Psychological Thriller Books

Suspense fiction that lives in the mind, where the real danger is the way someone is thinking.

41 books
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay book cover
Thriller

A Head Full of Ghosts

Paul Tremblay, 2015
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks book cover
Thriller

An Anonymous Girl

Greer Hendricks, 2019
Behind Her Eyes book cover

Behind Her Eyes

Come Closer book cover
Horror

Come Closer

Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas book cover
Young Adult

Dangerous Girls

Abigail Haas, 2014
Dare Me by Megan Abbott book cover
Thriller

Dare Me

Megan Abbott, 2012
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn book cover
Thriller

Dark Places

Gillian Flynn, 2009
Dead Silence book cover

Dead Silence

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King book cover
Horror

Dolores Claiborne

Stephen King, 1992
Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben book cover
Thriller

Don't Let Go

Harlan Coben, 2017
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh book cover
Thriller

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh, 2015
Final Girls by Riley Sager book cover
Horror

Final Girls

Riley Sager, 2017
Five Survive by Holly Jackson book cover
Thriller

Five Survive

Holly Jackson, 2022
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart book cover
Young Adult

Genuine Fraud

E. Lockhart, 2017
Gerald's Game by Stephen King book cover
Horror

Gerald's Game

Stephen King, 1992
Her Every Fear book cover
Thriller

Her Every Fear

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski book cover
Horror

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski, 1998
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga book cover
Young Adult

I Hunt Killers

Barry Lyga, 2012
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead book cover
Literary Fiction

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife

Ashley Winstead, 2021
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware book cover
Literary Fiction

In a Dark, Dark Wood

Ruth Ware, 2015
Layla by Colleen Hoover book cover

Layla

Colleen Hoover, 2020
Leave the World Behind book cover
Literary Fiction

Leave the World Behind

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera book cover
Literary Fiction

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera, 2024
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica book cover
Literary Fiction

Local Woman Missing

Mary Kubica, 2021
Lost Souls book cover

Lost Souls

Never Lie by Freida McFadden book cover
Thriller

Never Lie

Freida McFadden, 2022
Night Film by Marisha Pessl book cover
Horror

Night Film

Marisha Pessl, 2013
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell book cover
Thriller

None of This Is True

Lisa Jewell, 2023
Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller book cover
Literary Fiction

Notes on a Scandal

Zoe Heller, 2003
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney book cover
Thriller

Rock Paper Scissors

Alice Feeney, 2021
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides book cover
Thriller

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides, 2019
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith book cover
Mystery

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith, 1955
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware book cover
Thriller

The Turn of the Key

Ruth Ware, 2019
The Whisper Man by Steve Mosby book cover
Horror

The Whisper Man

Steve Mosby, 2019
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks book cover
Thriller

The Wife Between Us

Greer Hendricks, 2018
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware book cover
Literary Fiction

The Woman in Cabin 10

Ruth Ware, 2017
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware book cover
Literary Fiction

The Woman in Cabin 10

Ruth Ware, 2017
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn book cover
Thriller

The Woman in the Window

A.J. Finn, 2018
Verity by Colleen Hoover book cover
Thriller

Verity

Colleen Hoover, 2018
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver book cover
Thriller

We Need to Talk About Kevin

Lionel Shriver, 2003
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister book cover
Thriller

Wrong Place Wrong Time

Gillian McAllister, 2022
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