Psychological thrillers revisited: A tentative list of "master thrillers."

Suggests a supplemental reading list for graduate psychology students consisting of "master thrillers" embodying psychologically based character development. Selection criteria involved reader acceptance, simplicity of expression, brevity, reinforcement, and demand. An annotated bibliography of 31 titles was presented, and all students in the final 5-wk section of the course read and rated 1 book/wk. Since this part of the course dealt with abnormal psychology, all except 2 of the books were concerned with one or another aspect of this topic. The 9 books read most often and rated highest are listed and briefly described. Tentative conclusions are that such low-pressure readings are welcome to graduate students and may be useful in complementing the hard core of scientific material in a psychology course. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)