Psychological Thrillers

A Theater Critic in the Performance of Her Life – and Maybe Her Death

I know what happens when I involve myself. When I allow myself to feel without limit. Bad things. Dangerous things. In Alexis Soloski’s Here in the Dark (Flatiron), Vivian Parry is a former actress and now junior theater critic for a New York magazine. She has secrets in her past,…

Neil NyrenNovember 24, 2023

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

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Doctor Grapples with Mental Health & Fantasies of Vengeance in Psychological Thriller

Murder is Relieving author Michelle Corbier gifts readers with a gripping tale that explores the complex state of the human psyche in Hollow Voices. With a broad canvas of emotional turmoil and an ingeniously interwoven storyline, Corbier takes readers on a riveting journey into the shattered existence of Dr. Julia…

Natalia KavaleNovember 6, 2023

Podcasts Thrillers

Writers, Ink Podcast: Ashley Winstead Explains Story Arcs and Why “Twilight” was Important

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

Writers, InkOctober 9, 2023

Miscellany Thrillers

Cover Reveal for “Baby X”, A Propulsive New Thriller for Fans of “Gattaca” and “Black Mirror”

When any biological matter can be used to create life, stolen celebrity DNA sells to the highest bidder — or the craziest stalker — in an upcoming propulsive thriller. With a vivid imagining of the future, Gattaca meets Black Mirror in Kira Peikoff’s new Baby X, the cover of which…

BookTribSeptember 6, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

Gorgeous Grifters Spell Catastrophe in Psychological Thriller

Sun Damage (Harper Paperbacks) written by British journalist, editor and novelist Sabine Durrant, grabs the reader from the first page and doesn’t let go until, nearly breathless, you reach the final sentence. It’s a masterful sun-drenched combination of suspenseful psychological thriller and caper story set in a small village near…

Linda HitchcockJuly 26, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

A Woman’s Dark Past Catches Up With Her in Twisted Romance Thriller

Reading Laura Lippman is as addictively satisfying as crunching on potato chips from a freshly opened bag but without the salt or calories. She celebrated her 25th anniversary as a fiction writer in 2022 and each new publication should be heralded with fanfare. Her work is contemporary noir, bittersweet as…

Linda HitchcockJuly 24, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

Attorney Falls Victim to the Client She Is Defending in Eerily Realistic Thriller

Her, Too (Harper) is the story of one woman’s relentless and dangerous quest for revenge. Success may get her disbarred or killed but Kelly McCann won’t falter. Former Philadelphia trial attorney and author Bonnie Kistler has written a wrenchingly realistic novel that may be emotionally jarring for some readers. This…

Linda HitchcockJuly 12, 2023

Miscellany Thrillers

David Bell Explores Family Secrets, Police Brutality and Kentucky Caves in Latest Thriller

David Bell likes to write about families. Their intricacies and complexities. Their secrets. Their lies. “Family is universal,” he says. “Everyone is in a family. Even if you’re estranged. Even if you never see them. Most people’s lives are not really that exciting — and most of the time our…

Dawn IusJune 29, 2023

Thrillers

A Chilling Tale of a Serial Killer Told by Those Closest to Him

He told me about her before we moved. A friend of a friend of a friend is what he said. Whatever…I wasn’t dying to make friends with some random woman anyway. But that wouldn’t have been nice. And my dad, he’s a nice person. No, he’s not. The girl speaking…

Neil NyrenMay 26, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

Multi-Million Dollar Inheritance Left by a Stranger Causes a Deadly Past to Resurface

Kate White will have you on the edge of your seat, staying up late hanging on every suspense-filled word of Between Two Strangers (Harper). You may echo my reaction upon reaching the last sentence: “Whoa, I did not see that ending coming!” This thriller grabs your attention and won’t let…

Linda HitchcockMay 16, 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

Fiction Recommended

Mythological Romp Ripe in Mystery, Mayhem & Music

In Karen Michalson’s novel The Maenad’s God, nothing is what it seems. At once a take-down of the police procedural, FBI detective and lead protagonist Pete Morrow introduces us to his office with sardonic flair: complaints of union-ignored asbestos and a memory of being sworn in after ad-libbing his way…

C RunyonApril 25, 2023

Fiction Listicles Thrillers

A Dark Duo: 7 Thrilling Novels Starring Twins

Everyone who isn’t a twin is likely fascinated by twins. Can they really communicate telepathically? If they separate at birth, how similar will they become? Do twins ever trade places and live each other’s lives? Even the concept of “evil twins” has been around for ages — and who doesn’t have…

Megan BeauregardFebruary 20, 2023

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Two Strangers Live Parallel Lives in Unsettling Psychological Thriller

I consider myself an amateur sleuth due to the sheer volume of mysteries and thrillers I have read over the years. As a reader, you know there will always be some sort of “unexpected” twist meant to shock you and turn the plot upside down. Trying to solve and guess…

Kelsey HallFebruary 6, 2023

Thrillers

Claustrophobic Murder Mystery Swerves Between Truths and Lies

Reef Road by Deborah Goodrich Royce is a delicious and psychologically astute side-by-side story expertly teased out by a crafty writer. On one side, Royce introduces an eccentric writer obsessed with the unsolved 1948 murder of her mother’s girlhood best friend. She observes, “I grew up in the shadow of a…

Jessica McEnteeJanuary 10, 2023

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

Doctor Grapples with Mental Health & Fantasies of Vengeance in Psychological Thriller

Writers, Ink Podcast: Ashley Winstead Explains Story Arcs and Why “Twilight” was Important

Cover Reveal for “Baby X”, A Propulsive New Thriller for Fans of “Gattaca” and “Black Mirror”

David Bell Explores Family Secrets, Police Brutality and Kentucky Caves in Latest Thriller

Mythological Romp Ripe in Mystery, Mayhem & Music

A Dark Duo: 7 Thrilling Novels Starring Twins

Two Strangers Live Parallel Lives in Unsettling Psychological Thriller

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