🔪✨ Some Favorite Thriller Books for October
🔥 Psychological Thrillers
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides A gripping tale of a woman who stops speaking after killing her husband — and the therapist who tries to uncover why. Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris On the surface, they’re the perfect couple. But nothing is as it seems behind the locked doors of their home. Verity by Colleen Hoover A twisted blend of romance and psychological suspense, where an author uncovers dark truths while ghostwriting a manuscript.
🕵🏽♀️ Domestic/Crime Thrillers
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins A voyeuristic, unreliable narrator is drawn into a missing-person case that hits too close to home. The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena A baby goes missing while the parents are at a dinner party next door — but every neighbor has a secret. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden A desperate woman takes a job with a wealthy family — but she quickly learns something is off, very off.
🌙 Dark & Atmospheric
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager A woman returns to the infamous house her family fled as a child. Was it haunted — or something worse? Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia A glamorous socialite is drawn into the horrors of a crumbling, eerie estate in the Mexican countryside. The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell A dark inheritance, a mysterious mansion, and multiple perspectives collide in this tangled family thriller.
🧠 Mind-Bending Reads
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Just when you think you know what’s happening — twist. And another twist. And then one more that will blow your mind.
Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
A woman wakes up every day with no memory. Her journal may hold the truth — if she can believe it.
What are some of your favorite books?
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