Psychological Thrillers
First of all, ignore the comment I made about not being able to figure out how to post. As you can see, I finally figured it out.I've just recently finished reading all nine of JCO's pseudonymous psychological thrillers, the eight Rosamond Smith novels and the first Lauren Kelly one. I get the feeling that these are not quite so popular as her other works and wonder if anyone here has read all of them. I don't want to spoil them for those who haven't read them but I would like to make a few comments. Though the stories are all different, they do all have a common theme: the double. Quite a lot of them deal with twins, and if there aren't any twins there is the idea of soul mates. There are quite a few grotesque character doubles and the frequency of mirrors is striking. These stories strike me as parodies of the thriller genre, being even more sensationalist, and also parodies of psychoanalysis, taking all the clichés of the unconscious and bringing them to life.
I'd be interested in hearing any other comments on the subject.
Happy reading!
