Best Psychological Thrillers
THE DISAPPEARING ACT, Catherine Steadman – Top Pick

WE WERE NEVER THERE, Andrea Bartz
THE WOMAN OUTSIDE MY DOOR, Rachel Ryan
SURVIVE THE NIGHT, Riley Sager
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, Alice Feeney

Best Domestic Thrillers
PEOPLE LIKE HER, Ellery Floyd – Top Pick

MOTHER MAY I, Joshilyn Jackson
NOT A HAPPY FAMILY, Shari Lapena
APPLES NEVER FALL, Liane Moriarty
THE GOOD SISTER, Sally Hepworth

Spooky Bestseller Thrillers
THE DROWNING KIND, Jennifer McMahon – Top Pick

THE LOST VILLAGE, Camilla Sten

Crime Thrillers
THE SURVIVORS, Jane Harper – Top Pick

WHEN THE STARS GO DARK, Paula McLain
THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME, Laura Dave
BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED, Lisa Gardner
FALSE WITNESS, Karin Slaughter
THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED, Lisa Jewell
A SLOW FIRE BURNING, Paula Hawkins

.To see her site go to BookListQueen.

Rachael is a fan of psychological suspense/domestic suspense and even though she has divided her list into four categories, I don’t see any titles that I wouldn’t consider psychological/domestic suspense novels, with the possible exceptions of the Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner titles. Of her 19 titles, 18 were written by women (one being a wife-husband writing team — Ellery Floyd) , so that also indicates her preference for female writers. (I might add, that my “best” list is male-centric, so I’m not criticizing.). I’m a big fan of Jane Harper, but THE SURVIVORS left me disappointed (compared to her other stunning works).

By sheer coincidence, Rachael attended the same university that I did (BYU) and lives about 25 minutes from where I live in the same town that one of my sons lives in. I’m sure that we will meet in person someday.