psychological thriller

The Captive

13 April, 2021

After the lockdowns we’ve endured, how would you feel if you were forced by the justice system to host a caged prisoner in your home? This is what happens to Hannah in Deborah O’Connor’s thriller, when she is effectively handed a life sentence, as she…

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The Little Lies by Valerie Keogh

By DeathBecomesHer

15 February, 2021

An eye-catching cover showing two sweet, tiny, baby shoes in the palest blue sets out the stall for this psychological thriller. The ‘little secrets’ of the title must include an infant, right? But Valerie Keogh is such a tease! She wrong-foots the reader from the…

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The Art of Death by David Fennell

By DeathBecomesHer

9 February, 2021

It’s a debut that was making waves before it was published – The Art of Death even made CFL’s list of books to look out for in 2021. But does David Fennell’s novel bring anything new to the serial killer party? It certainly arrives with…

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The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor

By DeathBecomesHer

26 January, 2021

After bursting onto the scene with a blistering debut, The Chalk Man, CJ Tudor has carved a nice little niche for herself in the psychological thriller zone with such books as The Taking of Annie Thorne and The Other People. The Burning Girls is her…

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The Convent by Sarah Sheridan

By crimefictionlover

23 January, 2021

Sarah Sheridan’s debut crime novel is a fast-moving psychological thriller about murder and corruption within the Roman Catholic Church. What’s different here is that it’s not the sexual abuse of children we’re talking about, but rather the cover-ups that go on when priests break their…

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Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar

By DeathBecomesHer

13 January, 2021

Kate Aitken left New York under a cloud, heading to California and a new start. In the Big Apple she was a journalist, caught up in the buzz and excitement of the vibrant city; now in the little coastal town of Callinas she is living…

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The Captive by Deborah O’Connor

By Catherine Turnbull

12 January, 2021

If you knew that if you pressed charges against the man who had murdered your loved one, you would be forced to host the prisoner in your home, would you do it? Or would you refuse to go ahead with the conviction? That’s the dilemma…

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Blood Secret by Jaye Ford

By DeathBecomesHer

6 January, 2021

We’re in the quiet little Australian town of Haven Bay for this psychological thriller. Max and Rennie are driving to a friend’s birthday bash when they’re involved in a near-collision. The boy racer in the other car has attitude and flips them off as he…

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The Captive

The Little Lies by Valerie Keogh

The Art of Death by David Fennell

The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor

The Convent by Sarah Sheridan

Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar

The Captive by Deborah O’Connor

Blood Secret by Jaye Ford

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