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Patricia Highsmith (2001) Strangers on a Train. (First published 1950) W. W. Norton In her first novel published in 1950, Patricia Highsmith introduced the character of a subtle, murderous, sociopath who lives unsuspected for years. Highsmith's psycho-thriller was the source of a famous Alfred Hitchcock film in 1953. The book is one of the great classics of psychological crime fiction. More... 
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Patricia Highsmith (1992) The Talented Mr. Ripley. (First published 1955) Vintage Patricia Highsmith wrote stories in which you almost physically feel the coming of a catastrophe. It is so unnerving that you might just want to throw away the book, because you can no longer stand the tension. But then you read on through the night. Don't get confused by the silly title or lousy cover. This is one of the best psycho-thrillers - ever! More...
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Ross Macdonald (1996) The Drowning Pool. (First published in 1950) Vintage Hard-boiled novel noir filled with sex, blackmail, deceit and murder. This is the second novel in Macdonalds Lew Archer series. Complex plot, combined with psychological depth, in economic prose. More... 
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Georges Simenon (2008) The Widow NYRB Classics If I hadn't read Ticket of Leave (The Widow), I couldn't have written The Stranger (Albert Camus). A psychological masterpiece! Nasty and brutal. More...
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Ruth Rendell (2001) The Lake of Darkness. (First published in 1976) Vintage Martin Urban, a quiet bachelor, wins a large fortune at the football pools. As he decides to share his newfound wealth with those in need the disaster begins to unfold. The seemingly normal benefactors of Martin's altruistic impulses are vicious nut cases. His good intentions become fatally distorted. One of Rendell's best novels. More...
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Collins, Wilkie (2008) The Woman in White. (First published 1859) Oxford University Press This upper-class Victorian love story is certainly one of the greatest literary thrillers. For slow, delicious reading. More... 
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