Six friends on their way to their spring break vacation, getting stuck in an RV in an active shooter situation, in the middle of nowhere, and the only way to get out alive is by sharing their deepest, darkest secrets, this forms the basic premise of this closed-room thriller – Five Survive by Holly Jackson.
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Book review – The Guest List by Lucy Foley
A thriller based in a creepy, somewhat haunting Irish island told from the perspective of each character with a predictable twist connecting to all characters at the end, execution of which could have been better.
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Book review – Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Creative thriller of a couple during their anniversary getaway with a reveal for ages.
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Book review – Never Lie by Freida McFadden
A couple’s search for a new house, snow coming down like its the end of the world, an old mansion of a famous psychotherapist, an untrustworthy narrator and a solid twist, maybe a bit forced, but satisfying, nevertheless, this is what Freida McFadden, the famous author of The Housemaid series, brings to avid thriller readers this time in Never Lie.
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Book review – The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Alicia’s life is perfect, a thriving career as an artist, a loving husband, but all of sudden her life comes crumbling down when she is accused of killing her husband. She goes silent, never to speak again, the last art piece she made was of “Alcestis”, this time a psychotherapist named Theo to try to make her speak again. A story of psychoanalysis of protagonist and antagonist through the words of an unreliable narrator is The Silent Patient.
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