Good Thought-provoking Psychological Mystery/Thrillers??

[Zehf]

These kinds of stories have always made for some of my favorite movies. Films like Fight Club, Memento, and the recent Shutter Island. But I'm trying to start devoting more of my time to reading and would appreciate some recommendations.

I'm not necessarily saying the book has to be about someone with a psychological disorder. I'm open to anything. I'm just looking for the kind of books that have good thought-provoking twist endings. Something that will turn my mind upside down trying to put all the pieces together even after I'm done reading it.

Thanks in advance!

[Cliantha Doris]

Take a look inside, you will find your favorite!

[Kimo]

I just finished reading a book given to me by a friend that is extremely thought provoking if you are interested in non-fiction philosophical, the title is “Everything” by Robert T. Wood. Once I started it I couldn’t put it down and am reading it over again. You might try to find a copy.

[Daily Alice]

You might like something by Gene Wolfe, if you don't mind sci-fi mixed in with the mind twist.

A good place to start is The Fifth Head of Cerberus. It's a book of three short stories, all part of a puzzle that you must fit together. The stories are connected, but how? You decide.

Gene Wolfe is famous for using unreliable narrators in his writing, so you only get a part of the truth. The rest is left for the reader to figure out. The answers are always there within the text, but it takes an analytical mind and often multiple readings to get it.

[~Elle~]

Can I suggest a novella by Stephen King - Secret Window, Secret Garden? Unfortunately, knowing it's a psychological story takes a lot away from it, but it's worth reading to see how he ties it up all together.

Also, The Fifth Head of Cerberus recommended by Daily Alice sounds really good!

[PhotonicGuy]

I also liked Secret Window, Secret Garden a lot.

[Dennis Grey]

take a look at 'The Day Time Was Hacked' by Carel mackenbach, new author, debut novel, but very ingeniously twisting plot

[StephenKingman]

take a look at 'The Day Time Was Hacked' by Carel mackenbach, new author, debut novel, but very ingeniously twisting plot

Ah now come on you can mention that book once, maybe twice but you have mentioned it 11 times now! Spill the beans are you a publisher, superfan or online promotion staff? It sticks out a mile the amount of times you mention it.

Hope you stick around and contribute to the rest of the forums, mate

[Dennis Grey]

I know I have posted on it a lot, but I have just finished it and I can't stop thinking about it, plus I have become quite a superfan of this author

and no I am no publisher or promotion guy, I jsut think the world should know about this author, but I will keep my enthusiasm a bit more to myself and not spam the forum anymore

I will be sure to contribute to the forum, if I can find the time, I'm on holiday, and it's almost over you see, so I might not be contributing an awful lot more