Tag Archives: psychological thrillers

Two Can Play by Kate Kessler

I started reading Two Can Play by Kate Kessler without realising that it is the second book in the series.  Usually books in a crime series can stand alone without reading the earlier books, but Two Can Play makes quite a lot of reference to the first book It Takes One that I felt lost at times. You will enjoy ...

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Black Widow By Chris Brookmyre

Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre

The Guardian hailed Black Widow by Scottish crime master Christopher Brookmyre as exceptionally good.  I agree wholeheartedly! I finished reading it in one day, staying up till almost midnight to finish it. I’ve my fair share of disappointment with quite a number of psychological thrillers that fail to live up to the hype surrounding them, arousing in me a sense of fatigue. ...

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The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne is a spooky thriller that keeps me on the edge of my seat as it hurtles towards its shattering climax. It is a creepy mixture of a mystery, a thriller and a ghost story and I felt a bit uneasy when the story seems to hint at incest. It really takes me on a roller coaster ...

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Sometimes I Lie By Alice Feeney

Sometimes I lie by Alice Feeney

If you enjoy psychological thrillers like Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, you will be swept up in the pulsating, twisty tale Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney. This debut by Alice Feeney held me totally engrossed from the first page till the last. It contains complex twists and turns and I was truly confused at times and ...

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