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20 Best Psychological Thriller Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Psychological Thriller books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best psychological thriller books" into our search engine and study the top 5 pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2023)

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  1. 1

    Gone Girl

    Gillian Flynn

  2. 2

    Rebecca

    Daphne du Maurier

  3. 3

    Misery

    A Novel

    Stephen King

  4. 4

    The Silent Patient

    Alex Michaelides

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    Big Little Lies

    Liane Moriarty

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    My Lovely Wife

    Samantha Downing

  10. 10

    Strangers on a Train

    Patricia Highsmith

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  14. 14

    One by One

    Ruth Ware

  15. 15
  16. 16

    Room

    A Novel

    Emma Donoghue

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    Shutter Island

    Dennis Lehane

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FAQ

  • How was this Psychological Thriller books list created?

    We searched for "best Psychological Thriller books", found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Psychological Thriller books are in this list?

    There are 20 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Psychological Thriller books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Psychological Thriller books on the internet.

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