I’m struggling very hard to find books that have me on edge, give me a feeling of dread or leave me afraid to turn off the lights. I am trying to get back into reading as I was an avid reader whilst young. I’m not sure if I started off too dark but I was a big fan of Stephen King, Patricia Cornwall and James Patterson in school as that is what I had access to via Mum. They definitely made my heart race as a child/teenager but now reading them, I don’t get that same impact. The closest I get is probably reading true crime novels as I suppose the fact that it actually occurred hits me more than anything.
My friends have recommended authors like Colleen Hoover or Jane Harper for thrillers but I honestly found them very boring and maybe a bit too ‘PG’.
Any recs that I can have a look into? I’m definitely more geared toward crime/espionage thrillers but also enjoy psychological and supernatural thrillers/horrors.
by kirst_e