Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

hi everyone! i just started my reading journey in february. i also just found out about this app! i loveee dark romance & mystery/thrillers! always open to some good recs & fellow reading friends 📚🤗

Welcome to the group Jordyn! Who are your favorite authors?

hiiii! I'm a fan of dark romance & thrillers too. Anything with a bit of psychological spice I'm a sucker for.

I'm not sure what all you've read, but honestly some good ones I've read are That Sik Luv, really anything by J Rose (I've read Forever Ago & the entirety of the Blackwood series, continuing on with her work!), Mindfk series, all the fairytale renditions by Evelyn Flood & Emily McIntire. And one of the best for lasts, KM Moronova! Her Fabric of Our Souls will have me in a chokehold for LIFE!

Hope I gave ya something new to look into, feel free to message whenever, I try to be as active as possible on here, a lot more active on IG/Threads: username the same - https://instagram.com/paperbackjunkee :)

Hi everyone, I’m Amy Turing. I write techno-thrillers, and I’ve just finished the first book in a new series — it’s about AI, control, and what happens when prediction turns into manipulation.

When I’m not working on the book, I’m usually off screens — walking, reading old books (both digital and paperback), or doing anything offline to stay grounded like gardening.

Currently I am finishing reading The Golem by Gustav Meyrink. It is a really dreamy noir book that somehow reminds me of the digital world we live in.

Looking forward to finding other fans of thrillers, conspiracies, and weird, shadowy corners of the world.

Happy to be part of this group!

Welcome Kami, paperbackjunkiee, Amy and Zara to the group!

Hello all newbies!

A couple of you are looking for recommendations. You will not find them in this thread, but If you're looking for recommendations for mysteries and thrillers, the best place to start is in our JF/NR (Just Finished/Now Reading) topic, or the Monthly Reads topic. People have recently been posting books read in May, but the posts go back as many months as you like. I'd start with the Monthly Reads topic as you are more likely to get descriptions of books. Links are below:

JF/NR 2025: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Monthly Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Hello everyone. New to Goodreads and trying to navigate and learn how to meet new readers and writers

Welcome Nina and L. Jump right in!

Hi everyone! I’m Alejandro, from Tarragona-Spain. I’ve always been a fan of reader (not than much as kid), now I’m enjoying it more than ever, especially of fantasy, science fiction and mystery thrillers. Lately, I’ve been exploring more contemporary and historical fiction too. Some of my favorite writers are Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Peter V. Brett, Paolini Christopher and Patrick Graham. I joined this club to connect with fellow book lovers, discover new books and expand my reading list. Looking forward to reading with you all! Can’t wait to get some great book recommendations! Excited to be here!!!

Welcome Monica and Alejandro. Alejandro, you will find a few fans of Rebecca Yarros here, and maybe the other authors you mentioned as well. Take a look at our JF/NR thread to start with recommendations!

Hi yall I’m Aleesha! Read my first book at age 32, 3 months ago, now I can’t stop and have fallen into the obsession(I get it now). Can’t wait to jump !

Alesha: welcome to the group, and more importantly the new-found obsession with books. Enjoy!!

Aleesha wrote: "Hi yall I’m Aleesha! Read my first book at age 32, 3 months ago, now I can’t stop and have fallen into the obsession(I get it now). Can’t wait to jump !"

Hi Alessha. Welcome to goodreads i hope you find some good recommendations for new books you should read
Have fun make some new friends etc

Hey guys. if you are located in nyc, in your early twenties, identify as a woman, and love mysteries and thrillers: consider joining my new club with in person meetings. tell your friends! https://www.goodreads.com/group/invit...

Also, I am reading the reformatory right now

Welcome to the group, Inga! We are happy for you to join us.

Welcome Catherine! We are happy to have you join us. Feel free to jump right in to discussions.

Welcome, Catherine! I went to high school in University City.... many decades ago.

New here. Thanks for having me. Friends always welcome.

Welcome to the group, Mark.

Mark wrote: "New here. Thanks for having me. Friends always welcome."

Welcome to the group to all the newbies.

Hey! I'm Z.S. Galos, a Hungarian author who writes about the kind of things most people prefer not to think about — shadow organizations, global control systems, and the question of who's really pulling the strings. My John Hunter series follows a former special agent who stumbles into a truth he was never meant to find. Four books, one mission, and a villain who genuinely believes he's saving the world. Currently writing the finale — it's getting intense! Looking forward to connecting with fellow thriller lovers here.

Welcome to the group Layla and Z.S.

Hi,
I'm a single girl, living and working in London: not fun, not safe and I'm looking for a job out of town: not easy. I rarely venture out and so books are my go to.

I'm here to discover books, hopefully get recs and hoping to find friends.

Molly wrote: "Hi,
I'm a single girl, living and working in London: not fun, not safe and I'm looking for a job out of town: not easy. I rarely venture out and so books are my go to.

I'm here to discover books, ..."

I've just made friends...... stay safe. If I'm feeling threatened, I strike up a conversation with the nearest man. "Hi, have we met before. I think I remember seeing you somewhere. Do you know.....".

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Hi everyone!

I'm Daniel from Hungary, and I'm happy to have found this group.

I enjoy literary crime fiction, psychological thrillers, and classic literature. Some of my favourite authors include Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kurt Vonnegut, John le Carré, Tana French, and Martin Cruz Smith.

I enjoy mysteries that focus on atmosphere, character, and moral complexity rather than nonstop action, but I also like returning to classic literature whenever I can.
I'm always looking for new recommendations, so if there's one mystery, thriller, or classic novel you think everyone should read, I'd love to hear about it.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Hi everyone, I'm Vera. I gravitate toward psychological thrillers, literary crime, and mysteries where atmosphere, character, and moral pressure matter as much as the plot. Daniel's mention of Tana French, John le Carre, and Dostoevsky caught my eye; I like stories where the real danger is not only what happened, but what people choose to live with afterward. Looking forward to finding thoughtful recommendations here.

Vera: welcome to the group Vera! we look forward to discussing books and getting recommendations from you as well. I adore Tana French's books. We have read a few for Group Reads most recently the latest Cal Hooper book. The Keeper (and the two previous in the trilogy) as well as The Witch Elm,The Secret Place and The Trespasser.

Vera wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Vera. I gravitate toward psychological thrillers, literary crime, and mysteries where atmosphere, character, and moral pressure matter as much as the plot. Daniel's mention of Tana..."

Welcome, Amy. The combination of AI, control, and prediction turning into manipulation sounds especially well suited to a techno-thriller. The Golem comparison is a great touch too; that dreamlike sense of reality bending can make a modern technology story feel even more unsettling.

Welcome, Vera! I'm also drawn to psychological thrillers and literary crime — stories where the weight of a character's choices lingers long after the last page. Ann mentioned Tana French, and I completely agree; her Dublin Murder Squad series is masterful at building that sense of moral pressure you're talking about. Do you have a favorite Tana French book, or any other authors who capture that atmosphere for you?

That is exactly what holds my attention too: when the investigation and the emotional cost cannot be separated. I tend to remember the books that let moral pressure keep unfolding after the plot itself appears to be settled.