psychological suspense novels

Psychological suspense novels have captivated readers for years with their gripping storylines, complex characters, and mind-bending twists. These thrilling tales of deception, manipulation, and psychological warfare keep readers on the edge of their seats, unable to put the book down until the very last page. If you're craving a heart-pounding literary experience, look no further. In this article, we'll explore some must-read psychological suspense novels, their talented authors, and where you can find more of this addictive genre.

One exceptional psychological suspense author is Gillian Flynn, known for her brilliantly crafted novels that delve into the darkest corners of the human psyche. Flynn's breakout novel, "Gone Girl," took the literary world by storm. This gripping tale of a husband's search for his missing wife uncovers shocking secrets and keeps readers guessing until the shocking conclusion. Flynn's other novels, such as "Sharp Objects" and "Dark Places," are equally engrossing and guaranteed to leave you breathless.

Another master of psychological suspense is Paula Hawkins. Her debut novel, "The Girl on the Train," was an instant bestseller and quickly became a worldwide sensation. This atmospheric thriller follows the journey of Rachel Watson, whose voyeuristic observations from her daily train commute entangle her in a missing person investigation. Hawkins' second novel, "Into the Water," also weaves a complex web of secrets and suspense that will keep you guessing until the final reveal.

If you're looking for a classic psychological suspense novel, consider "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier. This haunting tale explores the life of a young woman who marries a wealthy widower, only to find herself haunted by the memory of his first wife, Rebecca. With its atmospheric settings, psychological twists, and unforgettable characters, "Rebecca" has stood the test of time and continues to enthrall readers to this day.

To dive even deeper into the realm of psychological suspense, exploring the works of Tana French is a must. French is widely acclaimed for her Dublin Murder Squad series, which combines the elements of police procedurals with psychological suspense. Each book focuses on a different detective and delivers a beautifully written, intricately plotted story that keeps readers guessing until the final revelation.

When it comes to finding more recommendations and exploring the vast world of psychological suspense novels, online platforms are invaluable. Goodreads, a popular social cataloging website, allows users to rate, review, and discover new books in various genres. Browsing through their lists of best psychological suspense novels and reading user reviews can guide you towards your next thrilling read.

In conclusion, psychological suspense novels offer readers a thrilling escape into the dark recesses of the human mind. Authors like Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins, Daphne du Maurier, and Tana French have perfected the art of crafting gripping and twist-filled tales that leave readers craving more. Whether you're a fan of contemporary psychological thrillers or enjoy exploring timeless classics, there are countless options to satisfy your craving for suspense. So curl up with a cup of tea, turn off the lights, and lose yourself in the captivating world of psychological suspense.
The Last Onmyoji. Fiction
The Last Onmyoji.

My grandfather, who had been missing for twenty years, suddenly returned home, but the people in the family started dying one after another... If you like the story, please click follow. If you have diamonds and recommendation tickets, please send them to me.

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Film and television interdimensional plunderer Fiction
Film and television interdimensional plunderer

This is the journey of a person, from weakness to strength, gradually engulfing the planes they have experienced.

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The Game of Life in the End Times Fiction
The Game of Life in the End Times

Jiang Buqi, who has lived in the apocalypse for eleven years, returned to the beginning of the catastrophe. When he saw zombies and mutated beasts all over the world, he was no longer scared, but rather excited. In his previous life, he failed to become one of the first batch of evolvers, which caused him to lag behind at every step. In this life, he will rely on his abundant experience to forge a path for himself and his brothers who live and die together. Not only does he need to make up for the regrets of his previous life, but he also has to deal with various epic characters that will soon appear on Earth. Drinking with Wu Song, battling with Lu Bu, engaging in trickeries with Song Jiang, fighting alongside Zhao Zilong to kill zombies - this post-apocalyptic world is like a captivating puzzle, resembling a game-like Earth.

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Super Book Immortal System Fiction
Super Book Immortal System

"One book, one world; one journey, one cycle." After his unexpected death, Wu Ming finds himself entering the "Book Immortal System," granting him the ability to traverse any world within books. He embarks on countless adventures in martial arts worlds, starting with the one he remembers most vividly, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"... They say that one's character determines their fate, and details determine success or failure. What changes will the protagonist bring to these worlds? Where will he eventually find himself? Everything is shrouded in mystery within the world of books...

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Survival Game Island in a Parallel Dimension Fiction
Survival Game Island in a Parallel Dimension

Transcending the boundaries between the 3D and 2D dimensions, many familiar anime characters have unexpectedly come to life! Saber, Asuna, Akatsuki, Shion, Misaka Mikoto, Kiryuin Satsuki, Kurousagi... Should we be excited or thrilled about the collision between the real and fictional characters? However, this is a survival game island where only the strong and wise can survive... Amidst the traversal of different dimensions and brutal killings, Zhang Zhui has only one belief left, which is to strive to live! PS: Already conquered Sword Art Online, Angel Beats!, and Date A Live. The next world to

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Space-Time Arms Dealer. Fiction
Space-Time Arms Dealer.

War, the devil that destroys civilization and the engine that drives progress. Some avoid it at all costs, while others flock to it. My name is He Ping, CEO of Peace Corporation, President of Peace Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Peace Alliance, and Commander of Peace Mercenary Corps. We are Peace Corporation, and our product is war. Our clients are every world. We are Peace Corporation, and our slogan is to give you a bullet, take away your peace, give you a war and wish you a lifetime of happiness. We are Peace Corporation, and our goal is to equip elven archers with sniper rifles, have orc warriors wield Gatling guns, sell bulletproof vests to skeleton soldiers, and provide cold steel swords to martial arts practitioners, ushering in an era of eclectic warfare. My name is He Ping, and I am an advocate for war. Of course, this is a portrayal of He Ping's life. As for his previous life, He Ping did not live well. Having fallen on hard times as a young man, he struggled at the bottom of society. However, an unexpected lottery prize allowed him to relive his youth, obtaining power, money, status, strength, beautiful women, and brothers... Everything he missed in his previous life, he would make up for in this one!

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Death Paradise Fiction
Death Paradise

The era of comprehensive surveillance is about to come. Faced with the tide of the times, a group of insignificant individuals must make a choice. [New book "Live on the Run" link: http://www.motie.com/book/ Also available by searching on Motie, guaranteed to be exciting.]

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Roaring emptiness Fiction
Roaring emptiness

"In the interstellar era, it's not only mechas that reign supreme! In the battlefields, there are also warplanes!!"

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Let's eat, Your Excellency! Fiction
Let's eat, Your Excellency!

Five years ago, they fell in love overnight, and she gave birth to the heir of the A country's throne. Five years later, in a domineering manner, he forcibly married her with his accomplice son, saying, "Su Qixi! Dare you say you don't know me?" The handsome little boy crossed his arms and said, "My dad is old and grumpy. Su Su, marry me. I'm easy to push around, and I can do the laundry, cooking, and warm the bed!" Huo Jingzun sneered, "Son, go to bed. I'm older than you!" Su Qixi said, "...Can I have a third option?" "Yes," Huo Jingzun picked up his son and walked towards her, saying, "You can have both, one as a son and one as a husband. Here's a marriage certificate with no expiration date." V, clean in body and mind for the male and female leads.

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Rebirth with multiple identities as a big shot. Fiction
Rebirth with multiple identities as a big shot.

After Su Qing died, she was reborn into an orphan who was seriously ill. When she returned to her own doorstep, she found someone who looked exactly like her, but that person had taken the love of her entire family and completely replaced her. Su Qing sneered and turned away. One day later, a beauty blogger who could turn garbage into treasure with just a few dollars of cosmetics quickly became popular. Two weeks later, a teenage girl from Hua Country unexpectedly became the champion of a boxing match and won a million on the spot! This person, her name was Su Qing. Later on... At an international piano competition, the teenager named Su Qing won a million-dollar prize. In dance competitions, gaming competitions...the name of the first place winner was always this girl named Su Qing. Everyone was puzzled, "Who is Su Qing?" A certain big shot hugged the girl and proudly boasted, "Su Qing is my little fairy. If any of you dare to bully her, I'll make sure you won't be able to walk straight." Everyone backed off, "We're scared, we're scared." [Fictional, face-slapping, despising scum, satisfying, romance, tender couple, double cleanliness]

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Crimson Lips Fiction
Crimson Lips

An unexpected encounter during the Lantern Festival, and she released him from her heart. Being a princess, she could marry the man she loved. Little did she know, behind this seemingly beautiful marriage, lies hidden plots and tragedies. It was not until he plotted rebellion, did she realize that he never intended to marry her. ...Bound by fate in two lifetimes, some people are destined to be together.

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Billions of affections are solely for you. Fiction
Billions of affections are solely for you.

That night she got drunk, he stole a kiss from her small mouth and then indulged in it, occasionally playing sneak attacks. "Yin Shaojie, why are you kissing me?" Finally, after she realized he had stolen countless kisses from her, she asked. However, the evil demon smirked, "You're my wife, why can't I kiss you?" They were childhood sweethearts and got engaged under the calculation of their families. From then on, they lived in the same room and shared a bed. "Yin Shaojie, you are such a pervert!" He narrowed his eyes, "What did you say?" "I said you are... mmm!" Her mouth was blocked. He pressed her against the bed, "Calling me a pervert for stealing a kiss? Then I have even more perverted things, do you want to try..." [The male and female protagonists are devoted to each other, both physically and mentally.]

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Dressed as the stepmother of five antagonists. Fiction
Dressed as the stepmother of five antagonists.

After crossing over, I unexpectedly became someone else's stepmother, and to make matters worse, the children all turned out to be major antagonists. The reason behind this was that this stepmother was too wicked, ruthless, and unreliable. Jo Lianlian was embarrassed, but luckily, fate brought her here and she started to mend her ways with kindness, goodness, and patience. The children transformed from bean sprouts into chubby succulents. Just as everything seemed to be going well, the children's father returned, and Jo Lianlian realized that four out of the five children had astonishing backgrounds. And later on, Jo Lianlian discovered that the children's father was not an ordinary person either... Goodness gracious, is there not a single ordinary person here?... "Which one is your biological child?" the man smiled faintly. "The next one, surely, will be the biological one." This plot is fictional, please do not imitate.

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The Supreme Reincarnation Expert Fiction
The Supreme Reincarnation Expert

Transferred to a mysterious world, just as a strange incident erupted. Lufan, who had planned to live a mediocre life at home, suddenly discovered that four reincarnated actors had appeared in his house, even his dear wife had been replaced. Only then did he realize that he was actually an NPC in the reincarnation world, a supporting role specifically used to give tasks to the reincarnated actors! How could he endure such a fate!!! PS: This is an inspiring story about being forced to become a reincarnated actor and walking further and further on the path of acting, eventually becoming the strongest reincarnation movie star.

104.91 Million words | 2020-07-26 19:39Update

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Infinite: The Ultimate Devil Fiction
Infinite: The Ultimate Devil

Betrayal... In fact, I am the one who was betrayed! Even now, I am still being hunted, even now, I am still being hated! Now, with my blinded eyes, I can see a future that others cannot foresee. Sometimes, destiny must be held in one's own hands! This is a story of betrayal and rise, a tale of a demon as cold as the night but afraid of loneliness, spinning endlessly in the infinite dimensions. Solitude, endurance, overturning, assassination, domination... until finally, transcending. -- Thus, looking up at heaven from hell.

164.97 Million words | 2020-11-15 07:07Update

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Beauty Warrior Against Japan Fiction
Beauty Warrior Against Japan

Xue Ru unexpectedly travels back in time and finds herself in the midst of a fierce battle against Japanese forces. Without time to question why, she bravely picks up a gun and throws herself into the fight. Her valor earns her a position as an officer in the Chinese National Army. During her time on the battlefield, Xue Ru befriends a group of passionate soldiers and forms a special forces unit known as the Snow Fox Squad. Referred to as the Snow Foxes, this unit grows in strength as they travel across various battlefields, fueled by a burning hatred towards the Japanese invaders. They shed blood in a ruthless battle against their enemy. Xue Ru's delicate arms bear the marks of bloodshed, while beneath her beautiful appearance lies a heart set on revenge. Feared by the Japanese as the Bloody Fox Devil and hailed by the Chinese military and civilians as General Snow Fox, she becomes a legendary heroine in the fight to protect China during the war, leaving an indelible mark on the world.

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Explosive God of Heaven Fiction
Explosive God of Heaven

The Earth was shrouded in fog, and planetary life emerged from the depths. The fragile Earth civilization was finally exposed to the gaze of countless races. In the next hundred years, it was supposed to be a history of human struggle filled with blood and fire... However, the plot completely changed the moment that man returned to the starting point... " "The survival of the f

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Super War Starship Fiction
Super War Starship

Lin Xi, an ordinary high school student, unexpectedly obtains a war starship, unlocking an unparalleled cheat ability. He madly expands his army, builds starships, and step by step embarks on a journey across the stars.

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Divine Doctor: Adorable Princess Fiction
Divine Doctor: Adorable Princess

The original title of the book is "The Divine Doctor Silly Concubine: Black-bellied Ghost King and Adorable Concubine". "Before marrying this king, who did you fool around with? You despicable woman!" On the night of their wedding, a divorce letter was sent. The fourth miss of the Duke's Mansion, who was mentally challenged, was sent home with broken legs. Unable to bear the humiliation, she tried to commit suicide by hitting the wall. When she woke up again, she had cold flames in her ink-colored eyes. With her stunning poison skills, she was the number one wanted criminal worldwide - Mu Furong! No longer infatuated, no longer foolish. Isolated from the world, flourishing in an extraordinary era.

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Can't afford first love. Fiction
Can't afford first love.

【Next Idea Original Literature Competition Entry】 "What do you want me to do before you let go of the First Love Band..." What do I have to do for you to let go of me... He was waiting for the day when she would surrender and willingly come to him. Yin Sizhe smirked coldly, "Stay by my side for a week and obey my every command. Then I will let them go." But you, Su Li, will never be able to leave me for the rest of your life! From their first encounter, she had provoked him. From then on, this man's invasion into

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