Copying MissionItsPossible thread! Sorry!

[KrayKray00]

Great thread about unsettling/disturbing films. Loved reading all the comments, but I was wondering if anyone could recommend and books, not films too scare to watch alone, partner only watching action films pfft

I love crime/thriller novels. Can't stand romance and I really have to like the person if it's a biography.

I really liked Gone Girl and Girl On The Train, the books (in my opinion) were better than the films. Has anyone read Into The Water? Same author as Girl on the train.

I do like heart racing page turning thriller/crime/horror.

And I'm really not keep on the rather popular child abuse books which I seem to find quite a lot (in store such as Asda and Tesco?!)

So... any recommendations? 😊

Val McDermid writes great books.
I liked Nikki French "Under The Skin" but I find them a bit hit and miss as a writing team.
Paula Daly "Just what kind of a mother are you" and "Keep you friends close" were both good too.

I'm so sorry I just read that back through and the typos are terrible!

I hope it is still understandable hangs head in shame

Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olson

That book was fantastic but also really disturbing at the same time.

Oh my gosh I feel semi famous someone has based a thread on one of mine I'm afraid I don't read a lot but 1984 George Orwell is a classic. I also liked a book called No Time For Goodbye but it's not really disturbing but a great mystery to solve. It's a thriller and a real page turner.

It's great that Asda & Tesco sell some novels but the range is terribly limited. At least go to a proper bookshop sometime! (I know I sound snooty now but I do work with books.)

Sharon Bolton novels can be good. Most of them are part of one series or another, so check that you get them in the right order (if you're bothered by such things). I remember especially liking Blood Harvest.

Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl, has written other stand-alone dark novels that I like a lot (Dark Places & Sharp Objects).

Elizabeth Hand's series about the punk photographer Cass Neary are great. Check out Amazon. Start with Generation Loss.

Louise Welsh is fab, check out The Cutting Room and The Bullet Trick.

I also have a soft spot for a bit of supernatural suspense and I rate Joe Hill. He is Stephen King's son. I really enjoyed Horns, Heart Shaped Box and NOS4R2.

Thank you for your responses I will definitely be having a look at all of them! I absolutely love a good book. ❤️

I missed the end of your last paragraph but my sister used to read a lot of those real life child abuse books but I was never keen. I eventually gave in and read one and it was the most disgusting thing I've ever read it was awful the poor woman involved and what she went through. I had to see it through to the end but I put it down as soon as I finished and never ventured into that genre again. I do feel sad for the people involved and glad they find the strength and courage to write about their survival but I can't read them.

'Misery memoirs' are indeed a genre. And a popular one. I do know of abuse survivors who find them therapeutic to read, some even prefer the 100% fictional ones to the autobiographic. I think another reason why people can be into them is what is called the 'horror paradox'. It seems to be somewhat embedded in human nature to take an interest in horrific stuff almost like a 'practice run' should it even happen to oneself. Not to mention the adrenaline rush from the safe armchair.
Anyway, sorry about the essay!

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