What is the best psychological thriller you’ve read this year?

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Looking for a book for my sister for Christmas.

Thank you 😊

I’m a bit meh about some of these, The Guest List, Silent Patient etc.

I’ve just read The Family Upstairs and found it really enjoyable.

Gosh, I really disliked Blood Orange - I thought she was a totally unsympathetic character and could have cared less what happened to her.

I agree the Hunting Party was not as good as the hype, but The Mothers is very good.

Thanks to all of you for posting - there were some here I had not heard of so have downloaded two and will come back to this thread for more!!!

While I didn’t love the character in Blood Orange, I did really enjoy the book. Smashed it in a day!

I liked Should Have Known Better by A J McDine.

I wasn't keen on The Hunting Party. The main-ish beautiful snob character was awful.

I see you and I let you go both by Claire Mackintosh both had me gasping out loud at work when I read them a couple of years back. They are books I repeatedly recommend

Remembered another I enjoyed - The Catch by T M Logan.

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I see you and I let you go both by Claire Mackintosh both had me gasping out loud at work when I read them a couple of years back. They are books I repeatedly recommend

Oh, yes, I second this. They were great.

Play Nice by JP Delaney. Or Lock me in by Kate Simants

Anyone else think psychological thrillers are becoming increasingly more meh? I read a few good ones a few years back but, since they've increased in popularity, they seem to have become a bit formulaic and predictable like chick lit.

I read a lot of psychological thrillers and really enjoyed The Wynch Elm by Tana French, Haven’t they Grown? by Sophie Hannah & the Six Stories series by Matt Wesolowski (although perhaps not strictly psychological thrillers).

emma6776 Haven't They Grown is on my wish list. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.

Tana French is great, isn't she – police procedurals but with proper characterisation and backgrounds/family issues etc.

Itstheprinciple I think authors are now so desperate to have a twist-you-don't-see-coming that plots are becoming increasingly far fetched. There also seems to be a trend of really unlikeable characters since Girl on the Train, which doesn't do it for me (see The Hunting Party where everybody was insufferable).

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I normally enjoy Sophie Hannah but Haven't They Grown was a bit disappointing. I know her trademark is convoluted and unlikely backstories but she normally makes them work by having solid characters, but everything in this book - plot and characters - just seemed flimsy.

The reveals - one or two clever ones, but mostly what you'd thought of yourself but hoped you were wrong and the actual explanation would prove more intriguing.

Sister Sister was good but I cannot remember the author name. Easy to find on Amazon though. Sister loved it as well x

Sister Sister is Sue Fortin and yes, it was good.

Adding some of these to my reading list!

The last one I read was The Chain by Adrian McKinty, which I got really in to and finished in two days

My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing. 10 out of 10. Highly recommend!

I second The Chain. A really good book.

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My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing. 10 out of 10. Highly recommend!

Oh yes I liked this too!

I hated Blood Orange. Didn't understand the hype. Found the hunting party unconvincing.
How about Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton? I also like a good Rebus book...
Jane Harper books are decent too

I hated The Hunting Party. Didnt warm to any characters and couldn't have cared less what happened so gave up.

Just the thread I needed heading into a new year. Thanks op!

I have Follow You Home coming as a Christmas present off oh, cannot wait to read this book!