narrator was amazing - but a seriously chilling story.

macnab · 26/09/2017 16:52

"I'm travelling alone" by Samuel Bjork, "Lying in Wait" and "Unravelling Oliver" both by Liz Nugent are all books of that genre I've read recently and really enjoyed (have read others mentioned on this thread but I didn't enjoy them as much)

Also, although quite old now (written in the 90s) I think you cannot beat the early Patricia Cornwell books - "Postmortem", "Body of Evidence", "All that remains" etc

And not quite a 'thriller' but certainly psychological, don't forget to read "We need to talk about Kevin" by Lionel Shriver if you've not already done so!

user327854831 · 20/09/2017 21:49

99 Red Balloons by Elisabeth Carpenter

Clawdy · 19/09/2017 19:45

The Burning Air by Erin Kelly is brilliant. I'm pretty good at spotting twists, but not this one!

needtimewithwineandlesswhine · 19/09/2017 19:21

The girl in cabin 10 by Ruth ware - just finished and loved it!

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 19/09/2017 19:11

Another vote for "Sometimes I Lie" by Alice Feeney.

Going back in time, a P D James book that doesn't feature Adam Dalgliesh, "Innocent Blood" (NB references to murder of a child, may be triggering).

OCSockOrphanage · 16/09/2017 17:05

Minette Walters is brilliant but hasn't published anything new for ages.

plantsitter · 11/09/2017 22:15

In The Blood by Lisa Unger is good.

PeralMePots · 11/09/2017 22:13

The Other Typist is really interesting with a mysterious ending.

holdthewine · 11/09/2017 21:47

I just finished "He said, she said" by Erin Kelly, just the right level of psychological for me, clever and I didn't see it developing as it did. I hadn't read her before but will again.

tobee · 06/09/2017 17:48

Sorry to hijack but I'm looking for one that isn't about a couple, not a straightforward man psyching out his partner or vice versa iyswim. Anything?

Vistaverde · 06/09/2017 14:01

The best thriller I have read recently is In the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes.

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ifonly4 · 04/09/2017 15:09

Thanks for your replies. I've been busy but am going to check them out and certainly buy some.

Any other suggestions still welcome as read every day!

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Optimist1 · 01/09/2017 19:25

Have to agree with Imperial about Behind Closed Doors - it was recommended to me, but I found the characters' behaviour very unlikely.

A Suitable Lie by Michael J Malone was excellent, IMHO, but the subject matter is domestic violence (not graphic). An interesting take on perpetrators and their victims.

I See You by Clare Mackintosh was gripping, too.

loveka · 01/09/2017 18:32

All the Sabine Durrant are brilliant!

Pibplob · 31/08/2017 15:45

I did really enjoy it! Will have to try and get hold of the newest book too.

Pennina · 31/08/2017 14:26

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney is a good read.

Illhavewhatsheshaving · 31/08/2017 12:38

Anything by Dean koontz. House of thunder is really good and strangers

KoolKoala07 · 31/08/2017 12:36

The breakdown by ba Paris. Really enjoyed it.

AWendyAteMyFitbit · 31/08/2017 12:28

Lucy Clarke ffs autocorrect.

redfragglebiker · 31/08/2017 12:04

The Alex Cross books are rather good.

ShanghaiDiva · 31/08/2017 12:00

Black widow - Chris brookmyre.

AWendyAteMyFitbit · 31/08/2017 11:55

Talking to the Dead - Helen Dunmore
Lie With Me - Sabine Durrant
Last Seen - Luck Clarke

All read over the summer and recommended (!)

IVFNewbie · 31/08/2017 11:31

P.s. I like Behind Closed Doors, but her latest one is better.