Put Alice Feeney’s Twist at the top of your 2027 list. These are the most anticipated psychological thrillers due out in the UK in 2027, in release order. Dates come from the publishers and were checked on 12 November 2026. Publishers do move dates, so it’s worth checking the Amazon page before you pre-order.
The most anticipated psychological thrillers of 2027
The Marriage Lie
Niki Mackay · Find it on Amazon ↗
Out 4 March 2027
Harper is a marriage counsellor who thought she had seen it all, until Maggie and James walk into her room. She starts looking them up online and watching from a distance. She tells herself she only wants to help.
Twist
Alice Feeney · Find it on Amazon ↗
Out 9 March 2027
Ariella is a flight attendant with two lives: a husband and daughter in a village, and a brand new husband in London. Darcy believes in one true partner. When a husband is murdered, his wife sets out to find out who did it and why.
The Sleepwalker
Freida McFadden · Find it on Amazon ↗
Out March 2027
A nurse, a sleepwalking habit and nights she can’t account for. A standalone from the author of The Housemaid, and the one McFadden fans will be queueing for.
You Don’t Know Me at All
Clare Mackintosh · Find it on Amazon ↗
Out April 2027
Mackintosh follows It’s Not What You Think with another standalone psychological thriller. The plot is being kept close for now, which with her twists is probably for the best.
Dead Girl Summer
Jeneva Rose · Find it on Amazon ↗
Out 27 April 2027
Two summers in a row, a Wisconsin lake town has buried its young women. A disgraced journalist sees one last shot at redemption, and the new interim sheriff wants the story buried.
A Liar in the Family
Ruth Ware · Find it on Amazon ↗
Out 29 July 2027
A new standalone from the author of The Woman in Cabin 10, published by Simon & Schuster. Expect a family with secrets and Ware’s trademark slow squeeze of tension.
The Night Nanny
Sarah Pekkanen · Find it on Amazon ↗
Out 12 August 2027
A new standalone from the co-author of The Wife Between Us, out with Macmillan. Pekkanen writes domestic suspense where the person inside the house is the one to watch.
Kadie Vellis books to read in 2027
Every Kadie Vellis book is a dark, twisty thriller set in London, and every one is included with Kindle+. If you’re new, start with Who Killed Lenny Gunn? for the gangland family saga, or One of Us Dies on Saturday for a standalone domestic thriller. The full list, with the right order for the Gunn books, is on the reading order page.
Who Killed Lenny Gunn?
Whoever finds her husband’s killer inherits the Gunn empire.
Book one of the Gunn Family Trilogy. Start here.
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I Am Queenie Gunn
Before they feared her, they underestimated her.
Book two. How a mouthy girl off Chapel Market became the woman nobody crossed.
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Carol Gunn Returns
She was dead for twenty-one years.
Book three. Save it for last.
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Dead by 06:00
They All Knew He Was Innocent.
Two best mates, one stitch-up and four hours until somebody pays.
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One of Us Dies on Saturday
Two texts. One weekend away.
A husband and wife each get a text saying the other one is going to kill them.
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The Ghosted Wife
Till death do us part.
Maria’s family carry on as if she isn’t there. Something in that house doesn’t add up.
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My Name Is Not Evie Marsh
Her name was the first lie.
A new name, a new job and a revenge plan inside the company of the man who wrecked her family.
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Don’t Lie Back
You can always trust your therapist. Can’t you?
A therapist’s new client starts describing her partner, and he sounds an awful lot like Nicole’s husband.
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Little Apples Grow
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
A gentle carer moves in with a dying East End matriarch. Kindness isn’t why she’s there. Out 1 December, also on Kindle+ from launch day.
Pre-order on Amazon →Coming from Kadie Vellis in 2027
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far…
Kadie Vellis
The sequel to Little Apples Grow. Read Little Apples Grow first.
Romy
Kadie Vellis
A new standalone set in Islington, with a brand new heroine.
We Both Married a Dead Man
Kadie Vellis
Two wives. One husband. Neither knew about the other.
Release dates to be announced.
Can’t wait until 2027?
Plenty of great psychological thrillers are out already. Our psychological thrillers on Kindle+ list covers the big names you can read on a subscription. If you like crime families and gangland sagas, try books like Martina Cole. Not sure what you’re in the mood for? Take the 60 second quiz.
Questions readers ask
What are the best new psychological thrillers out now?
For something you can start tonight, try The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, Verity by Colleen Hoover or The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose. If you like a gangland edge, Who Killed Lenny Gunn? by Kadie Vellis opens the Gunn Family Trilogy.
Which psychological thrillers are coming out in 2027?
The big UK releases include The Marriage Lie by Niki Mackay (4 March), Twist by Alice Feeney (9 March), The Sleepwalker by Freida McFadden (March), You Don’t Know Me at All by Clare Mackintosh (April), Dead Girl Summer by Jeneva Rose (27 April), A Liar in the Family by Ruth Ware (29 July) and The Night Nanny by Sarah Pekkanen (12 August).
When is the new Freida McFadden book out?
The Sleepwalker is due in March 2027. It is a standalone, so you don’t need to have read her other books first.
When is the new Alice Feeney book out?
Twist is out in the UK on 9 March 2027 from Macmillan, in hardback, ebook and audiobook.
Are any new psychological thrillers on Kindle+?
Every Kadie Vellis book is included with Kindle+, including Little Apples Grow from 1 December 2026. Big publisher releases usually are not, so check for the Kindle+ logo on the Amazon page.
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