For some of us, psychological thrillers are the kind of books that you can’t read right before bed, unless you want to lie awake questioning the lives and motives of those around you. The characters in these books are often deep and dark, and the stories will keep you guessing at the truth up until the last minute. Books like Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train have supplied us with ample thrills and chills in recent years. If you like you books with a heavy dose of adrenaline, check out our list of books to read if you like psychological thrillers.
Books to Read if You Like Psychological Thrillers
Rest Haven
Erik Therme
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Kaylee didn’t want to join in on the scavenger hunt… but what harm could a childish activity really do? So she finds herself heading out to an abandonded retirement home with some of her friends. While in the house, she finds a beat up and bruised deaf boy hiding in one of the rooms. Kaylee tells him that she will find him somewhere safe to stay, but as she tries to find her way out, she discovers that they are unable to leave the abandoned building. What started as a fun night with her friends turns into a living horror story.
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Megan Miranda
Release Date: June 28, 2016
Nicolette left her small town a long time ago, running from the memories of her best friend Corinne who suddenly disappeared. When Nic returns home to help her sick father, town drama makes old memories and pains resurface. Everyone else who was investigated on the night of Corinne’s disappearance still lives in the small town, and questionable occurrences are starting to happen again. This story is told in reverse chronological order, and starting with the last night and moving backwards to the first, uncovering details along the way.
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Louise Jensen
Release Date: June 7, 2016
When Grace’s best friend Charlie died, it changed her world forever. One day, Grace finds one of Charlie’s old memory boxes and realizes that there’s a lot she didn’t know about her best friend. Apparently Charlie has a long lost father, and Grace sets out to find him and try to get some answers. As Grace starts her search, a girl named Anna emerges and claims to be Charlie’s sister. After Grace and her boyfriend Dan welcome Anna into their home, things start getting weird. Will Grace finally realize the truth before she finds herself in immense danger?
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Anni Taylor
Release Date: May 17, 2016
As a parent, one of the most terrifying possibilities is losing your child. When Tommy Basko goes missing from a popular park, Phoebe Basko is at a loss for what to do. Six months go by with no evidence and no sign of Tommy. All of a sudden, Phoebe starts receiving strange, rhyming messages about Tommy that seem like a game. The police advise her to ignore them, but Phoebe is willing to do anything to get her son back. Phoebe’s new life goal is to find who is writing the rhymes, but that will only uncover one layer of a complex puzzle.
Kill Me Again
Rachel Abbott
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Maggie Taylor and her family have just moved to Manchester for her new job, and her husband seems to be the only one who isn’t adjusting well to the change. One day, she comes home from work to find him gone and the kids alone. A woman who looks just like Maggie just turned up dead, and Maggie begins to doubt that her husband was really the man she thought he was. She needs to quickly decide whether or not she trusts him, because the lives of more women may be on the line.
Buy on AmazonTruly Madly Guilty
Liane Moriarty
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Sam and Clementine have the perfect life. Both have great jobs, and they have two little girls whom they adore. Clementine’s best friend, Erika, invites their family over to a neighbor’s barbecue, which seems like a great opportunity to hang out with friends. But after the party, Sam and Clementine find that their lives have changed forever. What would have happened if they didn’t go to that party?
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