From childhood library visits and reading under the covers with a torch to discovering the darker stories that would shape her writing, Maria Frankland reflects on the books, experiences and emotional truths that led her to become a psychological thriller author.

Where do psychological thriller ideas come from? Maria Frankland shares how everyday moments, people-watching and flashes of curiosity become dark, twisty stories.

Psychological thrillers are having more than a fleeting moment — and if you're anything like me, you’re completely obsessed with them. But what is it about this dark, twisty genre that keeps us turning the pages late into the night? Once, when asked what we liked to read, the answer, psychological thrillers, once required further explanation… For example, they’re often set in the home, they revolve around a family or a relationship, etc, etc. Nowadays, when we declare that