The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has nothing on Lars Kepler’s The Sandman. This has to be the darkest book I have ever read. The first few pages are a mixture of Silence of the Lambs and In Cold Blood. And it never stops! Chapter One begins with a young man stumbling around a railroad … Continue reading
Category Archives: Psychological
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Towards the beginning of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom Ripley is looking at checks he has collected fraudulently. He has been calling people and telling them they owe back taxes. However, instead of cashing the checks, he simply collects them, as if he is performing the whole ruse for his own amusement or … Continue reading
Then She was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Yes, Then She was Gone is another Paula Hawkins, A. J. Finn, Liane Moriarty, and Gillian Flynn novel with the clueless wife/mother/girlfriend. But at least this one is trying. Her persistence is commendable but also a bit annoying. You want to scream “Just ask!!!” But, of course, that would make for a much shorter book. … Continue reading
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
Sometimes I Lie is my newest favorite of the year. There are so many twists and turns in this novel that my head was left spinning. This is one of those books that when you finish you wonder if you got it right because everything is (I’m sure) carefully planned to make the reader work … Continue reading
Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt
I feel like all of the blogs that I have written this year are exactly alike! This new genre of wife/mother/girlfriend being terrorized by husband/child/neighbor/co-worker is starting to get a little old. But…Best Friends Forever is different. Just looking at the title gives you the first clue – this one is about the best friend. … Continue reading
The Chalk Man: a Novel by C. J. Tudor
(Good)Creepy, (good)creepy, (good)creepy. Take the movie “Stand by Me” throw in “It” and you can kind of get an idea of what this novel is going to read like. The Chalk Man never loses the (good) creepiness element while making a lot of the violence (and oh, there is violence) appear off site. It is … Continue reading
Best Day Ever: A Psychological Thriller by Kaira Rouda
No exaggeration on this title – Best Day Ever is definitely a psychological thriller of the nth degree. Paul Strom just wants to give his wife Mia the best day ever. So he has planned the perfect romantic weekend at their lake house. The lake house that is so much nicer than his neighbors. Even … Continue reading
