Psychological Thriller Books

The best psychological thriller book reviews. Psychological thrillers include a wide-ranging list of themes, including crimes committed by mentally disturbed individuals, the often blurry line between reality and fantasy, and a variety of psychologically suspenseful situations.

The Delusion, a Wildly Imaginative Conspiracy Thriller by T.O. Paine

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The Bottom Line: A wildly imaginative and often exhilarating conspiracy thriller about jealousy, fear and mass deception. The Delusion opens as Emma Petranova, a thirtysomething psychology researcher, is preparing to attend a prestigious awards banquet. Until now, her life hasn’t gone as she had hoped. Years of toiling under her boss, Dr. D’Angelo Santan has gone publicly unrecognized. All her hopes and dreams seem to rest on […]

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Psychopathic, a Highly Recommended Psychological Thriller

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The Bottom Line: Melby reinvigorates the psychological thriller with a peerless heroine, masterclass pacing and a judicious sense of foreboding throughout.  Psychiatrist Faith Galloway is the epitome of resilience. The blind physician, accompanied by a German Shepherd named Zeus, seems to have a heightened sense of awareness, moving easily through city streets and train stations. She enjoys a strong professional reputation for treating especially troubled patients,

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The Manic Mission, a Heartfelt Mafia Thriller by C.J. Simone

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The Bottom Line: A smart, heartfelt mafia thriller that deftly explores the danger and fragility facing a contemporary crime family. We can’t wait for Book Two.  The first entry in C.J. Simone’s Children of the Mob series introduces us to the Giordano family. The Manic Mission is told from alternating points of view, opening with the perspective of Gabe Giordano, an Italian American heartthrob who is determined

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And The Dead Shall Live, a Wildly Imaginative Psychological Thriller by David Shawn Klein

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The Bottom Line: This wildly imaginative psychological thriller is David Shawn Klein’s best book yet.  Meeting a deranged fan may not be novelist Phillip Raymond’s biggest fear, but it’s in the neighborhood. As And The Dead Shall Live opens, Phillip – a New Yorker who suffers from agoraphobia and is limited to a four-block radius known as his Zone of Safety – is on the phone with his shrink, Dr. Guano. He’s out of

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The Forgotten Girl, the BestThrillers.com Book of the Year 

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The Bottom Line: Winner, Book of the Year, The BestThrillers.com Book Awards. Highly recommended. In Auffernorde’s stunning sophomore novel, a beautiful woman wakes in a hospital bed, shackled and confused. She’s been in a coma for weeks. And can only remember her first name—Blue. Blue learns she fell from a window on the fourth floor of a hotel. Did she jump? Or was she pushed? To discover

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Gothic Revival, the Year’s Best Horror Novel

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The Bottom Line: Winner, Best Horror Noveo, The BestThrillers.com Book Awards. Highly recommended. Gothic Revival opens as Eric Asher, celebrity novelist and oscar-nominated screenwriter, sends an out-of-the-blue invitation to a group of old grad school friends. In the letter, which acknowledges that he’s become a recluse, he offers to fly them to San Francisco, then whisk them away by private plane to a remote lake villa for

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They Became Silent (Book 1) , a Wondrous Historical Thriller by LaShawn Evans

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The Bottom Line: A wondrous blend of moving coming-of-age fiction and historical thriller that will leave readers breathless.  Set in 1963, They Became Silent (Book 1) is told from the point of view of 17-year-old black football star Joseph Freeman. Known as the “next Jim Brown,” the book documents Freeman’s struggle to adapt to life after his family moves to the fictional town of Cullingland, Georgia, the first

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Stable, a Harrowing Rescue Thriller by Cam Torrens

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The Bottom Line: A harrowing rescue thriller with a truly magnetic hero at its core. In Cam Torrens’ debut novel, nine-year-old Janae is visiting her aunt and uncles’ rural home in the Colorado Rockies when she’s mistaken for a girl named Kendall. She’s abducted, hooded and driven to a secluded barn – a place known as “the stable” – where a man known as Jefe markets

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License to Die, a Fun and Action-Packed Bond Satire by Haris Orkin

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The Bottom Line: The good times roll in License to Die, perhaps the best entry yet in Haris Orkin’s action-packed, fun and touching Bond satire series.  We first met international super spy James Flynn in Orkin’s hilarious James Bond parody Goldhammer. As a resident of a City of Roses Psychiatric Institute, he believed he was at the headquarters of His Majesty’s Secret Service. License to Die takes Flynn to a

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They Became Silent (Book 2), a Highly Recommended Conspiracy Thriller

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The Bottom Line: A terrifying conspiracy thriller that blends real-life history with a fight for survival that is every bit as imaginative as The Hunger Games. Highly recommended.  They Became Silent (Book 2) picks up where the first installment left off, following the tragic death of a beloved civil rights leader. Violence has shaken cities across America and is subject to strictly enforced sundown curfew, with security

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