8 of The Greatest Psychological Thriller and Suspense Books of All Time
Readers who love psychological suspense and thrillers, this is the only must-read list of suspense novels you need. These eight books are some of the greatest psychological thrillers and suspense novels of all time. These plot twists, suspicious characters, unreliable narrators, and dangerous, eery settings make for intensely enjoyable reads. But that’s not all. When you read these books, you’re reading the novels that have inspired so many others that have come after.
Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca is another psychological thriller novel that’s inspired many thrillers that have come since, and several retellings too. This book is another one that caught the eye of Alfred Hitchcock and was adapted into a much-praised film. Rebecca is narrated by an unnamed woman who is romanced in Monte Carlo by handsome, wealthy widower Maxim de Winter. When Maxim suddenly proposes marriage, our heroine can’t believe her luck. But the fairy tale romance ends as soon as they leave Monte Carlo and return to Maxim’s country estate. Here, the memory of Maxim’s late wife Rebecca fills every corner of every room, and threatens to destroy their marriage.
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