The Thrill Is On: The Latest in Psychological Suspense
When the weather starts to get hot, there’s nothing like a thrilling novel to chill you to your bones. And there are a ton of amazing psychological suspense novels available this summer! It’s so exciting to get so involved in a thriller that the ring of your phone scares you out of your seat, or a pet jumps up on your lap and makes you scream. If this sounds like your idea of a great read, then this post is for you. If you love thrilling books, look no further than this list of 12 of the best offerings from the latest in psychological suspense. Domestic thrillers, mind-bending twists, heart-pounding mysteries, cat-and-mouse games—this list has them all.
Who better to kick off the list than James Patterson, the world's bestselling author? The master of thrillers is joined by NYT bestselling author J.D. Barker in this story of two sisters who are rescued from a sound unlike anything else that seems to be coming from the forest. It's soon louder and scarier than anyone can explain—or can survive. Will the sisters be able to stop the noise?
And in Cate Holahan's latest offering of mystery and suspense, a social media influencer's world is shattered when Jade and her fiancé, Greg, are the victims of a home invasion. The vicious attack leaves Greg house-bound, and he starts obsessively watching the security feeds to their home. As Jade begins to suspect that Greg knew the attackers, Greg becomes more and more paranoid that Jade was behind the attack. Can either of them get to the bottom of the attack before the situation escalates?
Fans of Patricia Highsmith will love this thrilling literary mystery about a publishing employee who takes a job working for a reclusive author! Florence Darrow has always dreamed of being a writer, so when the famous author Maud Dixon asks her to be her assistant, she jumps at the chance. But it turns out Maud Dixon is actually a woman named Helen, and Helen's life is a lot different than Florence imagined. Shortly after Helen brings Florence with her on a research trip to Morocco, Florence wakes up in the hospital with no memory of what happened and Helen is nowhere to be found. Should Florence look for her...or take the name Maud Dixon for herself?
When newlyweds Lina and Cain decide to rent out their house, they are hoping it will be a great source of income to get their life together started off right. But both Lina and Cain are hiding big secrets, and shortly after the guests begin to appear, it's obvious that one of them knows more than they should about those secrets—and will use them however they want. It turns a little extra income into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse.
After the end to a disastrous marriage, Maeve Martin is ready for a new start. She attends a retreat in the Rocky Mountains, determined to make her dreams of owning a dance studio a reality. At first, the retreat is everything Maeve hoped it would be, but then an avalanche leaves her trapped with six other guests. As the days go by with no help in sight, the guests start dying one by one, and Maeve realizes she is trapped with a killer. Will she survive until long enough to be rescued?
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