Listing the best psychological thriller audiobooks is no mean feat. It’s a genre that’s exploded in popularity and one whose writers are prolific. K. L Slater alone releases about three books a year and most of them have a shout for being included. With so many great choices, I’ve approached this task in my own mercenary fashion, setting myself rules. It’s been tough. Excuse me while I wipe away a tear and unroll this parchment (ahem):

Only one book per author.
Nothing too obvious. I’m looking at you The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl. Love you, but give someone else a turn.
Define your terms.

The first two required some deep soul searching and a Rocky style training montage. Number three though. That called for my thinking hat.

Psychological Thriller Audio Novels Defined

Dark, suspenseful, mysterious, Psychological Thrillers Audiobooks are the illusionists of the fiction world. They paint a picture, only to reveal that nothing is as it seems.

Sometimes known as domestic thrillers or psychological suspense novels, psychological thriller audio books are multifaceted hybrids. Yes, they incite the fear, adrenaline rush, heart-in-your-throat excitement of a thriller. But these stories go beyond action and suspense, homing in on the mind, both of the characters and the readers. Their characters are twisted and sinister, often hiding their true nature until the very end. The reader is led through a labyrinth of deception, mystery and misdirection until the final reveal, the showdown, the culmination.

Perhaps the magic behind the best psychological thriller audiobooks is their exploration of the darkest parts of human nature. Or maybe it's the challenge of working out the truth.

Putting the Audio in Book

Finally, there are the narrators. The explosion of psychological thrillers has attracted the very best voice artists, from veteran audio stars like Julia Whelan to TV and film actors like Emilia Fox and Joanne Froggatt.

Audiobook Reviews By Genre

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