Best Psychological Thriller Audiobooks

Babies are buried in the garden. The final words uttered by Nicola’s grandmother. on her deathbed. Bear in mind, this isn't the climax of this story. Oh, no, no, no. That's just the opening salvo. Talk about starting at a hundred. And that, my friends is the level at which it stays as the story unfolds.

Paranoia at the ready in this tale of she said, she said. When two terrified backpackers are found, broken, bruised and with totally different accounts of their ordeal, detectives must uncover the truth. Based in Australia’s Northern Territory, this is a truly chilling, layered story of false promises and misplaced trust. And if that’s not enough, it’s read in the charming accented voice of Aimee Horne.

There are crimes that society cannot forgive or forget. And when children commit brutal crimes, it’s hard not to wonder if they were born bad. Is there such a thing as inherent evil? If you, like me, are fascinated by this topic, this is one for you. Oh, and did I mention the narrator is Emilia Fox? Excuse me while I drop my mic.

Lisa Jewell knows a thing or ten about creating mystery. And complex characters. And gripping plots. So, despite a slow first chapter, I put my trust in the old Jewellster and kept on truckin’. And wow, was I right to. This story and all the characters in it are bonkers. In a good way. And all the bad ones. This deep dive into controlling human behaviour goes from strength to strength building to a dramatic ending.

It’s an alluring promise. You can meet The One. Your soulmate. And all through a simple DNA test. But is it too good to be true? Well. It wouldn’t be a psychological thriller if the answer was no… Performed by a fantastic cast, this seduced me with its sci-fi premise and thrilled me to the end.

Picking K L Slater’s best book was like trying to choose between cake and another cake. So right yet so very, very wrong. In the end, I chose this gripping tale of family secrets and betrayal. Also good are Blink, Safe With Me and Liar. Dammit. Broke the rules.

A family bludgeoned to death. And the sole surviving daughter is accused of the crime. Arla is that girl and now she's talking to podcaster Scott King. Told in the style of a deep-dive true crime podcast and performed by a large cast, this is both brilliantly written and beautifully produced.

A group of psychopaths anonymously assembled on one university campus. What could go wrong? Right? Well, spoiler alert. Things go wrong. Murdery wrong. This unique book make you guess not at who the psychopath is, but rather which one is the culprit. Tinged with a dark humour that narrator Brittany Pressley delivers with aplomb, this is a must add to your psychological thriller audio books TBR list.

Adele Parks’ first foray into the world of psychological thrillers is an absolute gem. Having loved her previous works in women’s fiction, I was unprepared for the shift in tone, but I got on board. Fast. Strap in, because this one’s full of surprises.

One adjective you don’t expect to apply to psychological thriller audiobooks is charming, but this is. It’s told from the perspective of Maud, an elderly lady suffering from Alzheimers and a thoroughly lovely narrator. If your granny told you scary murder stories, they’d be like this.