Psychological Thrillers

Thrillers

The Hype About New Psycho Thriller And Its Debut Author

It's one of the most talked about books, included on every list of recommendations, no matter what the occasion. Tangerine, the psychological thriller by debut author Christine Mangan, is not only beautifully written prose, but electric in imagery. Taking place in Tangier, Morocco, in the 1950s, the novel is vivid and full…

BookTribMay 22, 2018

Thrillers

Tara Isabella Burton’s Debut and Deadly Relationships

This year, we've seen a lot of books that seem to just raise the bar on what we can expect from literature in terms of mesmerizing plots, spellbinding characters and twists no one ever saw coming. But debut novel Social Creature, with its eye-catching cover that stops you in your tracks may…

BookTribJune 21, 2018

Hidden Gems Thrillers

Hunting a Serial Killer Gets Personal in Thrilling Sequel to “Karma Never Sleeps”

R. John Dingle, the author of Karma Never Sleeps, returns with another page-turning thriller in the Gus Wheeler FBI Thriller series. In Wings of Madness, readers are taken on a suspenseful journey filled with psychological twists as FBI Agent Gus Wheeler and his spirited female partner pursue a psychopathic killer…

Natalia KavaleNovember 5, 2025

Listicles

New Single, Same Icon: Hilary Duff’s Best Roles Reimagined as Must-Read Books

If you grew up on Disney Channel classics and teen-era comfort movies, consider this your cinematic coming-of-age with adult reading glasses. We did what any self-respecting millennial/bookish Gen-Z-adjacent audience would do: we took Hilary Duff’s most iconic characters and paired them with books that hit the same emotional frequency, but…

Kelsey HallNovember 7, 2025

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Beauty, Rot and Reckoning: 8 Books That Embody the Southern Gothic Spirit

There is something so irresistible about the Southern Gothic. It’s a genre where beauty and rot can share the same stage and the ghosts whisper through the magnolia trees. It’s the cracked porcelain smile of small-town charm hiding a slew of family secrets, the scent of bourbon and decay lingering…

Kelsey HallOctober 24, 2025

Miscellany

The Girls in the Background: Why I Write About the Footnotes of Fame

I can still picture her. Long auburn hair, extremely 90s black velvet hat. The kind of raspy voice that indicates coolness. Her name was Chloe. She was the requisite friend of the band on Poison’s Behind the Music, and she changed the trajectory of my life. Chloe was my first…

Amy RossiAugust 21, 2025

Thrillers

Jo Piazza Talks Womanhood and Influencer Culture in New Thriller, “Everyone Is Lying to You”

There is something about an ideal summer read that justifies bingeing. If you are in search of such a book — the one you can’t put down and can’t get out of your head — Everyone Is Lying to You, the latest thriller by Jo Piazza (The Sicilian Inheritance, We…

Susan Shapiro BarashJuly 9, 2025

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ITW Spotlight: The Suspense Is on Pointe in Megan Abbott’s Slow-Burn Thriller “The Turnout”

"Fans of Black Swan and The Red Shoes are bound to be obsessed." — Refinery29 —∞— When Megan Abbott saw The Nutcracker for the first time, she was enthralled. “Such magic and mystery,” she says, “and a young girl at the center. It was thrilling.” Though Abbott only took two years of beginning ballet…

Karen HuggAugust 10, 2021

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Terror-Filled Novel “The Sanatorium” Offers Thrills and Chills at a Luxurious Winter Resort

"It's The Shining but with a full house." — People —∞— Sarah Pearse’s debut, The Sanatorium (Pamela Dorman Books), is a page-turning thriller with complex characters and an unforgettable setting. The novel opens on a dark, snowy night with a masked figure and a missing person, and the pace doesn’t let up…

Mary Helen SheriffMarch 16, 2021

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Father’s Murderous Mementos Haunt Psychologist as Suspected Copycat Emerges

I thought I knew what monsters were. monsters didn’t hide in the woods; they weren’t shadows in the trees or invisible things lurking in darkened corners. No, the real monsters moved in plain sight. The speaker in Stacy Willingham’s A Flicker in the Dark (Minotaur Books) is Chloe Davis. She…

Neil NyrenDecember 31, 2021

Thrillers

A Past That Won’t Stay Buried: The Unforgettable Thrills of “Forget Me Not”

One of the best pleasures about reading is that you naturally just come across stories that are simply unforgettable. Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham is an unforgettable novel that intertwines forbidden love, grief navigation, and crime in this coming-of-age atmospheric thriller. The Past Resurfaces in a Gripping Family Thriller…

Ashley IveyAugust 25, 2025

Thrillers

An Old Crime Stirs Up New Passions and Fresh Blood

The truth is, everyone knew who killed Caitlin – everyone knew back then, too. It was a massive crime in a tiny village, and about two hundred of the most powerful residents were standing about ten yards away when it happened. Twenty years ago, in the elite, idyllic, history-laden Hudson…

Neil NyrenAugust 29, 2025

Thrillers

Karin Slaughter Delivers Twists and Tension in a Small Town Full of Big Secrets

Karin Slaughter has achieved tremendous acclaim and popularity with her Grant County series, her Will Trent series and a string of best-selling standalone thriller novels. So it’s no surprise that her latest book — We Are All Guilty Here, the first in a new series set in a small Georgia…

R.G. BelskyAugust 12, 2025

Fiction

Family Dynamics and the Surprising Truth Between Twins in Sally Hepworth’s “The Good Sister”

The Good Sister (St. Martin's Press) by Sally Hepworth is entertaining, captivating and addictive. I love her storytelling, atypical characters and the tricky twists and turns which are always surprising in the end. Rose and Fern are sisters: Rose is the responsible one, married with a white picket fence and…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 3, 2021

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Thrillers

Mental Patient? Time Traveler? She Better Find Out Fast

“Death is louder than I thought it would be. I could have predicted the blinding white light … But the roar. No one mentioned the roar.” When the narrator of Melissa Pace’s The Once and Future Me opens her eyes after what she assumes is her death, she finds she…

Neil NyrenJuly 25, 2025

Thrillers

Between Myth and Memory: The Beautiful Brutality of “Salt Bones”

Inspired by the myth of Persephone and Demeter, Salt Bones by award-winning poet and author Jennifer Givhan is a mystery thriller set in the fictional border town of El Valle. The novel follows Malamar “Mal” Veracruz and her two daughters as they navigate a community haunted by Mexican folklore and…

Natalia KavaleJuly 22, 2025

Psychological Thrillers

The Hype About New Psycho Thriller And Its Debut Author

Hunting a Serial Killer Gets Personal in Thrilling Sequel to “Karma Never Sleeps”

New Single, Same Icon: Hilary Duff’s Best Roles Reimagined as Must-Read Books

Beauty, Rot and Reckoning: 8 Books That Embody the Southern Gothic Spirit

The Girls in the Background: Why I Write About the Footnotes of Fame

Jo Piazza Talks Womanhood and Influencer Culture in New Thriller, “Everyone Is Lying to You”

ITW Spotlight: The Suspense Is on Pointe in Megan Abbott’s Slow-Burn Thriller “The Turnout”

Terror-Filled Novel “The Sanatorium” Offers Thrills and Chills at a Luxurious Winter Resort

Father’s Murderous Mementos Haunt Psychologist as Suspected Copycat Emerges

Family Dynamics and the Surprising Truth Between Twins in Sally Hepworth’s “The Good Sister”

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