A good psychological thriller can have the gift of taking us on a journey through the entire wheel of emotions in a short period of time. These books immerse us in twisting plots and draw the contours of complex characters, triggering a mixture of anticipation, fear and curiosity. It’s like a roller coaster ride: your heart is racing, your palms are sweating and, from time to time, an irresistible urge to close your eyes. What’s exciting is unraveling mysteries, discovering dark secrets and navigating unpredictable twists and turns.
A life like any other par Only Yanagihara
The book that coined the term “trauma porn” in the literary world is a deep, emotionally charged novel that explores themes of friendship, trauma, and resilience. The story follows four college friends living in New York, most notably Jude St. Francis, a complex character haunted by a dark past. Hanya Yanagihara brilliantly depicts the intricacies of human relationships and the lasting impact of trauma on identity. Through striking prose and embossed characters, the work probes love, suffering and the resistance of the human spirit. It’s a novel that can be read in one sitting and if you’re looking for intense emotions, prepare to come away upset after each twist and turn.
The extra guest par Lucy Foley
If you loved the series The White Lotusthrow yourself on The extra guest by Lucy Foley. The novel plunges you into the heart of a thrilling mystery on a remote island off the coast of Ireland. The story takes place during the celebration of a lavish wedding, marked by tensions and secrets between the guests. Lucy Foley painstakingly weaves together multiple perspectives, building suspense and intrigue as hidden motives and betrayals come to light. From detailed descriptions to complex characters, this captivating novel will keep you in suspense until a shocking ending.
I feel my fear growing by Iain Reid
Those who have seen the Netflix adaptation I just want to end it know, it is a very strange book. Iain Reid crafted this haunting and atmospheric psychological thriller to explore themes of identity, memory and existential fear. The story follows an unnamed narrator on a road trip with her boyfriend to visit her parents’ isolated farm. Throughout the journey, disturbing events and strange encounters gradually unravel the fabric of reality. The author’s masterful prose coupled with fearsome suspense create a chilling story that keeps the reader in suspense, culminating in a disconcerting conclusion.
Based on a true story by Delphine de Vigan
Halfway between the psychological thriller and the autobiographical story, Delphine de Vigan offered in 2017 with Based on a true story an incredibly gripping novel, rightly awarded the Renaudot Prize and the Goncourt Prize for High School Students. Around a budding and then troubled friendship between a successful author and a mysterious young woman, the book shows how the boundaries between reality and fiction can be easily blurred and how it can be dangerous to live in this in-between. A fascinating book that you can’t help but turn the pages of.
Dark places de Gillian Flynn
Before becoming world famous with his novel Appearances (later adapted for the cinema by David Fincher with the unstoppable Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn signed a superb psychological thriller in 2009 with Dark places. The story takes place in the early 1980s. The heroine, Libby Day, saw her mother and two sisters murdered on the farm where they lived. Having miraculously escaped the disaster, she reveals to the police the identity of the killer: her brother Ben. Years later, while still in prison, Libby agrees to return to the scene of the crime and discovers a new truth that prompts her to investigate again.
Originally published on GQ India
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