Scary books and psychological thrillers

The market is flooded with this genre at the moment. Unfortunately a lot of them are complete rubbish.
I like Michael Robotham, Emma Curtis, M. Arlidge, Susan Hill.

Thanks sodapop. Yes, some of them are very trashy, I agree.

nanna8, we do love being scared - in a 'safe' way. It's what makes babies begin to laugh, after all.

Apart from rollercoasters, I'm a big fan of everything thrilling - books, films, true crime series - bring them on!

My favourite genre as well! Love Karin Slaughter books, really gruesome but with a good plot.

My favourite genre! I love Karin Slaughter books, they can be rather gruesome but have a good plot.

If you haven't read it yet, Gone Girl is always a good option.

I’ve just read Their Little Secret, a Mark Billingham book, I’ll be looking for his others. Another that goes back to the library today: The Doctor, Lisa Stone. Thoroughly enjoyed both of them.

I'm totally hooked on these at the moment. I recently discovered Mark Edwards' brilliant books, and several others.

Have you tried Louise Candlish and the later Lisa Jewell ones? Well written but always with a sucker punch that you don't see coming! Tana French and Tamar Cohen are also very good.

I've just finished The Two Of You by Adele Parks, which I thought was excellent. Good (if that's the word) reading!

Val McDermid,. Tessa Gerritson, L. J Ross all good thriller writers.

If you like your thrillers particularly gruesome, have you tried Graham Masterton`s books, set in Ireland, featuring police superintendant Katie Maguire? They`re brilliant.

Patricia Highsmith is the Queen of psychological thrillers.

Teacheranne

My favourite genre! I love Karin Slaughter books, they can be rather gruesome but have a good plot.

I used to like Karin Slaughter as well Teacheranne but her latest books have not been up to her usual standard at all.

I have read all James Herbert books twice at least…. And I do like Martina Cole as well

I could only find this book by Daniel Hurst!

I love a Ruth Rendell or Mary Higgins Clarke.
I also read an absolutely intriguing book called "Anything you do say" which kept me turning the pages like a mad woman to see what happened next.

I also like Lisa Jewell, who gets better and better and Louise Candlish. Incidentally both have new books out.

Best of all Ruth Rendell who also wrote under the name of Barbara Vine, at her best no could better her, for me at any rate.

Anything by Sabrine Durrant if you like psychological thrillers

Sabine, not Sabrine

Sarah England, her occult horror trilogy The Father of Lies scared the heeby jeebies out of me.

Adam Nevill has authored some very terrifying books too.

Just finished The Hostage by Clare McIntosh, very tense, loved it

Oh that's good chickkygran, have just started Hostage.

Lie With Me by Sabine Durrant was very good.

Try “Wakenhyrst” by Michelle Paver. A real chiller!

I’ve now got a list for the library, thank you!