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The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books Gallery/Scout Press Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 29 May 2018 Review If I was only allowed a one word response to The Death of Mrs Westaway it would simply be “wow”. The novel is engrossing, quickly drawing the dealer into Hal’s world. But while the novel initially looks like it will be a psychological thriller focused on Hal’s deception, it becomes something far different and far more complex as it beco

The Executioner Weeps Frédéric Dard, David Coward Pushkin Vertigo/Random House Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date: April 4, 2017 Review I know of no author whose novels epitomize the psychological thrillers popularized by Alfred Hitchcock more than Frederic Dard. Each time I pick up one of his books I know to expect the unexpected. He has a way of capturing the human psyche and taking advantage of its weaknesses allowing emotion and circumstance to trap individuals into becoming

Blood Lines By Angela Marsons Bookouture Mystery & Thrillers, General Fiction (Adult) Pub Date 04 Nov 2016 Review Angela Marsons writes some of the most thrilling police procedurals in print, and her new novel Blood Lines meets the high standard her readers have come to expect. In Blood Lines, Kim Stone is faced with not one, but two dangerous cases. The first starts with the murder of a social worker. No evidence is left, but soon another victim is discovered - no apparent

Flash Point A Psychological Thriller by Colby Marshall Severn House Mystery & Thrillers, General Fiction (Adult) Pub Date 01 Oct 2016 Review Absolutely astonishing - Flash Point is a thriller that is frighteningly realistic. Colby Marshall captures both the emotional repercussions and the technical difficulties of investigating a terrorist group. Dr Jenna Ramey and her Behavioral Analysis Unit are called in when a band of masked assassins enters a Washington DC Bank, brutal

The Wicked Go to Hell By Frederic Dard Pushkin Vertigo Mystery & Thrillers, Psychological Pub Date: 20 September 2016 Review Good and evil are impossible to distinguish in this engrossing noir thriller translated from the French. A cop and a spy share a prison cell, but which is which, and what happens when the two escape together. To what extent does duty supersede conscience, and what is the nature of loyalty. Is it only labels that separate one man from another? Dard ca

The Doppelgänger By P Wish Createspace Mystery & Thrillers, Scifi & Fantasy Pub Date: March 23, 2016 Review The Doppelgänger is a novel, rich in emotion but extremely troubling. It is a psychological thriller that shook me, even while I was unable to stop turning the pages. It is so difficult to draw a line between the real and the imagined. Like Darcy, the reader is entrapped in a web of fear and suspicion, unable to break free to communicate or share what she believes is

Dark Secret By Janice Frost Joffe Books Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date: February 22, 2016 Review Janice Frost effortlessly blends modern British police procedural with psychological thriller. The end result is a suspenseful novel with a chilling and somewhat surprising conclusion. I always enjoy police procedurals, but part of what especially attracted me to this novel is DS Ava Merry. She is a strong, intelligent female lead who thinks outside of the box. Her rel