Psychological Thrillers

Man Gains Power to See the Future in Grounded Dark Fantasy Novel

As a devout reader of fantasy and dark fiction, one of my most common criticisms of the genres is that they are rife with tropes. While tropes are not inherently negative, as using a proven formula is a logical path to success, overuse can often lead to burnout. Tropes can…

Wyatt SemenukJanuary 18, 2023

Thrillers

Psychological Mystery Brings the House Down When Reality TV Turns Deadly

Sarah Strohmeyer does it again! She is among the few authors who can successfully spin a convincing yet laugh out loud, fast-paced, who-dun-it thriller. We Love to Entertain (Harper) spoofs the round-the-clock HGTV reality television programs devoted to all aspects of real estate, interior design, home renovation, landscaping and Do-It-Yourself…

Linda HitchcockMay 4, 2023

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Actress With Daddy Issues Seeks a New Hollywood Beginning in “Ruby Falls”

“Imaginative, unique, spine-tingling, and just the right amount of eerie, Ruby Falls is what a reader wants a psychological thriller to be.” — Sandra Brown, NYT bestselling author —∞— "Secrets abound in this bang of a book, a haunting tale sure to give readers chills. A stunner with some serious…

Jodé MillmanMay 4, 2021

Thrillers

C.J. Tudor’s Snowy Alaskan Thriller Breathes New Life Into Vampire Fiction

For someone who loves literature with a bit of bite, C.J. Tudor’s The Gathering (Ballantine Books) not only surprised me with its genre-bending ways, intricate storytelling, and characterization but also made me fall in love with vampire fiction again! Reinvigorating the vampire genre, steering away from the romanticized depictions that…

Monique SnymanMay 24, 2024

Thrillers

A “Survivor-Like” Reality-TV Show Tests a Couple’s Love and Lives in “One Perfect Couple”

In Ruth Ware’s latest psychological thriller, One Perfect Couple (Scout Press) Lyla’s life and career are at a crossroads. Her postdoctoral contract in virology at a London University is expiring and her relationship with Nico, an aspiring actor, is stagnating. When Nico is offered the chance to participate in a…

Jodé MillmanMay 21, 2024

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The River of Life is Full of Peril, Thankfully “Solitario” Guides Us Through It

“I’ve never run this creek before, and I don’t know anyone who has. It’s not written up in any guidebooks…There is nothing out there in the way of human infrastructure, and I mean nothing. Once we go in, we’re on our own.” That’s either the sternest warning or the hardest…

Jim AlkonJune 24, 2022

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A Killer Lurks in Idyllic Adirondack Town in Zandri’s Latest, “Paradox Lake”

“Outstanding! Twists, turns, and you'd-never-guess-it plot twists galore. This vintage Zandri can’t be missed.” —Diane Capri, New York Times bestselling author —∞— In his most recent standalone, Paradox Lake (Oceanview Publishing), the versatile bestselling and award-winning thriller author Vincent Zandri once again delivers powerful psychological suspense sure to keep you on…

Ariel MillerMay 18, 2021

Thrillers

The Real Plane Crash That Inspired Elle Marr’s “The Alone Time”

Elle Marr was 11 years old when the small plane her father was piloting was forced to make a crash landing in the California mountains. Everyone on board survived — but, of course, the inherent trauma of such an experience lingered. Now, many years later, Marr revisits that past fear…

Dawn IusMay 6, 2024

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The Kids Aren’t Alright in “River of Ashes”

At first glance, St. Benedict is a small, quaint Southern town that oozes the type of charm lovers of Sweet Magnolias and Dawson’s Creek thrive on. Scratch at the veneer of this perfectly crafted façade and you’ll reveal a nitty, gritty darkness that clings to you like a second skin.…

Monique SnymanMay 10, 2022

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Heartbroken Teacher Gets More Than She Bargained for in Deliciously Twisted Thriller

Everyone at Falcon Ridge Academy is hiding secrets in Head Case — a deliciously twisty thriller set at a remote school in the Catskills Mountains of upstate New York. Cassie Romano is a troubled young English teacher running away from dangers in her past. Her boss is a bully of…

R.G. BelskyNovember 13, 2023

Recommended Thrillers

Innovation, Greed and Danger in Silicon Valley Thriller “The Guest House”

The Guest House weaves in and around the fast-paced tech startup landscape of the Bay Area in northern California, building to a perilous conclusion. A dynamic entrepreneur pursues her dream of launching a revolutionary speech recognition device but learns that the land of golden opportunity also holds a number of…

Michael FerryApril 18, 2024

Listicles Miscellany Thrillers

Reinventing Animal Tropes In Horror Novels

“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” asks Percy Bysshe Shelley in “Ode to the West Wind.” And as May’s flowers begin to bloom in the last days of April’s showers, spring is indeed all around us. Green sprouts from bare branches! Blue smears across the sky! Pastels dot…

Lindy RyanApril 29, 2024

Listicles Thrillers

Forensic Investigations, Murders Through History and Twisted Psychological Thrillers

Jon LandApril 10, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Mary Kubica Built Suspense Novel “She’s Not Sorry” Around a Killer Twist

Mary Kubica loves a good twist. Of course, her novels are full of them, almost always organically dropped in as she deftly writes her way through the mystery that needs to be solved. But for latest thriller, She’s Not Sorry, Kubica says the twist came to her … first. “In…

Dawn IusApril 4, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Hank Phillippi Ryan on Fixing Fact Through Fiction in “One Wrong Word”

Guess what I heard? But—you have to promise not to tell. Is there any one of us who wouldn't lean closer and listen to the person who asked us that? Especially if the question was whispered, hushed, delivered with a sense of drama? “Guess what I heard?” means there's a…

Hank Phillippi RyanApril 1, 2024

Fiction Listicles Thrillers Young Adult

6 YA Thrillers Featuring Daring Escapes

We all dream of adventure — but what would you do if adventure came barging through the door and dragged you away to some dark, dank dungeon? Would you fight tooth and nail to get away? Would you risk it all in a daring escape? That’s exactly what these frightened…

BookTribMarch 26, 2024

Man Gains Power to See the Future in Grounded Dark Fantasy Novel

Actress With Daddy Issues Seeks a New Hollywood Beginning in “Ruby Falls”

The River of Life is Full of Peril, Thankfully “Solitario” Guides Us Through It

A Killer Lurks in Idyllic Adirondack Town in Zandri’s Latest, “Paradox Lake”

The Kids Aren’t Alright in “River of Ashes”

Heartbroken Teacher Gets More Than She Bargained for in Deliciously Twisted Thriller

Innovation, Greed and Danger in Silicon Valley Thriller “The Guest House”

Reinventing Animal Tropes In Horror Novels

Forensic Investigations, Murders Through History and Twisted Psychological Thrillers

Mary Kubica Built Suspense Novel “She’s Not Sorry” Around a Killer Twist

Hank Phillippi Ryan on Fixing Fact Through Fiction in “One Wrong Word”

6 YA Thrillers Featuring Daring Escapes

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