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I only read psychological thriller books – these are the 14 best

Set a chill racing down your spine ahead of this spooky season

Evening Standard · Sep 24

A Talent for Murder review – Helen Mirren is a viperous Patricia Highsmith in hit-and-miss thriller

A fictionalised version of the cantankerous crime author plots a murder with an ambitious editor in a story in need of a sharper edge

The Guardian - US · Sep 15

Helen Mirren always hesitates before taking on a 'real person' role

Helen Mirren takes on the role of esteemed author Patricia Highsmith in the upcoming A Talent for Murder.

BANG Premier · Sep 15

The Talented Mr Ripley review – Ed McVey plumbs the depths of deceit

The actor offers up lightning asides as Patricia Highsmith’s social chameleon in an atmospheric meta staging by Mark Leipacher

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025

From Taylor Swift to Twin Peaks: What are the most iconic rings in pop culture?

Just one day after the public announcement of her engagement, the pop superstar’s sparkler has already cemented its legacy in pop culture. What are the other iconic rings?

Euronews · Aug 28, 2025

Impressive performances and production values – but Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley doesn’t quite land

Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has a long held fascination with the brilliance of Patricia Highsmith, who published the classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955.

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2025

The Talented Mr Ripley review – stylish thriller gets a pacy, crowd-pleasing stage adaptation

Heartbreak High’s Will McDonald does an admirable job as antihero Tom Ripley, while playwright Joanna Murray-Smith dials up the humour and homoeroticism

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2025

Unmoored review – Scandi thriller delves into hidden truths of a toxic marriage

Atmospheric but unresolved drama pits a seedy academic against his ill-used wife, uneasily staying by him as he faces a rape charge

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

Lucy Foley: ‘Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging didn’t talk down to teenage girls’

The crime author on rediscovering Edith Wharton, and the brilliantly twisted author who changed her ideas about writing

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025

"I must have read it about six times" – author Lucy Foley on 5 books that changed her life

With the paperback publication of her latest novel, The Midnight Feast, I asked Lucy Foley to share the books that meant the most to her

Woman & Home · Jul 29, 2025