Psychological Thrillers

ITW Spotlight: 50 Shades of Apocalyptic Thriller With David Yoon

"Very few post-apocalyptic novels have the literary qualities of this one. ... Like all the best authors in the genre, David Yoon is willing to ask what ‘the End of the World’ really means — and provide the reader with a thoughtful, heartfelt answer." —San Francisco Chronicle —∞— Imagine waking…

Guy BergstromJune 7, 2022

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Old Drive-In Theater Reels In “Misery”-Type Anti-Heroine and Frightful Supporting Cast

John Searles has written an intensely compelling book of suspense in his current novel Her Last Affair (Mariner Books). It begins in a light-hearted vein with laugh-out-loud humorous lines but as swiftly as the reader thinks “this looks fun,” a twisting slide down the funhouse chute pops open with a…

Linda HitchcockMarch 22, 2022

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ITW Spotlight: Murder Is This Artist’s Signature Fragrance

Base Notes (Thomas & Mercer) reads like a confession. Our murderer is the narrator, explaining not only the “howdunit” of the crime but also pleading for our understanding. Almost for our forgiveness. Vic Fowler, our hero(?), is a Nose. In the perfume world, a Nose is an individual who can…

Mindy CarlsonFebruary 9, 2022

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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

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A Young Surrogate Mother Has Last-Minute Second Thoughts

“Hold on, just hold on,” I said to the duffel bag, willing it not to jiggle, not to whimper. In my head I called her Nell, even though the contract said the intended parents would have sole naming rights...” In Toni Halleen’s The Surrogate, (Harper Collins) it is the middle…

Neil NyrenOctober 29, 2021

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A Psychopath You Can Root For in Thrilling Debut “Never Saw Me Coming”

They’ve become so popular, they now have their own podcast. The latest episode featured Megan Abbott — perhaps crime fiction’s ultimate authority on the subject. Except, the term “unlikeable” isn’t exactly accurate — not for Abbott’s characters and certainly not for Vera Kurian’s, um, “protagonist” in her twisted debut novel…

Casey BarrettSeptember 7, 2021

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A Couple’s Night Out Turns Into a Year-Long Disappearance in “The Night She Disappeared”

On a gorgeous England summer’s eve, after a night spent partying with a new friend, a young, single mother and her boyfriend disappear from the massive Dark Place estate, never to be seen or heard from again. Rumors abound: Perhaps the couple, tired of their adult responsibilities — including their…

Gabby DavisSeptember 7, 2021

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Don’t Look Now, There’s “The Stranger Behind You”

Every time I read one of Carol Goodman’s books, I get the chills. It’s not only because her stories are so deliciously on-the-edge-of-your-seat suspenseful, but her writing is so damn good. She keeps me turning the pages, and her newest novel, The Stranger Behind You (William Morrow), is no different.…

Jodé MillmanJuly 6, 2021

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No One Can Be Trusted in Riley Sager’s Thriller “Survive the Night”

Riley Sager’s latest suspense novel, Survive The Night (Dutton), takes the “Never get into a car with a stranger” warning to a new, spine-tingling, hair-raising and goosebump-inducing level. As Brit from the podcast Crime Junkies would say, this book would give even the most levelheaded individual “full-body chills.” It’s November…

Gabby DavisJune 29, 2021

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A Bedridden Author’s Life Unravels in Laura Lippman’s “Dream Girl”

Famous author Gerry Andersen’s life has been filled with missteps, but none greater than his purchase of a glamorous Baltimore apartment. Always the dutiful son, he has recently returned to Baltimore to care for his ailing mother. When she unexpectedly dies, Gerry faces the dilemma of whether to sell the…

Jodé MillmanJune 23, 2021

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Obsessive Narrator Joe Goldberg Returns in Caroline Kepnes’s Page-Turner “You Love Me”

"Completely addictive, razor-sharp writing." — Catherine Steadman, bestselling author of Something in the Water —∞— "Thank the reading gods that Joe Goldberg is back and just as seductive, dangerous, and witty as ever.” — Jessica Knoll, bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive —∞— When I read You by Caroline Kepnes,…

Y. M. NelsonApril 7, 2021

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Bachelorette Fling Haunts Newlyweds’ Idyllic Honeymoon in “Every Vow You Break”

“ pulse-pounding not-so-happily-ever-after thriller.” — The Big Thrill —∞— In human history, is there anything more dangerous than the fragile male ego? At root, it can be blamed for a majority of war and suffering across the ages. Closer to home, it’s also the foundation of plenty of marital misery, which…

Casey BarrettMarch 23, 2021

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J.T. Ellison Invites You to a Deadly Destination Wedding in “Her Dark Lies”

“A delicious gothic, sumptuously told.” — Laura Benedict, author of The Stanger Inside —∞— "Ellison is a master of the complex and compelling tale and here she is at the top of her game." — Patti Callahan, NYT bestselling author —∞— Once again, in her newest thriller, Her Dark Lies…

Valerie Taylor, author of "What’s Not Said" and "What’s Not True"March 9, 2021

Fiction Thrillers

Tall Poppy Review: Consumed by a Past She’s Desperate to Forget

In Kate Moretti’s The Spires (Thomas & Mercer), Penelope (Pip) Cox, a happily married mother of two, is stunned when an old college friend shows up on her doorstep. She hasn’t spoken to Willa in over 20 years — not since the fire that destroyed the renovated church where they…

Nicole BaartSeptember 30, 2021

Fiction

Success at Any Cost: Charismatic Man Climbs “A Ladder to the Sky” by John Boyne

If you loved The Heart’s Invisible Furies and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne like I did, although very different, you may want to check out A Ladder to the Sky (Hogarth). This incredible story keeps you on your toes … guessing who the narrator is, who…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 6, 2021

Book Club Network Thrillers

Debut Novel by Catherine Steadman is Bombshell Thriller

Psychological thrillers have been all the rage recently, beloved for their ability to grab your attention from the very first pages, pull you in, and become so intertwined and twisted that you're forced to second-guess yourself... and Downton Abbey actress Catherine Steadman has done just that in her fast-moving, debut novel Something…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 10, 2018

ITW Spotlight: 50 Shades of Apocalyptic Thriller With David Yoon

Old Drive-In Theater Reels In “Misery”-Type Anti-Heroine and Frightful Supporting Cast

ITW Spotlight: Murder Is This Artist’s Signature Fragrance

Father’s Murderous Mementos Haunt Psychologist as Suspected Copycat Emerges

A Young Surrogate Mother Has Last-Minute Second Thoughts

A Psychopath You Can Root For in Thrilling Debut “Never Saw Me Coming”

A Couple’s Night Out Turns Into a Year-Long Disappearance in “The Night She Disappeared”

Don’t Look Now, There’s “The Stranger Behind You”

No One Can Be Trusted in Riley Sager’s Thriller “Survive the Night”

A Bedridden Author’s Life Unravels in Laura Lippman’s “Dream Girl”

Obsessive Narrator Joe Goldberg Returns in Caroline Kepnes’s Page-Turner “You Love Me”

Bachelorette Fling Haunts Newlyweds’ Idyllic Honeymoon in “Every Vow You Break”

J.T. Ellison Invites You to a Deadly Destination Wedding in “Her Dark Lies”

Tall Poppy Review: Consumed by a Past She’s Desperate to Forget

Success at Any Cost: Charismatic Man Climbs “A Ladder to the Sky” by John Boyne

Debut Novel by Catherine Steadman is Bombshell Thriller

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