Page-Turners: Best Psychological Thriller Books to Add to Your TBR

Imagine this: it is a quiet and dark night, with the moon shining brightly and you are sitting in your favorite place to read comfortably. The outside world is now quiet, but the thoughts running through your mind may not be so quiet. You start turning the novel’s pages and the psychological thriller’s first page takes you right there. The actions are unpredictable, the atmosphere is tense and the twists are as shocking as if the reader has been electrocuted. They have created a sense of fabricated reality, with the audience constantly doubting everything, including themselves.

However, psychological thrillers do not narrate events the way most other genres do; instead, they mess with your mind, leading you into a dark maze created by the antagonist. The specialty of psychological thrillers is that they force you to differentiate between the real world and the fictional world. They force the reader to differentiate between reality and fiction, and most of the time, the reader is left in the dark even after closing the back cover of the book. Maybe that is why they are so unique: a roller coaster of emotions that range from fear to anticipation, shock, and relief. They appeal to the fear and desire that resides inside each one of us, dealing with the flaws of the human mind in a way that can be both entertaining and mind-boggling.

As you may remember, we promised in this blog post that we would discuss some of the best psychological thriller books that perfectly reflect this thrilling feeling. These books are not just idle chit-chat that gives people something to read; these books take you into a world of mystery and mind games, turning every page is like getting ready for a big battle. If you are ready for a dose of adventure as well as literary and intellectual exploits, then you are in the right place.

Here are the must-read psychological thrillers that you just cannot miss and each of which will hook and tax your brain. These books combine the kind of complex plot turns that make your head spin with intricate psychological suspense patterns that make you not want to put the book down. Immerse yourself in these thrilling stories of mystery and people’s betrayals and learn new details with every next turn of the page. Combined with a large dose of humor, this show is a real roller coaster, showing you the ugly sides of human nature.

1.“Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn

Amy Dunne disappears at the time of their 5th marriage anniversary and Nick Dunne becomes the prime suspect. They had never been perfect but as the case goes on, Nick becomes the main suspect, and the true nature of marriage is revealed behind the curtains. This paper aims to establish the degree of complexity of relationships constructed based on trust, employing elements of deception, that are difficult to predict.

2.‘The Girl on the Train’. by Paula Hawkins

Rachel Watson is a divorcee who has a drinking problem, and she takes the same train commute every day; the documentary focuses on her fixation with a couple that she starts to believe is perfect. Rachel intervenes when the woman from the couple disappears and learns painful things about people she thought she knew and herself.

3. “Before I Go to Sleep” by S. J. Watson.

Christine Lucas is an amnesiac and she wakes up every morning with no memory of the past from the time she develops the condition. Her husband Ben and her therapist Dr.Nash aid her in reconstructing her life and at the same time Christine starts questioning the things that are being told to her. When she starts excoriating the surface of these lies she finds herself at the center of tragedies and corruption that envelopes her life as well as the people she holds dear.

4. ‘’Sharp Objects’’ by Gillian Flynn.

Camille Preaker, a journalist who suffers from an eating disorder, is sent to her hometown to report the murder cases of two little girls. Throughout its investigation of the case, she comes face to face with her past, as well as her dysfunctional relations with her relatives, and when she gets abreast of somber truths in her environment, and the representatives of her community, she discovers shocking evils within herself.

5.“The Woman in the Window” by A. J. Finn.

Anna Fox is an agoraphobic lady who stays most of the time in her home terrified of the outside world and mainly interacts with her neighbors through windows. From her perspective, when one day she is sure she seen a violent crime in the house across the street, Jodie attempts to get the police intervention but finds herself complicating in a criminal involvement with a con man her own life deteriorates.

6. “In the Woods” by Tana French

Detective Ryan: ‘I am such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with the sleep of death.’
Rob Ryan, a detective, is trying to find out who killed a young girl in the woods near the house where he grew up. It just brings up a memory of something horrible that he went through in the past, which makes the solving of the crime even harder and brings up traumatic memories he didn’t know he had and fear for him to face in the process of solving the crime.

7. ‘’The Couple Next Door’’ by Shari Lapena

At one point, the Conti who are Anne and Marco, attend a dinner party at their neighbor’s place only to lose their baby. As the detectives listen to the couple’s statements, some dark facts about both of them and their friends come to light that will twist the lives of the characters.

8. “The Girl with a Clock for a Heart”. by Peter Swanson

The book under consideration can be thought of as a thriller based on power relations and differences, the author of which is Peter Swanson titled “The Girl with a Clock for a Heart”.
George Foss is shocked when the old lover named Liana is back in his life and with her return, she brings mystery. The reader witnesses how George gets involved in Liana’s Sinster scheme and trips over the evil and risks involved he must defy his past and learn how to protect those he loves.

So mark my words, as I am the CEO of delusion and a certified yapper—these books will blow your mind and keep you turning pages until the wee hours!