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Help!! I'm in need of some thrillers!!

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Thrillers are my favorite books to read, but all of the ones I've been hearing about lately are subpar when I look at the reviews :cry: . I tried picking some up earlier this year but I ended up DNF'ing both, which was really sad. I really like domestic thrillers, like Gone Girl, Big Little Lies, etc. I also really enjoy murder-mysteries, so if you have any recommendations PLEASE let me know. I'm hoping to pick them up on audio, or at the local library once it opens back up :D :techie-studyingbrown:
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Behind her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough. This book is a psychological thriller and will make you scream at various parts. It will take you off-edge whenever you think you know what is going to happen.

Check out her books. I love her! I also love thrillers and she writes psychological thrillers which always make me scream in mixed feelings. I can't explain but do check out this book!
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I really think you would enjoy about anything by Dean Koontz, but I recommend starting with Phantoms.
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Anything by Lisa Jewell! Especially The Girls in the Garden. I also just read You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen and loved it.
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Say less I got you
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
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Marina-S-M1 wrote: 03 May 2020, 22:01 Thrillers are my favorite books to read, but all of the ones I've been hearing about lately are subpar when I look at the reviews :cry: . I tried picking some up earlier this year but I ended up DNF'ing both, which was really sad. I really like domestic thrillers, like Gone Girl, Big Little Lies, etc. I also really enjoy murder-mysteries, so if you have any recommendations PLEASE let me know. I'm hoping to pick them up on audio, or at the local library once it opens back up :D :techie-studyingbrown:
The Shadows by Alex North. You kind of think it might be like a paranormal book but as you read it it definitely makes you feel super eerie!
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It's quite a popular one but worth it in my opinion - The kind worth killing by Peter Swanson. I think Lily is a very interesting and underdone type of female character. You don't quite know exactly how she works.
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The #murdertrending series by gretchen McNeil is awesome.
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But I'm looking for recommendations on psychological thrillers!
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The greatest thriller I have ever read, and one which I have recommended many times in book forums, is Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler.

It is a thriller bordering on horror: not a supernatural horror, but one that is entirely possible and believable. The manner in which the book is narrated is as chilling as the story itself because it presents the story so matter-of-factly that even when things which flirt with the incomprehensible, or dare I say, even the supernatural, the narration frames it as entirely normal and plausible, and the most frightening aspect to the story is that it IS entirely possible.

I can't overstate the quality of this book which was recommended to me waaaaaaaaay back in high school on a summer reading list. It remains one of the most entertaining (though disturbing) reads of my life.

CAUTION: If you plan on getting this novel do not read up too much on it beforehand or you will ruin it with spoilers.
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"A Stranger in the House" by Shari Lapena. I read that book in nearly 4 hours. That's how interesting it was.
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The Secrets She Keeps - Michael Robotham
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I would recommend The One or Passengers, both by John Marrs. I don’t know if you’ve read any of his books before but they’re gripping. They’re thrillers with a little bit of sci-fi thrown in.
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I highly recommend the Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett. Amaizng thriller during WW2
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AmyMarie2171 wrote: 20 May 2020, 13:23 I really think you would enjoy about anything by Dean Koontz, but I recommend starting with Phantoms.
Oh Amy, I agree with you 100%, great author!
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