Ten top psychological thrillers

Ruth Ware has worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language and a press officer. She is married with two small children, and In a Dark, Dark Wood is her début thriller.

One of her top ten psychological thrillers, as shared at B & N Reads:

We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

While it was published as young adult, readers of any age will be gripped by this slow, hypnotic tale of a monied, uptight New England family, and the weight of a secret that unfolds with shocking violence.

Learn about another book on the list.

We Were Liars is among Meredith Moore's five favorite YA thrillers.

--Marshal Zeringue