Stone Mothers And Other Psychological Thrillers You Won’t Be Able To Put Down

When Marianne's husband buys her a luxury apartment in a converted building in her old home town, he has no idea what he's started. That building was an asylum, and one that holds some truly grim memories for his wife. Erin Kelly unfurls the stories that the asylum holds at a masterful pace, revealing Marianne's secrets and those of the characters she met there - including the ex who can't let go and the MP with a grisly past. From the twist on the very first page to the final gasp, this is a dazzling psychological thriller that works on every level. And other thrillers that will make you watch your neighbours and colleagues a little more closely...

Jewell puts a fresh spin on a missing person thriller: Laurel is just putting her life back together after the disappearance of her youngest daughter when she falls in love… with a man whose daughter looks just like hers. Unnerving, and with a juicy reveal, this is rightly a modern classic.

A deliciously unreliable narrator is created in Toby, French's main character, who is recovering from a serious brain injury. Are his memories quite correct? Could he be capable of the grim crimes he encounters? It's not just us who don't know – but him too. Some extraordinary writing and a uniquely creepy setting.

An anonymous note leads Anna, who is only just recovering from the suicide of both her parents, to question whether it was suicide at all. A nightmare scenario and some nuanced writing make this a cut above your average thriller; it's not just the premise but the characters who'll stick with you.

A dying grandmother whispers that there are babies buried at the bottom of the garden and is dismissed as rambling. Then a granddaughter finds a small bone while playing. A proper thriller with a genuinely puzzling mystery, but it somehow manages to be a tearjerker too. Prepare for sleepless nights.