Yes, yes, I know I said I was done with these stripped-through-the-week, seemingly factory-made thrillers, having been finished off by that one we agreed never to speak of again. (Viewpoint!)
PSYCHO THRILLERS By Christena Appleyard for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 6 May 2021 THE HOUSE GUEST by Charlotte Northedge (HarperCollins £14.99, 352 pp) THE HOUSE GUEST by Charlotte Northedge (HarperCollins £14.99, 352 pp) If you suspect life coaches are a bunch of sinister manipulators who sell … Read more
THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 22:59 BST, 29 April 2021 NORTHERN SPY by Flynn Berry (W&N £16.99, 304 pp) NORTHERN SPY by Flynn Berry (W&N £16.99, 304 pp) Two sisters working in Belfast — one a producer for the BBC who has an infant son, … Read more
PSYCHO THRILLERS By Christena Appleyard for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 23:04 BST, 8 April 2021 THE WHISPERS By Heidi Perks (Century £12.99, 400 pp) THE WHISPERS By Heidi Perks (Century £12.99, 400 pp) Grace is a young mother who moves back from Australia to the English seaside village … Read more
THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 1 April 2021 MIRRORLAND by Carole Johnstone (Borough Press £12.99, 416pp) MIRRORLAND by Carole Johnstone (Borough Press £12.99, 416pp) Identical twin sisters lie at the heart of this creepy Gothic debut set in a house on the outskirts … Read more
THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:34 GMT, 18 March 2021 THE FINE ART OF INVISIBLE DETECTION by Robert Goddard (Bantam £18.99, 384 pp) THE FINE ART OF INVISIBLE DETECTION by Robert Goddard (Bantam £18.99, 384 pp) One of the finest crime writers of any … Read more
PSYCHO THRILLERS By Christena Appleyard for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 11 March 2021 THE FAVOUR by Laura Vaughan (Corvus £14.99, 336 pp) THE FAVOUR by Laura Vaughan (Corvus £14.99, 336 pp) It is always risky to write a book with no likeable characters, but this one … Read more
THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 4 March 2021 LATER by Stephen King (Titan Books £8.99, 272 pp) LATER by Stephen King (Titan Books £8.99, 272 pp) The master storyteller returns in majestic form with this tale of Jamie Conklin, a small boy … Read more
THRILLERS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 4 February 2021 THE SANATORIUM by Sarah Pearse (Bantam £12.99, 400 pp) THE SANATORIUM by Sarah Pearse (Bantam £12.99, 400 pp) This menacing, creepy debut focuses on a young female detective from Devon who attends her younger … Read more
PSYCHO THRILLERS By Christena Appleyard for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 14 January 2021 THE PUSH by Ashley Audrain (Michael Joseph £12.99, 320 pp) THE PUSH by Ashley Audrain (Michael Joseph £12.99, 320 pp) This has all the hallmarks of a bestseller, with its riveting plot centring … Read more