Handmaid's Tale probably would be a good one, as is The Lovely Bones.
Other Lois Lowry books: Gathering Blue and messenger (part of The Giver trilogy.)
This series is sort of science fiction, but it's also about a possible future, one where, at age 16, you have an operation and start your partying life. The books are Uglies, Pretties and Specials by Scott Westerfeld. They aren't so much about the parties, but about society and how too much control can result in chaos.
Have you read any books by Barbara Kingsolver? For some reason I'm thinking they are similar to The Secret Life of Bees. And didn't Sue Monk Kidd also write The Mermaid Chair? That's supposed to be a good one as well.
On top of The Lovely Bones (it's written from the point of view of a 14 year old murder victim) the same author has a memoir called Lucky, which details her rape the last day of her freshman year of college and what she went through after.
The Kite Runner? Afghanistan before, during and after Taliban came into (and were still) in power.
Have you checked out My Sister's Keeper? A child is designed to be a genetic match for her sick sister - where does it stop and when does she have a say? Excellent 7/8ths of the way.
The link could give you some other ideas - books that are supposed to be similar to The Secret Life of Bees. I use Amazon a lot to make connections like this. I'm still not too sure I've hit much on psychology. Maybe there's a series you can get into, a character that uses psychology to solved mysteries.