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Good psychological thriller or murder mystery

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LucyLancaster · 23/04/2026 22:31

Hello all - I’m looking for a good psychological thriller or murder mystery. I didn’t rate The Housemaid (nothing particularly wrong, just a bit…’meh’ and predictable), I loved the Silent Patient.

I am looking for:

Short chapters, page turner, good twist, no children harmed or heart strings pulled.

If it’s a murder mystery then no procedural stuff as I find it boring.

too marks if it’s on kindle unlimited but I’ve been disappointed recently.

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Oneearringlost · Yesterday 13:26

Also, OP, i liked "People like Her" by Ellery Lloyd ( I think!), a pseudonym for a husband and wife team).
I think it was Richard and Judy recommendation, which I usually run a mile from, but I remember it being a fascinating, compelling page turner. ( If I remember rightly, the authors are American, but the plot was firmly based in London).
It's about an influencer, whose child goes missing.

Just to reiterate, I don't think you'll be disappointed by Lisa Jewell. She writes well, and one of the things that makes me put a book down, to discard it, is poor writing.

purpleme12 · Yesterday 13:38

I think she knows she won't be disappointed by Lisa Jewell because she said she loves her and that she's read most of hers

Blackcountryexile · Yesterday 19:40

You might like The Skeleton Tree by Erin Kelly
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
Dead Mile by Jo Furniss
The Mother by T M Logan
The Doorman by Chris Pavone

Oneearringlost · Today 08:11

purpleme12 · Yesterday 13:38

I think she knows she won't be disappointed by Lisa Jewell because she said she loves her and that she's read most of hers

Whoops, yes, you're right! Sorry.

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