True crime shows, podcasts, and documentaries have long been at the peak of popularity. Not least because it is literally “shown” to people who experience anxiety in imaginary, mysterious situations. At least these kinds of stories grab you and don’t let go until the end.
So, if you have already watched all the movies of this genre that you can and are ready to continue, we recommend reading thrillers that will definitely get on your nerves.
What to read to dive into the world of terrible crimes and dramatic investigations?
“The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous artist, married to a sought-after fashion photographer, lives in a luxurious house. One evening, her husband Gabriel comes home late from work, and Alicia shoots him in the face five times and then doesn’t say a word. Alicia’s refusal to speak captures the public imagination and condemns her to disrepute. While She hides from the tabloids in a secure forensics facility, the prices of her job skyrocket.
Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has been waiting for the opportunity to work with Alicia for a long time. Her determination to get him to talk and solve the mystery of why she shot her husband leads her on a circuitous path towards her own ends; The search for truth that threatens to consume him…
The book has sold more than six and a half million copies worldwide.
“There’s a Killer Inside” by Mike Ohmer
Three Chicago women were strangled and mummified. They posed in natural poses in different parts of the city. The FBI calls in forensic psychologist Zoe Bentley to investigate. Together with her partner, she must penetrate the psyche of a serial killer and uncover his twisted fantasies, otherwise more women will die. But when three inconspicuous envelopes reveal a connection between these crimes and the grisly murders of Zoe’s childhood, the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.
The book has sold over 150 thousand copies in Russia. On February 22, a TV series based on the book of the same name was released in Russia.
“Verity’s Secret Diary” by Colin Hoover
Lowen Ashley is an aspiring writer on the brink of financial ruin who accepts her life’s work. Bestselling author Verity Crawford’s husband, Jeremy, hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in the hit series that his traumatized wife was unable to complete.
Lowen comes to Verity’s home in Crawford to study years of notes and sketches, hoping to find enough material to get started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to find is an incomplete autobiography that no one should find. It contains chilling confessions, including Verity’s memories of the night her family changed forever.
The book has sold over three million copies worldwide.
“Where the Creatures Sing” by Delia Owens
For years, rumors of the Swamp Girl have plagued Barkley Cove, a sleepy town on the North Carolina coast. At the end of 1969, handsome Chase Andrews was found dead, after which local residents immediately suspected Kiya Clark, nicknamed the Swamp Girl. But Kia is not what it says it is. Sensitive and intelligent, he survived for years alone in the swamp he called home.
Times are changing and now he desires to be loved. When two young men from the city appear, attracted by her wild beauty, Kia opens herself up to a new life until the unthinkable happens.
The book has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. A movie of the same name was released in 2022.
Donato Carrisi, “The Narrator”
Six severed hands were found buried in a forest clearing. These appear to belong to missing girls aged between 10 and 13. However, the bodies were not found.
This case was assigned to criminologist Goran Gavila. He is forced to work with Mila Vasquez, a young police officer known as an expert on missing children.
The book has sold more than three million copies and has been published in 24 countries.
John Marrs, One. Single”
All that is required is a simple DNA test. A quick swab to the inside of your cheek and you’ll soon be matched with the perfect partner—the person you were genetically created for. That’s the promise of Match Your DNA. Ten years ago, he announced that he had found the gene that connects each of us to our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have lost their lives. But this discovery has its downsides: The test results have led to the end of countless relationships and upended traditional ideas about dating, romance, and love.
Five very different people received notifications that their soulmates had matched. Each of them is about to meet their one true love. However, there is no guarantee of “happily ever after” for everyone. Because even soulmates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others.
The book has sold over one million copies.
Arthur Haley, “Detective”
An extraordinary novel for Arthur Haley; A brilliant psychological thriller in which a homicidal maniac confesses to a detective as if he were a nun, and the detective, who was once a priest, is unable to desecrate the confession. But now he can solve the double murder that his colleagues consider a hopeless case, and he intends to do it at all costs.
The book has sold more than 150 million copies.
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