Thrillers are suspenseful plot-driven novels that are often dark in nature. The protagonists confront both psychological and physical danger in a journey to the darker side of life.
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Psychological thrillers give readers the opportunity to explore individual motivations from a birds-eye perspective. This allows readers to predict how individuals faced with impossible choices would play out in real-world situations.
- Psychology Today

My Sister the Serial Killer
By Oyinkan BraithwaiteSharp as nails and full of deadpan wit, Oyinkan Braithwaite's deliciously deadly debut is as fun as it is frightening.

A Stranger in the House
By Shari LapenaA domestic thriller packed full of secrets, and a twisty story that never stops—about a woman who can’t remember what she was doing or where she was during a car accident that changed her life forever.

The Bourne Identity
By Robert LudlumHis memory is a blank. Even his name is a mystery. Marked for death, he is racing for survival through a bizarre world of murderous conspirators—led by Carlos, the world’s most dangerous assassin. Who is Jason Bourne? The answer may kill him.

The Firm
By John GrishamWhen Mitch McDeere signed on with Bendini, Lambert & Locke of Memphis, he thought that he and his beautiful wife, Abby, were on their way. Now the FBI has the lowdown on Mitch’s firm and needs his help.

When No One Is Watching
By Alyssa ColeRear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning.

Forty Acres
By Dwayne Alexander SmithRead the page-turning, provocative thriller that will forever change the way you think about slavery and its legacy in today’s America.

Version Zero
By David YoonA lightning-fast and scorchingly observant thriller about how we can save ourselves from the very real perils of a virtual world.

Before She Disappeared
By Lisa GardnerA propulsive thriller featuring an ordinary woman who will stop at nothing to find the missing people that the rest of the world has forgotten.

Every Last Fear
By Alex FinlayA family made infamous by a true crime documentary is found dead, leaving their surviving son to uncover the truth about their final days.

The Forest of Stolen Girls
By June HurA haunting historical mystery sure to keep readers guessing until the last page.
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