Fiction / Psychological Best Sellers

New York Time Best sellers of Fiction / Psychological: The Crash (2025), A Slow Fire Burning (2021), The Woman In The Window (2018), Into The Water (2017), The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) and other 6 books.

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The Crash

released in: 2025
The Crash
A brand new psychological thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden! The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed. Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn't realize she's heading straight into a blizzard. She never arrives at her destination. Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she's made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs- she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears. But something isn't right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn't what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet. And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself-and her unborn child. A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.

A Slow Fire Burning

released in: 2021
A Slow Fire Burning
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The scorching new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train. “A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human.” – Lee Child “Only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book’s ending” – New York Times With the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide in The Girl on the Train and Into the Water, Paula Hawkins unfurls a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder, and revenge. When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the victim’s home. Carla is his grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim. Three women who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment. Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long can secrets smolder before they explode into flame? Look what you started.

The Woman In The Window

released in: 2018
The Woman In The Window
A recluse who drinks heavily and takes prescription drugs may have witnessed a crime across from her Harlem townhouse.

Into The Water

released in: 2017
Into The Water
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER An addictive novel of psychological suspense from the author of #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon The Girl on the Train and A Slow Fire Burning. “Hawkins is at the forefront of a group of female authors . . who have reinvigorated the literary suspense novel by tapping a rich vein of psychological menace and social unease… there’s a certain solace to a dark escape, in the promise of submerged truths coming to light.” —Vogue A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged. Left behind is a lonely fifteen-year-old girl. Parentless and friendless, she now finds herself in the care of her mother's sister, a fearful stranger who has been dragged back to the place she deliberately ran from—a place to which she vowed she'd never return. With the same propulsive writing and acute understanding of human instincts that captivated millions of readers around the world in her explosive debut thriller, The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins delivers an urgent, twisting, deeply satisfying read that hinges on the deceptiveness of emotion and memory, as well as the devastating ways that the past can reach a long arm into the present. Beware a calm surface—you never know what lies beneath.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

released in: 1999
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
"The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" by Stephen King is a psychological thriller that follows a young girl named Trisha as she becomes lost in the woods. As she faces the challenges of survival, Trisha relies on her admiration for baseball player Tom Gordon to cope with fear and loneliness. King's atmospheric storytelling and psychological tension make the novel a compelling exploration of the human psyche in the face of adversity.

I Know This Much Is True

released in: 1998
I Know This Much Is True
A novel exploring the complex relationship between identical twins, one of whom struggles with mental illness, family secrets, and self-discovery.

Gerald's Game

released in: 1992
Gerald's Game
"Gerald's Game" by Stephen King is a psychological horror novel that follows a woman, Jessie Burlingame, who finds herself handcuffed to a bed in an isolated cabin after a sex game with her husband goes wrong. As she struggles to survive, Jessie confronts her own fears, memories, and the horrors of her predicament. King weaves a suspenseful tale that delves into the psychological and supernatural.

Cujo

Falconer

Falconer
Ezekiel Farragut is a college professor, a drug-addict and a murderer. Locked in Falconer State Penitentiary, he struggles through tormenting visits from his wife, the burden of memory and guilt, and the brutal monotony of his surroundings to retain his humanity, eventually finding the possibiltiy of redemption through an affair with a fellow prisoner. Considered by many to be Cheever's masterpiece, Falconer is a tour de force from one of America's greatest storytellers.

Portnoy's Complaint

Portnoy's Complaint
"Portnoy's Complaint" by Philip Roth is a satirical novel that takes the form of a psychoanalytic session, with the protagonist, Alexander Portnoy, confessing his thoughts and desires to his therapist. The novel explores themes of identity, sexuality, and the challenges of navigating societal expectations.

The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat
"The Scapegoat" by Daphne du Maurier is a mystery novel that revolves around a man who, after a chance encounter, finds himself assuming the identity of a French aristocrat. The novel explores themes of identity, deception, and the consequences of living someone else's life.
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