Top 5 Crime Fiction Books To Read

If you love psychological thrillers that mess with your mind, this gripping, slow-burn mystery definitely earns its spot on your must-read crime fiction list. In The Silent Patient, Alicia Berenson lives a happy life until she shocks the world by shooting her husband and then never speaking another word. You would wonder what could drive someone to murder and then go completely silent? To solve this mystery comes Theo Faber, a curious psychotherapist determined to get her to talk and uncover the truth. As he digs into Alicia’s past, twisted secrets unravel, leading to a jaw-dropping twist you won’t see coming. 

In A Flicker in the Dark, Chloe Davis has spent years trying to forget that her father was arrested for killing six teenage girls when she was just 12. Now a psychologist with a new life, things start to unravel when local girls begin to vanish again—just like before. As Chloe digs deeper, old wounds reopen, and she starts to question everyone around her. Is it a copycat, or did the past never really go away? Packed with tension, red herrings, and a twist you won’t see coming, this one’s a chilling, binge-worthy addition to any crime fiction lover’s shelf.

This would be the right pick if you want a mind bending book at your hand, it follows the story of Lucy Chase and one incident that changed her life, she wakes up to the dead body of her best friend and seemingly has now idea how the murder happened, evidences point towards her being innocent yet the people in her town that she is the murdered, years later she would have to revisit the past history and slowly steadily the mystery unfolds, this is a truly page tuner book which would best pair with a hot cup of coffee and may even convince you to binge read in one session till thievery end. 

This is a classic crime fiction book written by the famous Agatha Christie who has mainly written for this genre. And Then There Were None is an engaging thriller book about 10 strangers stuck on an island, getting killed mysteriously one by one where others are experiencing unnerving paranoia and accusations flying wild, if you are new to this genre then this book would be the right choice to begin with, it is a classic crime fiction/thriller book that is widely popular and has been adapted into major Hollywood film as well. 

The name of Sherlock Holmes is an evergreen identity when it comes to crime fiction and thriller reads, and the The Valley of Fear is one of the most gritting texts of all time as it it runs in flash back, with the story starting when Holmes and his companion Watson have to solve the mystery murder of a scheduled English Manor. It is a non linearly written book which traces back the story in flashback. This would be the right read for classic novel lovers who want to try reading a crime thriller so that they get the edge of the seat thrill.